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MAVERICK RACINGCONFIRMMETTE
BRANDT BJERKNAES FORGRAND
PRIXOF LONDON
Cedric Deguisne has confirmed the
team will run a third boat at the UIM
F1H2O Grand Prix of London on 15-
17 June with Norwegian Mette Brandt
Bjerknaes joining the French outfit
Maverick F1 Racing
The 29-year-old Drobak resident steps
up from F2 and Endurance Racing
to make her F1H2O debut, swelling
the ranks of women competing in the
top-flight of circuit racing to three,
joining her fellow countrywoman Marit
Stromoy and Germany’s Simone Schuft.
NEWS
GALLIPOLI GLORY FOR
ABDULRAZZAQ, MAURIN,
UZARE AND AL MULLA
The 24th season of the
UIM-ABP Aquabike World
Championship got off to
a fantastic start at the
Grand Prix of Italy held
in the lovely port town of
Gallipoli in the province
of Lecce in the south of
Puglia (Apulia).
An
impressive
76
rider turnout from 29
countries showcased the
sport in its best possible
light during a weekend of
spectacular competition
filled with incident, drama
and emotion, the testing
and at times very rough
seas providing a perfect
stage and setting for
some great racing, with
Grand Prix titles falling to
Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq in
Runabout GP1, Raphael
Maurin and Krista Uzare
in Ski GP1 and Rashed Al
Mulla in Freestyle.
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