Class 1 World Powerboat Championship - Season Opener excitement builds

2:44 PM Fri 8 Apr 2011 GMT

'Class 1 World Powerboat Championship' Raffaello Bastiani

Class 1 World Powerboat Championship - Ten boats will line up off Lulu Island for next week's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 13-15 April, round one of the UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, for what promises to be an intriguing season-opener. A raft of new technical rulings, a promise of strict enforcement of regulations, new teams and driver line-ups and the return of Spirit of Qatar all add spice to a season where the form book of previous years may have little bearing. The season-opener sees the Class 1 Championship fielding one of its most competitive fleets in recent years; ...

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