Key West attracts the 'big guns' for the World Offshore titles

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11:08 PM Thu 11 Nov 2010 GMT

''Warpaint', the powserhouse contesting Superboat 750 with Rob Vesper (throttles) and Daniel Crank (driver) aboard can be counted upon to give its class a real shake.' Rodrick Cox

It has been called 'The Superbowl' of offshore powerboat racing and this weekend sees some of the world's top offshore racers 'go to war' off Key West, southernmost tip of the continental USA. Many of the entrants will top speeds in the region of 150mph (240km/hr) as entrants fight it out in various classes on the unpredictable waters off the Keys. Miami throttleman John Tomlinson ('Team CRC') described the Key West course as 'like no other.' 'It's a course where crews cannot allow their attention to wander, even for a second,' he declared. 'The course can be very challenging and ...

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