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BOARDWALK RACING Teams
With MERCURY RACING
Completing their very successful 6-year commitment with Pennzoil / Quaker State, Nicky Cutro’s Boardwalk Racing Team coupled with Mercury Racing this week and captured the SBI Pro1 World Championship for 1999. This event followed a two-race format in the frothy waters off Key West, with Nicky finishing second on Wednesday and first on Saturday, averaging 78.3 MPH . The margin of victory Saturday was enough to clinch the title. ESPN-2 will broadcast this race Sunday, November 28th, 8PM and again on Wednesday, December 1st, 1PM. Cutro handled the throttles and substituted Factory Class driver Troy Hanna on Wednesday and Citre Shine (S1) driver Paul Whittier on Saturday. Extra weight in the bow and drafting were the "Key's" to victory in this race as the conditions were rougher that usual. The storm course was shortened in the interest of safety.
Commenting racing with Team Mercury ...“ This is a natural fit…” quoted Nicky “…we’ve been involved in their research and development effort for quite some time now and Key-West is always a great place to showcase our efforts.” (The team is looking to secure a new national sponsor for the coming Y2K program) “We had a great run with Pennzoil / Quaker State, but with the merger…we’re looking for a sponsor that can make full use of our marketing abilities.”
The
1998 – 1999 seasons have been outstanding for the Boardwalk Team. Two time
World and National Champion Nicky Cutro’s 17 years of offshore racing
experience proved nearly unstoppable on the national circuit, finishing at least
second place in all of their races and first place finishes in Chesapeake, St.
Petersburg, Lake Winnipesaukee, and New York.
|
NATIONAL
/ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACES |
DATE |
FINISH
POSITION |
|
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH |
5/31/98 |
2nd |
|
Sarasota, FL |
7/5/98 |
2nd |
|
Chesapeake, MD |
7/26/98 |
1st |
|
West Palm Beach, FL |
8/16/98 |
2nd |
|
St. Petersburg, FL |
8/30/98 |
1st |
|
New York, NY |
9/13/98 |
1st |
APBA World Championships – Biloxi, Mississippi - 1998 |
10/26—10/31 |
4th/2nd – 3rd Overall |
SBI/USO World Championships – Key West, Florida - 1998 |
11/11—11/15 |
2nd/2nd – 2nd Overall |
|
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH |
6/6/1999 |
1st |
|
New York, NY |
8/12/1999 |
1st |
| SBI | 11/10 - 11/13 | 2nd/1st - 1st Overall |
The team took second place in the Pro-1 Division here last year. This season, the Skater Cat has been outfitted with three all new Mercury motors totaling 900 horsepower. On July 3, 1998 at Sarasota, Florida the Pennzoil boat set the record in the Pro-Stock / Pro-1 class at an amazing 115.455 MPH, breaking the six-year-old previous record. Their record still stands.
YEAR 2000/2001 MAJOR AND ASSOCIATE SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE. CONTACT NICK DIRECTLY AT: (518) 792-5897
Contact and further information on the Boardwalk Racing Team can be found on their website at:
http://www.pennzoiloffshorerace.com
The Boardwalk Team Thanks Mercury Racing for their support and making Key West Possible this year
The Pennzoil/Boardwalk Racing Team would also like to thank our associate sponsors: