The Qatar Team heads to the United States of America this week to continue its challenge for honours in the Supercat category of the prestigious 2010 American OPA Offshore Racing Series.
Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor al-Thani and Ali al-Neama missed the most recent round of the series in Patchogue because it fell within the Holy Month of Ramadan, but the President of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) and Al-Neama – a potential powerboat racing star of the future – headed back to the USA immediately after the Eid holiday.
“I think we needed the break in any case,” said Sheikh Hassan, driver of Spirit of Qatar 96 alongside British throttleman Steve Curtis, who lie second in the series behind the American Talkin Trash entry. “We needed to finalise the boats with some minor safety changes and we had to upgrade the windscreen on (Spirit of Qatar) 95 and strengthen the rest of the canopy.......


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