Four World Titles on the Line as Key West Powerboat Championship Opens

FLORIDA KEYS VIDEO ADVISORY November 4, 2026

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Story: Four World Titles on the Line as Key West Powerboat Championship Opens

Locator: Key West, Fla.

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Video: B-roll of offshore powerboats racing on the 4.5-mile course in Key West Harbor during the first day of racing at the 45th annual Key West World Championship presented by XINSURANCE in Key West, Fla. Footage includes helicopter aerials of the field, Super Cat, Super Stock and bracket-class boats at speed, spectators on the Outer Mole, and the Bracket 700 winners waving the checkered flag. Video only, no audio.

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NOTE TO EDITORS/PRODUCERS: This package is video only and contains no audio. Some aerial shots carry the XINSURANCE Heli-Cam logo in the upper right corner.

Below is the lineup of Florida Keys News Bureau video coverage for the rest of race week, with corresponding feed dates and delivery times. Separate advisories will be distributed before each feed.

Friday, Nov. 6, by 9 p.m.: Second day of racing at the Key West World Championship, where world titles in Class 1, Class 2, Super Cat and Super Stock will be decided in Key West Harbor.

Sunday, Nov. 8, by 9 p.m.: Final day of racing at the 45th annual Key West World Championship, as offshore powerboat teams close out the season in Key West Harbor.

Four World Titles on the Line as Key West Powerboat Championship Opens

KEY WEST, Fla. (November 4, 2026) — The 45th annual Key West World Championship opened Wednesday with a full day of offshore powerboat racing in Key West Harbor, and the sport's top two classes went to Monster Energy boats. Monster Energy / M CON won Class 1. Monster Energy / HURT won Class 2.

Key West's race week is the season finale for offshore powerboat racing, and this year the stakes are higher than ever. For the first time, four classes will decide their world championships in Key West: Class 1, Class 2, Super Cat and Super Stock. Those titles will be settled when Friday's race ends.

In Class 1, Monster Energy / M CON covered nine laps of the 4.5-mile course in 21 minutes and 30.78 seconds. The boat averaged more than 100 mph a lap. On the straightaways, Class 1 boats can top 140 mph. Marine Technology / GC Racing, with Miami throttleman Johnny Tomlinson and owner and driver Willy Cabeza, finished 12 seconds back. Tomlinson is in his 41st season with more than 160 wins. With one Key West race left before the title is decided, unofficial standings show M CON leading the Class 1 world championship by a single point over Club Car Wash/BPR.

Monster Energy / HURT took Class 2 by 16.7 seconds over Lake Wylie Racing. In Super Cat, CR Racing won by nearly 52 seconds, while Dirty Money Racing, the Super Cat points leader coming into Key West, finished sixth. And in Super Stock, the day's largest class with 16 boats, STR / Allied came out on top.

Racing resumes Friday, Nov. 6, at 10 a.m. That night at 8, four world champions will be crowned on Duval Street. The final race is Sunday, Nov. 8, at 10 a.m., and champions in every class will be honored at the awards banquet at 6 p.m. at the Coffee Butler Amphitheater in Key West.

The best seat in Key West is on the Outer Mole at Truman Waterfront Park, with tickets sold on site and at raceworldoffshore.com. Fans can also watch from Mallory Square, and every race streams live on the Race World Offshore and XINSURANCE Sports YouTube channels. To follow the action from anywhere, the free Performance Offshore app posts live results, standings and race alerts. It's available for iPhone and Android at performanceoffshore.com.

Wednesday's Winners

Class 1: Monster Energy / M CON

Class 2: Monster Energy / HURT

Super Cat: CR Racing

Super Stock: STR / Allied

Super Vee: Wazzup Motorsports

Modified Vee: Speed Marine

Cat 300: Wicked / Lakeside Motorsports

Vee Limited: Team Legend 504

Bracket 700: Team Progression REDRUM

Bracket 600: Moderation

Bracket 500: Rum Runners

Bracket 400: Saris Racing Engines

Bracket 300: Team Woody Racing

Bracket 200: OC Racing

Complete results are available at raceworldoffshore.com.

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