Kent Dunlop
"VDO" a mere second before running over the turn buoy |
"VDO" drives
over the top of the Buoy you can see some debris flying off |
The Buoy was
damaged and you can see a large section of the Left Sponson in
the water |
Kent drives
a very damaged boat straight back to the Slipway |
Team members
from all teams help to support the boat while the Crane slowly
lifts the boat |
Sadly the Buoy
ropes got tangled in the Prop and with a very bent blade this
prop is stuffed |
John Hercock
in "Advance Electrical" battles with Steve Hughes in "Total Lubricants" |
Alan Dennis
in "California Girls" shows the form that took him to second in
the Title |
Race Start
|
Second Corner
after the Start and "Sierra" already has a lead |
And down the
straight the field is sorting itself out |
Another Race
Start |
Tony Latimer
has purchased the ex "Oceanbridge" and renamed it "Patriot" a
small teething problem caused him to miss the first round of the
North Island Champs |
"Patriot" and
"California Girls" |
"Sierra" and
"Advance Electrical" doing battle with "Total Lubricants" in the
back ground |
Peter Thomas
in "Twister" about the same spot where he flipped in January |
Luke Sharp
Powered away winning both heats of the North Island Champs on
Saturday |
Luke Sharp
in "Sierra" gets it all wrong on the Sunday(pic 1) |
Luke Sharp
in "Sierra" gets it all wrong on the Sunday(pic 2) |
Luke Sharp
in "Sierra" gets it all wrong on the Sunday (pic 3) |
Steve Hughes
at the Shore Turn |
Steve Hughes
crosses the finish line |
Luke Sharp
on left at Prize giving |
Steve Hughes
makes a hasty exit from prize giving |
Warwick Lupton
presented with cup by Kevin Thorburn |
Steve Hughes
did well in his nimble F1 Boat |
David Alexander
powered past Warwick Lupton in the first heat |
Alan Dennis
had it dancing during qualifying |
Towing the
wreckage in and David is sticking with his ship |
Getting ready
to lift the boat out of the water |
Extensive damage
has accrued |
Computer designed
Rudder not worth much now |
David had it
all his own for the first heat |
Ken tried to
keep Warwick Honest in the second Heat |
Peter Taylor
had to change the big V12 engine |
Warwick does
some very taxing promotional work |
"Little Cracker"
on the Inside, "Fair Warning" just Outside and hidden in the Spray
"Annihilator" on the far outside Enter the first turn |
"Little Cracker"
holds his line while "Fair Warning" starts drifting wider |
"Fair Warning"
gets too close to "Annihilator" |
"Fair Warning"
disappears behind and into "Annihilators" Rooster Tail |
The New Zealand
Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers Club had a Display in the Hamilton
City Centre on The Friday at Lunch Time |
"Sierra" in
a Practice run on Saturday Morning |
"Instigator"
and "Holiday Outboards" had a real dice in an F3 race on Saturday |
Then in the
Turn "Holiday Outboards" has a Spin |
"Holiday Outboards"
Spins |
Although "Holiday
Outboards" gets under way it has suffered damage while "Instigator"
powers away |
"Holiday Outboards"
Raises the Paddle to indicate trouble and rescue craft assists |
"Holiday Outboards"
is Sinking and Diver Dan assists balance on the boat as its towed
to shore. The Boat was repaired overnight and returned to racing
the next day |
"Southern Lights"
makes its way to Shore after a race |
"Susie IV"
made the F3 Racing for the first time this year |
"Susie IV"
made the F3 Racing for the first time this year |
"Outboard Marine"
formerly known as "Hellfire" |
"Holiday Outboards"
takes the fight to "Howzat" |
Scott Coker
gives his F3 boat "Howzat" a run |
Scott Coker
also runs in the GNH Boat "Fair Warning" |
"Lethal Weapon"
one of 3 Jet Boats that ran on the weekend |
"TMR" another
of the Jet Boats that showed up and was very competitive |
"Cobra" took
on "Lethal Weapon"
|
"Cobra" takes
the Flag |
"Innocent Victim"
and "TMR" had a great Battle |
"TMR", "Cobra"
and "Innocent Victim" provided some good racing |
Thunder Cats
were out in force for Racing |
More Thunder
Cats |
"King Drilling"
went hard out to try and win |
Malcolm Wotton
had "Renegade" firing along very well |
Warwick Lupton
and "Annihilator" gave the birds a scare |
Warwick and
Ken Lupton had some close Racing |
David Alexander
in "Annihilator 2" during a practice run and before his boat was
later destroyed in a crash |
Darryl Friend
came up from the South Island in "Terminator" |
Darryl had
an unfortunate accident while working on his boat in the pits
on Saturday when he slipped off and had to be taken to Hospital
for a checkup. Sadly his shoulder was damaged and he was unable
to race on Sunday. |
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