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Boating NZ : FREE TO READ April 2014
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Seventeen boats took part in the third round of the 2014 season at Maraetai, February 22. Profloors with Wayne Valder and Chris Hanley is the only Superboat racing this season, but Superboat Lite entrant Ararimu Free Range (Mike Fletcher and John Shand) gave them a run for their money. The lack of noise from the Superboats is more than made up for by Classic class entries this season. The Classic class comprises mostly older boats, speed-restricted to 80mph (128.75kph). Four boats raced, but eventually Fletch with T Fletcher and S Martin took overall line honours. NZ Home Loans #9 with Mike Urquhart and Nick Campbell were running neck and neck with eventual Sports 200 class winner Triple Trouble. Its crew, Mark Taiatini and Alex Smith, were thrown from their boat after hitting a wake. Suffering only bruised egos, they swam back, scrambled aboard and took off again. CRD Automotive, with father and son team Colin and Corey Dunn, took overall second place in their class. NZ Home Loans #16, with Chris Haeger, Shara and Jamie Carson, took out first place in Sports 150 class. Charlotte and Tony Carson took second place driving Red Steel. In race one of Round Four at Paihia in the Bay of Islands on March 1, Superboat Lite entrant, Espresso Engineers was first past the start, followed by the bat boats Supercock Racing and Outboard Pro. ProFloors, the sole Superboat, came from behind to take the lead, followed into second place by Ararimu Free Range. After a great tussle between Espresso Engineers and Ararimu Free Range, Ararimu prevailed in race two. In the 17-boat, 60-mile competition, Supercock Racing retired, allowing Outboard Pro crewed by H and D Spiers to win both races in the Sports 300 class. The four Classic class entrants entertained the crowds at Paihia while Chindit with Peter and Kane Wingate, in a field of its own, saw out two races, despite spinning out on the home straight. Chindit is the only Sports 225 class competitor. There were just two competitors in the Sports 150 class at Paihia, D&H Steel and NZ Home Loans #16, with Chris Haeger & Jono Hanley, with the latter taking the honours for the day. NZ Offshore Powerboat Racing media@nzoffshore.co.nz 021 825 821 or 021 741 561 Roar of the superpowers subscribe online at www.mags4gifts.co.nz/boating-nz 9 NZ OFFSHORE POWERBOAT RACING, ROUNDS 3 AND 4 ON WATCH_April14.indd 9 19/03/2014 2:24:09 p.m.
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