Cappellini sets the pace at Grand Prix of Russia
'GP OF ST PETERSBURG - The start of the Grand Prix of Russia on the Neva River in St Petersburg, Russia, venue of the UIM F1 powerboat Grand Prix, the 4th leg of the world championship series. Picture by Paul Lakatos/Idea Marketing.'
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Italian multi-time World Champion Guido Cappellini set the pace all afternoon and turned in just enough of a performance to capture his second straight pole position in six days time and will lead the field for tonight's 6th Grand Prix of Russia the fourth Round of the 2008 U.I.M. F1 World Championship for power boating.
The pilot from Como turned in a blistering time of a 48.15 second lap around the six-turn 2.014 kilometer course which was 2 of second quicker than his competitor from the Abu Dhabi Team Ahmad Al Hameli who looked like getting his first pole position in Russia with a 48.39 time. Both drivers are tied for second in the championship with 27 points.
Third was his teammate Thani Al Qamzi trying to earn his first points of the season with a 49.00 time while Swedish driver Jonas Andersson was fourth with a 49.11 second lap.
World Champion Sami Selio was fifth in his Woodstock Red Devil Racing BABA machine doing a 49.29 with current points leader Jay Price of the Qatar Team rounding out the top-six in the shootout doing a 49.36 second lap despite battling a strong case of the flu and being nowhere near 100% as he continues to defend his lead in the championship with 50 points.
A large field of drivers are expected in the shadow of the Peter and Paul Fortress running the ?white nights? first time evening event in the history of the sport by starting the feature at 20 :00 local (GMT+3) or 1200 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) on the East Coast of North America. 
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by Steve Michael Reporting 
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