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30th
April 2009 - Kilos
CAMBRIDGE/WAIKATO CLUB
ANNUAL KILO RUN.
SUNDAY 24th MAY
Kelley’s Landing Cambridge.
Off Main State Highway one Lake Karapiro Cambridge
7am: Scrutineering.
First run 7.30
$50 for 1st run then $10 for every other run.
BBQ Breakfast / Lunch, hot soup, tea coffee. Bar & Refreshments also
available.
Please register your interest by return email or for further information
contact: Email Liz McDonald
Or phone 0274782412
19th April 2009
- Ngakuru
Rex on his way to winning the V8 Challenge.
Racing is over for the Weekend with the Rex Henderson driving the Phantom
winning the V8 Challenge from Nigel Zander and in the King of the Lake
title being won by Philip Stilwell.
Biggest cheer of the Day went to Jason Buttimore in Wild Thing who actually
finished the very last Race of the Day.
Philip Stilwell just before starting and winning the King of the Lake.
Wild Thing Finished a Race.
Alan Stiener got a free boat Wash.
Tempo Too had the Hull Delaminate underneath and that Means the Season is Over for the Gappers.
Click the Gallery Page Link below to go to my Gallery where pics from
the weekend will be uploaded late Tonight and Tomorrow
18th April 2009
- Ngakuru
Young Frazier Pollack in his new Old Hydroplane running a 383 Chev.
First time on the water in well over 15 years this boat was once known
as Kool Kat and driven by Ross Knight at one stage.
Just a small group of 11 boats at this weekends closing day with a number
of Boaties attending the V8 Supercar where no doubt they will be seeing
Ford Win.
Race wins today have been shared around with Handicapping races proving
very close. Philip Stilwell has his F2 Tunnel Nelson Metals flying today
against the Hydro's. In the Flattie's class Brett Mercer is a class
above everyone else in Aftershock.
With minimal internet out here and no power pictures wont go onto the
gallery until monday night. Great atmosphere out here at Ngakuru with
everyone Camping at the Venue(except the tunnel boys girls)
2009
Viewing Times for the World Hydroplane Championships on Sky Tv UIM World
GP Hydroplane Championships April 2009
Date Time Channel Ep. No.
17-Apr-09 10:00 SKY Sport 1 1
17-Apr-09 17:00 SKY Sport 1 1
17-Apr-09 19:00 SKY Sport 2 1
18-Apr-09 11:30 SKY Sport 2 1
20-Apr-09 19:30 SKY Sport 3 1
24-Apr-09 10:00 SKY Sport 1 2
25-Apr-09 13:30 SKY Sport 2 2
27-Apr-09 15:00 SKY Sport 3 2
Episode 1 is Tauranga and Episode 2 is Karapiro
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PLS NOTE TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION***
12th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 8.15pm
G-Force throws the Blower Belt during the first Moult Gold Cup after leading comfortably.
Just uploading some pics for the day must find a new Photoshop programme
now more money down the drain Racing Boats must be Cheaper option me
thinks eh? Watch this Space.
Click the Gallery Page Link below to go to my Gallery where pics from the day have been uploaded
12th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 3.00pm
Presentations have been made at The Mangere Boating Club and everything
is currently being tidied up. The Trillion Trust Trophy was presented
to Graeme Weller who beat home Steve Hughes in The Business & Philip
Stilwell in Nelson Metals, Steve thought he better have a drive of his
son's boat as he was running out of Engines in his Boat.
Overall Results Trillion Trust Cup.
1st Graeme Weller G-Force.
2nd Steve Hughes The Business.
3rd Philip Stilwell Nelson Metals
12th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 12.15pm
Unofficially Sam Hughes is the winner of the Moult Gold Cup picking
up the win in the first heat after G-Force threw a blower belt and Steve
Hughes broke down resulting in him being towed in for the third time
this weekend Nelson Metals Philip Stilwell came home 3rd. In Heat Two
just run Graeme Weller stormed away to nearly lap the field with Sam
Hughes and Philip Stilwell coming in behind.
Overall Results Moult Gold Cup.
1st Sam Hughes The Business.
2nd Philip Stilwell Nelson Metals.
3rd Graeme Weller G-Force.
Only about 10 boats still running today the breeze hasn't affected the
course much and the tide will be just starting to turn.
12th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 9.45am
Testing about to start at 10am followed by F2 race and a Race for the
other boats and the race 3 is the first round of the Moult Gold Cup.
No North Island Hydroplane Championship due to Broken Boats. there is
a breeze blowing in and if it gets stronger it could create havoc especially
when the tide turns at Midday.
11th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 3.30pm
Just two races were completed today race one for F1/F2 tunnel boats
1st Sam Hughes The Business.
2nd Philip Stilwell Nelson Metals
3rd Kevin Thorburn Jafa.
4th Damien Kelly Enforca.
Race 2 was for F3/Flattie's.
1st Ian Warmington Razzle Dazzle.
2nd Onehunga Panel and Paints.
3rd Garin Keane Too Keane.
Steve Hughes blew a motor in practice and has decide to put a 2 litre engine on the Boat would mean he is equal in power to the F2 Boats.
Click the Gallery Page Link below to go to my Gallery where pics from the day have been uploaded
11th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 2.00pm
Racing has been canned for today
11th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 12.15pm
Huge drama packed race has just unfolded with the wind whipping up suddenly
at the start of the ModH Hydro first Heat going into the first turn
and Challenger had its Right hand Sponson ripped clean off. Kevin Ireland
managed to get the boat back to shore before it succumbed to sinking.
Then when the yellow flag came out the remaining boats returned to shore
Country Boy's Colin Maunder stopped and Daniel Pollack in Undertaker
drove right over his back ripping off his Turn fin and the part of the
boat. Daniel struggled to return to shore but just made it back. Country
Boy got towed back and is surprisingly undamaged.
The weather has now calmed down a bit and racing may resume later on today
11th April 2009
- Auckland/Manukau Regatta 9.15am
We have 16 Boats here today for racing at Mangere. Weather is clearing up was Showers first thing this Morning and a bit nippy for some people. Race site looks good very much subject to the tides so racing is supposed to start at 9.30am.
will do an update at Lunch time but pictures will wait until after the
meeting when the old laptop gets access to the power.
5th April 2009
- Wanganui Regatta 7.00pm
Kent's Boat Kwick Trip has the Cav Plate controls on the Steering Wheel
and He struggled to get used to them with the Boat leaping about. A
Foot Pedal will be put in during the Winter and a Cell may be looked
at as well. The Boat only arrived in NZ on Sunday and the Prop got in
very late on Friday Night so it was a credit to Kent to make the Effort
to get the Boat on the Water for the Wanganui Regatta.
Steve Mathieson let Andrea Robinson out for a spin in Midnight.
Manawatu Club members and the Canadian Trophy.
Gallery will be updated later Sleep may occur at any minute.
5th April 2009
- Wanganui Regatta 3.30pm
Sam Hughes watches as Kent Dunlop pulls away at the start.
Sam Hughes in The Business just won the Wanganui King of The River Race
in an 8 Boat Field he was beaten down the straight by Kent Dunlop in
his new Boat but the cornering and Handling saw Sam take the Win by
a half a straight.
Daniel Pollack in Undertaker was pushing very hard on the last Lap to
try and take the Win off Alan Steiner and very nearly came to grief.
King
of The River Results
1st Sam Hughes The Business
2nd Kent Dunlop Kwick Trip
3rd Mike Wotton Bowtie Boogie.
5th April 2009
- Wanganui Regatta 1.30pm
Alan Steiner in Misty Blue managed to hold on to a slim lead over Paul
Robertson in Going Going Gone and Jeff Noble in Ambush coming home 3rd
in the River City 3000.
Sam Hughes in The Business has had two races winning a scratch race
over the Hydroplanes so far and is looking an odds on Favorite for the
King of the River later this afternoon.
Lunch time and so far some very close Handicap Racing has been going on.
5th April 2009
- Wanganui Regatta 8.15am
Racing today will be underway around 11am there is a swimming leg of
a Triathlon Race using the course at about 9am. River flat as a pancake
again and Sam Hughes in his F2 Tunnel Boat "The Business" has shown
up to try uphold the Tunnel boys Honours.
4th April 2009
- Wanganui Regatta 5.20pm
Mike Wotton in Bowtie Boogie is the 2009
North Island Pro Com Champion.
1st Mike Wotton Bowtie Boogie
2nd Brett Mercer in Aftershock
3rd Ian Warmington in Razzle Dazzle
4th Paul Robertson Going Going Gone
5th Terry Mckinstry First Offence
6th Jeff Noble Ambush
7th Craig Henwood Evil Racing.
Rodney Wood in the Scorpion had metal in his Oil Filter so has had to retire from racing for the Weekend. Kent Dunlop had 3 runs in the New boat and improved the handling and power each time a broken Blower Belt after two laps in the third run saw him pull in early.
Everyone else had a pretty good day with only Hamish Buttimore in Wild Thing who failed to get his Boat to fire during the Day.
Tomorrow the River City 3000 and the King of the River will be the Feature
Races. Mike Wotton and Jamie Knight are looking like early favorites
for this Title. No Tunnel boats brave enough to front up it seems?
