HIGH WINDS POSTPONE GRAND PRIX OF TURKEY!
EARLY START EXPECTED FOR 22 PILOTS IN ISTANBUL!

PRESS RELEASE: Istanbul, Turkey (22^nd August)- Not since the final race of the 1996 calendar has a race been postponed for an extra day, until today when the straits of the Bosphorus wind driven built up 2 meter waves on the back straight of the 6 turn 2.125 kilometer course to force the race into tomorrow with a 9:00 am local start. (2:00 am EST)

The race event, round #7 of the U.I.M. F1 World Championship for powerboat racing, is the first international sporting event since last Tuesday’s massive earthquake which strongly hit the cities of the Eastern part of the Marmara region. The U.I.M. F1 World Championship has stepped forward and has given already over $50,000 in earthquake relief and has set up on it’s website a donation avenue for offerings at www.f1boat.com.

All powerboat racing fans can help increase this amount by sending their donations to the UIM who will make sure the funds are sent to the victims. UIM account at: CREDIT FONCIER, Bd Albert Ier, 98000 Monaco, bank code 12739, guichet code 00070, account No 0040056716P, RIB 53, ref: Turkey.

Guido Cappellini, the 4-time World champion will lead away the 22 boat field of drivers from 12 different countries for 35 laps for the battle of the World Championship