On the extra briefing today the organisation decided to alter the time schedule. Due to changing weather conditions today’s round 02 will start at 1400h instead of 1600h. Wind is picking up and waves are getting bigger. The number of laps in this endurance race have also been reduced to 11 in order to keep it as safe as possible. (more…)
Category: 2011 OGP Powerboat WC
Action, waves and drama, the UIM Ocean Grand Prix is in town
Saturday 11 June 2011, Valletta, Malta: As the green flag flew and the boats, complete with rooster tails, blasted into the distance, a new dawn signalled for international endurance racing and a new day for the crews; the waiting was over and a world championship title was at stake. By the end of the first ever race in the newly formed UIM-OGP World Endurance Championship, Furnibo from Belgium, piloted by Pierre Colpin and Frank Hemelaar had taken the spoils and set the standards for the campaign ahead. (more…)
Furnibo sets the pace
Friday 10 June 2011, Valletta, Malta: The Belgian powerboat Furnibo, piloted by Frank Hemelaer and Pierre Colpin, secured Pole Position for tomorrow’s first leg of the UIM Malta Ocean Grand Prix, ahead of Swedish-American challenger, Lucas Oil, by just 0.6 seconds. The battle for pole looms large!
Valletta, Malta, Friday 10th June 2011: For Sigi Greve, owner and throttleman of Searex, the German offshore powerboat racing team, today’s battle for Pole Position in Valletta harbour can’t come soon enough. Alongside co-pilot Douglas Verbanck (see picture), Greve will take on all-comers in pursuit of a win in the Malta Ocean Grand Prix, the inaugural event of the OGP Powerboat World Championship. His boat, Hercules Sägemann, has been out of the water for seven months and now Greve is raring to go and optimistic that the team are ready to take an historic victory. (more…)
2011 Malta provisional entry list Ocean Grand Prix
As the deadline for the teams to submit their participation is closing, powerboating.be gives you already the provisional entry list of the U.I.M. Powerboat World Championship Endurance Racing for Evo en Supersport classes. It might come as a surprise that the Ukrainian Spirit hasn’t confirmed their participation yet. (more…)
SilverHook: the new 77 Lucas Oil Peters & May race boat
The SilverHook was conceived last September (2010) and has been a global endeavor ever since Michael and Nigel made the decision to build an all-out, 100% race boat. Based upon their previous seasons’ experience with their pleasure-boat-turned-race boat, the duo quickly agreed that Mannerfelt Design Team was the only choice to design their race-only boat. (more…)
More OGP season 2011 news
The Ocean Grand Prix engaged the services of Greenlight TV for the whole OGP UIM Endurance Powerboat World Championship 2011 to produce the race footage and distribute it worldwide in a variety of formats ranging from standalone programmes to magazine shows.The wait is nearly over: OGP 2011 set for Malta
The 2011 Ocean Grand Prix World Powerboat Championship season gets underway in Malta next weekend with teams from Europe and North America set to compete in the historic first event. The former Powerboat P1 World Championship, now under new management and with an improved global TV deal, will see some of the world’s most powerful boats with a top speed of up to 110mph take to the waters around Valletta. The action promises to be fast, competitive and spectacular. (more…)
Podcast with Pierre Colpin of 2B1 Racing Team
When in 2009 the Knokke based 2B1 Racing Team started their debut in offshore powerboat racing both Frank Hemelaer and Pierre Colpin had a great season ending 3rd overall in the Evo class. Despite major engine failure and some other setbacks last season they repeated this great performance with some impressive rounds to say the least. (more…)
Malta 2011 Ocean Grand Prix race info
First stop in the 2011 Ocean Grand Prix Powerboat World Championship is the beautiful Mediterranean island Malta. In the past few months International Sea Racing Limited (ISR), a Malta based company, on long term contract with Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) to hold exclusively the rights for the Ocean Grand Prix (OGP) Powerboat World Championships, had to deal with many obstacles. Thanks to their perseverance and diplomatic approach the 2011 season is here. (more…)