Release date: 11th  April 2005

 

 

NEWAGE PRESENTS STEPDRIVE TO COMPETITION WINNER

 

Congratulations to Simon Alsop of York, winner of a brand new, 2-speed PRM StepDrive gearbox in a free-to-enter competition featured in Motor Boats Monthly earlier in the year.

 

Simon, pictured receiving his prize from Newage Transmissions’ Marine Sales Manager, Jamie Pratt, had his name drawn first from more than 200 entries to the StepDrive promotion, which was run alongside the company’s participation at the London International Boat Show in January.

 

Simon, a 26-year-old civil engineer, intends to install his prize - along with another StepDrive unit - to his twin engined Fairline Targa 29 within the next few weeks.

 

“StepDrives have been designed specifically for use with the Volvo diesel engines in my boat, so I am particularly pleased to have won this competition,” says Simon.  “A friend of mine has another Fairline Targa, which is powered by twin V6 petrol engines.  This currently outperforms my boat by quite a margin, so I’m looking forward to being able to match his performance much more closely once my StepDrives are fitted.”

 

The novel 2-speed automatic gearboxes significantly improve boat acceleration by providing a reduction ratio of around 25% in addition to their direct drive top gear.  They are installed entirely within the centre section of Duoprop units and are ideal for use with turbocharged engines such as Volvo Penta AD31 and 41 series; as well as supercharged units up to the KAD44.

 

“From the computer simulations we’ve run, we expect Simon’s Fairline to show at least a 30% improvement in acceleration, enabling it to get onto the plane far quicker than at present,” says Mr Pratt. 

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