Powerboat P1 Inks MAV TV For Live Class 1 Coverage

Thanks to a new two-year deal between Powerboat P1 and MAVTV, there are two ways fans can enjoy live Class 1 World Championships Series racing—starting this Sunday with the series season-opener in Cocoa Beach. Fla. Fans of Union Internationale Motonautique-sanctioned Class 1 action will be able to catch it on the MAVTV television channel, as well as on Powerboat P1’s own livestream coverage on its Facebook page.

Every race in the UIM Class 1 World Championship Series will have its own live one-hour show on MAVTV. Photo courtesy Brad DiMaggio copyright Scrapyard Media

Each live one-hour Class 1 MAVTV show will be broadcast nationally.

Well-known in motorsports-broadcasting circles, Ken Stout will be the MAVTV Class 1 show’s principal host. Stout will work alongside former Miss GEICO driver Marc Granet, a multi-time world champion. In 2023, Granet was a member of the Powerboat P1 livestream team of former offshore racer Mike Yowaiski and speedonthewater.com co-publisher Matt Trulio, who are returning to the P1 livestream broadcast team.

Granet is looking forward to working in the booth this weekend in Cocoa Beach.

“Offshore racing deserves its place on live national television,” Granet said. “All the classes deserve it, but Class 1 is the pinnacle to showcase the incredible performance and awesome racing that we have. I’m going to try to bring my knowledge of what’s happening inside the cockpit on the course to the show.”

Former Miss GEICO driver Marc Granet will delver an insider’s perspective to the MAVTV Class 1 broadcast. Photo courtesy/copyright Andy Newman

As it has in previous seasons, livestream Powerboat P1 coverage will still include Class 1, Super Cat, Super Stock, 450R Factory Stock and Mod V Classes, as well as some of the Bracket-class action in the American Power Boat Association Offshore National Championship Series.

Powerboat P1 Azam Rangoonwala said he sees the two-year deal with MAVTV as year another means to bring fans closer to the sport.

“It’s clear that millions of fans around the world are loving the dramatic, exhilarating action and diverse marine motorsport offering and our new agreement with MAVTV incorporating live coverage will significantly enhance our broadcast package,” he explained in a press release issued by Powerboat P1 this morning. “By growing the U.S. and international television audiences and attracting new teams and fans to the sport, P1 is delivering considerable value to host venues, race teams, sponsors and partners.”

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