Thanks to extensive searching and traveling by one of the outfit’s newest members, Randy Kent, the American-based XINSURANCE/Good Boy Vodka team has upgraded its boat for competition in the 2023 Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championship produced by international powerboat racing promoter Powerboat P1. The team, which is owned by XINSURANCE’s Rick J. Lindsey […]
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After an eventful and enduring first year competing in the 2022 Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championship produced by international powerboat racing promoter Powerboat P1, the XINSURANCE/Good Boy Vodka team has its sights set on a strong 2023 season, which should see at least a half-dozen teams in the class. To enhance the team’s […]
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<!– Racing: Key West Worlds Finale: Twice as Nice –> After finishing second in day one of Class 1 racing at the offshore racing world championships in Key West., Fla., last Friday, throttleman John Tomlinson and driver Carlos de Quesada in the 49-foot Victory catamaran, Huski/Alegra Motorsports, took advantage of some early chaos to leap […]
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<!– Racing: Good Boy Vodka’s Pratt Eager To Race In Key West For First Time In XINSURANCE MTI –> He didn’t exactly call it a “dream come true,” but during my interview on Sunday afternoon with Alex Pratt, the beyond charming 28-year-old powerboat enthusiast who splits time between Florida and Michigan and has built an […]
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Created: September 26, 2022 by: Written by Eric Colby During last Saturday’s test session before the 13th annual Baystar Clearwater ‘Nationals’ offshore powerboat race ahead of yesterday’s main event, owner/throttleman Tyler Miller and driver Myrick Coil weren’t happy with how their M CON Skater 388 catamaran felt. With time in the testing window for the […]
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The last weekend in August was a great one for veteran offshore powerboat racer Miles Jennings, who is currently competing in the Union Internationale Motonautique Class 1 World Championship Series in the United States with American Alex Pratt in XINSURANCE/Good Boy Vodka, a 52-foot MTI catamaran powered by Mercury Racing 1100 Comp engines. Running Silverline, […]
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Although the on-the-go Alex Pratt and I crossed paths a few times during last month’s Lake of the Ozarks Shootout—he even hand-delivered me a Good Boy Vodka John Daly Cocktail, the brand new Iced Tea & Lemonade with vodka drink that is now available to purchase online, at the Performance Boat Center Welcome Party—we didn’t […]
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With three full days of competition in the Super Cat, Super Stock and Class 1 categories, the concurrent American Power Boat Association Offshore World Championships and finale of Class 1 World Championship Series, November 6-13, in Key West, Fla., will not lack for offshore racing action. But the annual Key West Worlds, as they’ve come […]
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On the eve of the St. Petersburg Grand Prix in Southwest Florida, P1 Offshore again held pole-position qualifying for Class 1 and Super Cat and the common denominator among the teams that grabbed the first and second lanes for tomorrow’s race was a quality, experienced driver. The key to taking the prized inside lane at […]
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<!– Projects: Hydroflat Showcasing Latest And Greatest Project Boat At The Shootout For Second Straight Year –> Between the company’s sporty HydroCat 30XTC it recently started selling and its expertise in paint, fiberglass repair and more, the team at Hydroflat Custom Fiberglass in Des Allemands, La., has been busier than it has ever been. And […]
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<!– Racing: M CON To Field Class 1 And Super Cat Teams In 2023 –> Tyler Miller could be offshore powerboat racing’s most ambitious competitor. Not only is the Kansas-based excavation company principal the owner and throttleman of the M CON team focused on defending the outfit’s 2021 American Power Boat Association Super Cat National […]
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<!– Image of the Week: Image Of The Week: The Wrong Stuff –> A new paring for the 2022 offshore racing season, rookie throttleman Alex Pratt and veteran driver Miles Jennings cannot catch a break, a common euphemism for “luck” as the Class 1 cockpit duo has already seen plenty of breakage. The team saw […]
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Powerboat P1, the exclusive international rights holder to the UIM Class 1 World Championship, has announced that Alex Pratt is launching a new Class 1 race team ahead of the next event in Michigan City on Aug. 7. Throttleman Pratt competed alongside driver Miles Jennings for Cayman Islands-owned 345 Racing in the opening two rounds […]
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