Team Fountain Wins Again in New York

September 8, 2003, Washington, NC: Against what is arguably the most spectacular backdrop in offshore racing, the Manhattan skyline, team Fountain lead the way in Super V and Manufacturers 2.

After a rough season, Team Instigator, with Joe Sgro and Peter Meyer, captured their first victory of the year in their 40' Mercury powered Fountain. The multiple National and World Champion team ran a spectacular race holding off the 2nd place Fountain Shockwave, with Ben Robertson and Wyatt Fountain at the controls. Although Shockwave, also a 40' Mercury powered Fountain, has not been able to get to the checkered flag all season, they have amassed a string of podium finishes that puts them in great position in the National pointschase. The Fountain fleet finishedoff with the 2002 Championship team Firewater, piloted by Rich Wyatt and Bob Oliver, in the 4th place position, followed by team Muscle, with Dave Branch and Bruce Kruglick.

In Manufacturers 2, the Rodriquez Group piloted their 38' Fountain Poker Run Edition to victory, essentially securing the Superboat International Championship for the F2-76 Fountain. This international team from France, featuring Serge Allegre' and Michel Karsenti at the controls assumed the F2-76 number running under the team Fountain banner with their Mercury 525EFI powered boat. Their run in the Hudson River secures them their first victory of the season. 2nd place in the Manufacturers 2 class went to the winners from the previous race in Orange Beach; team Fountain-Mercury, with Ben Robertson Jr. and Bob Carter. Bob Carter, father of singing star Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, is no stranger to offshore competition. His initial entry into offshore racing saw his 40' Mercury powered Super-V capture both the World and National titles in APBA 2002 offshore competition. After being sidelined at the start of the 2002 racing season with a back injury, he watched as his team, Nick Carter Racing, went on to capture both titles in their debut season.