Industry News
STRONG SHOWING AT AUTOSPORT POINTS TO OUTSTANDING SEASON AHEAD
Places on the P1 SuperStock UK grid are filling up fast whilst P1 AquaX is all set for a significant increase in competitors in the wake of a very successful four days at the Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. Powerboat P1 returned to the country’s big...
Read More17 Jan
P1 Marine Foundation National Student Awards to be Expanded
Postgraduate students are now eligible to apply for the P1 Marine Foundation’s second annual National Awards, which were launched today. And organisers have also dramatically opened up the scope of the awards scheme by dropping last year’s category requirements. “We want to find some truly ...
Read More10 Jan
NEW LOOK SUPERSTOCK UK CHAMPIONSHIP UNVEILED AT AUTOSPORT INTERNATIONAL SHOW
Britain’s biggest powerboat racing championship will be unveiled to the country’s motorsport community at the Autosport International Show at the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Thursday-Sunday, 12-15th January. Organisers will reveal a new structure and announce a new venue, Eastbourn...
Read More05 Jan
P1 SuperStock an affordable start
New figures just released confirm that P1 SuperStock is the most cost-effective, high-profile championship in UK motorsport, with full season running costs of under £15,000 for a driver and navigator racing the stunning P1 Panther 28SS boat. P1 SuperStock enjoyed prime time televis...
Read More14 Dec
Fond farewell to an iconic magazine
At the start of the week we and many boating fans heard the sad news that SportsBoat and RIB Magazine will be casting off for the last time. As with many newsstand titles the economic climate has dealt our favourite boating magazine a fatal blow. Over the years the magazine has provided the bo...
Read More10 Nov
A long serving RYA Powerboat Racing official and supporter of the sport...
The Powerboat Racing Department is deeply saddened to learn of the news that Rob Beakhust, a long serving RYA official and supporter of the sport, passed away yesterday. We have been sadly informed that after deteriorating health over the past months Rob passed away yesterday at his home in P...
Read More27 Oct
Ex Racer too hot for TV
Former SuperStock racer Vanessa Fuel and the Fuel Girls have been rated too hot for viewers of the hit TV show the X Factor. The racer who battled crashing waves in the 2010 championship has left ITV bosses and Simon Cowell red-faced after they appeared on stage, breathing fire, dressed in the n...
Read More18 Oct
Powerboat P1 Calls For Move Away From 'Chequebook Racing'
- Powerboat P1 has set out its vision for the future of powerboat racing at the 84th UIM General Assembly taking place this week at the Yas Marina Hotel (pictured above) in Abu Dhabi. The London-based promoter’s Chief Operating Officer, Robert Wicks, presented highlights of the 2011 SuperStock c...
Read More18 Oct
P1 SuperStock goes on show at Motorsport UK
Motorsport UK, the new motorsport show that promotes all categories and types of national racing, has confirmed the P1 Superstock powerboat championship will be exhibiting at its inaugural event in the Jaguar Exhibition Hall, Ricoh Arena in Coventry on the 5th- 6th November. Championship winner ...
Read More10 Oct
‘RACE TO LIVERPOOL’ TO DECIDE P1 SUPERSTOCK AND AQUA X TITLES
Less than a week on from the hugely exciting Cowes Grand Prix of the Sea, the stars of the P1 SuperStock Championship are busy preparing for the grand finale of the ‘Race to Liverpool’ which takes place next weekend, 10/11 September. Based at the impressive Albert Dock on the River Mersey, the f...
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