Recently, Maritimo Racing announced it had resumed one of its most successful partnerships in preparation to compete in the UIM World Championship.
Norway’s Pal Virik Nilsen will join Tom Barry-Cotter in the cockpit of the Maritimo designed and constructed R30 XCAT for the 2022 UIM XCAT World Championship.
Coming onboard with Pal, will be fellow Norwegian Lars Inge Graver, joining the team alongside Kurt Davies, Ross Willaton, and Graham Fraser.
Maritimo Racing has been using the extended offseason as opportunity to test and develop the Maritimo R30 design and various setups.
“We have been making small improvements to everything we do on an ongoing basis, and I am confident when the time comes to put it is all to the test, we will be ready and extremely competitive,” said Tom.
Maritimo Racing has been gathering data from the valuable test time and applying to the design and construction of a new R30 XCAT which will be ready to enter late in the 2022 season.
“The construction of our next R30 XCAT is advancing well, with the hull’s composites being infused with Gurit Corecell™ and Gurit PRIME 27™ epoxy resin last week, with bulkheads now beginning to be fitted,” he said.
“There are many advancements we are introducing into the new design, and we expect it give us another edge late in the 2022 season.”
The new hull will also give the team the platform to continue testing and development whilst the original R30 hull is in transit between events during the season.
“Pal is eager to get out to Australia and begin testing the new hull once we are in the water,” said Barry-Cotter.
Maritimo Racing will be set to return UIM XCAT competition for Round 1 of the 2022 UIM XCAT World Championship.
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