4 - Victory
Victory Team
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 Overall Length: 14.45mBeam Width: 3.75m Racing Weight: 4,681kg Boat Construction: Carbon Kevlar Composites Designer Builder: Michael Peters Yacht Design/Victory Team Engines: V12, 8.2 litre Lamborghini |
MOHAMED AL GAITH (U.A.E)
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 Born 22.7.1965, Age 33 Lives Dubai, U.A.E. Single Motorboat racing debut: 1994 A fighter pilot in the U.A.E Armed Forces, Al Ghaith is equally at home in the cockpit of a Class1 powerboat as he is in the cockpit of a jet fighter. He made his racing debut in ’94 and Victory Team debut in ’96, finishing runner-up in the Class 2 World Championship in Oman alongside Saeed Al Tayer. A third place in the ’97 Class 2 Worlds in Argentina earned him the role of Class 1 reserve driver. He opened his account in his first full season in Class 1 in ’98 with a fourth place at the opening race in Bari, Italy and went on to score his first podium, a third in Istanbul followed by his first win in Nettuno, Italy. U.I.M. Class 1 World Championship statistics Races entered: 14 WOC Race wins:3 Podium finishes: 2 Pole position wins: 0 |
KHALFAN HARIB (U.A.E) –
Throttleman
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 Born 10.10.1957, Age 41 Lives Dubai, U.A.E. Married Motorboat racing debut: 1988 A graduate of Arizona University with a diploma in computer programming and a BSc in computer management, Khalfan is the Victory Team’s most successful driver. Now the managing director of the Victory Team Organisation he led the team to its first Class 1 World Championship in ‘93, becoming the first Arab to win this coveted title. He has since gone on to win two Class 2 World Championships in Oman in ’96 and Bangor in ’98. He has won 9 Grands Prix and amassed 17 podium placings and 1 Pole Position win. U.I.M. Class 1 World Championship statistics Races entered: 56 Race wins: 9 Podium finishes: 17 Pole position wins: 1
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