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TEAM
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Team Jesse World is a new entry to the US Offshore Powerboating World. The team comes from Norway but has become international and are known as Team Zabo in the UIM Class 1 World Championship. Today they have a Turkish Driver and an English Throttleman. Being a trendsetter in the UIM World Championship, Team Zabo introduced the Mercury 1350 V-8 engines in 2013. By down-tuning these to fit the UIM 850 hp program they led the way to modern technology and challenged the Lamborghini V-12 engines who had been dominant for years. The Zabo team has been a regular on the podiums through the years and have twice made it Runner-up in the over-all UIM World Championship and won the European Championship. Now they again are trendsetters, by taking the team over to USA as a spearhead for the UIM Class 1. Through this they have opened up the door for other Class 1 teams to follow. Come Key West 2018 and more Class 1 teams will show up. If things work out, there might be that the 2019 UIM Class 1 World Championship series will be raced in American waters.
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* C O X M E D I A G R O U P O R L A N D O S TAT I O N S *
RACING VOCABULARY BLOWOVER - When a boat suddenly goes airborne and flips. ROLLOVER - Can occur when a boat turns sharply at excessive speed. The boat literally rolls over on its side, either flipping upside down or rolling back to right side up. CATAMARAN - Also known as a cat, a twin-hulled boat that packs air and lifts the boat, causing it to actually fly across the top of the water or tops of the waves. VEE BOTTOM - The original performance v-shaped, hull-designed boat. CHINE WALKING - The boat dances from side to side on the chine, the lower edge of the hull. Normally caused by
RACE VILLAGE or DRY PITS Area where boats are parked and spectators are allowed to view the race boats and their rigs. WET PITS - Where the boats are staged after being craned into the water. Crew chiefs and teams work on their boats in this location prior to the race. HOT PITS - Where the boats are craned into the water. ROOSTER TAIL - The large column of water thrown out from the propeller. TURN BUOY - The orange marker that signifies the turning point of the racecourse. YELLOW BUOY - The marker that signifies the start/finish of the racecourse.
exceeding the hull’s design speed or by poor balancing of the boat. FEATHERING - Backing off the power when a boat becomes airborne so the engines do not over rev. KITING - When a boat flies off a wave, raising the bow and flipping backward. MILLING CIRCLE - The area where boats circle in the water according to their actual race class prior to the start of a race. ORANGE SMOKE - Becomes visible typically three minutes before the start of a race. It makes angel ships and teams aware that the race is about to start.
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2017 SBI World Champ
Miss GEICO Returns to Cocoa Bea M
iss GEICO won the SBI World Championships in November and as the defending champion is looking forward to continuing its winning momentum at the first race of the season. Miss GEICO last raced in Cocoa Beach in 2016 and the entire team enjoys the race fans and race conditions in Cocoa Beach. “We’re all about winning any time we’re on the water; but we especially want to do well at the first race of the season. Our ultimate goal is to complete the season with our eleventh world championship title.”
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The Miss GEICO team’s 2018 approach includes an engine and race program with an emphasis on consistency and reliability instead of wringing more and more power out of the boat’s twin engines. Crew Chief, Gary Stray, states the Miss GEICO season will start with four identical race engines, two on the boat and two as backups. “We want to start the season out strong and in testing our engines are running well.”
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On the water, Miss GEICO is under the control of driver, James Sheppard, and throttleman, Steve Curtis, who are still euphoric over last season. In 2018 Sheppard and Curtis look forward to racing and accumulating points towards another National Championship while preparing and hoping to peak for the World Championships. “Competition from all over the world will be tough and Miss GEICO looks forward to the challenge,” said Curtis.
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ach for 2018 About the Miss GEICO Racing Team Miss GEICO Offshore Race Team is owned by AMF Riviera Beach, LLC (“AMF”). Miss GEICO holds numerous world speed records, National, and World Titles. Since its inception in 2005 Miss GEICO has won ten World Titles and over 105 individual races. Miss GEICO is headquartered in Riviera Beach, FL.
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