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Renato Molinari: The Career Behind 18 World Titles
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (673+ words) Renato Molinari was born on Lake Como on 27 February 1946 and died in Cella Monte, Piedmont, on the night of 5-6 September 2024. He was 78. Between those two dates, he won 18 world championships across outboard, inboard, circuit and offshore racing, 13 European titles across…...
IHRA President Leah Martin Dismissed Mid-Race
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (632+ words) Leah Martin served as IHRA president from December 2025 until her dismissal on May 17, 2026. Leah Martin has issued a full statement following her dismissal as president of the International Hot Rod Association last Sunday during the IHRA Thunder on Cocoa Beach…...
David Selley Leads IHRA Super Stock 2026
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (403+ words) Team Bermuda S-25 in action David and his twin brother Mark Jr. grew up inside all of it. Mark Jr. got to their father's old boat number first. In 2009, at 18, he became the youngest-ever overall winner of the Around the Island…...
Hornet Racing Wins Supercat Extreme Title at Port Adelaide
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (546+ words) Mick and Jason Kelly claimed the 2025/26 Supercat Extreme Championship on their debut in the class at North Haven, Port Adelaide on Saturday, May 9, 2026, winning by two points in a finale that could not have been scripted. Hornet Racing arrived at…...
Steve Timms: Behind Sunseeker's Factory Doors
1+ week, 3+ day ago (302+ words) The furniture production line at Sunseeker's Poole facility turns out 8, 500 individual pieces of furniture per year. Powerboat News was given access to all of Sunseeker's Poole manufacturing facilities today. It was the first time in the company's history that a…...
ABBA's forgotten connection to powerboat racing
1+ week, 4+ day ago (697+ words) In the early 1970s, Sweden's outboard racing scene had a problem that was entirely internal. Evinrude and Johnson were sold by rival distributors, and those distributors were competing as hard as the racers they backed. In Stockholm, AGB held the Johnson…...
IHRA F1 Adds Sheboygan to 2026 Schedule
1+ week, 5+ day ago (308+ words) Chris Rinker at the 2026 Thunder on the Neches, Port Neches, Texas The IHRA F1 Powerboat Series has confirmed the Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge in Sheboygan, Wisconsin as an addition to its 2026 schedule. The event runs August 7-9, with Formula 1 tunnel boats joining…...
Hydro GP "nin 2026 " World Championship Circuit Racing
1+ week, 6+ day ago (329+ words) Round 2 of the Hydro GP World Championship comes to Ma'e "ni'skie Lake in "nin on 2931 May 2026. The F-125, F-250 and F-500 world championship classes race alongside four Polish Championship categories: OSY-400, P-750, GT-30 and GT-15. Entry for spectators is free. Where: Centrum Sport'w Wodnych,…...
Hydro GP Jedovnice 2026 " World Championship Circuit Racing
1+ week, 6+ day ago (260+ words) Jedovnice hosts the opening round of the Hydro GP World Championship on 1517 May 2026. The three championship classes F-125, F-250 and F-500 are joined by the FR1000 European Championship and international races for OSY-400 and P-750. Six categories on one lake over one weekend. Entry for…...
F1 H2 O Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (540+ words) The UIM F1 H2 O World Championship opens its 2026 season in Cagliari, Sardinia. The Regione Sardegna Grand Prix of Italy takes place from Friday 29 May to Sunday 31 May, with the Grand Prix race starting at 15: 05 local time on Sunday afternoon. Entry to…...