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Centennial Park, Sarasota, FL
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Centennial Park was center stage for the 27th annual Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix events.
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Wet Pit Area
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Boats are lifted into and out of the water by a large crane.
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Broadway & Joyland
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Broadway Bar is a 27 foot Formula boat powered by a 500 hp Merc. It runs in the Manufacturers Production 4 class. Joyland is the Joyland Country Music Night Club boat, a 24 foot Skater that runs in the Supercat class.
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IMCO Boat
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The IMCO boat races in the Superboat Vee Limited class.
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Geico Caveman
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The Geico Caveman boat races in the Superboat Vee Extreme class. This 51 foot boat weighs in at 18,500 pounds and puts out 2900 horsepower with it's turbine engine.
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Stihl Team
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The Stihl #13 boat is a custom built 38 foot Skater enclosed canopy catamaran, powered by two 525 Mercury racing engines. This Stihl boat competes in the Supercat class.
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Stihl Crew Members
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The boat was built by Peter Hledin, owner of Douglas Marine Corp out of Michigan.
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Team Vicious
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Team Vicious is sponsored by Vicious Marine out of South Carolina.
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#41 - 2 Cocks Fight Apparel
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The team's 40 foot Skater races in the Super Vee Extreme class, running a 1200 hp custom engine.
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Miss Geico Racing
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This is a 50 foot Mystic, weighing in at 9500 ounds and putting out 3700 hp with it's turbine engine. The #113 Miss Geico races in the Turbine class.
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Miss Geico transport truck
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The Miss Geico team set up quite a display, which included trucks, trailers, boats, bike and mascot.
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More of the Miss Geico crew
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The Geico racing teams put on an excellent display for the fans at Centennial Park.
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Joyland on a test run
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Joyland, of the DoublEdge Motor Sports team, is based in Bradenton, FL.
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WHM Motorsports
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The WHM #5 races in the Superboats Unlimited class. This 40 feet long Skater boat is powered by 2 850 hp Mercury engines.
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Motorcycles on Display
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Motorcyclists participated in a "speed card" ride that ended at Centennial Park on Saturday, July 2nd.
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Electric Blue custom Chopper
Exceptionally nice Harley
Electric Powered Bicycles
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One of the more interesting vendors at the event.
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Hawaiin Tropic #11
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The Hawaiin Tropic #11 boat is a 38 foot Skater running 2 600 hp Mercs in the Manufacturers Production 2 class. This team's driver and throttle man both live in Sarasota, FL.
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P4-10 Jeffs Phantom
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The Jeffs Phantom boat is a 30 foot Phantom running a 500 hp Chevy engine. It races in the Manufacturers Production P4 class. The owner/driver is from Sarasota, FL.
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#21 Cintron
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The Cintron team races a 50 foot Mystic boat with 2 1500 hp Stotler Racing Engines in the Superboat Unlimited class.
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Twisted Metal Motorsports
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The Twisted Metal Motorsports boat is a 40 foot Fountain with 2 850 hp Mercury engines. It races in the Manufacturers Production 1 class. The owner/driver of this boat is from Osprey, FL.
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Popeye-Warpaint
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The Popeye-Warpaint boat is a 36 foot Skater, powered by 2 525 hp Mercury engines. It races in the Supercat class.
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Still Crazy - Velocity
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Still Crazy is a 30 foot Velocity boat built in 1982 and raced on the APBA national circuit in 1983 & 1984 by original owner/driver, Dick Fullam. In 1984 this boat set an APBA and UIM world speed record of 93.890 in Mod-V class with twin GM 350 CI, 500 hp engines. This boat has not raced since 1984. It was restored by current owners, Jordan & Mike Poppa, Jr. The boat was re-painted to the original paint scheme. The engines are now 500 hp Mercs. Top speed is 100 mph. You can watch the original speed trials from 1984 at www.velocityboats.com
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Still Crazy - Only in America
Team Velocity
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This is a 2007 built 28 foot Velocity boat, running one 550 hp Innovation racing engine. Top speed is 80 mph. It races in the Manufacturer Production 4 class. The driver, Stephen Kildahl, started racing in 2007 and has already racked up 2 FL championships, 1 national championship and 1 world championship. He is the youngest driver to win an offshore race. The throttle man, Steve Kildahl, started racing in 1985 and has 4 APBA/UIM world speed records, 2 FL championships, 3 national championships and 3 world championships.
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Miss Superboat Bikini Contest
Race Results
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SUNDAY'S RESULTS BY CLASS ---
Manufacturer Production 1 --
1. Fountain Talladega; 2. Sheds Plus
Manufacturer Production 2 --
1. Hawaiian Tropic; 2. Zip Express; 3. Team Muscle.
Manufacturer Production 3 --
1. Pump It; 2. Time Bandit.
Manufacturer Production 4 --
1. Team Velocity; 2. National Guard; 3. Dare Devil.
Super Boat Stock --
1. Risk; 2. Talbot Excavating; 3. BP Motorsports.
Super Boat Vee Limited --
1. Absolutely Not.
Super Cat --
1. LoriblueFastboats.com; 2. Team Stihl; 3. Warpaint.
Super Vee Unlimited --
1. Instigator.
Super Boat Vee Extreme --
1. Geico Caveman.
Super Cat Unlimited --
1. Cintron Liquid Energy.
Turbine --
1. Miss Geico.
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