Today’s qualifying for the EDH Grand Prix of Norway, round three of the UIM F2 Powerboat World Championship left us with a rather familiar look about it when the top three positions went to the drivers who occupied the winner’s podium back in Lithuania. The Norlux sponsored qualifying session was split into three sessions with...Read More
The Victory Team’s strategy of putting Alex Carella into their UIM F2 hull started to pay off this evening in Tonsberg, Norway. The Italian recoded an impressive 187 KPH in the Speed Run and beat Ola Pettersson in the Match Racing final. Carella said: We have a good package which really worked well today. In...Read More
Speaking to the assembled media at this mornings UIM F2 World Championship Press Conference, held on the roof garden at the Quality Hotel, was the former UIM F2 World Champion and the most successful racer to have competed here in Tonsberg, Pierre Lundin. This weekend the radiomen will have a huge say in who wins...Read More
When the biggest ever variety of Nations gathers in Tønsberg, Norway for Round Three of the UIM F2 Powerboat World Championship, the question on most people’s lips will be who do they think will occupy the top step of podium come Sunday night? After the dramatic change in the weather conditions on Sunday in Aalborg,...Read More
2017 UIM F2 World Champion, Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashed Al-Qemzi heads to Norway’s oldest city of Tønsberg this weekend to tackle the EDH Grand Prix of Norway (Tønsberg Båtrace), the third round of the UIM F2 World Championship. Al-Qemzi took third place on the famous fjord course last season and consolidated the Emirati’s championship lead...Read More
Victory driver Alex Carella will be racing in UIM F2 at Tonsberg for the team over the weekend of August 3 – 5. The 4 time F1h2o World Champion has been entered by Team Manager Scott Gillman with Mansoor al Mansoori. Carella who is fit again after crashing out of the Evian F1h2o race at...Read More
The Vestfold Fylkeskommune (Vestfold County Municipality) have today announced that they will be financially backing this year’s Tønsberg Båtrace. County Mayor Rune Hogsnes has been impressed by the way that event has evolved and the positive economic impact that the race has on Tønsberg. Hogsnes has pledged 200,000 Norwegian Krone (approx €21,222) towards the running...Read More
Following Ivan Brigada’s announcement yesterday that he would be leaving Gordon Cook Racing ‘with immediate effect’ the team has secured the services of another experienced driver. Grant Trask, who currently races for the F1 Atlantic Team will compete in the UIM F2 World Championship round at Tonsberg, Norway in August. Trask will be supported by...Read More
Joyce Christine Andersen and Frode Sundsdal have been running the highly successful Tønsberg Båtrace since 2014. Year one was a proving ground for the organising team and the venue in Norway. It included UIM International Ordinary status for F2 boats as well as competition for smaller classes including P750, GT15 and GT30. Now into its...Read More
