Ol Headed to Malta instead of Pickwick
05-04-2007, 10:04 PM
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05-04-2007, 10:06 PM
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05-05-2007, 12:49 AM
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05-05-2007, 06:27 AM
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So, we've gone from beakers whining about OL going to play in a different sandbox leaving us to play with ourselves, to discussing various methods of wiping our a s s e s??
Oh wait, my bad, same subject.. Carry on..
Oh wait, my bad, same subject.. Carry on..
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05-05-2007, 07:30 AM
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Absolutely correct. The Fiores are not stupid; they monitor the Forex market. They see the dollar falling against the Euro, and they see this economy going into the crapper, notwithstanding the fantasy-driven stock market.
Besides, Arabs like big studly boats just like we do.
Besides, Arabs like big studly boats just like we do.
Mike Fiore for President, lets all bail on this country, everything here sucks. I'm gonna open a business selling tanks to the "jihad" and what ever else those a-holes are called, cause its financially smart. You guys are starting to make me ill. Hate Fountain, OL, Cig, Bayliner or who ever, just stop knocking our Country. Thats my morning rant, see ya's later, I've got to get my American made raceboat ready to race in America.
Louie
PS And Cat did you ever think why they can buy one and you can't? fill your shiny new rig up with fuel and see if you can guess.
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05-05-2007, 05:34 PM
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I called it! Those metamarine hulls are not a joke! but there was no turns in the round the island race.
1 64 Metamarine Corse Italian 100
2 88 OSG Donzi Racing Italian 80
3 81 Wettpunkt.com Austrian 60
4 90 Trident Corse Italian 50
5 97 Outerlimits Powerboats USA 0
High waves in the opening race of the Powerboat P1 World Championship may have ensured that the Round the Island Challenge speed record would not be broken but nevertheless there was no shortage of drama, excitement and spectacular action off the coast of Malta.
It was a race of attrition as the demanding conditions took their toll but no one appeared to have told Marco Pennesi, Antonio Cola and Stefano Bonanno, as Fainplast, the all-Italian Metamarine boat demonstrated the class of crew, craft and its home-built engines. They proved to be the masters of the tough conditions to build an unassailable lead around the Island to win.
Behind them an intriguing battle was emerging for second place between the 2006 World Champions, OSG Donzi and 2005 Champions, Wettpunkt.com. Whilst OSG lapped the Island more quickly, the brand new Buzzi-built Wettpunkt.com, powered by Isotta Fraschini engines, was clearly in range and started to close down the lead as the teams started the five short circuit laps that followed. Lap by lap the distance closed but not quickly enough and OSG eventually took second place with Wettpunkt.com in third and Kiton in fourth. The all-American Outerlimits Powerboats team, that had made impressive early running, was forced to retire with mechanical difficulties at the half way point.
1 64 Metamarine Corse Italian 100
2 88 OSG Donzi Racing Italian 80
3 81 Wettpunkt.com Austrian 60
4 90 Trident Corse Italian 50
5 97 Outerlimits Powerboats USA 0
High waves in the opening race of the Powerboat P1 World Championship may have ensured that the Round the Island Challenge speed record would not be broken but nevertheless there was no shortage of drama, excitement and spectacular action off the coast of Malta.
It was a race of attrition as the demanding conditions took their toll but no one appeared to have told Marco Pennesi, Antonio Cola and Stefano Bonanno, as Fainplast, the all-Italian Metamarine boat demonstrated the class of crew, craft and its home-built engines. They proved to be the masters of the tough conditions to build an unassailable lead around the Island to win.
Behind them an intriguing battle was emerging for second place between the 2006 World Champions, OSG Donzi and 2005 Champions, Wettpunkt.com. Whilst OSG lapped the Island more quickly, the brand new Buzzi-built Wettpunkt.com, powered by Isotta Fraschini engines, was clearly in range and started to close down the lead as the teams started the five short circuit laps that followed. Lap by lap the distance closed but not quickly enough and OSG eventually took second place with Wettpunkt.com in third and Kiton in fourth. The all-American Outerlimits Powerboats team, that had made impressive early running, was forced to retire with mechanical difficulties at the half way point.
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