Career
He is still regarded as one of the United Kingdom’s most experienced and successful powerboat racers, who competed globally in the sport. Richard Carr had been involved in boating since he was seven years old when he learned to sail a mirror dinghy, but only started racing when he was 25. He competed successfully at all levels from Class 2 United Kingdom National racing through to racing in Class 1 in Cougar Lamborghini later becoming Tekne Lamborghini, a 39’ Cougar catamaran, in which he raced in the UIM Class 1 Offshore World Championship and the European Championship.
Richard Carr also finished second in the controversial 1992 Cowes Torquay Cowes after winning the Needles Trophy two weeks before, which was raced in difficult conditions and saw three of the top five finishers disqualified.
He returned to the sport in 2011, racing in the United States of America for team Geico. Richard Carr is also a businessman and entrepreneur and has run many multi million pound companies in the leisure, nightlife and commercial and residential development sectors.
Richard Carr works as a commercial and residential development consultant for Jacob Carr Homes Limited.
Carr and Curtis will team up to take part in the one of offshore powerboat racing"s longest and toughest challenges, the Round Ireland Venture World Cup.
