Official notification has been given today that Thunder On Cocoa Beach has been cancelled.
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Cocoa Beach in Florida is scheduled to host the US Offshore racing curtain-raiser over the weekend of August 27-30, however, a decision whether to hold the event will be made by the organisers at the end of this month.
June 28 will determine whether the 2020 APBA Offshore Championship can eventually be shown the green flag in the Sunshine State later this summer.
Powerboat P1 and the Offshore Powerboat Association have today confirmed that Sarasota and St. Clair will not feature on their 2020 offshore racing calendar due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The offshore racing season in the US hasn't got underway yet, but already race promoters, Powerboat P1 and the Offshore Powerboat Association have published the first draft of their 2021 calendar.
The Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix which was due to be held over the weekend of June 26-28 will have to be rescheduled to a later date following advice from the CDC, Florida state and local government guidelines.
Following the announcement that the APBA Offshore National Championship will now kick-off with the Lake of the Ozarks race at the end of May, the APBA has produced a revised calendar.
The 2020 American Power Boat Association offshore racing opener, 'Thunder on Cocoa Beach', which was due to be held over May 14-17, has been moved back until August 27-30.
American motor sports all rounder, Travis Pastrana, will race with Steve Curtis in Miss GEICO this season.
The former NASCAR racer who has won championships in supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing has even replicated three of Evel Knievel's most famous jumps in Las Vegas.