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SARASOTA POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX: Victory Team, Miss Geico wipe out in Class One race
The last lap of the final race at Sunday’s Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix will be remembered as one of the zaniest and most entertaining in the first 35 years of the annual event. It could have turned out to be the most tragic. Victory Team of Dubai took the lead from...
OMRA PROUD TO ANNOUNCE STEVE CURTIS AS AMBASSADOR
The Offshore Model Racing Association (OMRA) has been running a UK championship for almost 50 years. Attracting the most die-hard enthusiasts in model power boating. Building and racing at the peak of model boat design to handle offshore conditions. While hosting...
POINT PLEASANT WIN AND A HAPPY FATHERS DAY
Miss Geico spent a fairly rough yet enjoyable Fathers Day weekend at Point Pleasant Beach - New Jersey this weekend. The team took home a win in very choppy conditions and enjoyed the more relaxed setting by eating ice cream and playing at the funfair. Well it was...
TECHNICAL ISSUES PULL GEICO OUT OF LAKE RACE
Steve, James and the entire Miss Geico team have reluctantly had to hand their winnings over to Victory Team at todays Lake of the Ozarks race in Missouri. Victory gave an impressive lead from the start as they continued to gain ground over our guys which then left...
RECORD BREAKING NOSTALGIA AS CURTIS RETURNS FOR LAKE RACE
A return to Lake of the Ozarks will always bring nostalgia to the powerboat racing world especially when Steve Curtis is competing. Undeniably one of the biggest achievements in the sports history so far took place in 2014 right here at the site of this weekends race...
CURTIS PUTS A STAMP ON THE SEASON FOR MISS GEICO
Steve Curtis has throttled Miss GEICO in the first round of the 2019 US APBA Offshore Championship to its first victory of the season today at Cocoa Beach, Florida - USA. Alongside driver James Sheppard, the pair handled the course with precision amidst a feisty chase...
NEW LOOK, NEW ENGINES, NEW SEASON!
The off-season has been far from quiet for Steve over the winter months. The ORS workshop never stops, barely for Christmas and likewise down at Geico where the team reside in West Palm Beach things have been pretty hectic also. So, with the ever demanding need for...
TRULY INTERNATIONAL FIELD FOR NEW OPA / P1 1100 CAT CLASS
Powerboat P1 & OPA will be hosting 6 APBA National offshore racing events this season in Cocoa Beach, Lake of the Ozarks, Sarasota, St. Clair, Michigan City, and Clearwater. The new twin Mercury powered 1100 Cat Class is sure to be the centre of attention at those...
Catching Up With Steve Curtis
A grateful party guest approached me during a small speedonthewater.com gathering last Thursday night in Miami. “I can’t thank you enough for inviting me to this,” he said. “I got to hang out with a lot my heroes tonight. Where else can you have a drink and talk to...
Miss Geico team defends offshore racing world title at Englewood Beach Waterfest
Englewood was the site of the 2018 Offshore Powerboat Association / American Power Boat Association World Championships ENGLEWOOD — Crazy is how James Sheppard described his attempt at the “floss” dance on the deck of his boat as it was towed to the pits on Sunday...