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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 30 MAY 2018 20 POWERBOAT RACING SPORTS Voomquest announces race programme for 8-10 June V2 Offshore Powerboat Races VOOMQUEST, the racing and lifestyle platform operat- ing from Malta has announced the Racing Programme for its next V2 International Power- boat Championship races tak- ing place between June 8th and 10th 2018. The VOOMQUEST Paddock will be located in the stunning Bormla Dock 1 with the Racing Circuit located off the Sliema coast. Spread over three days, the event will include a combination of official testing, Pole Position trials and three full Grand Prix races over a course of 3.1 nau- tical miles. To spice things up for fans and pilots the VQ race course design also includes the introduction of a Penalty Lane. The races will be held under the auspices of the UIM, the world governing body for Powerboat Racing, and will run as close as 200m from the shore for close- action viewing by motorsport fans and tourists. The V2 Class is a one-design class of SVR-27 Canopy Race Boats built locally by Chaudron Powerboats and designed by VOOMQUEST co-Founder and 5-times World Champion, Aar- on Ciantar. PADDOCK PASSES & THE VQ INSIDER RACING CLUB The Racing Programme will be supported with a series of Life- style events offering spectators the opportunity to get up-close to the action. The VQ Insider Racing club located on the Slie- ma Seafront is the place to be to watch the racing while enjoying live commentary of the racing, lunch, use of sun loungers and splash pool and a two-hour-long open bar. For those wanting to experi- ence Lifestyle on the Edge more fully a limited number of VIP Paddock Passes are up for grabs through voomquest.com and are recommended for those seeking a unique motorsports experience or for company ex- ecutives seeking to reward their teams. VIP Paddock Passes in- clude gourmet hospitality in the VOOMQUEST Paddock located in Bormla Dock 1 and exclusive viewing of the races from a mo- tor boat located inside the race course. TEAMS The V2 Team pilots each bring their own character, style and courage to the are- na of powerboat racing, and their disparate Internation- alities include Malta, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Corsica and Mo- naco. The competitiveness of the one-design V2 Class means that VOOMQUEST is already getting attention from teams, competitors and fans from around the world such as from the USA, Scandina- via, Germany, Spain, Ireland and South Africa. The VQ002 line-up includes confirmed entries from: #06 Team Lethiec: Yannick Lethiec (FRA), Claude Vac- cari (FRA) #11 Team Freccia Blu: Beppe Debono (MLA), Dustin Mifsud (MLA) #31 Team Atomic & Grey: Benjamin van Riet (BEL), Francis Notschaele (BEL), Robbe van Riet (BEL) #55 Team Marine Diffusion: Dominique Martini (FRA), Jean-Luc Martini (FRA) #66 Team Cutting Edge: Steve Bezzina (MLA), Michael Ab- ela (MLA) Two more teams to be an- nounced. ROUND THE ISLAND The racing weekend will also include a World Speed Record attempt around Malta island by world champions Aaron Ciantar and Dominique Mar- tini on Friday 8 June. The cur- rent record is held by Adriana Panatta and Claudio Castel- lani. The new world speed record for round the Malta island was set in 2004 at 42 minutes 50.82 seconds. It was organised then by VOOM- QUEST co-Founder, Martin McDonald and ratified by the UIM. NOTICE TO MARINERS The organisers encourage all boat owners out on the water during those days to take good note of the Harbour Master's Notice to Mariners 039 which indicates the safety zones set around the racing circuit. Three V2 International Powerboat Championship races make for exciting weekend of racing and lifestyle events • Seven teams participating including two all-Maltese teams VOOMQUEST V2 RACING PROGRAMME JUNE 2018 FRIDAY 8 JUNE 2018 TESTING & POLE POSITION FOR RACES 1 AND 2 10:00 Testing & Pole Position for Race 1 14:00 Testing & Pole Position for Race 2 SATURDAY 9 JUNE 2018 - RACE DAY 1 V2 International Powerboat Championship 11:00 V2 International Powerboat Championship RACE 1 12:30 Winners Podium 1 (at Bormla Dock 1) 15:30 V2 RACE 2 17:00 Winners Podium 2 (at Bormla Dock 1) SUNDAY 10 JUNE 2018 - RACE DAY 2 11:00 Testing 15:30 V2 International Powerboat Championship RACE 3 17:00 Winners Podium 3 (at Bormla Dock 1) V2 Overall Event Podium VOOMQUEST co-founders Martin McDonald and Aaron Ciantar on the podium of VQ001