2014 Port Charlotte
 

2014 Charlotte Harbor Schedule Event 1st Annual Charlotte Harbor Super Boat Grand Prix
Dry Pits Englewood Beach / Chadwick Park Complex Location

Friday • April 11 2014
9:00 am 5:00 pm Registration: Dry Pits
9:00 am- 5:00 pm Inspection: Dry Pits
TBA Boat Parade

Saturday • April 12, 2014
8:30 am Mandatory Drivers Meeting: Dry Pits
10:00 am- 5:00 pm Powerboats / Race teams in Dry Pits
TBA Meet and Greet Drivers : TBA
10:00 am 5:00 pm Inspection: Dry Pits
10:00 pm 5:00 pm Registration: Dry Pits
12:00 pm 5:00 pm Testing: As per the SBIP Rulebook
12:00 pm 5:00 pm Launching: TBA
TBA Beach Party
TBA Bikini Contest

Sunday • April 13, 2014 – Race Day
7:30 am 8:30 am Physicals: Dry Pits
8:30 am Mandatory Drivers Meeting: Dry Pits
8:00 am 4:00 pm Launching:TBA
10:30 am Boats Proceed to Milling Area
11:00 am Start of 1st Boat Race
12:30pm Boats Proceed to Milling Area
1:00pm Start of 2nd Race
5:00 pm Awards Presentation: TBA

Go to Charlotte after the first of the yr to check it and find some hotels close to everything. I'll post what I find and try and get some pricing also.

What's this course lay out gonna look like? Running in Charlotte Harbor, or outside the barrier islands?

The pit area and race course are at Englewood Beach.

The course map and schedule is on SBI site now. Who's planning on going?

http://superboat.com/2014-charlotte-harbor-schedule/

If anyone is interested, I'd love to make a Charlotte Harbor run "Englewood Beach to Punta Gorda" before the boat parade Friday, weather permitting. It's about 35 miles by water vs 26 by road, but takes half the time you could manage in a fast sports car during Snowbird Season...

Visited the city, the pits and crane area look good, and plenty of viewing for the fans. Looking forward to getting the season started.

For those going/there now. Post up photos and race reports for those of us stuck in the north!

Thanks,

Sidney

Our insurance man called and said, "There's some big hydroplane race or something going on down here!"

Sidney64,

There are pictures fromCharlotte Harbor in General Discussion section. Check it out.

Chris

Wow what a great place to race. Tons of fans one bus load after another and great race course. Wasnt to crazy for the first yr with 30 plus boats. Thanks to all the time Jerry and his staff put in to make it work.