Victories for the Nordio-Bizziato, Tambarina-Riosa and Vivian-Boldrin crews in the three competing classes.
On Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2024, the 1st Motorboating Grand Prix City of Aquileia – Grado “Memorial Claudio Marsi” kicked off in Aquileia in the province of Udine, valid as the 1st stage of the Italian Recreational Recreational Championship in the Touring Cup category.
A prestigious and eagerly awaited event, inherent to one of the most interesting and popular disciplines in the motorboating scene, that of competitive pleasure boating.
In the Italian Touring Cup Championship, competitions are held on pleasure boats, single-hulled and single-engined with a maximum hull length of 8 metres.
The Aquileia – Grado event was perfectly organized by the ASD Team Tecnomar Racing, under the aegis of the Italian Powerboat Federation, with the patronage and great participation of the Municipalities of Grado and Aquileia and with the collaboration of all the Local Authorities , including the Port Authority and the Financial Police.
These are the words of FIM President Vincenzo Iaconianni: “I believe we can talk about two great debut trials in powerboating, by the municipalities of Aquileia – Grado and by the ASD Team Tecnomar Racing. Despite being the debut event for both the local authority and the organizing powerboat company, everything worked in the best possible way, also in terms of logistics and communication. I believe this is an extraordinary entry into the world of powerboating that can certainly be repeated next year.”
Great satisfaction was expressed by all those who contributed to the success of the Event, including the Organizer, whose press release is reported below.
The event, widely disseminated via social networks, was much appreciated by the pilots and enjoyed great success with the public and among sector enthusiasts.
The location of the event which was held on the seafront in front of the city of Aquileia, in the beautiful Grado Lagoon, was ideal and welcoming; the race field was perfectly structured, which saw the participating pilots carry out the technical checks and registration procedures in Aquileia on Saturday 11 May, and then move, across the lagoon canal, with their boats to the Port of Grado, in sight of the races that took place on Sunday in the waters off the Port.
In the water there were around 60 pilots participating in this first stage of the season who challenged themselves to drive 26 pleasure boats. divided into the 3 competing categories.
Free practice took place on Sunday from 11.00 to 12.30; the race started from the port of Grado at 3.00 pm; at the end of the race the boats were transferred to Aquileia for hauling out and technical checks and from 6.30 pm in Piazza Capitol in front of the Basilica where the winners’ awards ceremony took place.
As regards the race results, in the 5:1 class the team of Pierluigi Nordio and Marco Bizziato, bearers of the Venezia Corse Team, prevailed; second step of the podium for Matteo Gallet and Francesco Cecchetto of Team Tecnomar Racing, while Juri Tiozzo and Davide Baldini of Kanarin Experience finished third.
In the 4:1 class, victory for Eros Tambarina and Andrea Riosa, competing for Team Tecnomar Racing; Tambarina and Riosa won respectively over Paolo Colombo (Squadra Corse Venezia) and Carmine Cuomo teamed with Roberto and Gianmaria Di Meglio (Circolo Canottieri Napoli).
Finally, in the 3:1 class, first seasonal success for Massimo Vivian and Marco Boldrin.
The two drivers of the Squadra Corse Venezia left the 2nd and 3rd step of the podium respectively to Giovanni Micheli (Yacht Club Como MILA-CVC) and to their team mates, Andrea and Umberto Nordio.
The Italian Touring Cup Recreational Championship will continue for the second stage of the season in Rosolina in the province of Rovigo from 30 August to 1 September.
Starting from 3 June 2024, the images of the 1st Motorboating Grand Prix City of Aquileia – Grado will be broadcast in the 3rd episode of the “FIM Powerboat” broadcast, through the television stations of the Odeon Sportoutdoor circuit, on the Sportitalia, Samsung TV Plus and Rakuten TV together with a proven network of over 100 local television stations. The television schedule and broadcast times will be published, as soon as available, on the federal website www.fimconi.it.
Photo: Nicola Oleotto
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