Rounds 7 and 8 of the UIM 2010 World Championship Grand Prix of the sea are just a week away. They will be held in Bacoli. 2. This village is situated at 23 km from Naples International Airport (Capodichino). The race circuit itself is located in the Golfo di Pozzuoli.
The Race village with dry and wet pits will be located in Baia (Bacoli) near the Cantiere Navale Postiglione srl., alongside the Porto di Baia (Via Lucullo, 4 – 80070 Bacoli). The powerpole on Friday determines the starting positions for the rounds 7 (Sprint race) and 8 (Endurance race). On Saturday there is the Sprint race and on Sunday the Endurance race. Racing is done in two classes: the Supersport and the Evolution Class. Teams in the first class race in “regular” poduction powerboats and have a speed limit. In the Evolution Class “anything” is possible as long as it’s within the rules and safety regulations. All the powerboats in both classes get scruteneered thouroughly before they are allowed to race. Below you’ll find the exact race courses but first we give you the time schedule*.
| Thursday 2 September 2010 | Friday 3 September 2010 |
| 08:00 – 17:00 Arrival of trucks and boats in dry pits 15:00 – 18:00 Technical scrutineering 19:00 Safety boats crew briefing – Briefing room Cantiere Navale Postiglione |
08:30 – 18:30 Event- and Race Administration Office open 08:30 – 12:00 Race registration open – Final registration at 1200 08:30 – 12:00 Technical scrutineering 09:30 – 19:00 Cranes available 09:30 – 18:30 Race Control open 10:30 – 12:00 Official Testing – open to all classes on PowerPole course course 13:30 – 14:00 Pilots briefing PowerPole – Briefing room Cantiere Navale Postiglione 14:30 – 16:00 Official Practice – obligatory to all classes on PowerPole course 17:00 – 18:00 2010 Powerboat Bacoli Grand Prix of the Sea – PowerPole 19:00 Pilots main briefing – Briefing room Cantiere Navale Postiglione – welcome drink |
| Saturday 4 September 2010 | Sunday 5 September 2010 |
| 09:00 – 18:00 Cranes available 09:00 – 17:30 Race Control open 08:30 – 18:30 Event- and Race Administration Office open 10:00 – 12:00 Official Practice – obligatory to all classes on full race course 14:00 – 15:00 Official Testing – open to all classes on full race course 16:30 – 17:30 2010 Powerboat Bacoli Grand Prix of the Sea: World Championship – Round 7 – SuperSport & Evolution; European Championship – Round 5 – SuperSport & Evolution 19:00 – 19:15 Podium Presentations Evolution & SuperSport, WC Round 7 21:00 Beach Party |
09:00 – 18:00 Cranes available 09:00 – 17:30 Race Control open 08:30 – 18:30 Event- and Race Administration Office open 10:00 – 12:00 Official Practice – obligatory to all classes on full race course 13:30 – 14:30 Official Testing – open to all classes on full race course 15:45 – 17:00 2010 Powerboat Bacoli Grand Prix of the Sea: World Championship – Round 8 – SuperSport & Evolution; European Championship – Round 6 – SuperSport & Evolution 18:30 – 19:00 Podium Presentations Evolution & SuperSport, WC Round 8; Podium Presentations Evolution & SuperSport, EC Bacoli Grand Prix; Podium Presentations Evolution & SuperSport, WC Bacoli Grand Prix 21:00 Closing Party |
* This time schedule can be altered by the organization.
Powerpole
This course will be run in clockwise direction. Distance is 4.23 Nm (7,408 km).
Sprint race
SuperSport: start lap + 9 laps giving a total race length of 40.32 Nm (74.080 km). Evolution: start lap + 10 laps giving a total race length of 44.55 Nm (81.488 km). The race will be run in a clockwise direction.
Endurance
SuperSport: start lap + 16 laps giving a total lenght of 69.93 Nm (129.510 km). Evolution: start lap + 17 laps giving a total race length of 74.16 Nm (137.344 km). The race will be held in a clockwise direction.
In the event of adverse conditions, a storm course will be run over a reduced number of laps – exact distance to be advised at the briefing.
