Dubai 2010 Review

In our last race of the season, if you recall, we had the first mechanical breakdown of the 2010 Season when the gearbox decided it had had enough and lay down…… and when I say ‘lay down’ I mean imploded. It certainly went out in style!

EDIT; Jan has since rebuilt and tested the gearbox, …

ith so many family, friends and supporters having made the trip to join the team in Dubai, it was great to get together with some of them for a bit of relaxation after the work was done.
Here is a nice selection of photos, along with some video, of everyone enjoying a bit of winter …

ith Dubai being the final Grand Prix of the 2010 season, a Gala Dinner was held to present the prizes to the seasons victors.

It gave the ladies an excuse to put on some ‘warpaint’, and order the guys to clean the oil out from under their nails.
A great night was had by all, …

ell sadly, as you already know if you follow us on facebook, we had our first mechanical breakdown of the season. The gearbox packed up on lap 12 of that effectively ended our last race of the 2010 season.

I’m waiting for the final tally of all the various points to see where we finished …

oday went pretty much as we hoped…. the boat performed perfectly, Jan, Stig and the entire crew are happy with the setup, so that’s it from race 1 of the Dubai Grand Prix, and ready for race 2 tomorrow.
Here are just a few more photos from today: …

he one thing that Zabo Racing realises is almost as important as Relekta 91, it’s that our Sponsors and fans know how much we appreciate all their help and support.

There is a huge amount of work goes on behind the scenes to provide hospitality, but Jan considers it to be a very important and …

or those of you who follow us live on facebook, I commented this morning in the Edox Pole Position that Christian and Paul where flying through the air….. and that ‘these guys are nutz

.…. and for info, they where doing about 240 kph here!

And listen….. I have to say thanks to …

ood morning from hot Dubai!

Nothing much to add to yesterdays information…. as I said, Jan and Stig are happy with how the boat performed in first practice, so that leads us comfortably into today’s agenda.

In 1 hour, (10am Dubai, 7am Oslo), we have the 2nd official practice which lasts for 30 minutes, then …

oday was the first day that allowed the teams to do a full shake down of the boats on the water. relekta 91, as expected, ran like a dream without any problems at all. Christian and Paul took the opportunity to run 8 or 9 laps and practice different entry and exit points at the …

ell it’s another hot and beautiful day here in Dubai, and the Grand Prix, as an event, officially starts now.

The team are 100% prepared for the first official practice at 14.30 today (11.30 Oslo). In a couple of hours, the drivers take a tour of the race course and I’m hoping to tag along …

t’s tomorrow, Thursday 9th Dec, that the event ‘officially’ begins.

Last night I had the pleasure of meeting Raffaele Chiulli, the President of the UIM, the governing body of all worldwide power boating.

aving had an extra day or so has meant that everything is now well advanced for the first official practice at 14.00 tomorrow, …

am going to try and give you an overview of the race course, the various locations and some other relevant information that will hopefully give you a better picture of what is going on here over the next few days.
…… and then compare it with this picture. (part 1 and part 2 in the …

reparations are well under way for the last Grand Prix of the 2010 Season here in Dubai.
The team have all arrived, buoyed up by the podium position we had in Abu Dhabi, and are ready to do the same again here, but this time make it the top step.

Here is a little bit …