May 4, 2008 9:45 AM
JAY PRICE WINS HISTORIC GP OF PORTUGAL!
WILD DAY SEES AL HAMELI & CANTANDO REACH PODIUM!!
PORTIMAO, Portugal - 4th of May, 2008
In one of the most exciting lap to lap duals in the past decade American Jay Price of the Qatar Team scored a very popular and well earned first ever victory on the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating in front of thousands of race fans on the Arade River at the 10th Annual Grand Prix of Portugal.
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May 2, 2008 8:34 PM
SWEDISH DRIVER PIERRE LUNDIN JOINS CHINESE TEAM!
"BLACK BOXES" TO BE USED FOR FIRST TIME IN F1!!
PORTIMAO, Portugal - 2nd of May, 2008
French driver Philippe Dessertenne is going to have a new team mate this weekend with the arrival of Swedish driver Pierre Lundin replacing Peng Lin Wu for this weekend's 10th Annual Grand Prix of Portugal on the Arade River in lovely Portimao.
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April 26, 2008 6:30 AM
"EUROPEAN SEASON" SET TO BEGIN AT GP OF PORTUGAL!
7-TIME WINNER CAPPELLINI HAS NEW BOAT & CONFIDENCE!
ABU DHABI, U.A.E. - 25th of April, 2008
It's spring time, so it must be the start of the European season - as the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating heads back to the lovely port city of Portimao on the Algarve coast for the 10th Annual Grand Prix of Portugal next weekend on the 3rd and 4th of May along the challenging Arade River.
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March 28, 2008 11:09 PM
JONAS ANDERSSON EARNS FIRST CAREER POLE IN QATAR!
AL QAMZI AND SELIO IN TOP-3; QATAR TEAM PRICE 5TH!
DOHA, Qatar - 28th of March, 2008
Swedish F2 multi-time champion Jonas Andersson didn't run many laps on Friday, but the one's he did he made a big statement as he put together a days best 43.64 second lap around the 5-turn 1.99 kilometer lap to capture his first pole position and will lead the field of 23 drivers from 13 different nations for tomorrow's Grand Prix of Qatar in downtown Doha on the edge of the Arabian Gulf.
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WORLD CHAMPION SELIO HOPING FOR BETTER LUCK IN DOHA
CAPPELLINI AND AL QAMZI READY TO RETURN TO WINNING!
DOHA, Qatar - 27th of March, 2008
Defending World Champion Sami Selio is aiming to turn around his bad luck in Doha as the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating opens up the 2008 campaign on a new race site along the cornice in downtown Doha for the 5th Annual Grand Prix of Qatar this weekend.
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March 23, 2008 4:39 PM
EX-WORLD CHAMPION BOCCA ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT!
MARIT STROMOY TO JOIN RAINBOW RACING FOR 2008!
ABU DHABI, UAE - 23rd of March, 2008
In what was strongly rumored to be a possibility, became reality today when 1992 World Champion Fabrizio Bocca of Casalle, Italy announced his retirement as a driver immediately and will take over as owner/manager of the Rainbow Racing Team just one week before the start of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating at the 5th annual Grand Prix of Qatar on the 28th and 29th of March.
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March 11, 2008 6:44 AM
QATAR TO BE GIANT TEST FOR F1 DRIVERS AS SEASON NEARS!
DRIVER LINE-UPS WILL STILL SURPRISE MANY AT DOHA!
ABU DHABI, UAE - 10th of March, 2008
Questions, questions and more questions. There seems to be an unusual air of excitement and uncertainty on how the full driver line-up will unfold just 3 weeks away from the opening race of the 2008 campaign of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating.
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February 17, 2008 11:18 AM
Latest news on the incoming season.....
ABU DHABI, UAE
From our special reporter David Sewell - The new season is fast approaching and many teams are keeping their cards very close to their chests inasmuch as who is racing with whom. We know our new world champion Sami Selio is joined by Massimo Roggiero and they should provide a serious threat to the opposition assuming 'Rog' can rejuvenate his form from five years ago.
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January 7, 2008 10:06 PM
WORLD CHAMP SELIO WELCOMES NEW TEAMMATE!!
ROGGIERO JOINS SELIO FOR NEW "SUPER TEAM"?
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - 7th of January, 2008
They have been long time friends, long time work mates and now they will take their friendship and work ethic to the worldwide stage of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating.
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January 2, 2008 6:55 PM
"FINNISH FLYER" SELIO SAILS HIS WAY TO U.I.M. F1 TITLE!
GILLMAN'S RETIREMENT & CAPPELLINI'S COLLAPSE TOP 2007!
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - 2nd of January, 2008
In just one year new World Champion Sami Selio of the F1 Team Energy squad turned his reputation around from someone who was occasionally fast but unlucky, to a driver who could win under pressure capturing 3 wins in 8 starts to earn his first ever F1 title on the world wide U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating.
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December 15, 2007 6:28 AM
SELIO WINS SHARJAH AND IS NEW WORLD CHAMPION!
CAPPELLINI CRUMBLES ONCE AGAIN IN THE EMIRATES; PRICE 2ND; TRASK 3RD!
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - 14th of December, 2007
For the first time in 8 years, the name on the U.I.M. F1 World Championship Trophy for world champion will have neither Scott Gillman or Guido Cappellini on it's face as Finnish star Sami Selio went out and made a statement to day letting the field know that he is the driver of "new era" by taking the title while winning his 2nd straight in the Emirates and his 3rd of the year taking the 2007 title by four points 104-100.
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December 13, 2007 9:16 PM
SELIO WINS FIRST PART OF CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM WITH POLE!
CAPPELLINI'S 2ND PUTS TITLE WITHIN REACH...IF!
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - 13th of December, 2007
Finland's Sami Selio put himself in position to win his 2nd straight victory within a week while hoping Italian rival Guido Cappellini continues his bad luck in recent years here in order to capture his first title at tomorrow's 8th Annual Grand Prix of Sharjah, the 8th and final round of the 2007 U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power racing.
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December 12, 2007 9:12 PM
SELIO NOT SHORT ON CONFIDENCE FOR TITLE RUN !
EMIRATES TEAM WANTS TO MAKE UP FOR ABU DHABI !!
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - (12th of December, 2007)
The "Finnish Flyer" Sami Selio has been waiting all 9 of his U.I.M. F1 World Championship race years to reach this point, winning a world title. Starting tomorrow afternoon he will take the first of two steps to reach his goal when drivers from 4 different continents take to the Khalid Lagoon for the battle for pole position and the starting line-up for Friday's 8th Annual Grand Prix of Sharjah.
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December 8, 2007 8:50 PM
CAPPELLINI & SELIO SET TO DUAL FOR WORLD TITLE!
EMIRATES TEAM LOOKING FOR REVENGE IN SHARJAH!
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - 8th of December, 2007
It's not quite as dramatic as last years "dual in the sun" when Emirates Team driver Scott Gillman took on and then defeated defending World Champion Guido Cappellini of the Tamoil Team with both drivers holding down 65 points in a "all or nothing" run for the title.
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December 7, 2007 11:14 AM
SELIO DOMINATES GRAND PRIX OF ABU DHABI!
HEART BREAKING EMIRATES TEAM FAILS TO FINISH!
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – 7th of December, 2007 – Sami Selio of Finland led every second of the 50 lap Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi to move to within 16 points of Italian front runner Guido Cappellini, who has an even 100 points, with one race to go in the 2007 U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boat racing in front of thousands along the cornice in downtown Abu Dhabi.
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December 4, 2007 7:15 AM
ABU DHABI RACE IS PLAYGROUND FOR WORLD TITLES!
CAPPELLINI LOOKS FOR 10TH CROWN AND 5TH WIN IN ABU DHABI
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - 4th of December , 2007
The “Grand Experiment” of bringing U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating to the Middle East dates back 15 years to 1993.
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May 20, 2007 8:41 PM
SAMI SELIO AND BABA BOATS GET FIRST GP WIN IN FRANCE !
GILLMAN 2ND LEADS CHAMPIONSHIP ; ANDERSSON 3RD!
LA ROCHELLE, France - 20 of May, 2007
Finnish driver Sami Selio earned his first Grand Prix in his 64th start along with his BABA boat depite battling for most of the day in rough water and a loss of power steering at the 18th Grand Prix of France the 2nd round of the 2007 U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating in front of thousands of fans in the inner harbour of La Rochelle on the West Coast of France.
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May 19, 2007 10:47 AM
AUSTRALIAN DAVID TRASK GAINS 1ST POLE AT GP OF FRANCE !
GILLMAN 2ND ; SELIO 3RD ; IN ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS !
LA ROCHELLE, France - 19th of May, 2007
Strong winds, waves and north winds forced the final Top-6 Shootout to be cancelled at the end of the afternoon at the 18th Grand Prix of France, prematurely closing out qualifying at the 2nd Round of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating before thousands of race fans who came from thruoghout the region on the west coast city of La Rochelle.
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May 18, 2007 6:42 AM
FRANCE BRINGS A GREAT TRADITION TO F1 BOAT RACING!
HISTORIC LA ROCHELLE WELCOMES BOAT TEAMS!!
ABU DHABI, UAE - 18th of May, 2007
The U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating returns to the country of France for the first time since the year 2000 as the port city of lovely La Rochelle on the West Coast will play host to their first ever F1 event as the 18th Grand Prix of France will be held on the weekend of the 19th and 20th of May.
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May 13, 2007 7:58 PM
GILLMAN HOLDS OFF CAPPELLINI & PRICE FOR WIN!
DESSERTENNE HEADS FOR HOME GP WITH 5TH PLACE!
PORTIMAO, Portimao, Portugal - (13th of May, 2007)
World Champion Scott Gillman of the Emirates Team held off the challenge of Italian Guido Cappellini and American Jay Price to win the opening round of the 2007 U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating at the 9th Annual Grand Prix of Portugal in front of tens of thousands of race fans along the 1.66 kilometer course on the Arade River on Portugal's Algarve Coast.
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