Hometown Sarasota Winning Team – REDS/Watt-Ahh Offshore Racing – Returns for this Year’s Powerboat Grand Prix

spectre.srq715ncspSarasota’s “Florida Gearheads with a Heart” are ready to race offshore on behalf of kids, supporting both the event host, Suncoast Charities for Children, and a second nonprofit organization, Childhelp®.

Team REDS/Watt-Ahh returns after taking the checkered flag in the Pro-Am 1 Class last July. Team members Eddie Tamberino (Throttles), and Nate Hunt (Driver) hope to thrill the many race fans watching from Lido Beach during the Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix on Sunday, July 3, 2016, starting at Noon. Fox Sport Sun will be airing the Sarasota Race on July 25 at 9 p.m., July 26 at 2 p.m. and July 31 at 6 p.m. You can view the complete racing schedule for all race classes and subsequent TV broadcasts on major sports channels HERE.

childhelp_logoThe Team REDS/Watt-Ahh 36’ Spectre Cat sports the Childhelp® emblem. “Our hearts go out to children in need. No child should ever experience neglect or abuse,” boat co-owner and mechanic, Rob Gourley, said. Gourley’s Sarasota-based company, AquaNew’s Watt-Ahh®, is a major sponsor for Team REDS. “AquaNew chose Childhelp as its primary charity after learning about their story, and the dedication of their co-founders, eight years ago.”

In the mid-1970s, co-founders Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Fedderson compelled military and governmental authorities to perform “Operation Baby Lift” when U.S. Troops were leaving Vietnam, rescuing orphans and bringing them to the United States to be adopted by loving parents. READ MORE HERE.

“Watt-Ahh® customers donate up to 40 cents to Childhelp from each case of bottled water purchased,” Gourley shared. “As a Team, we’re also honored to be a part of a great event in our hometown dedicated to helping kids. We’re Florida gearheads at heart, and it’s great when doing what you love can actually make a difference in people’s lives.”