Jason Moughan gets in to the "Little Cracker" everyone is looking on except Denise who can be just seen walking away

Jason heads out on his run

Jason has his foot down and doing a good Job

Regretfully the Red lights on and Jason pulls it in to the shore

10th January 2005 - North Island Unlimited Unrestricted Championship

On the 9th January 2005 at Lake Maraetai, Mangakino. The New Zealand Hydroplane Drivers Club Members took to the water to Battle for two Titles of North Island Unlimited Unrestricted Championships and also the Master of Mangakino. This Event was hosted by the Geyserland Power Boat Racing Club Inc.
Unfortunately NZGP member Scott Coker was unable to make repairs to his engine in "Fair Warning" in time to compete but the club was well represented by Warwick Lupton in "Annihilator", David Alexander in "Annihilator II", Ken Lupton in "Annihilator III", Alan Dennis in "California Girls" and Malcolm Wotton in "Renegade". also joining in for the Title of North Island Unlimited Unrestricted was John Hitchcock in "Advance Electrical".

Saturday 8th January
Racing was to be over two days but on the Saturday the wind made the lake too rough to race on while conditions on the front straight were not too bad out on the back straight in the middle of the lake it was too choppy making conditions unsafe for racing. Saturday was therefore reduced to a few boats taking test runs only.

Sunday 9th January 2005
The day dawned very overcast with showers early on but the Lake was in good condition with a very calm surface. Racing got under way just after 10am. First race for the NZGP Crew was Heat 1 of the North Island UU Champs with all boats making the start line it was going to be a cracker of a race. and early on it was a great battle in to the second turn with David Alexander and Warwick Lupton side by side and very close together. Shortly after this Warwick had a Bad Vibration and had to shut the engine down and pull out of the race. Ken Lupton was flying on his outside Line and starting to threaten David when he lost drive coming out of the Top Turn to also not finish the race. at the end of the race the running order was "Annihilator II", "California Girls", "Advance Electrical" and "Renegade".
During the break between heats the GP crews were hard at work with an Engine Change to Warwick Luptons "Annihilator" and a Gearbox Change to Ken Luptons "Annihilator III".
Prior to Heat 2 Warwick took "Annihilator" for a Test drive only to discover that the Boat was not running right and it was decided to Trailer the boat for the rest of the meeting.
Heat 2 of the North Island UU Champs and Ken Luptons Crew were still hard at it repairing the Gearbox so it was only four starters for this race with Alan Dennis in "California Girls" on the inside he managed to stay with the more powerful GP boat of David Alexander for the early laps before "Annihilator II" pulled away to win from "California Girls", "Advance Electrical" and "Renegade".

North Island Unlimited Unrestricted Championship Final Results.
1st - David Alexander "Annihilator II"
2nd - Alan Dennis "California Girls"
3rd - John Hitchcock "Advance Electrical"

The Master of Mangakino is open to the fastest boats on the day and joining the 5 active runners from the UU Races was the ModVP boat "You Get That" Heat 1 and Ken Lupton was trying to take the battle to David Alexander but the outside line and David's good form proved to be too much for Ken and he settled for second ahead of "California Girls", "Advance Electrical", "Renegade" and "You Get That".

Heat 2 and Malcolm Wotton had withdrawn "Renegade", Once again the two GP boats were hard to beat although "California Girls" kept them honest for the first few laps the real drama came when Ken Lupton pulled out and then suffered a small fire which was quickly brought under control by Ken and the Safety Boat, the damage was only minor. Once more David Alexander in "Annihilator II" won from "California Girls", "Advance Electrical" and "You Get That"

Master of Mangakino Final Results
1st - David Alexander "Annihilator II"
2nd - Alan Dennis "California Girls"
3rd - John Hitchcock "Advance Electrical"

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David Alexander at Prizegiving	Warwick helping with the Engine change	Ken's Stripped Gearbox Gears	Ken waiting for a tow after the gearbox broke
"Annihilator II"	Race 1 start "Annihilator II" and "Annihilator"	"Annihilator II"	Ken Lupton "Annihilator III"
"Annihilator III"	Warwick Lupton in "Annihilator"	"Annihilator"	"Annihilator"
Malcolm Wotton in "Renegade"	Alan Dennis in "California Girls"	John Hercock in "Advance Electrical"	Mod VP boat "You Get That"

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6th January 2005 - North Island Unlimited Unrestricted Championship Lake Maraetai, Mangakino.
On the 8th and 9th of January 2005 The New Zealand Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers Club members will be competing for the North Island Unlimited Unrestricted Championship.
The 3 Grand Prix Boats from the "Annihilator" Stable will be running as will Scott Coker in his Grand National Boat "Fair Warning" and Malcolm Wotton will have his Grand National Boat "Renegade" back on the water. Also Alan Dennis in his quick and nimble F1 Tunnel Boat "California Girls"

"Annihilator" Warwick Lupton The most experienced of the Grand Prix Drivers has a proven Race winner and will look to add to his impressive record.	"Annihilator II" David Alexander Has been pushing hard to be number one and will look to clean up the title with his spectacular driving style.	"Annihilator III" Ken Lupton The Youngest Grand Prix Driver in the World and competing for his first North Island Unlimited Unrestricted Championship Title would hope to cause a big upset over his more experienced Rivals.
"Fair Warning" Scott Coker Driving his Grand National Hydroplane Scott will be hoping to have his smaller powered boat running smoothly and reliably to be in to Win the Title.	"California Girls" Alan Dennis Has an advantage with the nimble handling of his lightweight very quick Boat, an inside draw would be a big advantage to him.	"Renegade" Malcolm Wotton A veteran of the racing scene Malcolm will have plenty of experience and will be hoping the bad luck of last weeks racing wont come back to haunt him .

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5th January 2005 - Malcolm Wotton's "Renegade" Adventures

On January 2nd at Lake Karapiro Regatta hosted by the Cambridge Waikato Powerboat Club, Malcom Wotton was hoping to take his Grand National Hydroplane to 1st place in the North Island GNH Championship but alas his day was about to turn to disaster. In Race one Malcolm noticed a dropping Oil Pressure so eased it home to secure some points in the first race. Upon arriving back at shore he expressed concern that the Engine was gone for the day. As the crew brought the Boat back to the pit area it was pointed out that the entire Rear Propeller shaft Strut had broken all the bolts off and was simply hanging lose, Malcolm felt no Vibrations during his run so he was lucky more damage wasn't done. Its possible the lose drive shaft caused the broken Oil Line and the Engine may well be ok for next weeks Racing at Lake Maraetai, Mangakino but an inside inspection will confirm this. The Prop Support and the rear hull damage should be easily fixed in time.
We wish Malcolm the best of luck in his Repairs.

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Off to the start line for what proved an interesting race

Powering along with no signs of trouble

Taking the Turn, rooster tail shows he's not going to slow here

The major damage with all 4 Bolts sheared off the rear of the boat slightly damaged. Also note the Oil leaking out everywhere this was wiped up with Rags and no oil made it back into the Lake from the Pits

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5th January 2005 - Mary & Ernie Nunn Australian GP Championship Round 1

Mary & Ernie Nunn Australian GP Championship Round 1 was held at Lake Glenmaggie, Glenmaggie, Victoria, Australia, on Sunday 2nd of January
There were only 3 GP Hydros at Glenmaggie on the weekend. Warlord GP3, GP55, and Dragula GP7.
It was the first time that Con & Paul Cunningham had their new boat in the water, so they were not expecting much but to feel the boat.
Grant Harrison GP101 did not attend due to business commitments, however he plans to run the remainder of the season.

Heat 1 on the Mary & Ernie Nunn Australian GP Championship Round 1
1st GP55 Paul Cunningham 400 points
2nd GP7 Dragula Tom Heffernan 300 Points
DNF GP3 Warlord Paul Burton

Heat 2 on the Mary & Ernie Nunn Australian GP Championship Round 1
1st GP3 Warlord Paul Burton 400 points
2nd GP7 Dragula Tom Heffernan 300 points.
DNF/DNS? GP55 Conall Construction Paul Cunningham

each boat receives 200 attendance points

Provisional points to be confirmed by APBA
1st GP7 Dragula Tom Heffernan 800 points
=2nd GP55 Conall Construction Paul Cunningham 600 points
=2nd GP3 Warlord Paul Burton 600 points

GP101 Grant Harrison 0 points
GP5 The Wasp Bob Fisher 0 points

2nd and final round of Mary & Ernie Nunn Australian Championship @ Taree over Easter Long weekend.
More Pictures on the Glenmaggie Event can be Found in the Gallery Page

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4th January 2005 - F1 Tunnel Boat "Twister" Crash

On January 2nd at Lake Karapiro Regatta hosted by the Cambridge Waikato Powerboat Club, Peter Thomas driver of the F1 Tunnel Boat Twister had a Big Crash in the second of the F1 races of the day, Peter was only shaken up in the crash and is ok. The Boat however came off rather worse for wear as you will see in the following Photographs that I was lucky enough to capture on camera. More Photos of the events at Karapiro over that weekend will show up in the Gallery Pages over the next few days so keep checking back.

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The Start and Twister gets off the line in the lead	The lap Prior to the crash and Twister has a good lead	Approaching the Turn and Twister gets airborne	Going upside down
Going down and you can see Peter still gripping the steering wheel	You can just see the left Sponson tip has been broken in the water	This was just after a barrel roll that would have caused the big damage to the engine	Again just after the roll
Peter starts to get out of the boat he was very quick indicating he was ok	Peter now standing and waving but I cut his head off with the shot rest assured it is there though, you can see the damage to the Engine	Towing the Boat back with the diver supporting the engine which is in place only by the cables	Out of the water with Peter on the left in blue/red overalls looking at the damage

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30th December 2004 - AE Baker Championship at Lake Karapiro

Entry Form for the AE Baker Championship now available here and on the events Page
 Entry Form - MS WORD Click to Download

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22nd December 2004 - Australian Enters AE Baker Championship at Lake Karapiro


Australian Peter Taylor is a Confirmed Starter in his impressive Hydroplane "Aussie Connection"

powered by a Rolls Royce Merlin V12 Engine

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17th December 2004 - Raft Race / Wanganui Regatta
Two recent articles in the Wanganui River City Press, click on the images to see the full sized article

The Webmaster will be on the river bank to capture Photos of the winning New Zealand Hydroplane Drivers Club Entries.

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16th December 2004 - Snow Lupton Passes Away
Snow Lupton Passed away on Tuesday Night aged 84.
Snow was the Trainer of the great Horse "Kiwi" who took the honors in the 1983 Melbourne Cup. His Funeral Service will be held at Lakeside, Lower Herengawe Rd, Waverly, on Monday at 11am.
The New Zealand Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers Club wish to offer there condolences and deepest sympathies to Snows wife Anne, and their children Nikkie, Gillian, and Warwick, and to the Grandchildren Sam, Tom, John, Ben, Lynda, Ken, Jaimee, Brittany and Jack.

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1st December 2004 - Queenstown Mirror Article
Here's a rather poor quality clipping from the Queenstown Mirror on the 24th November 2004.
Just click on the image for the full sized image.

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November 30th 2004 - Grand Prix Hydroplanes Shake the Banks of the Oreti River


The biggest crowd ever to be seen lined the banks of the Oreti River, Invercargill last weekend. Spectators were blown away as they watched the three boat Annihilator Hydroplane Race Team blast down the challenging river course. Not seen before in Invercargill the crowds were dumfounded by the spectacular display of these Hydroplanes. One spectator said "they are like an aero plane on water totally awesome"

Spectators were not disappointed as the Wanganui based Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers, Warwick Lupton son Ken, and Cousin David Alexander tested their skills on the river which was no more than 75m wide. Competition over the weekend was timed flying laps.



Warwick Lupton driver of Annihilator said he could not get his foot full on the gas before he had to back off for the corner, but he was up for the challenge and took his 510 supercharged big block engine to speeds of 150mph down the straight a ways. "We are used to race speeds of 170mph plus this course certainly was a test of all the driver's skills."

Lupton not to be out done by his younger team mates took out the competition with the fastest lap time of 43.8sec.Annihilator 2 driven by David Alexander felt robbed of victory when he was forced to withdraw with a vibration after his first run of 44 sec. Alexander felt confident he could better Lupton's time.

New kid on the block and the youngest Grand Prix Hydroplane driver in the World Ken Lupton driving Annihilator 3 finished with a top lap speed of 47.2sec. A good time matching his father's first attempt at the flying lap competition.



There are a few more images on the Gallery page from this event, see the Oreti River Section.
See also this story from the Southland Times Website

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November 30th 2004 - Alan Dennis Takes the spoils at Oreti


Alan Dennis won the Wes Varcoe Memorial for Outboards and the King of the Oyster Bed, he drives the California Girls F1 Tunnel Boat Congratulations to Alan

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November 28th 2004 -2005 "EC Griffith Cup" - Media Release




The Australian Power Boat Association is pleased to confirm the dates of the 92nd running of the prestigious E.C.Griffith Cup will be the Anzac weekend in April 2005.

The venue will be at Yarrawonga on the foreshore of beautiful Lake Mulwala on the mighty Murray River, Victoria.

The event will now be held on Sunday 24th April with the Anzac Day public holiday on Monday a back up day if required.

With final approvals in place event Organiser the Victorian Council of the A.P.B.A. will now be working feverishly to create one of the most anticipated EC Griffiths Cups in recent history.

This marks the return to big time boat racing for Yarrawonga and much planning has gone into the event to make it a bigger and more successful event than in years past and the first step into securing the venue as a permanent home for Australia's most prestigious powerboat race.

The event was previously held at Wisemans Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in NSW

The EC Griffith Cup was donated in 1912 by Mr. Ernest Griffith for competition between open hull class boats of unlimited engine capacity. Mr. EC Griffith was a founder of the A.P.B.A. was a jeweler by trade and hand made the pure silver trophy which is valued at $65,000 but is priceless in terms of heritage.

The EC Griffith Cup is Australasia's oldest motorsport trophy. 2005 marks its 92nd running.

The competition started in 1913 and had to cease for the duration of both wars. A New Zealand boat, Redhead owned and driven by Sir Len Southward, took the cup to New Zealand in 1949 and an Australian team didn't win it back until 1963.

The Cup has regularly traveled between the two countries since 1989 when Latimer Lodge a Grand Prix Hydroplane driven by P.G. Knight won it back for New Zealand. This boat also held the World Grand Prix Hydroplane water speed record at 179mph.

In 2002 the GP Hydroplane Big Chief, of Australian Paul Burton driven by Greg Holland won the Cup back for Australia from the Kiwis.

Further enquires:
Rob Psalia
President Victoria A.P.B.A.
BH (03) 9312 6922
Mob 0417 590 931

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27th November 2004 - Flat out on Oreti in a big bang
They look like the sort of thing Batman and Robin would slip into – but even the crime-fighting comic heroes would struggle to keep these babies under control. They are the big bangers of speedboat racing, the motor-blowing, deafening, speed-shattering grand prix hydroplanes with their fighter plane cockpits. They reach speeds of more than 250kmh.

This weekend Southland fans will see some of the country's best in action on the Oreti River, near Sandy Point. Three grand prix hydroplanes will compete in the Southland Powerboat Club's annual two-day regatta, which caters for boats of all classes and speeds and which starts at 10am today. It is the hydroplanes, worth more than $150,000 each, and with their 2000-odd horsepower grunt, that will be the big attraction.

Former Southlander Allan Dennis, who now lives in Hamilton, will drive his just as impressive formula one tunnel boat and can't wait to tear around the normally peaceful Oreti River. "Southlanders would never have seen a GP hydroplane on the water down here for the past 20 years," Dennis said. Peter Knight senior (from Christchurch) would probably have been the last guy to run a GP hydroplane on the Oreti River. It will be something to see." And something to hear. "The noise of these things when they start up from the river bank is absolutely deafening," Dennis said. "The earth shakes – a bit like it did the other morning actually. "We didn't come to Southland to have an earthquake turned on but it was interesting."

The three-boat Annihilator hydroplanes team from Waverly, near Wanganui, will also be in action. Annihilator 1, driven by Warwick Lupton, will again be the combination to beat. Lupton won the South Island title on Lake Dunstan last weekend, ahead of team-mate David Alexander and Dennis. Lupton should know something about horsepower. His father, Snow, trained the 1983 Melbourne Cup winner, Kiwi. Dennis, who has been powerboat racing for 25 years, urges Southlanders to check out the action. "They have massive propellers," he said. "They're the sort of things that you'd probably put on the Picton ferry". "They blast water out the back like you would not believe."
By DARYL HOLDEN
The Southland Times

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23rd November 2004 - Local Grand Prix Hydroplanes take out South Island Titles!


The Waverley based Grand Prix Hydroplanes headed south last week to compete in the South Island Championships

Held on Lake Dunstan in Cromwell, Annihilator driven by Warwick Lupton

took out both heats to win the South Island Grand Prix Championship. California Girls a Formula One tunnel driven by Alan Dennis

was second and 'Annihilator 2 David Alexander

was third.

The Unlimited Unrestricted Championship sore the positions change as Alexander fought hard to beat his team mate, the first heat sore a thrilling finish as Alexander passed Lupton on the inside on the final lap, the huge crowd was on their feet as Annihilator 2 came in first place.

Annihilator 2 went out in the second heat all pumped up after winning the first heat he was determined to take out the championship and the King of the Lake was also riding on this race. They battled for 2 laps before Annihilator (Warwick Lupton) under pressure from Alexander missed the turn buoy and had to turn back and go around it or face disqualification, Lupton was forced to chase Alexander's rooster tail to the finish line.

David Alexander took out the Unlimited Unrestricted Championship and the King of the Lake, Annihilator Warwick Lupton second and California Girls Allan Dennis in third.

Annihilator 3 driven by Steve Rosewarne & Ken Lupton did not fair so good in practice before the first heat of the GP Championship they were forced to withdraw with overheating problems. Engine man Grant Rivers from Wanganui worked on the boat that afternoon but ran out of time to have it ready for Sundays racing.

There are a few more images like Darryl Friends, Terminator

on the Gallery page from this event, see the Cromwell South Island Championship Section.

The teams will now move onto the Oreti River in Invercargill, Grand Prix Hydroplanes of this kind have not competed on this river. The Oreti River similar in size to Downtown Wanganui will see the three boat team test on Saturday and compete in hot laps on the Sunday.

They will then head back north to compete for their North Island Championships to be held at Mangakino 8-9thJanuary 2005.

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17th November 2004 - Annihilator Hydroplane Teams Head South
The Waverley Grand Prix Hydroplane based teams have been burning the midnight oil to get their boats ready for the South Island Championships to be held at Lake Dunstan Cromwell this weekend (20-21st) November.
Annihilator 2 has been fitted with a new F16 safety cell and has a new paint job. Australian Boat builder Tom Heffernan has spent many long hours getting this boat ready. Crew Chief Dick Corbett has taken care of maintenance duties on Annihilator 2&3. At the speeds these boats do they need to be continually checked safety is a major issue.
Top engine man Grant Rivers has fine tuned 5 Super Charge engines ready for the South island Champs. Saturday 20th the teams will have testing from 9am with the first heat of the South Island Grand Prix Championships scheduled for 12.30. Sunday will be two heats of the South Island Unlimited Unrestricted.
The teams will then move onto Invercargill the following weekend. The local club will be hosting a two day event on the Oreti River. As the river is too small for Grand Prix hydroplane Racing they will run demonstration laps one at a time.
It has been 15 years since Grand Prix Hydroplanes have competed on the Oreti River. Peter Knight Snr was the last GP Boat to compete in his conventional hydroplane The Boss. Lake Dunstan is a new venue for Speedboat Racing.
Results and Pictures will be posted as soon as possible here from this event.

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17th November 2004 - Congratulations
Congratulations to Hydroplane Driver Scott Coker who last week won the Otorohanga Sportsperson of the Year Award. Scott son of Grand Prix Hydroplane driver Selywn was up against many other top sports champions in Otorohanga.
Scott has had a top season winning South Island, North Island, & New Zealand titles in his Formula 3 Hydroplane "Howzat"
Scott also took the Formula 3 speed record when he completed the kilometer run at a speed of 101 mph. He now holds the North Zone & New Zealand record for this class. Scott was presented with his 100 mph gold badge at the recent New Zealand Powerboat Conference.
The 22 year old will move up a class this season, recently purchasing the 6 litre Hydroplane "Roxanne", previously owned by Ian Ferguson. Scott's father Selywn originally built and raced the Hydroplane many years ago, they are pleased to have back in Otorohanga.
Scott will now go onto the Waikato Sportsperson of the year Awards to be held in Hamilton in December.
We wish him all the best!

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17th November 2004 - Congratulations
Congratulations to Peter knight Snr and his wife Patti who celebrate with their friends and family their 50th Wedding Anniversary this weekend at the Latimer Lodge Hotel in Christchurch.

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15th November 2004 - AE Baker Details
AE BAKER AUSTRALISIAN HYDROPLANE CHAMPIONSHIP
LAKE KARAPIRO, CAMBRIDGE
NEW ZEALAND
FEBRUARY 5TH & 6TH 2005
The New Zealand Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers Club will host the AE Baker Australasian Hydroplane Championship at Lake Karapiro Cambridge Feb 2005. We extend an invitation to all the Australian Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers and all other Hydroplane Drivers in Australia and New Zealand who are eligible to enter this prestigious championship.
The AE Baker has been hosted by New Zealand since 2001 when Warwick Lupton won the trophy in Paynesville Australia.
For those of you who are interested in traveling to NZ to try and win the Championship back, we are able to offer you a discounted rate for shipping . Please contact Denise for shipping quote.
A two day race program will be prepared for this event and sent out along with entry forms during the month of December.
Accommodation is available at Lake Karapiro if you require, Chalets and the Lodge are available the NZGP Club will be taking the bookings. Motel accommodation is available in Cambridge.

For further information please contact :
Secretary Denise Moughan
Ph/Fax 09 5761535
Mobile 027 2503504
E-mail Denise

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15th November 2004 - Big Boys Toys
BIG BOYS TOYS
For the first time the NZ Powerboat Federation combined all 5 codes to have a stand at the Big Boys Toys Show held at the Auckland Show Grounds 12-14th November.
It was a busy 3 days with thousands of people visiting the stand over the weekend. All codes were represented Jet Sprint, Jet Boat, Offshore, Thundercats and Circuit racing 15 boats in total. We received a lot of inquiry handed out thousands of race date calendars , brochures, membership forms and posters.
Very good positive feedback from the public to see such a different variety of Race Boats on display all in one place. The NZ Powerboat Federation look forward to working together again to achieve public better public awareness of the 5 different types of Powerboat Racing.

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12th November 2004 - Tragic accident kills champion boat racer
Larry Martin was tragically killed at Bundaberg on 6th November 2004.


RACE IN PEACE LARRY

Carol Draydon watched in horror as her fiancee, champion speedboat racer Larry Martin, was killed at the Bundy Thunder competition on Saturday. The 45-year-old's speedboat, Trojan, flipped and sank in front of a horrified crowd at Sandy Hook at 2.30pm. Mr Martin, from Tanawha on the Sunshine Coast, still had a faint heartbeat when his body was dragged from the water by rescue crews. He was rushed to Bundaberg Base Hospital, but died a short time later. Ms Draydon left Bundaberg soon after the accident. Debbie Brown, who had known Mr Martin for 18 years, was standing with his fiancee watching as Mr Martin was in fourth place in the 6L speedboat category. Larry came round a corner, something happened with the prop on the boat we think, it caused the boat to flip and Larry was killed, Mrs Brown said. His fiancee was in shock, very upset, it's a devastating thing. Mr Martin's best friend Phil Spencer, a Racers for Christ chaplin at the event, said the decision to continue racing yesterday was made by Mr Martin's fiancee. It was a decision of Carol, Larry's partner, and we believe it would be Larry's decision as well for us to continue, Mr Spencer said.
Bundy Thunder spectators raised $2500 for Mr Martin yesterday while Wide Bay Australia donated a further $5000. Mr Martin had 15 years experience racing speedboats and had won events around the country. He was very safety conscious, but his time was up, Mrs Brown said. Safety is always a concern, but you follow the rules and take all the safety precautions that's all you can do. Bundy Thunder chairman and Burnett Shire Mayor Ray Duffy said it was the first known death during speedboat racing at Sandy Hook. It's a perfect circuit so they can push their machines to the limit, but serious injuries are rare, Cr Duffy said. Event co-ordinator Peter Hurren said the accident would be investigated
By Michael Secomb



On behalf of the New Zealand Grand Prix Hydroplane Drivers Club and All members of the Boating Community throughout New Zealand we would like to express our condolences to Carol Draydon, the Family of Larry Martin and to all His friends for this unfortunate Accident.