| Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc. (AMEX:FPB), a | | | | The Fountain Powerboats teams covered 5 classes, |
| leading manufacturer of high performance sport | | | | and proved to be the superior boats in each of the |
| boats, fish boats and express cruisers, announces | | | | classes they entered. |
| that Fountain Powerboat teams secured the World | | | | Factory 1 is the single engine vee-bottom class and |
| Championship Titles in every offshore sanctioning | | | | the 29’ Fountain “AMF Offshore” with |
| body, capping off a spectacular season of | | | | Scott Brown and Trent Weyant at the controls |
| competition, both domestically and in Europe,. | | | | captured 1st place overall, leading from start to finish |
| With multiple racing organizations, there is always the | | | | in each of the three races. |
| chance that a manufacturer or team can run and | | | | The Production classes are divided by maximum |
| secure a Championship title for bragging rights and | | | | performance capabilities, and Fountain had teams in |
| marketing power. Consequently, there are always | | | | the competitive premier classes of P1 and P2. |
| plenty of teams that claim to be world champions in | | | | Performance class racing places catamarans and |
| multiple classes confusing the fans, and diluting the | | | | vee-bottoms against one another with different |
| value of the title. Fountain Powerboats’ solution | | | | engine and drive configurations allowed. In P1, |
| to this dilemma is to compete in every championship | | | | “Cintron Energy Drink”, a 42’ Fountain |
| event, and win. And, not only did Fountain | | | | piloted by Nick Monaco and John Stanch defeated a |
| Powerboats teams win, they dominated. | | | | large field to take the championship ahead of |
| In the European Powerboat P1 series, sanctioned by | | | | “On the Chip”, a 38’ Fountain piloted by |
| the Union of International Motorboating (UIM), Craig | | | | Jimmy Winters and Curtis Cropper for a one-two |
| Wilson and James Sheppard piloted their 42’ | | | | finish. In P2, the father and son team of Ed and |
| Fountain “The King of Shaves / Fountain | | | | Anthony Smith piloted their 38’ Fountain |
| Worldwide” to a World Championship title. The | | | | “Wazzup” to the championship ahead of |
| Powerboat P1 series is a vee-bottom series featuring | | | | Robert Nunziato and Dave Branch in their 38’ |
| a truly international field of competitors, including long | | | | Fountain “Muscle”. |
| time Fountain Powerboat rival manufacturers Donzi | | | | In the most competitive vee-bottom class, Super-V, |
| and Outerlimits. Despite missing the first event of | | | | “Miccossukee” and “Yachts |
| the year in Malta, the team set the new standard for | | | | International” squared off once again. This time, |
| performance in the series, besting the international | | | | Michel Karsenti was joined by his regular driver Serge |
| competitors, as well as the US manufactured | | | | Allegre to see if they could back up the 2007 SBI US |
| teams. The “King of Shaves” features | | | | National championship they secured, and repeat their |
| Arneson surface drives and Ilmore 625 horsepower | | | | 2006 world championship performance. This time it |
| V-10 “Viper” engines. | | | | was Brett Furshman and Wyatt Fountain in |
| In Destin, Florida, the Offshore Super Series (OSS) | | | | “Miccossukee Indian Gaming“ that captured |
| hosted their third annual World Championship event in | | | | the Championship just ahead of “Yachts |
| the calm gulf waters. The Fountain Super-V teams | | | | International”. The brand new 42’ Fountain |
| answered the call fielding two entries. Brett | | | | “Predator”, with Gabriel Pacheco and Dennis |
| Furshman and Wyatt Fountain secured the US | | | | Delatorre at the controls secured the third position |
| National championship for 2007 in the OSS in the | | | | after an accident in testing put the boat upside down |
| 42’ Fountain “Miccossukee Indian | | | | between the 1st and 2nd race of the event. Their |
| Gaming”, owned by Brett Furshman. They | | | | finish provided a 1-2-3 sweep of the podium for the |
| squared off against the rival team of Michel Karsenti | | | | Fountain Team. |
| and Michael Seebold in the “Yachts | | | | In the fastest of the vee-bottom classes, Superboat |
| International” 42’ Fountain. In the best of | | | | V Unlimited, Fountain again swept the podium |
| two race format, the French team of “Yachts | | | | securing the top three positions. David Knight and |
| International” took the top honors and the | | | | Michael Seebold piloted the 44’ Fountain |
| championship title, with “Miccossukee Indian | | | | “Shogren Performance Marine” to the |
| Gaming” securing second place overall for a | | | | championship, leading every lap of the event. With |
| one-two finish. | | | | long time sponsor Rio Roses, and new sponsor |
| Key West, Florida was the site of the final | | | | Integrated Power Solutions on the boat, the |
| show-down of the year, featuring a 75 boat field of | | | | championship was the perfect complement to their |
| competitors from North America and Europe. | | | | 2007 US National Championship. Second place went |
| Superboat International (SBI) produced the event, | | | | to “The King of Shaves / Fountain |
| and it also carried the APBA and UIM accreditations | | | | Worldwide”, piloted by Craig Wilson and James |
| as well. The 27th annual event in Key West is the | | | | Sheppard. Although they had less than half of the |
| premier event in the United States, and is a best of | | | | horsepower of the “Shogren Performance |
| three race format, testing the overall endurance of | | | | Marine” entry, they put on an awesome display |
| the teams and the equipment. This year the | | | | for the thousands of fans in attendance. Peter |
| endurance would be measured in terms of engine | | | | Meyer and Bob Oliver completed the podium |
| longevity due to the uncharacteristically calm Key | | | | dominance in Superboat V Unlimited in the 42’ |
| West waters. | | | | Fountain “Instigator”. |