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28 May 2010 | Steve Price

 

		Queenstown		Canterbury		Southland		Blanchard		Total
		Time	Points	Time	Points	Time	Points	Time	Points	Time	Points
U367	Roger Preston		20		13						33	1
U777	Regan Williamson	1:26:47	16	2:21:48	20					3:48:35	36
U73	Andrew O'Neil		13		11						24
U301	Rob Pooley				16						16
A41	Paul Collins		20		9						29
A24	Greg Skene		16		16						32
A216	Malcom Jenkins		13		20						33
A56	Steven Price		11		11						22
A988	Gareth Munro				13						13
B83	Jonnie Sutherland		20		13						33
B638	Andrew Stuart	1:42:40	16	2:35:33	20					4:18:13	36	2
B624	Ben Quinn		11								11
B333	Nick McMillian		13		11						24
B399	John Derry				16						16
C66	Kruze Davidson		20		16						36
C35	Tony O'Loughlin		16		20						36
D107	Aaron Morrison		20								20
D650	Rob Bennett		16								16
D46	Lex Thompson				20						20
D454	John Hibbs				16						16
R35	Matt Scheele		20								20
R77	Craig Robertson		16		16						32
R249	Nigel Cromie				20						20
R555	Phil Moodie				13						13

 

23 May 2010 | Clark Marshall

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Overall Results from this weekend

Place	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	777	U	Regan Williamson	Daddy Cool Racing	34:38:00	32:33:00	31:10:00	28:14:00	15:13	2:21:48
2	216	A	Malcolm Jenkins	Metaform	35:11:00	34:55:00	31:11:00	28:54:00	15:04	2:25:15
3	638	B	Andrew Stuart	Placemakers Antigua St	39:36:00	36:28:00	32:47:00	30:19:00	16:23	2:35:33
4	301	U	Rob Pooley	Just Mussels	33:29:00	33:02:00	30:37:00	39:33:00	19:46	2:36:27
5	24	A	Greg Skene		42:43:00	40:33:00	36:30:00	33:07:00	17:31	2:50:24
6	367	U	Roger Preston	Booth A G	36:55:00	36:20:00	52:20:00	30:26:00	14:48	2:50:49
7	988	A	Gareth Munro		46:07:00	44:16:00	37:56:00	34:15:00	18:09	3:00:43
8	83	B	Jonnie Sutherland	Champion Freight	39:14:00	36:01:00	41:43:00	49:39:00	22:24	3:09:01
9	56	A	Steven Price	Defiant	39:49:00	1:10:37	33:31:00	30:22:00	16:08	3:10:27
10	399	B	John Derry		43:14:00	41:17:00	57:03:00	33:23:00	17:14	3:12:11
11	333	B	Nick McMillan		47:33:00	53:40:00	41:43:00	38:12:00	15:54	3:17:02
12	41	A	Paul Collings	Jet Stream Services	39:08:00	1:15:00	33:06:00	37:40:00	16:39	3:21:33
13	249	R	Nigel Cromie		53:47:00	46:33:00	44:30:00	45:36:00	20:07	3:30:33
14	73	U	Andrew O'Neill		40:36:00	42:56:00	1:08:02	39:33:00	19:46	3:30:53
15	77	R	Craig Robertson		54:54:00	46:12:00	48:50:00	37:09:00	28:43:00	3:35:48
16	35	C	Tony O'Laughlin	D C Racing	46:42:00	41:35:00	1:16:13	36:53:00	18:43	3:40:06
17	46	D	Lex Thomsom	Rice Muncher	46:29:00	56:03:00	46:24:00	47:56:00	24:19:00	3:41:11
18	454	D	John Hibbs	Hibrid Marine Racing	1:00:25	1:06:15	35:42:00	40:34:00	24:19:00	3:47:15
19	555	R	Phil Moodie		50:09:00	47:32:00	53:43:00	59:16:00	18:07	3:48:47
20	66	C	Kruse Davidson		42:27:00	50:58:00	1:23:50	33:43:00	18:02	3:49:00

 

Class Results from this weekend

			Racecourse Hotel & Motorlodge Class Results
	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	777	U	Regan Williamson	Daddy Cool Racing	34:38:00	32:33:00	31:10:00	28:14:00	15:13	2:21:48
2	301	U	Rob Pooley	Just Mussels	33:29:00	33:02:00	30:37:00	39:33:00	19:46	2:36:27
3	367	U	Roger Preston	Booth A G	36:55:00	36:20:00	52:20:00	30:26:00	14:48	2:50:49
4	73	U	Andrew O'Neill		40:36:00	42:56:00	1:08:02	39:33:00	19:46	3:30:53
			SSS Engineering Class Results
	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	216	A	Malcolm Jenkins	Metaform	35:11:00	34:55:00	31:11:00	28:54:00	15:04	2:25:15
2	24	A	Greg Skene		42:43:00	40:33:00	36:30:00	33:07:00	17:31	2:50:24
3	988	A	Gareth Munro		46:07:00	44:16:00	37:56:00	34:15:00	18:09	3:00:43
4	56	A	Steven Price	Defiant	39:49:00	1:10:37	33:31:00	30:22:00	16:08	3:10:27
5	41	A	Paul Collings	Jet Stream Services	39:08:00	1:15:00	33:06:00	37:40:00	16:39	3:21:33
			Kaiapoi ITM Class Results
	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	638	B	Andrew Stuart	Placemakers Antigua St	39:36:00	36:28:00	32:47:00	30:19:00	16:23	2:35:33
2	399	B	John Derry		43:14:00	41:17:00	57:03:00	33:23:00	17:14	3:12:11
3	83	B	Jonnie Sutherland	Champion Freight	39:14:00	36:01:00	62:45:00	49:39:00	22:24	3:30:03
4	333	B	Nick McMillan		47:33:00	53:40:00	62:45:00	38:12:00	15:54	3:38:05
			Harris Marine Class Results
	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	35	C	Tony O'Laughlin	D C Racing	46:42:00	41:35:00	1:16:13	36:53:00	18:43	3:40:06
2	66	C	Kruse Davidson		42:27:00	50:58:00	1:23:50	33:43:00	18:02	3:49:00
			NC Engine Reconditioners Class Results
	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	46	D	Lex Thomsom	Rice Muncher	46:29:00	56:03:00	46:24:00	47:56:00	24:19:00	3:41:11
2	454	D	John Hibbs	Hibrid Marine Racing	1:00:25	1:06:15	35:42:00	40:34:00	24:19:00	3:47:15
			GANI Class Results
	No.	Cl	Driver.	Boat Name.	Up Rakaia	Dn Rakaia	Up Waimak	Dn Waimak	Criterion	Total
1	249	R	Nigel Cromie		53:47:00	46:33:00	44:30:00	45:36:00	20:07	3:30:33
2	77	R	Craig Robertson		54:54:00	46:12:00	48:50:00	37:09:00	28:43:00	3:35:48
3	555	R	Phil Moodie		50:09:00	47:32:00	53:43:00	59:16:00	18:07	3:48:47

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13 May 2010 | Tony Ewens

Download the 2010 Patea Entry Form - PDF 3MB

 

13 May 2010 | John Derry

Here are the first details of the 2010 New Zealand Jet Boat Marathon

James Murdoch 2009 NZ1

 

07 May 2010 | Clark Marshall

Download entry form for the upcoming Racecourse Hotel and Motorlodge Canterbury 3 Rivers Race - 22nd / 23rd May. 

The Racecourse Hotel is the base for the weekend and our overall sponsor, be sure to contact them (03 342 7150) for awesome deals on accommodation! Its going to be great for out of towner's to have everything in the one place! Eat - sleep - drink - celebrate all under one roof!

24 April 2010 | Rob Pooley

The decision to race in Mexico and defend their title after a convincing win in the 2009 New Zealand World Marathon meant a busy 6 months rebuilding 2 engines and a boat then getting it all shipped to Mexico for the Father and Son crew of Ross and James Murdoch.

The World River racing championships is an annual event rotated between New Zealand, Mexico, Canada and America respectively. Traditionally the Mexican event has been held on the Rio Balsas River (the Blood line of Mexico) in October but with mounting safety concerns due to the heavy presence of Drug lords and Bandits, even the Mexicans considered it no longer safe to race in this area. The new Marathon course started on the Caribbean coast 3 hours south of Cancun on the 13 th of March working west over 14 days to Tuxtla.

 

The event started with a boat show and Tech inspection in Chetumal giving us all our first insight into the entertainment and celebration that goes with Jet Boat Racing MX style. Loud music played through out the entire evening while the Beer flowed in the Sola (Mexican Beer sponsor) Tents. Competitors from Canada, USA, Mexico and the sole NZ entrant gathered along with the 2 classes of fearless Out Board racers to make up the 32 strong field.

U 1 James Murdoch U 357 Gord Humprey U 378 Guillermo Cortez Cueto U 309 Eduardo Sarabia Loo U 387 Héctor Alvarez U 333 Ryan Ringer       A 307 Robert Chrunyk A 273 Christopher Cortez Cueto A 130 Carlos Rodríguez       B 156 Frank Murray B 397 Iñigo Barquín Fernández B 23 Adán Mora B 280 Ángel Cárcoba B 166 Feliciano García B 66 Mauricio Quintana Arzate       D 54 Virgilio García Torres D 29 José Aarón Salcedo S. D 69 Guillermo Cortez Palma       FX 28 José Barquín Sabaté FX 15 Andrés Wilson FX 31 Diego García Oteguí FX 37 Fernando Sabaté FX 3 Sergio Ramírez FX 263 Estuardo Beltrán       2M 169 Jorge Llanos 2M 269 Uriel Alemán 2M 100 Gonzalo Segura       3M 317 Antonio Agüeros 3M 335 José Isabel Alemán 3M 333 Martín Alemán 3M 232 Carlos Daniel Sánchez 3M 223 Erick Figueróa

The first briefing gave an insight into the challenges ahead, after 15 minutes in Mexican explaining the next days course, starting times etc the interpreter then took the micro phone and said “now in English, tomorrow we will meet at the lagoon and race up stream then down thank you for coming to Mexico” Doesn’t get any simpler than that but what time !! what start order!!! Many questions?? Saturday, March 13 th the teams assembled on the edge of the crystal blue 30 degree fresh water lagoon to watch the much anticipated leg 1 from Bacalar to Botes; 88 km up stream through Shallow water and tight corners in crocodile infested mangroves. Unfortunately the Gas Turbine powered boat of Ryan Ringer was unable to start the event due to mechanical issues leaving the NZ boat with a clear speed advantage over the field and breaking the record for the upstream leg on the first race of the event. The local community put on lunch and the 5000 odd locals filtered out of the bush to celebrate with bands and dancing. Leg 2 was the return leg down stream Botes to Bacalar 88 km. Much to the relief of the support crews whom had to spend the day in the lakeside bars waiting, the Carlton Bar and Restaurant boat emerged well in front making a clear statement of what they had come to do. Day 2 Sunday, March 14 th and Leg 3: Bacalar to Chetumal 48 km and l eg 4 being the reverse. It was on leg 3 that the Canadian entry of Gord Humphrey with navigator Dale Whiteside, who is the proprietor of Eagle Boats and build most of the Hulls racing, encountered a rescue boat towing a broken boat upstream while they were racing. Fortunately for the Canadian team there was no Boat to Boat contact but a wild ride through the Mangroves with much damage to the hull. To add, their boat had a cracked head and replacement parts were being couriered from Canada. Leg 5 and the last race for the day was a circuit at Bacalar on the lagoon about 60 km. Mass starts Mexico style is truly something else, the concept of holding your line hasn’t made it to Mexico yet. This must have been fairly scary for many drivers but believe me for those sitting in the water front bar its equally scary when 100mph boats pass the bars edge 2 foot away changing lines. The end of Leg 5 was followed by more celebration MX style for the completion of the racing in this region. After a number of dignitaries, who we think were the regional minister, Boss of Police and Marine made long speeches followed by a very warming speeches in English welcomed the Kiwis and basically offering the Keys to his City. This was followed by a trophy presentation. The Mexican commentator had a bit of trouble pronouncing the Kiwi Names so Murdoch James sron of father Oss!! Were called to the stage to be presented with trophies while Queens version of ” We are the Champions of the world” song played over the loud PA . Through out this ceremony the bikini clad Sol Beer girls showered them in fresh rose petals.  Naturally this had to be followed by the NZ tradition but in Mexico it had to be a trophy full of Tequila. Much to the amusement of the dignitaries some of who joined in.

The official results at this stage were

1st James Murdoch 2.17.07
2nd Christopher Cortez Cueto 2.43.58
3rd Rob Chrunyk 2.46.22
4th Gord Humprey 2.54.05
5th Frank Murray 3.00.52
6th Jose Barquin Sabate 3.03.53
7th Fermando Sabate 3.06.48

Monday the 15th March was the first of 2 lay days and for most a day on the road travelling 600km to Palenque.

Tuesday the 16 th gave the competitors a chance to do maintenance and pre-run the river, for many it was also a chance to take in the local sights. On the edge of Palenque is the Maya ruins, an amazing collection of temples and tomes the Maya people built and lived in 2000 years ago and the Chiapas Water falls.


Wednesday the March 17 th was an early start and back into race mode with Leg 6 upstream from Boca del Cerro to Frontera Corozal, 150 km through Class 3 Big Rapids and surface rocks one way to the remote over night camp. On the upstream leg long time campaigners Robbie Chynuck and Leo Wright broke a drive shaft which means he couldn’t finish the leg which under the rules means they are out of overall contention. This is great disappointment to Robbie and Leo (70) who has raced in Mexico 26 times. An interesting lesson was learnt by kiwis over this, most of the boats took their road covers in the boat and it was only because of this cover that Robbie's boat didn’t sink when the tow rope broke going through a rapid and the boat became pinned against the wall in the rapid with the water running up over the cover.

The over night was a combination of lodge and camp in the remote woods, entertainment was provided by one of the more colorful Mexican drivers celebrating his birthday! MX style!!!

Thursday the 18 th was a continuation on upstream from the over night lodge at Frontera Corozal to Benemerito 70 km through Shallow water and surface rocks then Leg 8 returning down stream to Frontera Corozal and the same overnight camp. The Murdoch lead was now 34 min. However the day wasn’t without its issues.

The Carlton Hotel Boat finished the days racing with the centre broken out of the engine flywheel and beyond repair.  In these parts of the world specially machined flywheels to fit 600 Cubic inch Chevy engine don’t exist or at least are impossible for an English speaking person to find!!!! Especially at a remote bush camp. It was Lucky for the NZ team who early in the week had loaned their only spare Jet unit intake to Gord Humphrey of Canada, whom was running in second place that Gord ran a similar engine and had a spare fly wheel that fitted.

Friday, the 19th was Leg 9 Frontera Corozal to Boca del Cerro 172 km downstream run. With only the one incident, the concept of having raced this far and with little change of winner taking it easy and racing to finish just doesn’t register in MX. On the down stream leg through big rapids 1 Mexican competitor racing as fast as possible attempted to pass his cousin in the rapid and found himself jettisoned out of the rapid hitting the rock wall head on at speed.

March 20 th and a Lay day for the competitors to drive to Tuxtla. Saturday night was a compulsory drivers meeting which all attended, this turned out to be yet another grand event in a very old Church, free dinner (this was nice but resulted in most competitors needing to duck into the bushes often the next morning) and drinks with an address from the local Mayors representative. This is typical of most day’s either a mayoral lunch or some sort of grand celebration each night with all the trimmings.

Sunday 21st and it’s the last day of the 2010 UIM world Jet Boat Marathon and the supporters watched on with fingers crossed to see if the equipment could last one more day. With a lead of almost ¾ of an hour there is no hope of any other competitor passing the NZ1 boat so at this point it came down to mechanical reliability.

Leg 10 started in the centre of town and raced from Chiapa de Corzo to Chicoasen-Chiapa de Corzo 70 km and return through the Sumidero gorge that almost be-littles the grand canyon.

Unfortunately high winds in the Gorge caused some big waves and one of the out-board boats pitched off a wave caused by the high winds and went straight to the bottom. The navigator was understood to have broken bones and a damaged ankle. This was cause for some concern for the organizing committee and a meeting was held to discuss the safety of the circuit race. The out come being cancellation of the last leg a circuit race in front of 10s of thousands of locals.

It was then decided the there should be a victory lap to please the large crowds that had gathered. This then progressed into a 10 lap victory run that by the time the flag dropped was the most full-on “unofficial “ race of the event and a chance for everyone to show off to the crowds. The proof that the NZ gear could go the distance at least one more time.

Total race distance: 900 km; 560 miles.

In a country where nothing is as it seems!! Mexico. Everyone certainly left NZ wondering about safety and logistics but once you get with the flow of how Mexico works one couldn’t wish for a more enjoyed place to race boats. When to tell the cops to get stuffed, when to simply pay the bribe or when to use the two free get out of Jail cards that the rental car companies supplies complimentary.

The winning team of The Carlton Bar and Restaurant entry was Driver James Murdoch. Navigator father Ross. Crew Fred Merkin and Engine builder Steve Webber

18 April 2010 | Rob Pooley

Download the event programme here - PDF 48kb

 

02 February 2010 | John Derry

 

Here are the dates for 2010 Race Events Calendar:

Dates (contacts)
March 27th and 28th, Queenstown 3 race weekend. Dart, Clutha, Matukituki (Regan)

May 22nd and 23nd Canterbury 3 rivers weekend Waiau, Waimak, and Rakaia (Malcolm)

August 28th and 29th Southland two rivers weekend Oreti and Mataura (Garth Mcmaster)

October 11th till 16th New Zealand Jet boat Championship
11th pm tech inspection Blenheim
12th four legs on the Wairau
13th am up Wairau travel to coast and down Buller pm
14th up the Buller and down the Grey
15th up and down the Taramakau
16th up and down the Grey and prizegiving..

October 30th Stuart Blanchard Waimakarri up and down with a curcuit race (Malcolm)