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Superboat Titles are on the Line this Week

Nov 05, 2011 No Comments by SBI

Powerboats manned by leading American and international racing teams are to thunder through the waters of Key West Harbor during the Key West World Championship, slated Nov. 6 through Nov. 13. Boats are to race on a 6.5-mile course, featuring both rough and calm water conditions, during the season-ending event acclaimed as the Indianapolis 500 [...]

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Super Boat Offshore Championship – Cintron does it again

Oct 08, 2011 No Comments by SBI

Bright House Super Boat Offshore Championship – ‘Team Cintron’, the 50’ (15.24-metres) Mystic, its 1500hp engines to the fore, has claimed victory yet again in the third annual championship at Clearwater Beach, Florida. With Hugh Fuller at the wheel and Rich Wyatt on throttles, ‘Cintron’ was never headed and averaged 104mph (167km/hr) over the tough, [...]

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100,000+ Attend Bright House Super Boat Championships

Oct 02, 2011 No Comments

CLEARWATER BEACH — Lazy Sunday afternoons on Clearwater Beach were set aside as the 3rd Annual Bright House Super Boat Championships roared right by the beach Sunday. An estimated 100,000 people out watched the races. Those fans were also spending lots of money in the area during the three day event. “We think this year’s [...]

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Forbes Magazine – Liquid Speed James Clash

Feb 10, 2011 No Comments

Great story from the Not-to-long-ago with Forbes Magazine adventurer James Clash. We’ve gathered at Fountain Powerboats’ headquarters on the secluded banks of the Pamlico River, in Washington, N.C. It’s a humid, 91-degree day in August. Dressed in a helmet, wet suit and life jacket, I can feel my heart pounding and my palms sweating. A [...]

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POWERBOAT RACES TO ROAR INTO KEY WEST NOV. 8-15

Sep 20, 2010 4 Comments

KEY WEST, Florida Keys — Top American and international powerboat racing teams are to churn up the waters of Key West Harbor during the Key West World Championship continues through Sunday, Nov. 15.

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Florida Today Video | Thunder On The Beach

Aug 23, 2010 2 Comments

The Thunder on the Beach Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix roared to a fitting finale Sunday off the coast of Cocoa Beach with some of the nation’s top speedboats vying for valuable points in the 2010 National Series. (Aug. 23, 2010)

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News 16 South Bend – Compares SBI to the Indy 500

Aug 11, 2010 No Comments

Catch a little clip from the NBC News Channel 6 South Bend, IN. Local news compares the 2nd annual event to the Inianapolis 500. Not a bad comparison for that many spectators.

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OSS/SBI BILOXI SMOKIN’ THE SOUND REPORT

May 26, 2010 No Comments

Biloxi, MS. May 25, 2010:  It was an incredible weekend of racing and camaraderie when the Offshore Super Series and SuperBoat International teams raced the Mississippi Gulf Coast at the Smokin’ The Sound’s  6th annual offshore powerboat race.  Sun and heat factored into the calm water testing and racing with Pro Am classes taking to [...]

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