Offshore Powerboat Racing
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Offshore powerboat racing is racing by large, ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.

Probably the largest, most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive and elite sport.

In Europe, Middle East & Asia offshore powerboat racing is led by the UIM regulated Class 1. The international circuit races round the world and is the offshore powerboat racing equivalent Formula 1 car racing.

In the USA offshore powerboat racing is split between the SBI / APBA / UIM races and the OSS races.

Although there are team sponsors, the sport is still an amateur sport financed by a mixture of private funding and commercial sponsors.

There are several regional classes (e.g. the European ProVee & P1 powerboat world championship circuits) and many national classes.

Depending on the class, speeds varies from 50mph to 170mph.

The sport is moving more to a circuit racing style, which makes for a better TV & spectator experience, though there are still old fashioned endurance offshore racing classes.

• B52 Powerboat - UK based offshore race team. Competes in the F2 Lights class throughout the season.
• Chris Parsonage Racing - Based out of Plymouth, England. Includes calendar, results, photos, history, and boat specifications. Also provides local information about Plymouth and summary details of the British Powerboat Grand Prix and the Class 1 World Offshore Powerboating Championship.
• Equalizer Offshore Racing Team - Presents specifications of the Super Vee Light #66, APBA team profile, sponsors, schedule, photos, and statistics. Also includes a virtual video tour of the cockpit.
• Extreme Boat - European offshore powerboat racing team site with comprehensive information regarding the series and racing class, team profiles, race and incident report.
• Extreme Boat.com - Presents news, schedule, results, multi-media, team profile, and boat specifications for this UK team participating in RYA competitions. Also includes tips on how to get started in racing.
• Freedom Offshore Racing - Official site of the F1-46 offshore racing team. Team and boat photos, racing information and apparel.
• Genus Group - Featured team news, race results, photos and links.
• Hyperactive Racing/Team Seapower - Includes team biography, pictures and links.
• Invensys Fountain F2-15 - Factory II offshore powerboat racing team website. Meet the team, keep up with the latest news and be a part of the action
• Let's Play Racing F2-4 - Factory II APBA Offshore race team
• Muscle Racing - Champion offshore racing team. Meet the team, see the toys, join the mailing list.
• Pair a Dice Race Team - P1-77 Outlaw performance class offshore racing team racing the APBA Offshore circuit.
• Spirit Of Norway Offshore Racing - The official website of the 2004 Class 1 World Offshore Powerboat Champions. The site has team details as well as news and photos.
• Superboat USA Offshore Powerboat Racing Team - This 30-Y2K Superboat race boat is rigged with a single MerCruiser HP 500 engine and makes its racing debut in 2001 in the APBA Offshore Factory I class.
• Team Progression - F1-54 Factory I offshore race team for Progression Boats. Site features full coverage team information following the APBA Offshore series of events including photos, media, and video.
• Thunderstorm Offshore Racing Team - Competes in both P1 and Pro Vee series. Find events, news, information on boat specifications and crew.
• Victory Team Dubai - Victory Team are competitors in the Class 1 World Offshore Powerboat Championship. The site contains news, pictures, team and boat details.
• WHM Motorsports - Super Cat offshore powerboat racing team. One of the largest and fastest boats racing APBA Offshore and SBI circuits.
• Zapcat Racing - Information on the Championship for this type of racing. News, results, photographs, team and schedules.