Heartbreak for #59 Saho SuperSport crew

Saturday 12 July 2008

The #59 Saho boat beat #44 Conam Yachts to the SuperSport PowerPole in Tunisia

After dominating the Friday PowerPole session, and comfortably leading the early stages of today’s SuperSport Endurance race, there was huge disappointment for the #59 Saho crew of pilot Maurizio Di Stasio and throttleman Federico Terenziani as they were forced to pull out of the race on the seventh lap.

The #59 Saho team – currently third in the SuperSport title standings – had been odds on to be the first on-track winners to beat the reigning champion #44 Conam Yachts team on merit, and were comfortably holding the race lead from their fellow Italian-based team. However, they were forced to retire from the event with a broken driveshaft on the left engine.

“The boat felt perfect and we had a comfortable lead,” said Di Stasio. “There was no problem at all for the first few laps. We have such big disappointment. We have a strong boat, and in most races we are top two or three. But every time we have to retire from a race, it’s because of a small problem. This was a big opportunity to score some good points and to close on #44 Conam Yachts in the championship.”