Sarasota is the second longest-running US powerboat race, after the Key West Championship. Compared to Cocoa Beach, Sarasota is a more technical course. Cocoa Beach is long and narrow, running up and down the beach, with two 180 degree turns. Sarasota has varying degrees of right turns and a leftward dog-leg on the backward stretch. Although the water at Sarasota looks calmer, there are often holes, or variations on the seabed, which create voids on the surface. These can cause unexpected flights or hits, so are difficult for drivers to anticipate.
The water will suit the Class 1 and Super Cat for top speeds. The light chop will be less likely to upset the bigger hulls and will be enough to keep traction high with the hull skimming the surface.
Super Stock has the most entries among the bigger boats and is one of the most competitive offshore classes for this reason.
Mod V teams will also be highly competitive. Sarasota will definitely be a driver's race for these boats if the water remains relatively calm. The varied turns in calm waters can cause "chine walking" with their V hulls. "OK, so what is chine walking?" Chine walking is caused when a high-performance V-Hull starts to lift out of the water. In certain circumstances, as speed increases, the actual part of the hull in contact with the water becomes reduced, and the boat starts to rock from one side to another as it tries to balance the remaining hull in contact with the water. This gives the drivers more work to do. Boat set-up and trim also play an important part.
https://p1offshore.com/Race-info/Sarasota/2023/86693
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39th Annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix
06-27-2023 10:20 PMLast edited by Serious News; 07-03-2023 at 11:57 PM.
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06-28-2023 08:32 AM
Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival celebrates start of the weekend
The Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Festival raced out of the starting line to the weekend with the Kickoff Party June 28 at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
The Kickoff Party invited supporters of the festival to enjoy a night of dancing to live music from Kettle of Fish, bid on silent auction items and indulge in the variety of food and drink options as the sun set over the bay. Proceeds from the festival go to Suncoast Charities for Children, an organization that provides grants for multiple area organizations including Children First, The Haven, Special Olympics Florida, The Florida Center and Loveland Center.
The 34th annual event runs from June 29 through July 4. The races start on June 30 with the best viewing at Lido Beach, and finish up on July 1. The festival concludes on July 4 with a firework show at Island Park.
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/20...festival-2018/
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07-02-2023 06:34 AMOverall, the day went pretty good yesterday. They pretty much started every event on time.
Lorens roll in LPC delayed the SS boats, but no storms so no issues there.
The two biggest glitches:
Broken motor mount bolts in the 300 Mercs.
Faulty fuel pumps in the 1100 Mercs.
A couple things for Mercury to look at. They had quite a few techs there, along with Stewart, to help guys.Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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