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February 11th - March 7th News Copies
of Current and past New Zealand Hydroplane Drivers Club Newsletters can
be found at the bottom of this page. The Major News from Each News Letter
will be Posted here as well as any relevant News Story you care to Submit
to Denise Moughan
or Phillip Hoskyn
for posting on the Site.
Check for past News Stories on our News Archive pages using the Links at the bottom of the Page. 3rd
March - News
 The Family Boats Team battled each other and the conditions at Maraetai. Round 3 of Offshore was held at the Sunday at 11.30am it was rather wet and cloudy but otherwise a Good race. Click the Logo below to see results and Images from the day.   Steve Hughes will feature on Karcher Pitlane on Sky TV on Tuesday Night It should be a very interesting Interview and no doubt we will get to See a replay of Steve's Flip from Auckland last year. 1st
March - News
The Offshore Race meeting at Maraetai for today has been postponed until 11am tomorrow. The weather was just too dangerous to race in with strong swells and driving rain making visibility impossible. Round 4 of the Jetsprint series is at Hastings tomorrow and you can watch it free of charge on Speedbox.tv, all you need to do is register which is also free and you can be watching the Jet Sprint Round all day on your computer. 29th
February - EC Griffith Cup Cancelled/Postponed
The EC Griffith Cup has been cancelled or postponed possibly until June/July?. More details will be made at as soon as we hear something concrete. The reason given is a lack of Water with the Lake at Yarrawonga currently at 76% and they say this may be unsafe for racing. Cant see them getting any water soon either so perhaps a new venue for the EC Griffith Cup needs to be Found. We appreciate that those with Air Tickets will need to know as soon as possible in case they want to change the tickets. 27th
February - Auto X Show Christchurch
 AutoX is in its early days and trying to move from a car show to be the “Big Boys Toys” of the south. With most of the other New Brighton boys getting ready for the next round of nationals Bex and Jeff Price were in a position to put their boats in the show even though they are unable to race this year. As you can see winter has given Thirsty a new paint job and sponsor as well as Malcolm giving the motor a birthday. Strangely enough the ski boat attracted as much interest as the tunnel over the two days. Next year we hope to have some water available to be able to start them in and spray some water around. Fingers crossed we can get back racing next year!! .  22nd
February - Manukau Auckland Regatta Cancelled
The Manakau Auckland Speed Boat club have Cancelled the regatta due to unfavorable weather Conditions expected this weekend at Mangere. It is not Known at this point weather the club will reschedule or not at this point. The placement of the NI F2 & NI UU Titles will also be decided at a later date. 21st
February - AE Baker Hydroplane Championship(updated)
The Rotoiti Power Boat Club have their Regatta Entry Form Below Rotoiti Power Boat Club Regatta Entry Form Should be a very Good Meeting and a cracking Meal on Saturday Night as well. Gulf Harbour Offshore and Wanganui Street Drags have been Added to the Gallery  19th
February - Rotoiti Regatta
Can all competitors coming to Lake Rotoiti for the Nationals please wash there boats ,motors and trailers before coming with "15% simple green" as we have to for D.O.C regulations for Didimo. This will save us time doing it Saturday morning 8th. There will be a sprayer at the lake if you don't get it done. All driver's will have to sign a form before there boat can enter water. Thanks for this and please spread the Word to everyone so all Boats are Clean 19th
February - EC Griffith Cup
 The EC Griffith Cup is held at Lake Mulwala, Yarrawonga April 5th & 6th 2008 2008. All three Annihilator Boats will be attending and along with Dragula other entries are unconfirmed at this stage. If you are planning on going then try the following for accommodation. Mulwala Paradise Palms Motel  Belmore Motor Inn  Yarrawonga Waters  Coghill Cottages  Central Yarrawonga Motor Inn  18th
February - News
 Marine Trader Girls
Click the Marine Trader Logo to see what Marine Trader is all about   The Wanganui Drags were on once again this past Sunday with The Wanganui Road Rodders running the Event. The Ute above is actually running a Keith Mcgregor Engine out of the Boat Special Edition some 20 years on and still going strong. I will add images of this event to my Gallery as well this week. And I still have Images to add from Karapiro. 14th
February - Paul Burton RIP
 Paul Burton(left as Owner) and Brett Niddrie receive the EC Griffith Cup in 2007 It is with deep sadness that Paul Burton passed away on Sunday 10th February peacefully after a long illness. Paul was a great person and a very good Grand Prix Hydroplane Driver campaigning Radical Rat, Big Chief and more recently Warlord and was very well respected amongst his fellow competitors here in New Zealand and Australia. It was an honor to have known you Paul and very unfair that they should take such a good person , you will always be in our thoughts, rest in peace. Our deepest sympathies goes out to Paul's family and his friends at this time. Best Regards Denise Moughan, David Alexander, Warwick Lupton Kiwi Annihilator Racing Teams Fair Warning Racing Team Phil Hoskyn NZGP Website The New Zealand Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers Club The New Zealand Powerboat Association The New Zealand Powerboat Federation  
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February - Thunder on the Lake
 Jeremy Ward has his Gallery of Pictures from Both days of Thunder on the Lake on his Website Click Jeremy's Logo to see a few Images of the Lake Karapiro 2008 Regatta  Click to get our Archive News Page Almost all the News Stories and Pictures are to be found somewhere in the Archives Just try and remember when the event occurred and pick the page that matches those Dates |
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