Ten-year-old powerboat racing fan Scott Begovich and his brother, wearing racing gear, would run their flat-bottomed boat, with its tiny outboard motor, up and down New Jersey 's Metedeconk River .

"We looked ridiculous in those big helmets," Begovich said, "but we loved it."

In 1995, Begovich bought a racing boat and began working his way up through the APBA and SBI ranks. Then, one day, John Haggin called.

"The first time I saw Miss GEICO , I thought, 'What did I get myself into?'" Begovich said. "I had never driven a catamaran before, let alone throttle one. It was kind of scary."

But these days, Begovich and teammate Marc Granet are virtually unbeatable. With Miss GEICO's top speeds in excess of 180 mph, not even the race helicopters can keep up - and Begovich says there's more to come.

"Our new boat is even faster," Begovich said.

Marc Granet pilots Miss GEICO , the fastest catamaran in the world. Like most offshore powerboat racers, he started in a vee-bottom performance boat - until a friend took him for a ride in a cat.

"We hit about 90, and that was it for vee-bottoms," Granet recalled.

In 2005, Granet joined the American Power Boat Association/Super Boat International racing circuit. He quickly earned the respect of his competitors - and racing team owner John Haggin. Soon, Granet was settling into the cockpit of Haggin's Miss GEICO, whose helicopter engines cranked out 3700 horsepower.

With Miss GEICO , Granet and throttleman Scott Begovich hold speed records of 10 minutes, 41 seconds between Annapolis and Baltimore , and a "Chattanooga Mile" at 188 mph. These days, Granet pilots a new, 50-foot Miss GEICO. Its twin, 2000-horsepower Cobra attack helicopter engines promise even more speed.

"It is going to fly," Granet said.

World renowned master rigger, Gary Stray, joined the AMF/Miss GEICO team in 2009 and made an immediate impact in helping guide the team to another convincing World Championship victory.

Gary began his career in the racing business in Southampton , England in 1988 with Cougar Marine. In 1994 he signed on with the Victory Team of Dubai rising to the head of Research & Development and ten world titles later, he set up his own rigging company in the United States . Gary established Supercat Rigging, Inc. in 2001 and his boats have won multiple championships and set numerous speed records. He has also created some of the most prestigious pleasure craft in the world today such as Speed Racer, Batman, Mercedes, Ferrari and Corvette.

AMF/Miss GEICO was simply in the right place and time to find Gary and his crew. Gary will also focus his attention and vast expertise to head up AMF Rigging, LLC as AMF/Miss GEICO becomes a full service racing operation.

From 1985 to 1995 Mr.Goodell owned and operated KKMG, a radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After takming the station to number one ranking in the area, he sold the radio station to Citadel Broadcasting. Mr. Goodell was involved with specialty promotions and television programming with the Public Broadcasting Network from 1996 to 2004.

2005 to present, Goodell works with GEICO and AMF Offshore Racing. After teaming with "Miss GEICO" sponsorship with AMF RAcing, the team as won five (5) world championships and emerged and the biggest and most successful racing organizations in the United States.