HOPES IN THE WORLD OF F1 INSHORE

It has become public by now that the FUCHS Group associates with Philippe DESSERTENNE for the fourth year in a row, in order to set up a 2-boat team for the F1 Inshore World Championship. Supported from the first day on by the international lubricants producer FUCHS, Philippe DESSERTENNE has reached the 8 th place in the 1997 F1 World Championship as well as the 3 rd place in the Europe F1 Championship. In 1998, Philippe DESSERTENNE got his first podium with the 3rd place in the European GP in St Petersburg

In 1999 a newcomer in the F1 inshore enters the FUCHS-Team : the Danish pilot Gert LADEFOGED.

Driving boats built with DAC hulls made in the USA and equipped with Mercury V-6 electronic injection engines, both pilots will compete in the 12 Grands Prix of this international event which will start on May 1th in Portimao in Portugal.

By choosing POLE POSITION for technical partner, the FUCHS F1 team has picked a partner who will enable them to reach the highest performance level and to achieve the best competition results. With POLE POSITION, which is located in France, the FUCHS F1 team benefits from the abilities and professionalism of a technical team who has already proved itself in the world of the single-bottomed boats.

The F1 Fuchs Team is composed of:
- 1 team manager
- 2 pilots
- 2 chief mechanics (one per boat)
- 2 mechanical support
- 2 crew hands
- 1 truck driver
- 1 person in charge of public relations

The F1 Fuchs Team owns:
- 2 F1 boats racing all the GP in 1999
- 1 motorhome (80m2) equiped with an area for the boats and mechanics, and a sitting room with a bar for the guests
- 1 double trailer to transport the 2 boats