While the throttleman for J.D. Byrider has yet to be determined, the team plans to start its season at either the SBI Cocoa Beach or Sarasota event. Photo courtesy/copyright Tim Sharkey/Sharkey Images.
While Tony Marcantonio, the owner and driver of the J.D. Byrider Superboat-class catamaran, said his first Super Boat International race of the season in the 38-foot Skater cat will either be in Cocoa Beach or Sarasota, Fla., he's still not sure who will join him in the cockpit as throttleman. According to Marcantonio, who was one of the architects of the reborn-and-still-growing Superboat class, he's looking at several options.
"There's a long list," he said. "Some old names, some new names."
Marcantonio's search for a new throttleman began earlier this week, he said, when he learned that Mark Kowalski, his longtime teammate in the cockpit, was leaving to throttle for the Stihl Superboat-class team. (Read the story.)
"I have always told people that when they want to get the latest and most accurate news about offshore racing they should go to speeodnthewater.com," Marcantonio said, then laughed. "Much to my surprise, I learned Mark was leaving the team when I read it online on speed on the water.
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