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Erik Stark
Erik Stark (born 13 November 1987) is a Swedish powerboat racing driver who races in the F1H2O World Championship and in thXCAT World Championshipfor the United Arab Emirates-owned Victory Team. On the first round of 2021 UIM-F1H2O World Championship, Grand Prix of Europe, Stark raced with Gillman Racing Team. He has won the title in the UIM F2 World Championship on four occasions and won world championships in offshore Class 3C and P750 (ThunderCat). Stark has also won a hat-trick of F2 European Championships was F2 Nordic Champion four times. As of December 2021, he held the record for winning four UIM F2 World Championship in a row. Stark started in F1H2O in 2014 with Team Nautica and achieved his first win in 2017 with Team Sweden. In 2017 he finished 3rd in the World Championship and in 2018 he finished 2nd with the Abu Dhabi Team, only 4 points behind the winner. In 2018, he won the F1H2O Pole Position Trophy. During the summer of 2019, he joined the Dubai based Victo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship
The Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship (also F1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and promoted by H2O Racing, hence it often being referred to as F1H2O. It is the highest class of inshore powerboat racing in the world, and as such, with it sharing the title of F1, is similar to Formula One car racing. Each race lasts approximately 45 minutes following a circuit marked out in a selected stretch of water, usually a lake, river, dock, or sheltered bay. Qualifying periods decide the formation of the grid, and timing equipment records the performance of competitors to decide the final classification and allocation of championship points. History The concept of a single unified championship for inshore powerboats had been conceived three years previously in 1978 when David Parkinson, an experienced PR manager, was offered the support of Mercury Marine, one of his clients, if he could establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victory Team
Victory Team is a government-owned offshore powerboat racing team and builder from the United Arab Emirates. It is one of Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum's several business interests and is considered to be one of the most successful teams in the sport. It currently competes in the Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship, Aquabike World Championship (powerboating), Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, doing so since its inaugural season in 1992. History The team made its offshore powerboat racing debut in 1986, but it wasn't until 1990 that it began to build its own boat. During the final two round of the inaugural season of the Class 1 Championship in 1992, Victory Team debuted as a guest entry, and finished first and second in both of its races. It went on to win the title at the following season. The team has since won 14 C1 World Championships (1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, and from 2007 to 2014), 8 European Championships (1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2014), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UIM F2 World Championship
The F2 World Championship is an international powerboat racing competition organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique. The Boats The carbon fibre catamaran hulls are powered by Mercury Racing OptiMax 2.5XS outboards. Qualifying Qualifying periods (Q1, Q2 & a shoot out) decide the formation of the grid. Races Each race lasts approximately 45 minutes following a circuit marked out in a selected stretch of water, usually a lake, river, dock, or sheltered bay. 2020 UIM F2 World Championship Portugal's Duarte Benavente won the 2020 UIM F2 World Championship with Edgaras Riabko Edgaras Riabko (born 10 April 1984) is a Lithuanian powerboat racer and a double UIM F2 European Champion. He currently races in the UIM F2 World Championship The F2 World Championship is an international powerboat racing competition organised by ... from Lithuania second and Britain's Owen Jelf third. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a shortened season was held over three rounds in two cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class 1 World Powerboat Championship
The UIM Class 1 World Powerboat Championship (also known as Class 1) is an international motorboat racing competition for powerboats organized by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM). It is the premier class of offshore powerboat racing in the world. ''Class 1'' is considered one of the most spectacular marine motorsports. A ''Class 1'' race-boat has twin inboard 1100hp engines and can reach speeds in excess of 257 km/h (160 mph). All boats are limited by a minimum weight of 4950 kg. The sport of powerboat racing has undergone unprecedented changes since the earliest recorded race in 1887 in Nice, France, organized by the Paris Sailing Club. The French also claimed the next two recorded races in 1903, a 62-mile race in Meulan on the River Seine organized by the Poissy Sailing Club and a 230-mile race from Paris to Trouville. But the first officially recognized international offshore powerboat race was a 22-mile event from Calais, France to Dover, England. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Internationale Motonautique
The Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) is the international governing body of powerboating, based in the Principality of Monaco. It was founded in 1922, in Belgium, as the Union Internationale du Yachting Automobile. History Member nations from 12 in 1927 to 60 in 2017. Presidents PRESIDENTS OF THE U.I.M. 1922-1944 Alfred Pierrard Belgium 1946-1972 Freddy Buysse Belgium 1972-1975 Vittore Catella Italy 1975-1978 Claude Bouilloux Lafont France 1978-1985 Francesco Cosentino Italy 1985-1987 Paul Lamberts Belgium 1987-2006 Ralf Frohling Germany 2007 Charles D.Strang U.S.A. Since 2007 Raffaele Chiulli Italy Secretaries General SECRETARIES GENERAL OF THE U.I.M. 1922-1925 John Ward Ireland 1925-1965 Maurice Pauwaert Belgium 1965-1972 Henri Thomas Belgium 1973-1992 José Mawet Belgium 1992-2011 Régine Vandekerckhove Belgium 2011-2014 Andrea Dini Italy Since 2014 Thomas Kurth Switzerland World Championships conducted under UI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Births
File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing everyone except a little girl; The King's Cross fire kills 31 people after a fire under an escalator flashes-over; The MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with an oil tanker, drowning almost 4,400 passengers and crew; Typhoon Nina strikes the Philippines; LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 crashes outside of Warsaw, taking the lives of all aboard; The USS Stark is struck by Iraqi Exocet missiles in the Persian Gulf; U.S. President Ronald Reagan gives a famous speech, demanding that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tears down the Berlin Wall., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Zeebrugge disaster rect 200 0 400 200 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 rect 400 0 600 200 King's Cross fire rect 0 200 300 400 Tear down this wall! rect 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Racing Drivers
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