Cowes Next For SuperStock Stars

Cowes, one of the most popular and world-famous destinations for watersport enthusiasts, will welcome the stars of the P1 SuperStock Championship to the Isle of Wight later this month, 27/28 August, as part of the British Powerboat Festival.
Marking the fourth event in the five-round P1 SuperStock series, the visit to the Isle of Wight is always one of the most popular on the Powerboat racing calendar. Along with the high-octane, adrenaline-pumping action from the P1 250 Panther and P1 150 boats, the SuperStock competitors will be joined by their Jet-Ski counterparts from the increasingly popular Aqua X Championship.
Cowes is set for some truly spectacular racing as it is the penultimate race in the five-round championship which reaches its climax in Liverpool next month (10/11 September). P1 SuperStock will be based at Yacht Haven with Aqua X located on the beach at Egypt Point.
Following the most recent P1 SuperStock outing in Hull, East Yorkshire, just over a week ago, the headline P1 250 Panther class is being led comfortably by the Pertemps crew of John Wilson (Coleshill, Birmingham) and Neil Scarborough (Monks Risborough) – the reigning P1 150 Champions.
Heading to Cowes with a substantial 22-point lead at the head of the championship standings, Pertemps is looking good but only the slightest of slip-ups could open the door for the pursuing Edox and Team 88 crews which are presently tied for second place.
Edox, piloted by Rupert Pugh (Matlock, Derbyshire) and navigated by Anthony Crossley (Sidmouth), certainly has the credentials and ability to overturn the deficit but Pugh acknowledges Wilson and Scarborough will be very tough to beat to the inaugural P1 250 Panther title.
“We’ll take it one race at a time, try and do the best we can in Cowes and just take it from there”, said the Edox driver,adding: “We start with a long run out towards Poole which will be tough and a really good test for the new Panther boats. Cowes will be challenging for navigators and having a good one will effect a team’s performance. Boat preparation will be key too as there will be a real variety of conditions. I’m certainly looking forward to it!”
Team 88, Simon Bayles (Battersea, London) and Philippa Baker (Kensington, London), has been the true revelatory squad of the season in P1 250. Entering the sport as complete novices in 2011, the duo has taken the fight to the established and much more experienced crews at each of the three events so far contested. Expect more of the same in Cowes…
Bayles said: “We’re really very pleased with how things have gone so far, we feel we’re going quickly and to be second equal in the championship is fantastic. Cowes will be a major test though, the first full endurance off-shore race. We’ve raced in bays, raced on a river and now the big one properly out at sea.
“We’re back in the land of not knowing what to expect so we are a bit nervous but, if it’s not overly rough, I think we’ll be ok. We’re not going to Cowes to lose, put it that way! Our aim is to start trying to push Edox and Pertemps and see whether we can challenge them.”
Ahead of round four of the season, Team 88 has also attracted a new sponsor in PaLü Partner AG – a Swiss investment company. The deal marks the firm’s first exploration into Powerboat racing although it does have involvement in sailing and professional golf.
With a number of competitors based in the south of England, the Isle of Wight adventure will be very much a home event – not least for former British Champion Shelley Jory-Leigh (Southampton) and Dan Smith (Southampton) in the Helvetia Wealth boat.
Making her return to action in 2011 after a horrifying accident in the waters around Sardinia in 2010, Shelley will be aiming for a strong result as she increasingly gets more and more up-to-speed with each event in the new P1 250 Panther.
Who can stop Team Purple in Cowes?
In the supporting P1 150 Class, Team Purple is running away with the title at the moment thanks to an outstanding run of success. Four wins from the last four races mean husband and wife crew Stuart and Sara Cureton (Lindford, Hampshire), like Pertemps in P1 250, hold a 22-point advantage heading to the Isle of Wight.

Rose Lores (Stubbington, Hampshire) and Tom Hunter (Maidenhead) have been very consistent in their Eclipse boat and hold second position in the P1 150 standings – in Hull though, Rose was partnered by John Donnelly and may yet have another new navigator in Cowes. Jersey-based Team Fox, Martin Colligan (St Helier) and Liam McDermott (St Helier), is chasing hard though with only four points the gap to Eclipse.
Away from the Powerboat action, Aqua X – the only Jet-Ski series to compete on the sea – will return at Cowes for its fourth event of the season on the Saturday of the British Powerboat Festival, 27 August.
In the Elite 300 Class, Kawasaki rider Russell Marmon (Christchurch, Dorset) is this country’s tpo endurance rider so it is unsurprising he’s been dominant force so far and has a clear lead. In the AM 300 Class, Dave Huddleston (Milton Keynes) heads the standings while Duncan Johnson (Fareham, Hampshire) leads AM 200 on his Yamaha. Numbers are expected to swell in Cowes with several local Isle of Wight racers set to take part.
In addition to the racing, 17-year-old British Freestyle Champion Jack Moule will be performing his amazing tricks and stunts right in front of the beach at Egypt Point to provide some sensational excitement with a series of awe-inspiring acrobatic displays.
Provisional timetable
Saturday, 27th August – all racing at Egypt Point
10.00-11.00 P1 AquaX practice and Superpole qualifying
11.00 P1 SuperStock Match Races
13.00 P1 AquaX Freestyle Display
13.15 P1 AquaX Moto 1
13.45 and 15.00 P1 AquaX Freestyle Display
15.15 P1 AquaX Moto 2
16.00 P1 AquaX podium on the beach
Sunday, 28th August
11.00 P1 Panther 250 and P1 150 Class Cowes-Poole-Cowes Race
19.30 Prize giving in the Royal Yacht Squadron

Powerboating – mental good fun!

Think you have to be short of a few to get involved in this! Looks like a crazy time.

check out more at http://www.p1superstock.com racing in the Uk & USA

Tarox trophies for FBS winners

Masters of braking, Tarox, have stepped forward to sponsor the first round of the Fueltopia Barrel Sprint series being held at Santa Pod Raceway, August 21st.

The Tarox name quickly become synonymous with racing as Didier Pironi won the 1980 Formula 1 Belgium Grand Prix in a car fitted with the firms products – soon all the leading teams were to follow suit and in 1982 keke Rosberg drove a Tarox equipped Williams to the 1982 World Title.

Despite its high-end performance titles, Tarox, has backed the all-new Fueltopia Barrel Sprint series by supplying the trophies for the podium. The winning drivers will have had to have navigated their car over 100m and negotiating 360 degree turns around barrels in the fastest time.

The FBS is based on pure diver ability and skill. No matter what the car anyone with a UK licence can enter the racing event being held at Santa Pod Raceway, August 21.

For more information check out the Fueltopia Barrel Sprint group here – http://www.fueltopia.co.uk/group/FBS

Auto Upgrades to FBS series

East Sussex, Performance car garage, Auto Upgrades, have committed two of its demonstration cars to taking part in the Fueltopia Barrel Sprint series being held at Santa Pod on August 21st 2011

A Nissan GTR and Honda Civic will be taking part in the new race series that see’s drives go head-to-head in a race that’s a mix of drag and drift racing. Each driver must navigate 360 degrees around three barrels over a 100m sprint. The FBS is more about driver skill than all-out power and it’s also a great place for companies such as Auto Upgrades to showcase their mechanical talents and skills in preparing cars for track and street use.

Auto Upgrades, Nathan Clear, said “I think it’s another excellent idea from the guys at Fueltopia and a privilege to be invited to take part.” The East Sussex, garage owner has been into cars since he was a young boy and in 2002 opened his own workshop which carries out all aspects of mechanical service and repair to Japanese & German performance cars.

The Fueltopia Barrel Sprint series is open to all cars that are road legal and to those drivers with a full UK driving licence. If you fancy testing your car handling skill then you can apply for more information at http://www.fueltopia.co.uk or arrive at Santa Pod on Aug 21st. £10 entry and £25 driver sign-on for a day of high-octane adventure.

Fueltopia’s new FBS race series proving a big hit!

Fueltopia launches its new grass-roots race series. A cross between drag racing and drifting it’s set to challenge driver skill over all out horse-power.

The Fueltopia Barrel Sprint (FBS) is an exciting new concept that’s being launched by motoring social network, Fueltopia. The first round of the FBS series will be held at Santa Pod Raceway, on Sunday 21st August 2011 along side it\’s RWYB day.
Just like a traditional RWYB day the event is open to all street legal cars and anyone with a valid UK driving licence. It doesn’t matter if you have a 400hp Skyline or a 80hp Ford Fiesta.

The course is very similiar to a traditional drag strip. It has two lanes set out over a distance of 100m rather than a 1/4 mile. Each lane will have three barrels evenly placed along the track. Every driver must navigate a full 360 degrees around the barrel and over the finish line faster than their rival. Rather than relying on big budget and big power, the FBS is all about driver skill.

After a morning of qualifying the fastest 16 will be entered into knock-out rounds, resulting in a final between the two quickest drivers.

The first UK event will be held alongside the extremly popular RWYB at Santa Pod Raceway on Sunday 21st August 2011. The home of the FIA European Drag Racing Championships makes it the perfect venue to launch the FBS.

The FBS provides all the action of drag racing with the flair and skills of drifting. It allows RWD to meet FWD and AWD in a head to head showdown. Unlike drift events this series is against the clock.

James Gilbert, Fueltopia and FBS founder, said “The barrel sprint series is an exciting new entry level event. It doesn’t matter what you drive your welcome to turn up and get involved. I think we could see some drivers in lower powered cars upset a few of the big boys on the scene.”

If you’d like to get involved in the Furltopia Barrel Series you can find all of the details on fueltopia.co.uk or e-mail james@fueltopia.co.uk

Fueltopia is a motoring social network website that is open to all petrolheads from around the globe. Established in 2009 it was established to allow car fans to keep a blog about their car and share information with others. In recent years Fueltopia has worked alongside Universal for the Fast & Furious and Fast 5.

Feel me flow

Summer time tune hook up

Hello World

This teaser for the new movie, Hello World, is so damn awesome. I don’t care that it’s 29 degrees outside. I want snow and I want it now!

Hello World – Official Teaser from Alterna Films on Vimeo.

Middle Men

Just checked out this promo for the film Middle Men, it looks sick!

I mean what else was the internet made for ha ha

Nissan Pulsar: Take a seat

The Raceland full-wrap seats are now in place in the Nissan Pulsar GTi-R. Even though this car was built for the track, it’s show worthy and is going to grab a lot of looks as soon as the season kick’s off.

Not only have the seats been put in, the big brake kit was fitted to the rears – heavy! Check out more build on http://www.fueltopia.co.uk

Bigger than Hip-Hop

Sometimes a track just captivates how your feeling. This video from Dead Prez is the bomb!

Question everything.

Join the revolution at http://www.fueltopia.co.uk