Battle of the 1650s Shaping Up for SBI Sarasota Event

Though it’s more than a month away, the Super Boat Suncoast Grand Prix Festival—the fourth race in the 2013 Super Boat International season—in Sarasota, Fla. July 5-7, could see a substantial head-to-head battle among Mercury Racing 1650 Race engine-powered catamarans in the Superboat Unlimited class. Three teams with 1650 engine-powered cats—CMS, Gasse and Miss GEICO confirmed today that they plan to race in the 29th Annual Sarasota event.

If all goes to plan, the SBI Sarasota event will be the first race of the season for

Tor Staubo and John Tomlinson in the Gasse catamaran.

The first two races of the SBI season—Biloxi (Miss.) and Cocoa Beach (Fla.) each drew just one entry in the Superboat Unlimited class. (The third race of the SBI season in Orange Beach, Ala., is slated for May 31-June 2.) The news of a possible three-boat field in Sarasota is encouraging for participants in the class. 

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Source; Speed on the Water