Miss GEICO

The Miss GEICO offshore powerboat racing team was founded by John Haggin who retired from the team in 2010. Today Miss GEICO is owned and operated by AMF Riviera Beach which is owned by Marc Granet, Scotty Begovich, Scott Colton, Gary Stray, Gary Goodell and sponsored by the American insurance company GEICO. Miss GEICO is one of the fastest offshore powerboats in the world. The boat has had many incarnations. The most powerful was a 50' Mystic powered by twin Lycoming T-53 turbine engines, hitting speeds in excess of 210+ mph. That boat caught fire during a race and burned to the waterline (nobody was injured). 
When it was Driven by Marc Granet and throttled by Scott Begovich, Miss GEICO captured five consecutive World Championships in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
In 2020, racing legend Travis Pastrana joined the cockpit with Steve Curtis, a seasoned offshore racer.
Specifications.
Miss GEICO #113.
Builder: Victory<br>
Materials: Carbon, Kevlar, S Glass<br>
Length: 47 feet<br>
Weight: 11,750<br>
Engines: Mercury Racing 1100 Comp<br>
Top Speed: 160+<br>
Status: Active
2006 Miss GEICO Mystic #113.
Builder: Mystic Powereboats<br>
Materials: Carbon, Kevlar, S Glass<br>
Length: 50 feet<br>
Weight: 10,000 lbs<br>
Type: Jet-A<br>
Engines: Whispering Turbines Inc. T-53 703 series<br>
Horsepower: 2100 x 2<br>
Top Speed: 210+ mph<br>
Status: Total loss
2007 Miss GEICO MTI #113.
Builder: Marine Technologies Incorporated<br>
Materials: Composite, Carbon, Epoxy<br>
Length: 44 feet<br>
Beam: 10’ 6<br>
Weight: 10,000 lbs<br>
Fuel: 500 Gal Capacity<br>
Type: Jet- A<br>
Drives: BPM<br>
Engines: Turbine Marine Inc's, Lycoming T-53 703 series<br>
Horsepower: 1850 x 2<br>
Top Speed: 195+ mph<br>
Status: Show boat
2004 Miss GEICO Victory #113.
Builder: Victory Hull<br>
Materials: Composite, Carbon, Epoxy<br>
Length: 44 feet<br>
Beam: 11’ 10<br>
Weight: 9,500 lbs<br>
Fuel: 265 Gal Capacity<br>
Type: Jet- A<br>
Drives: BPM<br>
Engines: Mercury Racing twin 1650 piston power<br>
Horsepower: 1650 x 2<br>
Top Speed: 187+ mph
2009 Caveman #113.
Builder: Cigarette<br>
Model: Top Gun 38<br>
Materials: Fiberglass<br>
Length: 38 feet<br>
Weight: 9,500 lbs<br>
Drives: Mercury Bravo XR Sportmaster<br>
Engines: Mercury 525 EFI<br>
Horsepower: 1050<br>
Top Speed: 88+ mph
2008 Safety Boat #113.
Builder: Cigarette
Material: S Glass<br>
Length: 32 feet<br>
Weight: 8,000 lbs<br>
Engines: Mercury Racing 3.2 Stroker<br>
Horsepower: 625<br>
Top Speed: 80 mph
In Media.
In 2007, the Discovery Channel filmed Miss GEICO for an episode of their series Build It Bigger which premiered September 26. Host Danny traveled to Turbine Marine Inc in Palm Beach, Florida where he helped the team rebuild one of their boats in order to be ready to compete in a Sarasota race. In 2009 the Miss GEICO boat was featured at all the Kentucky Derby events including Thunder over Louisville, Pegasus Parade, the Oaks and the Derby.
In the second episode of the rebooted series of "American Chopper", the OCC crew were commissioned to build a motorbike in the spirit of the Miss GEICO boat.