How long is the Great race Trinidad?

The world record is a total of 80.5 miles and starts from the last marker of the circuits in the gulf and ends at the first marker in the circuit in Store Bay, Tobago.

What date is Great race 2021?

August 21
The 2021 Great Race is set for August 21, and this year marks the 53rd running of the inter-island race. Six classes of boats will be competing for respective championship trophies. Eight-time world champion Steve Curtis is expected to compete in the event.

What day is great race?

Great Race Information | 2021 Great Race – September 25-26.

Who won the Trinidad great race?

Motul Monster
MOTUL MONSTER won the 130-mile-per-hour category in the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) Great Race on Saturday.

What time does great race start today?

The 2021 NLCB Great Race will be livestreamed on tntcarnivalworld.com and the TTPBA Facebook Page. The race is held in honor of the former Mr Solo Team throttleman Gino Fusco, who died in November 2020. The race opens with the start of the 60 MPH Class at 7:15 am.

Where does the Trinidad and Tobago great race start?

AUGUST 17th The Trinidad & Tobago Great Race has been running for 50 years! It is one of the world’s longest running offshore powerboat races in the world. Currently the race starts in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and makes its way through the first bocas then up the North Coast of Trinidad.

Where does the boat to Tobago race start?

Boats in multiple different speed classes all compete to win their class and for the fastest boat to Tobago title. The course has changed over the years but not by much. Currently the race starts in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and makes its way through the first bocas then up the North Coast of Trinidad.

Where did the first people in Trinidad come from?

Trinidad is considered to be the earliest-settled part of the Caribbean. The first inhabitants of both Trinidad and Tobago were pre-agricultural indigenous groups from the Orinoco Delta of South America who first settled at least 7,000 years ago.

What are the major events in Trinidad and Tobago?

1st to 7th – 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). 3rd – Arima Festival (Arima Fest). 4th to 5th – Rudder Alexander Golf Tournament at Chaguramas (Chag) Golf Course, Bellerand Road, Chaguaramas. 6th to 8th – Delaford Fishermen Festival. 7th – First Citzens Monthly Medal at St. Andrews Golf Club (SAGC), Maraval.