About the F4SA

The Honda Formula 4-Stroke Powerboat Series is the largest off-shore powerboat championship in the world. With the help of eight-times Class 1 World Powerboat Champion, Steve Curtis, MBE, Honda launched the Series in 1999 in order to prove the performance of their newly launched BF130 4-stroke outboard. Getting involved is simple, and the rewards huge. Depending on experience, competitors can enter either the 150hp class, or go straight into the more aggressive 225hp class.

Setting a demanding but hugely inspiring challenge for powerboat enthusiasts everywhere, the Series has now witnessed numerous competitors progress from the 150 to 225 class, and has even nurtured talent that has graduated into Class 1. With only nine years on the clock, it’s an incredible achievement and testament to the significance of the Series in producing some of the best powerboat racers in the world today.

History of the F4SA

Since its creation nine years ago, HF4S has fundamentally changed powerboat racing in the UK. Its rapid development has seen it grow from just five teams competing in a single 130hp class in 1999, to more than 25 teams competing in two classes in 2006 – the 150hp class and 225hp class. And 2007 looks set to be bigger and better yet...

Taking place over five Grand Prix weekends throughout the UK, the championship is a strictly one-design Series so all engines and boats are identical – which means modifications are strictly forbidden. As well as testing driver and navigator skill to the max, this also makes HF4S one of the most affordable and accessible forms of motor sport, allowing the ordinary enthusiast to compete in a competitive championship at a national level. Compared to the costs and difficulties involved in car racing, the Honda Formula 4-Stroke Series is a far cheaper and easier way of getting that adrenalin kick!

Join the F4SA

Interested in joining the Honda Formula 4-Stroke Association? Are you ready to become part of the world's leading powerboat racing team? Then please take a look at how to get started right here!
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F4SA Media information

The Honda Formula 4-Stroke Race Series is capable of attracting the media in more ways than one. Due to the series’s massive popularity and huge following we are able to draw attention from a number of media sources. The series has its own in house media department which is responsible for the overall  exposure, expansion and image of the company. We are always looking for new innovative ways to represent ourselves through television, radio, press and magazine.
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Series Director:

 

Steve Curtis MBE

"In recent years Formula 4-Stroke Association has become more than the largest Off-shore Powerboat series in the UK. The dream that started in 1999 to build the foundations of a successful association has not only become a reality but has certainly embedded roots within racing history. The F4SA journey has taken us many miles across the UK and with it we have brought an abundance of enthusiasts who have supported us at our race events.
From the early beginnings there has always been a strong following with the series. Now as F4SA approaches its 9th year on the momentum of it’s success, all that are involved with us will agree they are part of something big!
As our fleets of 150 and 225 powerboats continue to grow so does the competition and we look forward to watching them fight it out for the checkered flag this year at five exciting locations across the UK. Away from the action on the water there will be an increased amount of onshore activities creating some of the biggest F4SA events we have ever seen!"