110531 SBI Media Kit - Super Boat International

John Carbonell
President
Super Boat International
About Super Boat International
Founded by John Carbonell in 1989, Super Boat International
races are scheduled to take place in 7 markets across the
country in 2011. With more than 35 years experience as a
powerboat events promoter in addition to 10 years experience
racing powerboats, Carbonell uses his hands-on knowledge to
attract some of the most competitive racing teams in the world.
Super Boat International is the only official national and
international sanctioning body for offshore powerboat racing in
the world. The series has attracted many celebrity racers over
the years, including Don Johnson, Kurt Russell, Chuck Norris,
Bruce Jenner and Jason Priestley. With an estimated 20 million
race fans attending Super Boat International races and a
significant increase in membership and attendance over the past
three years, Super Boat International is poised for future
success.
The rectangular racecourses average six miles in length, and the
aptly named offshore boats power through the waves at speeds
up to 200 mph. The action-packed races have attracted a large
fan base, and super boats have even been highlighted in bigscreen productions such as the 2006 hit, “Miami Vice,” starring
Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell.
Also featured on NASCARʼs “Countdown to Green,” “The Today
Show” and in Forbes magazine, the superboats continue to
attract new fans and keep loyal fans coming back for more. This
year will mark the 31st anniversary of the World Championships
in Key West, Fla.
Pre-Race Report
21st Annual Miami Grand Prix
Super Boat International Racing Series
Miami, Florida
June 3rd - 5th, 2011
Super Boats Hit South Beach For 21st Annual Miami Grand Prix Powerboat Race
Offshore Race Teams are Pumped For 2nd Race Of The Season
KEY WEST, Fla (May 31, 2011) - Super Boat International (SBI) race teams head to Miami for
the 21st Annual Miami Super Boat Grand Prix. South Florida, the second stop on the SBI
National Series race circuit, holds the allure as being the birthplace of offshore racing. Miami,
steeped in racing history with Thunderboat Row and Cigarette boats, along with glitz and
glamour of South Beach, will host the world’s fastest powerboat teams.
Coming off a great season opener earlier this month, President John Carbonell is excited for
their return to Miami. “We really like coming to Miami and racing. You can’t beat Key West and
the World Championships, but when it comes to offshore racing, Miami Beach consistently
delivers some of the most exciting competition and toughest seas for powerboat racing. The
water conditions off Miami Beach are frequently some of the roughest that teams encounter
throughout the year, but still it’s typical for boat racing. Racers really have to stay focused the
whole race.”
“We are very excited about a new working agreement with Homestead-Miami Speedway for the
Miami race. I’m sure there are a lot of NASCAR fans that have an interest in fast boats, and
particularly ones that can reach speeds in excess of 200 mph. And I know Super Boat teams and
fans have a strong connection to stock cars and the NASCAR series,” comments Carbonell.
Homestead-Miami Speedway will be joining SBI in Miami, displaying a show car and a NASCAR
style hauler in the Super Boat dry pits. HMS is promoting speedway activities and encouraging
fans to attend NASCAR’S Ford 400, November 20th the final race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series season. “We also are looking forward to showcasing some of our Super Boats during the
Ford Championship Weekend,” says Carbonell.
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Boats will start arriving Thursday June 2nd to Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami, where
teams will set up their equipment and prepare for Saturday’s boat testing. SBI is expecting some
of the world’s fastest boats, new teams for 2011 and many of the 2010 Super Boat winning
teams, to attend the 21st Annual Miami Grand Prix. The public is encouraged to come to the pits
and see their favorite teams and watch them as they prepare for Sunday’s race. Testing will be
held on Saturday June 4th, where teams shake down their boat and work to get their best set-up
for race day. Sunday June 5th teams will race at 1:00 pm offshore Miami Beach on a 6-mile
rectangle course (3 miles each-way) from 4th to 44th street… all the way up Collins Avenue.
More About Super Boat International
Super Boat International (SBI), is the premier offshore racing institution founded from the first ever powerboat race,
the 1956 Miami to Nassau event, and is the longest running professional offshore racing sanctioning body in North
America. Founder and President, John Carbonell produces races, world kilos and distance records throughout the
United States, South America and the Bahamas. SBI events include the World’s fastest Vee Bottom and Catamaran
style powerboats, reaching speeds in excess of 200 mph. Offshore powerboats race on a rectangular shaped
stadium-styled racecourse along a 2-1/2 mile stretch of beaches filled with hotels, vendors and race fans.
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2011 Race Schedule
Date
Location
Event
May 20 - 22
Cocoa Beach, Fla.
2nd annual Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix
June 3 - 5
Miami, Fla.
21st annual Miami Super Boat Grand Prix
July 1 - 3
Sarasota, Fla.
27th annual Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix Festival
July 1
Sarasota, Fla.
Super Boat International Productions Kilo Run
August 5 - 7
Michigan City, Ind.
3rd annual Super Boat Great Lakes Grand Prix
September 8 - 10
New York, N.Y.
21st annual New York Super Boat Grand Prix
Sept 30 - Oct 2
Clearwater, Fla.
3rd annual Clearwater Super Boat National Championship
November 6 - 13
Key West, Fla.
31st annual Key West World Championship
Boat Classes
Class Name
Numbering
Length
Engine(s)
Type
Superboat Unlimited
Superboat Vee Unlimited
Superboat Vee Extreme
Superboat 850
Superboat 750
Super Cat
Turbine
Super Vee Limited
Superboat Stock
Manufacturer Production 1
Manufacturer Production 2
Manufacturer Production 3
Manufacturer Production 4
#’s only
#'s only
#'s only
#'s only
#'s only
#'s only
T-#
#'s only
S-#
P-1
P-2
P-3
P-4
38' - 50'
38' - 50'
40' - 50'
36' - 44'
36' - 46'
36' - 40'
38' - 50'
26' - 32'
28' - 32'
30' - 50’
30' and under
30' and under
30' and under
Any
(2) 1020 CID max (ea)
Any
(2) 850 HP / 565 CID max (ea)
(2) 750 HP / 510 CID max (ea)
(2) 525 HP Race Engines
(2) Jet-A Inboard Turbines
(1) 525 HP Race Engine
(2) 280 HP Outboard
(1) 117 mph maximum speed
(1) 105 mph maximum speed
(1) 95 mph maximum speed
(1) 80 mph maximum speed
Cat
Vee
Vee
Cat
Cat
Cat
Cat
Vee
Cat
V or Cat (GPS Bracket Rules)
V or Cat (GPS Bracket Rules)
V or Cat (GPS Bracket Rules)
V or Cat (GPS Bracket Rules)
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John Carbonell
Super Boat Styles
Super Boat International races host some of the fastest
and largest offshore power boats in the world. The
boats have maximum length requirements of 50 feet,
and are equipped with F-16 jet canopies. Race teams
consist of a two-person team - a driver who controls the
boat’s steering and a throttleman responsible for
operating up to four engines capable of producing more
than 6,000 horsepower. Extreme speeds of up to 200
mph and rough waters make it impossible for a single
person to steer and operate the throttles. The best race
teams hone the partnership between driver and throttle
man down to a science, and incorporate the most
advanced technology into their machines to generate
optimum speed.
Super Boat International races offer an array of
classes including: Super Boat Unlimited, Super
Boat Vee Unlimited, Super Boat, Super Cat, Super
Boat Vee Extreme, Super Boat Vee Limited,
Turbine, Super Boat Stock (S) and Manufacturer
Production (P1, P2, P3, P4).
There are several types of boats competing in the
Super Boat races, but a majority of super boats
found at events fall into two categories: V-bottom
and Catamaran boats.
Vee Bottom Boats
The boat’s Vee Bottom hull is designed to slice through
rough water easily while the V-shaped bottom softens the
up-and-down movement of the boat. The design offers a
quick, smooth ride in rough water and is one of the most
popular hull designs on the market. Most manufacturers
and race teams make modifications to their boats in an
effort to increase speed and minimize drag.
Catamaran Boats
Catamaran Boats, also known as “Cats,” are designed to
skim the surface of the water. The boats are equipped with
a “planing” hull, which lifts the boat partially out of the water.
Planing hulls are typically flat and fast. Cats can achieve
high speeds with less power than other models, and are
easy to identify with their signature twin-hull design.
Event Vocabulary
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.
FUELING – The location, typically outside the race
village, where all teams fuel boats with a required amount
of fuel they have to purchase from the sanctioning body,
which is part of the sponsorship package.
HOT PITS – Where the boats are craned into the
water.
PHYSICALS – Required of drivers and throttlemen
on test days and race days before they can attend the
drivers’ meeting.
DRIVERS’ MEETING – Drivers and throttlemen are
required to attend this meeting every race day
morning. The meeting gives an overview of any
changes to the course, the number of laps and the
starting order of all boats and teams for each day of
competition.
Race Vocabulary
ROOSTER TAIL – The large column of water thrown out
from the propeller.
STEP HULL – This consists of one or two steps molded
in the hull near the stern. The step allows air under the
hull, reducing friction and permitting about a 10 percent
increase in speed.
STUFF – When a boat launches off a wave and “stuffs”
the bow into the next wave.
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.
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.
CANOPY – The cockpit cover or hardtop provides
substantial protection to the crew and encloses the crew
inside a cockpit.
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.
CAVITATION – When air is drawn into the propeller
blades, causing the prop to slip.
CHINE WALKING – The boat dances from side to
side on the chine, the lower edge of the hull. Normally
caused by 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.
LOWER UNIT – The lower half of an outdrive or
outboard that contains the drive gears, propeller shaft
and the propeller.
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.
2010 National and World Champions
Class
Title
Superboat Unlimited
World
Superboat Vee Unlimited
National
World
No.
Team
Driver
Throttle
21
Cintron
Marc Granet
Rich Wyatt
V-01
Instigator
Joe Sgro
Peter Meyer
V-01
Instigator
John Stanch
Anthony Smith
Driver of Record - Peter Meyer
Superboat Vee Extreme
World
76
Superboat 851
World
7
Superboat 750
National
US-1
Boat Show Direct
Joe Lamberti
Jeff McCann
Team CRC
Michael DeFrees
John Tomlinson
Team Warpaint
Bob Vesper
Danny Crank
World
5
WHM Motorsports
William Mauff
Jay Muller
Superboat 850 Extreme
World
7
Team CRC
Michael Defrees
John Tomlinson
Turbine
World
10
Aqua Mania G3
Nick Scafidi
Rick Merola
Driver of Record - Greg Rosen
Super Cat
Super Vee Limited
Superboat Stock
National
13
Popeyes
Michael Stancombe
Stan Ware
World
77
Team Amsoil
Paul Whittier
Bob Teague
National
51
Sun Print
Bob Vesper
Danny Crank
World
29
Typhoon
Colby Lawrence
Randy Schluss
Mapei
Jean Claude Chalhoub
Gary Ballough
Talbot Excavating
Kyler Talbot
Joey Gratton
National
World
Manufacturer Production 1
S-1
S-29
National
P1-01
Instigator
Joe Sgro
Peter Meyer
World
P1-30
Twisted Metal Motorsports
Brett Lee Furshman
Billy Glueck
Manufacturer Production 2
World
P2-11
Hawiian Tropic
Walter Ottaviano
William McComb
Manufacturer Production 4
National
P4-01
Simmons Racing
Kyle Dietzen
Jim Simmons
World
P4-01
Simmons Racing
Kyle Dietzen
Jim Simmons
P5-5
Team Velocity
Stephen Kildahl
Steve Kildahl
P5-22
Rum Runners
Al Culbertson
Bobbie Kieber
Manufacturer Production 5
National
World
Records
12 Kilo Record Holders
Boat
Date
1. Superboat Unlimited
Class
PX-1 Bacardi Silver
1-Aug-03
Kilo Speed
198.05 mph
2. Superboat Vee Extreme
V-76 Fountain
7-Aug-04
171.88 mph
3. Superboat Vee Unlimited
V-01 Instigator
2-Jul-10
124.52 mph
4. Superboat Vee
30 Miccosukee Indian Gaming
3-Aug-07
115.00 mph
5. Superboat Limited Cat
3 CMS Castaway
7-Aug-04
127.94 mph
6. Superboat
7 Team CRC
5-Aug-05
160.99 mph
7. Superboat Stock
S-12 Deep V Cats
2-Aug-07
119.14 mph
8. Manufacturer's Certification
38' Fountain
3-Jul-09
184.002 mph
9. Factory 2
F2-76 Fountain
1-Aug-03
111.34 mph
10. Factory 1
F1-56 Velocity VRI
5-Aug-05
80.95 mph
11. Manufacturer 1
F1-1 Xtreme
1-Aug-03
87.68 mph
12. Super Vee Limited
A-71 Don't Blink
2-Aug-02
68.81 mph
Location
Date
1. Fountain 48' Express
Key West, FL to Cancun, Mexico
13-Aug-03
8:36:16
405 miles
2. Fabion Buzzi Design 47'
Tampa, FL to Miami, FL
25-Nov-04
3:47:30
323.5 miles
3. #1 La Gran Argentina
Buenos Aries to Punta del Este
Stage 1: Buenos Aries to Montevideo
Jan, 1995
1:20:12
124 miles
Stage 2: Montevideo to Punta del Este
Jan, 1995
0:50:44
72 miles
3 Distance Records
Boat
3 Speed Records
1. Fastest Lap Speed in a Race
50 Team USA, (10 mi) New York, 1990 Don Johnson, 127.30 mph
2. Fastest Average Lap Speed in a Complete Race
4 Drambuie on Ice, Bahamas 1998, 136.38 mph
3. Fastest Average Speed for a Complete World Championship Event
121 JBS Racing, Turbine Powered, Key West 2008, 121.09 mph
Time (h:m:s) Distance
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