Exciting Changes to the Nordic Cup in Smedjebacken! This year, the Nordic Cup in Smedjebacken promises to be more thrilling than ever before. Pelle Larsson, in a bid to elevate the event and increase interest, has transformed the competition into the Nordic Championship for Circuit racing that will take place: 18 – 20 July 2024. A New Era for the Nordic Cup Smedjebacken has always been a charming host, but this year, we’re entering a new era. By expanding the scope to include both Offshore and Circuit categories, the event is set to attract top-tier talent and enthusiastic spectators from ac ..read more

Matt Palfreyman claimed his first UIM F2 World Championship race win in Brindisi yesterday, marking his return to the series since last competing in 2017. The British driver captured the silver medal back in 2015, and the talk in the paddock last night was whether he could go one better 9 years later and take gold. Second to Palfreyman was Edgaras Riabko, who appears to be his biggest threat to that ambition. The Lithuanian is another quick driver who has never won a world championship but finished runner-up in 2020 and 2023.   Both drivers benefited in Italy, as 2024 championsh ..read more

Tønsberg, Norway – In a groundbreaking event, Alia Abdul Salam will participate as the first Emirati woman in a powerboat racing competition. She will compete in the prestigious Tønsberg Boat Race, which will take place on the first weekend of August 2024. Abdul Salam has undergone intensive training in Abu Dhabi under the guidance of Frode Sundsdal, who is also the organizer of the Tønsberg Boat Race.   Alia Abdul Salam has shown impressive skills and determination during her training in Abu Dhabi, which bodes well for her debut in Tønsberg. Frode Sundsdal is proud of what they have ac ..read more

If you cast your mind back to August 2014 some of the sporting highlights that month included Serena Williams not losing a set in the entire US Open tennis tournament, winning her third straight title in the process. England supplanted Australia to finish top of the medal table at the Commonwealth Games, and Daniel Ricciardo winning the Belgium F1 GP at Spa Francorchamps in his first season at Red Bull.   It also marked the year that Frode Sundsdal introduced Tønsberg, the oldest city in Norway, to the UIM F2 racing community. Now ten years later he’s about to welcome those racers back ..read more

Three-time World Champion Lebos Chaguri Wins Vice World Championship Marathon River in Mexico. Brazilian pilot Lebos Chaguri with his team partner, Mexican Mauricio Scherrer, ended up winning the Vice World Championship Marathon River in the OB 3000 category at the World Championship Marathon River 2024, which takes place approximately every 3 years with a circuit of 650 km to 1,400 km in rivers.   It always happens in Colombia or Mexico because they have rivers with great difficulties, being the most famous boat endurance championship in the world equal to the Paris Dakar for cars. Thi ..read more

Team Abu Dhabi Announces Comeback of World Champions Alex Carella and Shaun Torrente Racing   Team Abu Dhabi, led by the legendary Guido Cappellini, is gearing up for a major comeback in the upcoming races with the return of four-time World Champion Alex Carella from Italy and three-time F1h2o World Champion Shaun Torrente from Miami, Florida. Currently in 7th position with only 27 points in the team championship, Cappellini acknowledges the need for strong decisions to be made to get back on the podium. “It’s been a disaster for me,” says Cappellini. “We need to shake things up an ..read more

Sunday, March 31:  The Victory Team’s Erik Stark took full advantage of his pole position to lead a yellow-flag interrupted first-ever Grand Prix of Bình Định-Vietnam from start-to-finish in Quy Nhơn on Sunday morning.   The Swede completed the 35-lap race in stifling heat just 2.715 seconds in front of Team Vietnam’s defending World Champion Jonas Andersson. Stark’s fifth career Grand Prix win and a first since Sharjah in 2018 has given him an eight-point lead in the Drivers’ Championship. Andersson’s runner-up spot marked his 33rd career podium in F1H2O racing. The result also sa ..read more

Mercury Racing® boosts its support of circuit racing with the addition of the 60 APX model to its Apex series of pure competition outboards. The 60 APX is designed specifically to power catamaran tunnel hull boats in the UIM F4 class. The F4 designation was chosen for the first UIM circuit-racing class powered only by a low-emissions four-stroke outboard. The F4 class is very popular across the U.K., Western Europe and the Middle East, and the 60 APX was introduced on February 28 at the Dubai International Boat Show at Dubai Harbour, United Arab Emirates.   The F4 class is ..read more

TEAM SWEDEN SIGNS AGREEMENT TO BECOME TEAM VIETNAM BÌNH ÐỊNH FOR NEW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON FDLH to become title sponsor for 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championship Thursday, January 18:  Team Sweden has joined forces with the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam and will be known as Team Vietnam Bình Định for the 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championship. The news was announced at a press conference at Qui Nhon in the Bình Định province today (Thursday). It was also announced that FDLH (Fleur de Lys Hospitality) will become the title sponsor for the 2024 UIM F1H2O World Championshi ..read more

Great satisfaction for the Piacenza team C&B Racing and Motonautica San Nazzaro on the occasion of Motonautica’s centenary. On Sunday, December 17th, Massimiliano Cremona, Davide Scarpa, Martina Barbarini, and for the radio-controlled section, Ivan Ronconi, Andrea Turrini, and Giorgio Scognamiglio were awarded at the Salone d’Onore del Coni in Rome on the occasion of Motonautica’s centenary.   Furthermore, the Cremona family, for Motonautica San Nazzaro, was awarded for the organized events. It is worth mentioning that thanks to their constant commitment, the group has been able to ..read more