Name Richard Carr | Role Powerboat racer | |
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Poole uk richard carr 2008 p1 powerboats season review of the evolution class
Richard Carr (born 1958) is a former English offshore powerboat racing British Champion.
Contents
- Poole uk richard carr 2008 p1 powerboats season review of the evolution class
- Richard carr trials his honey party powerboat
- Career
- Return to powerboat racing
- Cowes Torquay Cowes 2016
- References
He is still regarded as one of the United Kingdom’s most experienced and successful powerboat racers, who competed globally in the sport.
Richard carr trials his honey party powerboat
Career
Richard Carr had been involved in boating since he was seven years old when he learned to sail a mirror dinghy, but only started racing when he was 25. He competed successfully at all levels from Class 2 UK National racing through to racing in Class 1 in Cougar Lamborghini later becoming Tekne Lamborghini, a 39’ Cougar catamaran, in which he raced in the UIM Class 1 Offshore World Championship and the European Championship.
Well known for his aggressive racing character, Richard Carr won numerous domestic and international honours:
Richard Carr also finished second in the controversial 1992 [Cowes Torquay Cowes after winning the Needles Trophy two weeks before, which was raced in difficult conditions and saw three of the top five finishers disqualified.
He returned to the sport in 2011, racing in the USA for team Geico.
Richard Carr is also a businessman and entrepreneur and has run many multi million pound companies in the leisure, nightlife and commercial and residential development sectors.
Richard Carr works as a commercial and residential development consultant for Jacob Carr Homes Ltd.
Return to powerboat racing
On January 13, 2016, Richard Carr announced that he would return to the sport alongside friend and powerboat racer Steve Curtis. Carr and Curtis will team up to take part in the one of offshore powerboat racing's longest and toughest challenges, the Round Ireland Venture World Cup.
Cowes Torquay Cowes 2016
Richard Carr, Steve Curtis and Paul Sinclair joined forces to win their first ever Cowes Torquay Cowes title. On Sunday 4 September, the trio raced to glory in just over four hours to claim a historic victory in horrendous conditions for offshore racing.