It's gonna be graet to have a race in our home town !!! Dave
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Racing comes to Clearwater
Last Edited: Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009, 5:48 PM EDT
Created On: Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009, 5:48 PM EDT
Steve Nichols
CLEARWATER BEACH - Offshore powerboat racing is coming to Clearwater Beach for at least the next three Octobers.
The "Super Boat" series will hold its national championship races off Pier 60, starting October 2 through 4.
"It's economic development for us," said Mayor Frank Hibbard. "We want to make sure our restaurants are full, our hotels are full...once you get to October...tourism really drops."
The largest class of offshore powerboats can be 50 feet long and approach 200 miles per hour. Race speeds are typically in the 140- to 150-mph range.
Promoter Bill Carbonell says the course will be a two and a half mile long loop from Pier 60 to the north.
There is no charge for watching the races from the shore, and Carbonell says the races attract tens of thousands of spectators.
"But the problem is you can't substantiate the numbers," he explained.
That could change with a series of races broadcast on CBS.
"In the history of offshore racing, there's never been a network series on TV. And this is a major step for us in order to bring in the advertisers," Carbonell added.
The Clearwater National Championship will be among those that are televised.
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Clearwater , Florida Here we come !!!
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04-22-2009 03:11 PMExcellent! That is too cool.
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04-22-2009 03:14 PMMight be time to dust off the Extreme and bring him back out !!! Dave
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04-22-2009 07:38 PMGreat to hear this. I am so glad I live in Florida.
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04-24-2009 12:06 PMSeeing is believing, I'll even bring the Extreme beater out of retirement if you brings yours...
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04-24-2009 12:15 PMHey Trent !!! Hope all is well with the new family. I better leave the 496 in her for this race........and i'll only run 1/2 throttle.
Tyler has my new 548 motor ready to ship.Dave
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Very Awesome!
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05-05-2009 03:37 PMExtreme Beater !!!!! Bawaaahaaa Haaa Haaa BawaaaaHaa Ha Ha.... Now that's some funny chit !!! Get that Fouwntwain out. Originally Posted by F1-00 Racing
Seeing is believing, I'll even bring the Extreme beater out of retirement if you brings yours... Dave
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05-05-2009 09:00 PMGotta love a hometown race!
JulieWhen you feel the need for speed...Throttle Up!
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05-06-2009 12:04 PMGo ahead ship it, its not like I havent raced against that motor b4, it would be nice to finaly put a number 1 on the side of my boat:moon: Originally Posted by Wardey
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07-25-2009 09:59 AM
The regional chamber in Clearwater has an offer for free airline tickets and accommodations to see the Super Boat National Championships Oct 2nd-4th!
http://www.clearwaterflorida.org
Click on the offshore race link at the lower left and register to win as soon as possible...
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07-25-2009 10:32 AMwho's Bill Carbonell? Originally Posted by Wardey
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07-25-2009 11:01 AMLOL Originally Posted by BUIZILLA
Who ever wrote this ,,mixed it up a little .
BUT STILL GONNA BE A COOL RACE !!!!!!!!!!!
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08-01-2009 09:14 AMThat's John's twin brother. Dave Originally Posted by BUIZILLA
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08-02-2009 09:24 AMLooking forward to Clearwater it is always exciting racing in a new city. I was there for the press conferance and from the little i have seen of the city it looked very nice. Always nice running in the Gulf !
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