There’s going to be a showdown between Pirelli and Penske on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, with the winner taking on Mercedes GP. Instead of fast cars, these races will be between remarkably fast sailboats powered in part by brainpower and financial backing from some of motorsports’ biggest names, in an America’s Cup that is pushing […]
January 28, 2021 Share
There’s going to be a showdown between Pirelli and Penske on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, with the winner taking on Mercedes GP.
Instead of fast cars, these races will be between remarkably fast sailboats powered in part by brainpower and financial backing from some of motorsports’ biggest names, in an America’s Cup that is pushing the boundaries of technology at close to freeway speeds.
Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, backed by the tony fashion house and the multinational tire manufacturer, faces the New York Yacht Club’s winless American Magic in the Prada Cup semifinals for challengers starting Friday, New Zealand time.
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There is everything to play for in the Prada Cup Semi-Final with American Magic having relaunched their boat and Luna Rossa Pirelli Prada looking to make amends for missing their first shot at the Prada Cup Final
With Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Team UK winning all five of their opening races and going straight through to the Prada Cup Final, now the event moves into its second phase as American Magic take on Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in the Prada Cup Semi-Final.
Following their capsize and damage, American Magic has managed to rebuild their AC75 and were able to get out on the water on Wednesday 27th January for some much needed training and fine-tuning ahead of the first two races of the Prada Cup Semi-Final on Friday 29th January.
Instead of
fast cars, these races will be between remarkably fast sailboats powered in part by brainpower and financial backing from some of motorsports’ biggest names, in an America’s Cup that is pushing the boundaries of technology at close to freeway speeds.
Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, backed by the tony fashion house and the multinational tire manufacturer, faces the New York Yacht Club’s winless American Magic in the Prada Cup semifinals for challengers starting Friday, New Zealand time.
Roger Penske, the American auto racing titan who bought the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year, is one of three principals backing American Magic, reportedly with significant sums of their own money. American Magic’s yacht Patriot will race for the first time since sustaining serious damage in a dramatic capsize on Jan. 17 while leading Luna Rossa during a round-robin race.
The stage has been set for one of the great comebacks in one of sport's oldest events when American Magic races Luna Rossa in the semifinals of the America's