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Fuel 1 Team Racing

The racing program

Two offshore boats, the crew behind them, sponsored racers and the teams Fuel 1 supports.

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Offshore crew

Throttle, wheel & team

Damon Marotta Sr. runs the throttles and team owner Mike Geraud drives, on both boats.

Mike Geraud and Damon Marotta Sr. arm in arm in Fuel 1 Team shirts at a race site
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Throttleman · Owner, Offshore Outlaws

Damon Marotta Sr.

Damon Marotta Sr. runs the throttles on both Fuel 1 boats — the Bracket 500 #588 Warlock and the Mod Vee #55 Phantom.

Full bio of Damon Marotta Sr.

He has been racing for more than 20 years, starting in stock boats before moving into the bracket classes: “Usually, you’re supposed to go the other way!” His #688 won Bracket Class 6 at the 2019 Key West World Championships.

Personal racing record

  • 2023 Undefeated season with a National Championship in Class 400
“I will be running the Fuel 1 E-Free 93 with Slipstream fuel in the boat.”— Damon Marotta Sr.
Mike Geraud and his wife
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Team Owner

Mike Geraud

I'm fortunate to have captured multiple checkered flags at the Key West World Championships throughout my offshore racing career.

Full bio of Mike Geraud

Today, as a professional team owner, I enjoy educating fellow boaters about the benefits of Fuel 1's premium high-performance, non-ethanol fuels, designed to maximize engine performance and reliability. I'm passionate about advancing offshore racing and supporting the boating community through innovative fuel solutions and our partnership with Suzuki Marine.

Fuel 1 Team Director

Bill Marr

Bill Marr is Fuel 1 Team Director. In 2025 he said Fuel 1 Team would deliver fuel for the AquaX marshals on the water through 2026.

Full bio of Bill Marr
“We're delivering fuel for all of the Aqua X marshals that are out on the water through 2026, so we're very excited about that.”— Bill Marr

The boats

#588 Warlock & #55 Phantom

Different hulls, classes and histories, kept apart season by season. The #55's titles before 2025 belong to its previous owners.

The blue #588 Fuel 1 Racing Warlock at full speed alongside a low-flying XINSURANCE camera helicopter588

#588 · Bracket 500 (Class 5)

29' Warlock

Class
Bracket 500 (Class 5)
Crew
Damon Marotta Sr. (throttle), Mike Geraud (drive)
Fuel
Fuel 1 E-Free 93 with Slipstream
  1. 2026 seasonIHRA: 2nd at St. Pete; scored at New Orleans, Cocoa Beach and Lake of the Ozarks — 2nd in IHRA Class 500 standings (341 points). APBA/RWO: 5th at Michigan City; 5th-place points at Atlantic City after a breakout penalty. OPA: top Class 500 score at St. Clair; 2nd in OPA Class 500 standings.
Full season history (2)
  1. 2025Purchased by Damon Marotta Sr.; previously raced as Bulletproof. 3rd in Bracket 500 at the Clearwater Offshore Nationals (Sept.); 6th overall in Bracket Class 5 at the RWO Key West World Championships (Nov.).
  2. 2026IHRA: 2nd at St. Pete; scored at New Orleans, Cocoa Beach and Lake of the Ozarks — 2nd in IHRA Class 500 standings (341 points). APBA/RWO: 5th at Michigan City; 5th-place points at Atlantic City after a breakout penalty. OPA: top Class 500 score at St. Clair; 2nd in OPA Class 500 standings.
The purple, white and red Fuel 1 Racing #55 Phantom running across green water off Clearwater Beach, hotels and the causeway behind55

#55 · Mod Vee (Mod V)

30' Phantom (formerly "Wazzup")

Class
Mod Vee (Mod V)
Crew
Damon Marotta Sr. (throttle), Mike Geraud (drive)
  1. 2026 seasonIHRA: scored at Cocoa Beach and Lake of the Ozarks — 5th in Modified Vee standings (153 points). APBA/RWO: 6th at Clearwater. OPA: scored at St. Clair and Lake Hopatcong — 2nd in OPA Modified Vee standings.
Full season history (3)
  1. Before Fuel 1As Wazzup, owned and raced by OPA President Ed "Smitty" Smith and his son Anthony Smith in Stock Vee: numerous National Championships between 2007 and 2019 and the 2012 Class 3 World Championship in Palm Beach. These titles belong to the boat's previous team.
  2. 2025Bought by Fuel 1 Team in October; Wazzup emblem replaced with the Fuel 1 Team logo. 8th overall in Modified V at the RWO Key West World Championships. Before the race, Damon Marotta Sr. said of the boat: "We'll use it as a learning curve."
  3. 2026IHRA: scored at Cocoa Beach and Lake of the Ozarks — 5th in Modified Vee standings (153 points). APBA/RWO: 6th at Clearwater. OPA: scored at St. Clair and Lake Hopatcong — 2nd in OPA Modified Vee standings.

Fuel 1 Sponsored Racers

On land & water

Fuel 1 backs racers on two wheels, four wheels and the water. Follow them on Instagram.

Supported teams & programs

Fuel 1 on other boats

Teams and programs Fuel 1 backs on the water.

  • Team Redrum RacingBracket 700 · #730
  • MDG / Fuel 1 TeamBracket 600 · #684
  • Proven Marine / Fuel 1 TeamBracket 700 · #746
  • Diggin' DeepSuper Stock
  • Wicked Performance MarineSuper Cat
  • Fuel 1 Team #488Bracket 400
  • AquaX marshalsAquaX racing
Team details & results
  • Team Redrum Racing — RedRum, a 22-foot Progression driven by Lou LaFerrara with Bob Barneschi on the throttles; listed first in Bracket 700 in IHRA's unofficial results from the 2026 Shootout Offshore, Lake of the Ozarks (June 2026).
  • MDG / Fuel 1 Team — Won Bracket 600 at the 2025 Clearwater Offshore Nationals.
  • Proven Marine / Fuel 1 Team — Won Bracket 700 at the 2025 Clearwater Offshore Nationals; scored for Fuel 1 Team in IHRA Class 700 at Cocoa Beach 2026.
  • Diggin' Deep — Sponsored in 2025. 32' Doug Wright — Andy Miller (owner/driver) and Todd DeFilipps (throttle).
  • Wicked Performance Marine — Sponsored in 2025. Chase Muller (driver) and Jax Muller (throttle); as #SC6 Wicked, 3rd overall in OPA Racing's 2026 high points standings.
  • Fuel 1 Team #488 — Fuel 1 Team entry at the 2025 Clearwater Offshore Nationals.
  • AquaX marshals — Fuel delivery for the AquaX marshals on the water, announced in 2025 to run through 2026.
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History

How the program got here

Titles, results and milestones from the team and the boats it now races.

Two Race World Offshore Key West World Championship 2021 medals beside a race-boat photo
Key West World Championship medals, 2021
Race boat #434 in red, white and blue sponsor livery running fast across turquoise water
#434 — Control Freak's number in the 2023 Bracket Class 400 standings
  1. 2026OPA Racing — 2nd in two classes

    Final 2026 OPA high points standings: #588 2nd in Class 500 (top score at St. Clair) and #55 2nd in Modified Vee (St. Clair and Lake Hopatcong). Fuel 1 presented the Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix.

  2. 2026APBA / Race World Offshore season

    #588 5th at Michigan City and credited 5th-place points at Atlantic City (breakout penalty); #55 6th at Clearwater.

Earlier milestones (8)
  1. 2026IHRA Offshore — 2nd in Class 500 standings

    #588 2nd at St. Pete and 2nd in the IHRA Class 500 standings after four rounds (341 points); #55 5th in Modified Vee (153 points). IHRA said champions would be crowned from these standings after its season was cut short.

  2. 2025RWO Key West World Championships

    #588 6th overall in Bracket Class 5 (500); the #55 8th overall in Modified V on its first weekend in Fuel 1 colors.

  3. 2025Fuel 1 Team buys the #55 Phantom

    The 30' Phantom formerly raced as Wazzup joins for the Mod Vee class.

  4. 2025Clearwater Offshore Nationals — two Fuel 1 class wins

    #588 3rd in Bracket 500; MDG / Fuel 1 Team won Bracket 600 and Proven Marine / Fuel 1 Team won Bracket 700.

  5. 2025Fuel 1 Team sponsors Offshore Outlaws; #588 Warlock joins

    Fuel 1 Team becomes sponsor of Damon Marotta Sr.'s Bracket 500 program; the 29' Warlock (ex-Bulletproof) runs Fuel 1 E-Free 93 with Slipstream.

  6. 2023Bracket Class 400 — national standings leader

    #434 Control Freak topped the 2023 APBA Bracket Class 400 standings (512 points): an undefeated national season and the Class 400 National Championship for Damon Marotta Sr. It then finished 2nd at the Key West World Championships.

  7. 2021Key West World Championships — Bracket Class 6 world champion

    Mike Geraud took the Bracket Class 6 world title in #688.

  8. 2019Key West World Championships — Bracket Class 6 world title

    #688 Offshore Outlaw, with Damon Marotta Sr., won Bracket Class 6 at the Race World Offshore Key West World Championships (400 points, first in every race).

2025–2026

The team's races

Every race the team ran, with its results.

All events
Nov12026
Race World OffshoreUpcoming

Key West World Championships

November 1–8, 2026 Key West, FL
Sep252026
Race World OffshoreResults

Clearwater Nationals Offshore Grand Prix

#55 Modified Vee: 6th

September 25–27, 2026 Clearwater Beach, FL
Sep182026
OPA OffshoreResults

Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix

#55 Modified Vee: 90 points

September 18–20, 2026 Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Earlier races (10)
Aug292026
Shootout + ThunderCatsPast

Lake of the Ozarks Shootout

August 29–30, 2026 Osage Beach, MO
Jul312026
Race World OffshoreResults

XINSURANCE Great Lakes Grand Prix

#588 Bracket 500: 5th · #55 Modified Vee: DNS (make-up race)

July 31 – August 2, 2026 Michigan City, IN
Jul242026
OPA OffshoreResults

OPA St. Clair River Classic

#588 Class 500: 101 points (top score) · #55 Modified Vee: 73 points

July 24–26, 2026 St. Clair, MI
Jun262026
Race World OffshoreResults

Atlantic City Sports Offshore Grand Prix

#588 Bracket 500: 5th-place points (380) · #55 Modified Vee: DNS

June 26–28, 2026 Atlantic City, NJ
Jun132026
IHRA OffshoreResults

IHRA Shootout Offshore — Lake of the Ozarks

#588 Class 500: 92 points · #55 Modified Vee: 78 points

June 13–14, 2026 Lake of the Ozarks, MO
May152026
IHRA OffshoreResults

IHRA Offshore Racing — Thunder on Cocoa

#588 Class 500: 70 points · #55 Modified Vee: 75 points

May 15–17, 2026 Cocoa Beach, FL
Apr102026
IHRA OffshoreResults

IHRA Offshore Racing — New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix

#588 Class 500: 84 points

April 10–12, 2026 Metairie, LA
Mar282026
IHRA OffshoreResults

IHRA Offshore Racing — St. Pete

#588 Bracket 500: 2nd

March 28–29, 2026 St. Petersburg, FL
Nov22025
Race World OffshoreResults

RWO Key West World Championships

#588 Bracket Class 5 (500): 6th overall · #55 Modified V: 8th overall

November 2–9, 2025 Key West, FL
Sep262025
Race World OffshoreResults

Clearwater Offshore Nationals 2025

#588 Bracket 500: 3rd · #684 Bracket 600: 1st

September 26–28, 2025 Clearwater Beach, FL

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