Kiwi, Wayne Valder is returning to the USA for another season on the Superboat offshore series.
Driving his 44ft MTI, Pro Floors, Wayne has been a regular competitor on the US Superboat circuit and the Key west World Championship for a number of years and while he has the NZ1, Aus1 and US1 in the trophy cabinet he has yet to get the holy grail, the World Championship title. Held at Key west Florida in November, Wayne with throttleman Grant Bruggeman will run the entire seven race US series before taking on Key West.
Last year the season was somewhat disrupted with Covid and hurricanes and some races were cancelled and some overseas competitors were unable to attend. Hopefully the 2023 season go a lot smoother with some great racing.
The Class 1 and Superboat fields are stronger than ever, with Superboat boasting eleven yeam and Class 1 seven. Along with all the twin outboard and bracket classes, fields over more than 50 boats are expected at most events.
Valder says he is primed and ready for the 2023 series and looking forward to the first round in Marathon, Florida, Apr 30th. For 2023 he will also be carrying a new sponsor name on the side of the boat, Celsius.
2023 US National Race Schedule
- Marathon, FL 4/28 – 4/30/23
- Cocoa Beach, FL 5/18 – 5/21/23
- **LOTO, 6/01 – 6/03/23 (**tenative)
- Sarasota, FL 6/30 – 7/02/23
- Michigan City, IN 8/04 – 8/06/23
- St. Pete, FL 9/01 – 9/03/23
- Clearwater, FL 9/22 – 9/24/23
Key West World Championships: 11/05 – 11/12/23
