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MoneyOnMobile is a Proud Team Owner at NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas
[February 28, 2017]

MoneyOnMobile is a Proud Team Owner at NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas


MUMBAI, February 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

MoneyOnMobile Marlins - are Swift and Sure, Reliable and Secure 

MoneyOnMobile, one of India's largest mobile payments processing platform that facilitates easy, safe and secure financial transactions to millions of Indians, announced their association with NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas with the launch of their team MoneyOnMobile Marlins.

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The MoneyOnMobile Marlins, consist of 2 boats, each manned by a pilot and navigator and include the US P1 SuperStock Champions for three consecutive years between 2014 and 2016, James Norvill and Christian Parsons Young and the Norvall Brothers who have generations of Power Boating experience backing them. The team ambassador is Miss Diva 2015, runner-up Natasha Assadi.

"NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas is one-of-a-kind event which will embark from India, and expand globally. We at MoneyOnMobile, started operations in 2010 and since then have evolved into one of India's largest mobile payment processing platforms with a reach of more than 3,25,000 retail touch points. The MoneyOnMobile Marlins echo MoneyOnMobile's values of ease, saety and reliability," commented Ranjeet Oak, President and COO, MoneyOnMobile.



Six world-class teams compete in the NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas, each consisting of two P1 Panther Powerboats, manned by a pilot and a navigator, who compete on a 5.2km specially designed racetrack on water. The racetrack on water, a first in Powerboat Racing, will now be implemented across all Grand Prix of the Seas events and will prove to be a real test of skill and strategy for all pilots and navigators.

Boats of all teams will participate in Time Trials on Friday, 3rd March, 2017 to determine their start position for Race 1 on Day 2, Saturday, 4th March, 2017, followed by reverse grid race for Race 2 on Day 2 and the Grand Finale that will determine the World Champion on Sunday, 5th March 2017.


The MoneyOnMobile Marlins are represented by:

Boat A 

  • Piloted by Welsh James Norvill
  • Navigated by Christian Parsons Young

The pair has won the US P1 SuperStock Championships for three consecutive years between 2014 and 2016.

Boat B 

  • Piloted by Lee Norvall and Navigated by Glynn Norvall

The brothers, who are the third sibling pair on the grid, were introduced to the sport by their father, a Powerboat racer himself and will look to build on their highest finish of being amongst the top 5 in the British P1 SuperStock in 2015.

About MoneyOnMobile: 

MoneyOnMobile is a mobile payment service provider that enables Indian consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services, or transfer funds from one cell phone to another, using simple SMS text functionality, MoneyOnMobile application or web portal. The service is now offered to Indian consumers through MoneyOnMobile's over 3,25,000 retail touch points throughout the country.

Read about MoneyOnMobile in The New York Times at New York Times - MoneyOnMobile.

About the NEXA P1 Powerboat, Indian Grand Prix of the Seas 

The Grand Prix of the Seas is the brainchild of India's leading sports management company Procam International in partnership with P1 Global, the world's leading maritime motor sports brand. This is the first of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) endorsed Grand Prix of the Seas and is conducted under the aegis of the Yachting Association of India (YAI). Procam International and P1 Global have created a format and ranking system where in five years the Grand Prix of the Seas (World Championship Series) will be in 12 global cities including five in India.

The race weekend for the Indian Grand Prix of the Seas will have 6 world-class teams comprising of 2 boats each, featuring 24 of the world's best pilots and navigators competing on a first time racetrack on water.

Contact Us:
Navaz C. Damania
+91-9167122661
[email protected]
Vice President - Corporate Communications
http://www.moneyonmobile.in


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