TOBAGO burns up with Great Race & Carshow HEAT

The 41st running of the Great Race proved to be another

successful event with a hyped clash in the top bracket - “M” class,
between foreign based Fujitsu Fury and the legendary Mr. SOLO
on August 29, 2009.

During the early morning, some members of the huge Store Bay
crowd danced to the music from the DJ, while others pondered
with baited breath for the winner of the longest offshore
powerboat race in the world. With the staggered start system
continuing to be employed, race boats in smaller classes such as
“P” and “Sports 1” left Pier 1 from as early as 7:00 a.m. Fujitsu
Fury had an early lead in the “M” class at 8:00 a.m., as Mr. SOLO
was encountering some complications. However, the experienced
crew of Darin Marshall, Gino Fusco and Hayden Charles quickly
found their element and carved the North Coast swells with their
high powered engines until they roared into Tobago waters for a
record sixteenth victory, and completed the final lap to applause
and cheers from the exuberant crowd.

Safety has always been a priority of the T&T Powerboats

Association and included a Safety Support boat, helicopters with
divers, GPS locator devices on race boats, trained medics and
other specialist staff/equipment providing coverage along the 93
mile course.

In addition to Great Race action in the water, there was a big

carshow at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet on Sunday 30th
August 2009. Streetwise Sounds coordinated the event as part
of Carib`s package for the public providing more weekend
entertainment to the sister isle. Custom vehicles were on display
from as early as 3:00 p.m. with various competitions included
audio “sound off”, best paint job and the highly anticipated crowd
pleaser clash between Trinidad`s Unpeaceful Audio “Atomic Van”
versus Tobago`s “Predator Van”. At the end of the weekend,
everyone had a great time without any incident. Until next week,
remember to ARRIVE ALIVE!
RESULTS OF GREAT RACE 2009

CLASS
M –MR. SOLO (D. MARSHALL, G. FUSCO, H. CHARLES)
C –RAGE (R. SHAKEER, J. SIMMONS)
B –INTENSE TOO (S. MOHAMMED, S. SINGH)
SPORTS 2- SPECIAL FX (R. CLARKE, R. LOBO, K. COSTA)
SPORTS 1- TOY
D –EXTREME (D. PANTIN, J. TARDIEU)
P- KEN MAC