powerboat in abu dhabi
The F1 powerboat racing World Championship is conducted in various
countries just like the Formula 1 car racing. Normally, the F1 powerboat
racing calendar consists of 10 major events held at Portugal, Germany,
Italy, Finland, Russia, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The event at the UAE is a joint program by Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Both
individual championship events as well as team events are conducted in
powerboat racing.
In Abu Dhabi, powerboat racing is gaining lot of popularity, apart from
the traditional interest in camel racing. For the people of the UAE, who
had been addicted to racing through their famous camel racing, powerboat
racing offers an interesting variation in adventure sports. Hence,
powerboat racing attracts a large appreciative audience in Abu Dhabi and
Sharjah.
In 2007, the F1 powerboat racing is to be held in Abu Dhabi on December
8 and in Sharjah on December 15. The other F1 powerboat racing events
are in Portugal on May 13, in France on May 20, in Greece on July 1, in
China on September 16 and October 21, while the other F1 powerboat
racing is in Qatar on November 24. In Italy, the event is to be held in
July, but the venue and the date are yet to be announced.
The year 2006 was an eventful one for the F1 powerboat racing world
championship. The event ended in a nail-biting finish of a 50-lap
shootout at the Sharjah Grand Prix. Scott Gillman, the American,
finished the year with his fourth world title in 10 years. Scott reached
the podium 4 times in 6 races with an overall points tally of 69. The
Emirates powerboat racing team, which he was part of, prided itself for
achieving a dominant season in its brief history of F1 powerboat racing.
This had provided a tremendous boost to powerboat racing in Abu Dhabi.
The Emirates powerboat racing driver Thani Al Qamzi also achieved 3
podium appearances and came third in world ranking with 63 points. Scott
and Thani obtained a team championship with 132 points in F1 powerboat
racing. Defending world champion Guido Cappellini of the Tamoil team
finished at the second rank with 65 points.
With the F1 powerboat racing being conducted in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and
the neighboring Qatar, enormous interest is generated in these parts in
powerboat racing. The Emirates teammates achieving first and third ranks
had provided further encouragement to powerboat racing. The events are
watched by tens of thousands of race fans with about 30 race drivers
from 4 continents participating. Further, the F1 powerboat racing events
are broadcast live to more than 20 countries, with an eager audience of
around 750 million around the globe.
If you are an enthusiastic follower of powerboat racing, do not forget
to time your visit to the UAE in December 2007. You would get to watch
both the Abu Dhabi and Sharjah powerboat racing events to be held on
December 8 and on December 15 respectively. You could make your stay
there for about 10 days and get to see both these exciting powerboat
racing events in person. If you have more time on your hand, you can
also watch the powerboat racing event in Qatar on November 24, if you
arrive in these parts around November 20. Do not miss this rare
opportunity of visiting Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Qatar, where you could do
sightseeing and shopping to your heart and also watch the most exciting
powerboat racing events.