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I thought maybe they splashed it and had it built in Qatar...You should be disappointed in me, it has that distinctive MTI hump look you pointed out, I thought maybe they splashed an MTI, had it built in Qatar and were now calling a Victory, or some other race-boat builder overseas I have never heard of.....I put way too much thought into something that is readily apparent...yes shame on me, you are right to be disappointed

Nah, no one splashes an MTI! We all know a Victory is a splash of a skater, Randy hung Pete out to dry and built Victory boats over seas, Randy then came back and started his own US version copy of a skater/victory!

Sounds like it will be an excellent event and financially attractive for the Teams

So is the February race in Sarasota?

No

I just got back from Qatar. The country is amazing. I felt completely safe the entire time. Everyone was very nice. Almost everyone speaks english. The menu at all the restaurants we went to were in English. Eveything at the airport is in English. If you have the ability I highly encourage you to go, you will not regret it. I went to watch the F1H2O race and Shaun dominated the entire weekend. He won the pole, won the race and led every lap.

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So where is the February race then?

Qatar

Doha Bay, to put a fine point on it.

Sorry if it was unclear in the story that the race will be in Qatar. It didn't read that way to me, but then ... I wrote it so I'm the wrong person to make that call.