F1 Hoverpod Racing

November 1st 2009

Whilst I always do my best to be ahead of the game, I did not expect to be posting a new announcement within 24 hours. However, News is news.

I have now been cleared to make a brief announcement in relation to engine management system for the Hoverpod® range. A total re-mapping of the software has been undertaken in order to further reduce emissions and increase power throughout the whole rev range. The result and outcome being a much more even flowing power band and more efficient use of the fuel. The effect on the craft is to increase fuel consumption with a major reduction in emissions which is very good for the environment.

For those who are calculating the cost (not F1 Hoverpod®) and feel they wonder why we spend at such levels, perfection is required and demanded by our customers and interested parties and the £250,000 for engine mapping system is what it costs in the modern world of Motor Sport.

The challenge was to make a world beating product, the result is so far on budget and better than first expected.

Team Manager

Up date on September 2009

The in box this month has been quite amusing and the normal conspiracy & gossip e-mails are now been filtered though the “amused and laughter” section. I have said many times that the truth (as boring as it is) is normally more interesting than the gossip. However, we do have some positive and exciting news to share with you.

As we are all aware, Hovercraft (Hoverpod® no exception) have had an inherent problem with propeller/fan blades that F1 Hoverpod® Manufacture has decided to address at this very early stage in production. Our concept and message to you all is simply that we will not compromise on safety and as we all know, if a Hovercraft blade fails for whatever reason, they can be very dangerous. F1 Hoverpod® Manufacture have taken this issue very seriously and invested almost ½ million pounds into the development of a totally new propeller. The good news is that in almost every circumstance this blade will replace the ones used today by the enthusiasts and hobbyists to whom for so long have kept the interest in Hoverpod® flowing. A tribute to the enthusiast is in my opinion worthy of major recognition, after all, if it were not for these hard working and dedicated people, the fun would be still be assigned to the drawing board.

There will be some additional news to which will effect the transference of noise associated with Hovercraft and whilst I can not say too much today, I can share with you that a breakthrough in the key areas are also pending and will be announced shortly.

You can still follow us on Twitter on a daily basis.

Thanks Guys from all at F1 Hoverpod® Ltd.

2nd October 2009.
It’s been a long and hard week this one. With the announcement of start dates and sites available we have been quite busy with the application forms. They can still be downloaded as we did have an e-mail this week notifying us that the URL/link was broken. Thank for pointing that out to us. For those who missed the blogs this week, the paperwork can be found at http://www.f1hp.com/applicationform.pdf
We have made it quite clear that we are not seeking your money and I wish to provide that assurance at the outset. At this stage it’s simply your opportunity to register your interest for a club to which you feel you have already identified a location that you feel is suitable and acceptable to hold the F1 Hoverpod® Racing events in the UK.
The clubs site whilst being a bit basic is working. It will form part of the communal UK web site format to which the clubs and events will be displayed and promoted through, this can be found at www.f1hp.com
The news regarding production will be announced shortly but the assurance is that we on schedule.
We will be up dating the news site shortly wish some announcements and as always this can be found at www.hoverpod-news.com . On that point I notice that many of you ask us where the kids can have a go on the Hoverpod® game, if you go to the news site at www.hoverpod-news.com and look toward the bottom of the page, you will find the game. I’m told that it’s quite testing and that kids (Not Dad’s) master it quite quickly.

Keep the comments flying in..................and the jokes !!.

Team Manager

September 1st 2009

What a month for the Brits.
Let me start by saying Congratulations to the England Cricket Team for the fantastic win with the Ashes. Well done Guys, you made all of us very proud. To all the Aussies who read with excitement our blogs, I feel sure you are licking your wounds but will soon seek revenge and take them back. Just understand that every now and again, we need to hold them to remind us it can be done if we only try harder.
My second congratulation is to Mike Perham who at the age of 17 sailed single handed round the world. What a trip of a lifetime and experience that I assume will stay with him for a long time to come.
My final congratulation is for someone from my home town “Jessica Ennis” who won the Gold in the Athletics. Fantastic and it does not get any better. We can’t wait for the Olympics, bring it on.
Now for the news at F1 Hoverpod® Racing of which when you read above, all seams rather humble in significance and comparison. However, many parts of F1HPR are now moving forward with a very positive attitude and outlook on the future. There are confirmed visits to some of our European Partners for September with regards to technology and support. The interest to which has been shown from two major continent nations are still on-going and as you would expect, I will confirm progress when we have the thumbs up to do so from our PR department. The build up for Autumn has now started with September now here.

Thanks for all the support and encouragement.

Team Manager.

August 9th 2009
Firstly I would like to thank you all for your postings and comments, just when one is having a bad day, someone pops up and gives you a pat on the back. We had many good and supportive comments this month and one I wish to pay special thanks to was “John E” who was particularly encouraging to whom I wish to say thank you for the kind words of wisdom.
The work load as is always the normal which is too much to do and not enough time to do it. However, whilst we don’t promise the miracles of life, we promise to give it all we have and to that end the team should be proud of their achievements as they never groan and always deliver. “Well done all of you”.
The rumours of a TV interest is something I am not allowed to confirm at this point but in time may be given the approval to share with you and additionally the staging of the first race location site is something I can only say keep an eye on the blog sites for up-dates.
Finally, the Australians have found their form in the cricket and we all hope they go easy on us from here on in and the England footie team deserve a shout of good luck for next week from all at F1HP.

Keep the support coming.

The Team

August 2009
Looking back over July, it’s been a good month for the Brit’s with Andy Murray reaching the semi’s at Wimbledon, The English Cricket Team drawing the first, winning the second & doing very well at Edgbaston in the third Test Match with Australia.
For the team at F1 Hoverpod® Racing, it’s been a good start to the month. The mountain called progress is still going well, with new partners committed to making it work. Several sites have been looked at as potential race venues. Progress with the business manual is into the second month of writing, the quality of the team involved simply goes from strength to strength.
Working closely with the “High Growth Team” has helped to identify some key benefits to assisting in progressing in essential areas and support from our export advisers has been a major bonus.
We have many developments to share with you in the coming weeks and as such I recommend you keep an eye on the blogs and perhaps save them to your favorites list.

The Team

Mid July Up –Date
Many new things happening this month which I feel some are important to share and some are less than boring. However, you will be interested to hear that the important part of our expansion program has now started work. It is the Business Development Manual to which documents every aspect of how to run and manage the F1 Hoverpod® Racing clubs on a daily basis. In many instances it is this very important issue which either makes or breaks the business, so as you can imagine, we have once again called in the Worlds Largest Business Manual Writers who’s details we provide on our web site.
Over the following week, we will be strengthening our relationship with UKTI who have supported us with overseas information and advice as well as building on our already good relationship with the new technology suppliers of “Self heal polymers” which we are supporting the research in these areas. Due to confidentiality and the secrecy surrounding this research, I am unable to say who the working partner is in this instance, until confirmation to do so.
The new technology and design surrounding the Hoverpod® propeller blade has been sanctioned and I feel sure that this will cause a major stir when we release the product for the enthusiast and hobbyist to buy over the counter. I would recommend you keep watching the blogs and sites for information relating to this. The feedback from Hovercraft pilots is very encouraging with comments such as “it’s about time we had a safe blade at last” and “I have had several blades snap at high speed which was very scary when I was out in a vulnerable location”.
Finally, a big encouragement for the England Cricket Team and please bring home the ashes.

Driven by Passion.

The Team

July up date.
Following up on last Month’s posting, we have some major announcements in the shadows and when permission has been granted to share with you the information, I will make it available for you all to comment upon.
This week we have one announcement which will help silence the skeptics amongst the Hovercraft fraternity who still assume that gossip is the way forward and that fact is something that is rarely if ever in their world.
I recommend to everyone to view the Journal produced by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Exchange which can be found at http://www.iom3.org/ and who used the words “We are compiling some case histories of successful Spark Awards and yours came to the top of the list” and requested permission to use F1 Hoverpod Racing as it’s number one example of how a Business can develop and succeed in a recession. It is a great honor and privilege to have those comments from such a prestigious institution and who’s reputation is without question. The Institute who are also supported by their colleagues at the Royal College of Art & Design and can be found at http://www.rca.ac.uk/ chose F1 Hoverpod Racing to support with it’s expertise in composite technology and as a result enabled F1 Hoverpod to win the spark award and prize of £5,000.00 which was invested in developing new designs and materials to be used in the Hoverpod manufacture process.
You can now also follow our daily work routine and developments as they happen on "Twitter", you can check us out at www.twitter.com/f1hoverpod
Our supporters can now keep appraised via our www.myspace.com/f1hoverpodracing site, where you are welcomed and encouraged to post information, pictures and comments on this site.
Keep watching the Blogs as we have some more major events and announcements to post shortly and we are now welcoming new forum members at www.f1hoverpodracing/forum

Keep the support and spirit of enterprise moving forward.

The Team

June up date.
Summer in the UK has finally arrived and Wimbledon is under way, good news for the Brits as Andy Murray got through his first round.
We have some up dated information this month for you to view which includes the setting up of a site at My Space. Please feel free to view at and will be up dated on a regular basis and should you wish to post comments that are clean and decent, you are welcome to do so.
You can now also follow our daily work routine on "Twitter", once again you can check us out at www.twitter.com/f1hoverpod
Keep watching the Blogs as we have some major events and announcements to post shortly and we are now welcoming new forum members at www.f1hoverpodracing/forum

Keep the Faith.

The Team

Latest up date for June 2009

Firstly I wish to give the HCGB and good wish for the weekend. I am given to understand that these guys are doing their bit to keep the Hovercraft tradition of flying by the seat of their pants alive and all the team at Racing wish them a good weekend. I was a bit disappointed to see the weather report was very wet and rainy this weekend and I hope this does not result in effecting the spectators for the event. “Good Luck Guys”.
Our next mention is for our friends at Juicy Pear. I am informed that this brilliant idea goes live this week and I recommend if you don’t do anything else this week, you go take a look at what is on offer at Juicy Pear which is a social network site to blow your socks off with. Don’t just take my view, go check it out. Good Luck Guys.