Ventilation manufacturer sponsors V-24 Offshore Powerboat Championship 2003

Customers in the heating and ventilation industry have come to associate the company Intervent Ventilation Systems with fully recyclable and energy-efficient roof ventilation products; Until now that is, as they enter the high speed, high-octane world of V-24 Powerboat racing as sponsor of the V7 Racing Team.

The Sussex-based manufacturer is committed to the ‘one design’ series that has races scheduled around Britain, Europe and the US this year. Tom Powell, Director of Intervent and driver of the V7 race boat, states that; “The identical boats are all fitted with the same 5.7litre Volvo Penta engine to produce very close and exciting racing. Speeds of up to 85mph are possible, which doesn’t sound that fast until you consider that the rule of thumb is to multiply speed on water by three to give the equivalent feeling of speed on land! There is a slight irony in the fact that Intervent has built it’s reputation on products that minimise energy use and materials that supercede GRP by being recycable. Still we are confident that this is the only Intervent badge that you will see on anything made in GRP!”

To read more about the V-24 Offshore Powerboat series, please visit the official website www.v24powerboats.co.uk

V-24 Offshore Powerboat rising from the water during a race in Exmouth.

Intervent Director Tom Powell with Formula 1 Racing Car Driver Jenson Button and four times World Powerboat Champion Pete Little before testing gets underway in Madrid.

Tom and Jenson talking technique! before testing gets underway.