“Victory Team” shines in “Speed” and “Qualifications” in the “Zinzhou” Tour

Yesterday witnessed the Victory team excelling in the two speed races and qualifying rounds before competing in the main race scheduled for today in the third round of the Formula 1 World Powerboat Championship, which is being held in the Chinese city of Zinzhou with the participation of the strongest international teams.
According to a press release issued by the Dubai International Marine Club, Alec Wikstrom, aboard the Victorian 3 boat, succeeded in obtaining first place in the second “Sprint” race, which was held yesterday, ahead of Rusty White, a racer from the Sharjah team, who came second, and Peter Morin from the China team, who came in third place, while Sean Torrenti, aboard the Victorian 4 boat, came in second place in the speed race. The first “sprint” was behind the Swede Jonas Andersson from Team Sweden, and Grant Trask from Team Sweden also came in third place.
In light of these results, Anderson advanced to the lead with 50 points, benefiting from obtaining 10 points in the first sprint race, and Wikstrom came in second place in partnership with Rusty White, with 46 points for each racer, after Wikstrom obtained 10 points in the second sprint race, and White earned nine points in the same race, and Torronte is currently in fourth place with 44 points, by obtaining the nine points. In the first speed race.
The competition will be open and strong in the main race that will be held today, in light of the results of the qualifiers, which resulted in the distribution of the competitors on the starting line, with Jonas Andersson from the Swedish team in first place, and a strong presence from the Victorian Team duo, with Alex Wikstrom starting from second place, and Sean Torronti from fourth place, and between them Stefan Arand from the Sharjah team in third place, while there is Grant Trask of Team Sweden is in fifth place, Rusty White is in sixth place, while Eric Stark of Team Abu Dhabi starts in tenth place.
For his part, Director of the Sports Teams Department at the Dubai International Marine Sports Club, Ahmed Al-Sumaiti, confirmed that the Victory team is coming strong in the third round, which is reflected in the results it achieved in the speed races and the qualifying rounds. He said: “Competing for the first places in these official races increases the pace of readiness and the desire to excel in the main race, between the ambition of achieving victory and being on the podium, and we look forward to continuing to build on this momentum.” “With the technical preparations of the boats and the mentality of the competitors, to achieve the best results and remain in the competition for season titles.”
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