“It’s not easy to take it easy,” said 222 Offshore Australia throttleman Giovanni Carpitella, who claimed his first Key West world title alongside driver Darren Nicholson.Ĭarpitella travels from Italy to race in this country while Nicholson makes the trip from his home country of Australia. Instead, 222 Offshore Australia, M CON/Monster Energy and Jackhammer went right back out to the front and ran hard to grab the checkered flag and the world championships in their respective classes on Sunday. Photos by Pete Boden copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix.īut the 2023 edition saw three teams eschewing the tradition of backing off a little on Sunday because they had been so dominant in the races on Wednesday and Friday. Then there were those winner-take-all battles in which the numbers didn’t matter because the contenders were all so close coming into the finale.įor the 222 Offshore Australia team, a Race World Offshore Key West world championship was the perfect end to a dominant season.
Throughout the 42-year history of the offshore powerboat racing world championships, there are tales of teams that finished in the middle of the pack on Sunday but did enough to claim the title because they had done the math to determine where they needed to finish.
