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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The sport of motor-speedboat racing was born in the early century, between 1904 and 1905. The first major Italian success was achieved by Gallinari, on a speedboat that he built and which he powered with a FIAT engine. The search for more and more powerful engines didn\u2019t leave the Maserati brothers indifferent, as they hoped to be able to provide a major contribution to motor-speedboat racing through their aluminium propellers, which were appropriate both due to their lightness and power.
\nThe name Maserati has been linked with this sport ever since 1930, as their engines have always taken Italian motor-speedboat racing to very high levels, winning many primates and world championships.
\nIn 1932, Count Theo Rossi from Montelera brang the speedboat to success, the Montelera XII, powered by 1500cc 4C Maserati engine. In 1933, the Count equipped the same speedboat with a 4 cylinder, 3000cc Maserati 8CM engine, and he won another primate in Riva del Garda. The ambition of the eclectic sportsman drove him to mount on the speedboat a Montelera XV, built by Cantieri Baglietto, two Maserati V5 engines; one 5000cc 16 cylinders, number 5003 with dextrorotation, and number 5002 with levorotation. This enabled the connection of two engines directly through their rear extremity through two gears, one which was assembled directly onto the propeller shaft. This speedboat came within the Racer 12-litre category, which had been dominated for a long time by the Isotta Fraschini engines, its debut wasn\u2019t the best, as in June 1933, in Gardone, Count Rossi was the protagonist of a scary overturn, with the speedboat which hadn\u2019t been fully tested yet. A few days later, once again in Gardone, the speedboat went above a speed of 114 km\/h, the maximum speed ever detected during that event.
\nThe engine size, which was too low for the limit of the 12 litre category, and the heaviness of the two engines, induced Count Rossi to rethink his project. During the same year, he had the Cantieri Baglietto build the speedboat Ravanello, to fit in the 6 litre Racer category, equipping it with only one Maserati V5 engine, number 5002. On the Bracciano Lake, Count Rossi managed to beat the world championship of 113.5 km\/h, surpassing by 7 km\/h the previous record, which belonged to Prince Ruspoli, with the speedboat Celli and Bugatti engine. In 1934, in Sabaudia, Ravanello surpassed any expectation, bringing the speed record to 122.2 km\/h.[\/vc_column_text]