GM'S Vortec HP3 8100 V8 Powers Boats To Two World Records At APBA Offshore Race Series Event

FOR RELEASE: July 10, 2002

GM'S Vortec HP3 8100 V8 Powers Boats To Two World Records At APBA Offshore Race Series Event

PONTIAC, Mich. - The Vortec Power Team captured two world records in high-speed boats powered by General Motors' new Vortec HP3 8100 V8 engine at the 2002 Savannah Offshore Grand Prix July 3-7 at Tybee Island in Savannah, Ga.

The Vortec-powered UTZ Quality Foods/Castaway powerboat set a new world record in the Super Vee Light Twin class with a speed of 106.167 mph on July 5, and the Vortec Team Extreme set a world record on that same day in the Super Vee Light Single class with a speed of 89.672 mph.

"The Vortec engines gave us a great top end," said Matt Rice, driver of the Vortec-powered UTZ Quality Foods/Castaway powerboat. "We were ecstatic with the number we ran and were very pleasantly surprised."

During the race weekend, the seven teams that comprise the Vortec Power Team competed under extreme heat conditions in their respective race divisions on the 5-mile course.

On July 7, Vortec-powered teams captured two first and two second place finishes in their respective classes. Team Extreme captured first place and High Noon Racing placed second in the Super Vee Light Single class. In the Super Vee Light Twin class, Pier 57 captured first place and UTZ Quality Foods/Castaway placed second.

"This was a rough race," said Steve Miklos, driver of the Vortec-powered Team Extreme. "There were a lot of turns and G forces on the motors. The motor ran great the whole time."

"We were consistently in the lead," said Rick Turmel, driver of the Vortec-powered Pier 57 powerboat. "The motors ran flawlessly."

The fifth race in the 2002 APBA Offshore Race Series, which consists of 10 offshore races at various venues, is August 9-11 in Cleveland, Ohio. Competitors in 10 race classes will continue to vie for points leading to the National Competition Oct. 18-20 in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the World Championship Nov. 18-27 in Key West, Fla. All race weekends include a two-day format and are televised on cable network FOX Speed Channel. For additional information go to www.gmvortec.com or www.apbaoffshore.com.

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