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Great Lakes Grand Prix Returns

By October 20, 2021No Comments

PHOTO BY Paul Kemiel

Miss Geico was the winner in Class 1 at the 12th annual Great Lakes Grand Prix held on August 8, 2021, on Lake Michigan in Michigan City, Indiana. The crew consisted of driver Brit Lilly and Englishman Steve Curtis on the throttles.

Miss Geico is a 47-foot Victory catamaran hull powered by two Mercury 1100 twin turbo inboard engines with a total of 2,200 hp. The top speed of this offshore powerboat is 160 mph. It was announced that this is the last year of the Geico Insurance company sponsorship for this storied career team. This event was sanctioned by the APBA (American Power Boat Association), OPA Offshore and Powerboat P1 racing organizations.

—Paul Kemiel