The first event in the Powerboat P1-produced Triple Crown offshore racing series, the inaugural New Orleans Grand Prix is set for June 27-29 on Lake Pontchartrain. In addition to two of racing, the organizers plan to hold kilometer runs that weekend.
Unlike top-speed contests, kilometer runs are timed events that measure the average speed of raceboat during two passes—in opposite directions—on a one-kilometer course.
Thomas Covington is the United States representative for Powerboat P1, which is an American Power Boat Association group-member. According to Covington, the P1 organization’s Michelle Petro has applied for an APBA kilo-run sanction. If approved, APBA officials will be on scene to set up and operate timing equipment and record results.
Covington said his group also plans to hold a shootout-style top-speed, where peak speed is captured on radar, contest during the event…