GILLMAN MAKES IT TWO STRAIGHT WITH A WIN IN SINGAPORE!
CAPPELLINI TAKES 2ND, DESSERTENNE 3RD!

SINGAPORE: (26TH of October) - American Scott Gillman swept into the Asian continent and made it 2 for 2 winning by a five second margin to move into 2nd place in the championship in front of thousands of race fans who circled around the 1.8 kilometer 5-pin course at the Grand Prix of Singapore, the 6th race of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for powerboating.

The 44-year old native of Los Angeles, waited until the half-way point of the event to move himself past pole-sitter and race leader Guido Cappellini of the Zepter Team and powered away for his 2nd straight victory and his 13th of his career giving him 67 points on the season and now 18 points back of Cappellini's points leading 85 with two races to go in the season.

Just as Gillman moved into the first position the two drivers who were fighting for 3rd Italian Fabio Comparato and Saudi Arabian Laith Pharaon got together in the corner with Pharaon barrel rolling violently to a stop ending his day and heading to the hospital with slight cuts on the chin, while Comparato's stearing was twicked enough where he pitted for help and finishing a lowly 11th at days end.

The yellow flag brought the field to a halt with Cappellini given first back from Gillman only for the Emirates number one driver to repass for the lead 5 laps later. The Emirates Team from Abu Dhabi also celebrated their 2nd drivers success as Thani Al Qamzi took home a well deserved 5th place his 3rd straight top 6 in the last 3 events.

French driver Philippe Dessertenne of the Ligier Sports Team had his first podium of the season with a solid effort starting from 8th and finishing a fine 3rd. For Dessertenne it was his 11th podium of his career.

The other "feel good" story of the day came from rookie driver Ivan Brigada who in his very first race came home 4th in the seat normally occupied by suspended Russian driver Stanislov Kourtsenovsky who will return at the season's next race in Sharjah. Brigada is the reigning F2000 champion in Italy and did a great job in his first event.

Italian Francesco Cantando finished 6th after starting way back in 15th because of a steering breakage from qualifying in Saturday's 2nd session. His performance was a good one but with the 6th has moved out of 2nd place in the championship and is now 3rd with 59 on the season.

Finnish driver Sami Selio sponsored by Viemero struggled from the start and moved up from 11th to finish 7th in his 2nd race from switching from the Johnson to Mercury engines.

Two time race winner in Singapore from other events Jonathan Jones of Cardigan, Wales took a fine 8th after spending most of the last two years on the sidelines and moving into the broadcast booth. 9th was Italian Fabrizio Bocca in the Corona Extra machine after qualifying 16th while rounding out the top10 was Belgian driver Julius Leysen of the DanIta team with his 2nd straight would championship points race.

The U.I.M. F1 World Championship tour now moves on to the United Arab Emirates with the seventh stop on the schedule in Sharjah on the first friday in December.