256,25 Km/H On 1 Km Course On Lake D'iseo!
SARNICO, Italy – 29 April, 2005 – Eight time World U.I.M. F1 World Champion Guido Cappellini set an all-time speed record for the Formula 1 class by powering his TAMOIL DAC Mercury powered boat to a 256,25 kilometers (158.1 miles) per hour time in two combined runs on Lake D’Iseo in northern Italy on Friday.
The native of nearby Como, broke the all-time mark set by Great Britain’s Allan Marshall that was set back in 2002 with a speed of 234,80km/h and stood for almost three years. Cappellini, who with the generous cooperation with his main sponsor TAMOIL put together a pair of runs through the 1 kilometer course that was set up on the north side of the lake under ideal no wind conditions.
With the guidance and officials of the Italian Motor boating Federation in attendance, Guido made two official runs. The first timed out just over 258 km/h being the quickest of the two, while running back towards the western part of the lake on his 2nd lap he did a slower 253 km/h attempt, but the combined effort was easily enough to set a new official world U.I.M mark.
“The opportunity that TAMOIL has given me in this record breaking attempt for a F1 catamaran is very important in my career”, stated Guido Cappellini. “ My sponsors put on a great effort off the water with the receptions and public relations work necessary to get the word out to the world press, I repaid their hard work by setting the new record and now this also helps get my team get a leg up on my attempt to win back the world championship in Formula 1 for 2005. All in all, I am very pleased with the results.”
The TAMOIL Team can now concentrate on the job at hand of winning another title beginning with the opening round at the Grand Prix of Portugal in Portimaò on the weekend of 21st and 22nd for the 7th ever race in which Cappellini has won 5 of the previous six events.
As a footnote; the lake that Guido set the new world record on, Lake D’Iseo, home of Riva Boats, normally has a strict speed limit of 20 km/h at all times!
