!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> 2008 Helipro Marathon

The Helipro 2008 NZ Jet Boat Marathon, 20-27 September 2008

Day Four, Wednesday September 24 - Legs 7 & 8: Waitaki River – S.H.1 Bridge to Kurow & Return

Overall Results.

No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 353 A James Murdoch Carlton Hotel 28:22 39:48 21:34 21:05 17:30 20:50 26:12 25:35 3:20:56
2 301 U Rob Pooley Just Mussels 30:06 42:39 21:47 18:25 18:20 19:42 27:50 26:36 3:25:25
3 25 B Daniel Anderson The Ranch 28:38 43:11 23:38 18:34 17:17 19:05 31:36 25:10 3:27:09
4 626 U Chris Campbell Ahaura Transport 30:33 44:53 21:38 20:27 19:03 21:20 29:28 31:00 3:38:22
5 777 U Regan Williamson Daddy Kool Racing 30:42 43:56 22:56 26:54 18:05 19:50 29:44 26:59 3:39:06
6 367 U Roger Preston Booth AG 30:48 49:22 32:06 19:47 18:24 20:27 41:33 28:11 4:00:38
7 66 C Kruse Davidson Bannickburn Fruits 33:46 57:23 24:31 23:12 18:45 22:40 38:14 28:58 4:07:29
8 41 A Paul Collings Jet Stream Services 33:38 44:58 21:21 48:22 19:46 20:32 31:17 28:27 4:08:21
9 216 A Malcolm Jenkins The Hairy Mussel Company 30:36 55:45 21:25 42:40 19:12 21:23 29:51 27:35 4:08:27
10 307 U Shaun Kelly Kawarau Jet 29:19 44:19 25:13 18:51 18:11 25:12 48:58 39:27 4:09:30
11 109 B Ryan Ringer Outlaws 34:34 48:44 21:44 39:43 19:24 22:26 34:26 30:24 4:11:25
12 107 D Aaron Morrison Steath Racing 34:39 55:45 27:26 22:53 23:26 23:50 35:56 32:14 4:16:09
13 134 D Brendon Cameron 37:48 54:04 22:51 24:05 20:47 24:02 37:56 39:18 4:20:51
14 38 B Bryce Idiens Smack Face 30:29 49:37 22:36 23:12 19:21 24:26 1:05:17 28:03 4:23:01
15 638 C Andrew Stuart Keystone Decorators 33:02 1:14:29 33:29 20:54 18:38 20:37 32:51 29:32 4:23:32
16 70 D Callum McKenzie D70 Racing 35:35 57:51 23:40 23:23 20:44 23:08 36:34 43:13 4:24:08
17 388 A Spencer King Sunset Shaker 30:05 43:28 22:23 53:12 27:40 29:56 43:47 39:49 4:50:20
18 35 R Tony O'Laughlon 43:41 1:05:28 27:34 30:34 25:18 30:31 49:18 40:05 5:12:29
19 91 B Byron Campbell Desparado 35:15 55:48 38:46 43:41 27:09 26:52 1:11:48 35:56 5:35:15
20 77 R Craig Robertson 41:23 1:05:30 52:19 42:47 35:25 33:34 50:18 36:17 5:57:33

U = Edge Parts & performance A = SSS Engineering B = Carlton Bar & Restaurant C = Farrington Tavern D = Hornit R = Adelphi Motel

Continuous underline = penalty, broken underline = credit.

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fClass Results.

Edge Parts & performance Class Results.

  
No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 301 U Rob Pooley Just Mussels 30:06 42:39 21:47 18:25 18:20 19:42 27:50 26:36 3:25:25
2 626 U Chris Campbell Ahaura Transport 30:33 44:53 21:38 20:27 19:03 21:20 29:28 31:00 3:38:22
3 777 U Regan Williamson Daddy Kool Racing 30:42 43:56 22:56 26:54 18:05 19:50 29:44 26:59 3:39:06
4 367 U Roger Preston Booth AG 30:48 49:22 32:06 19:47 18:24 20:27 41:33 28:11 4:00:38
5 307 U Shaun Kelly Kawarau Jet 29:19 44:19 25:13 18:51 18:11 25:12 48:58 39:27 4:09:30
  

SSS Engineering Class Results.

No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 353 A James Murdoch Carlton Hotel 28:22 39:48 21:34 21:05 17:30 20:50 26:12 25:35 3:20:56
2 41 A Paul Collings Jet Stream Services 33:38 44:58 21:21 48:22 19:46 20:32 31:17 28:27 4:08:21
3 216 A Malcolm Jenkins The Hairy Mussel Company 30:36 55:45 21:25 42:40 19:12 21:23 29:51 27:35 4:08:27
4 388 A Spencer King Sunset Shaker 30:05 43:28 22:23 53:12 27:40 29:56 43:47 39:49 4:50:20

Carlton Bar & Restaurant Class Results.

No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 25 B Daniel Anderson The Ranch 28:38 43:11 23:38 18:34 17:17 19:05 31:36 25:10 3:27:09
2 109 B Ryan Ringer Outlaws 34:34 48:44 21:44 39:43 19:24 22:26 34:26 30:24 4:11:25
3 38 B Bryce Idiens Smack Face 30:29 49:37 22:36 23:12 19:21 24:26 1:05:17 28:03 4:23:01
4 91 B Byron Campbell Desparado 35:15 55:48 38:46 43:41 27:09 26:52 1:11:48 35:56 5:35:15

Farrington Tavern Class Results.

No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 66 C Kruse Davidson Bannickburn Fruits 33:46 57:23 24:31 23:12 18:45 22:40 38:14 28:58 4:07:29
2 638 C Andrew Stuart Keystone Decorators 33:02 1:14:29 33:29 20:54 18:38 20:37 32:51 29:32 4:23:32

Hornit Class Results.

No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 107 D Aaron Morrison Steath Racing 34:39 55:45 27:26 22:53 23:26 23:50 35:56 32:14 4:16:09
2 134 D Brendon Cameron 37:48 54:04 22:51 24:05 20:47 24:02 37:56 39:18 4:20:51
3 70 D Callum McKenzie D70 Racing 35:35 57:51 23:40 23:23 20:44 23:08 36:34 43:13 4:24:08

Adelphi Motel Class Results.

No # Class Driver Boat Name. Criterium Up Waiau Dn Waiau Up Rakaia1 Dn Rakaia Up Rakaia2 Up Waitaki Dn Waitaki Total
1 35 R Tony O'Laughlon 43:41 1:05:28 27:34 30:34 25:18 30:31 49:18 40:05 5:12:29
2 77 R Craig Robertson 41:23 1:05:30 52:19 42:47 35:25 33:34 50:18 36:17 5:57:33

Please note :- Continuous underline = penalty, broken underline = credit.

Day Four, Wednesday September 24 - Legs 7 & 8: Waitaki River – S.H.1 Bridge to Kurow & ReturnOn completion of the days racing on the Rakaia river, many competitors made their way south to Oamaru for the night in readiness for racing the hydro lake controlled Waitaki river the following day.The unpleasant gusty nor’west winds of the previous day had receeded and the cool sea breeze at the coast coupled with the typical clear and fast flowing river again provided organizers and competitors alike with great racing conditions as the marathon moves into the business end of proceedings.Carlton Hotel was first away and, in an effort to preserve the big Ford engine, James and Ross Murdoch were content to drive at eighty percent allowing Rob Pooley’s Just Mussels to pass them. Pooley eventually had to slow down when a loud rattle began to emanate from the rear of the 520ci Chev and they limped home in a time of 27:50. The Murdochs played it safe but still turned in the fastest time for the leg of 26:12.Daniel Anderson’s The Ranch continued to set blistering times but a navigational error on the upstream leg forced him into one of the Waitaki’s infamous blind irrigation channels causing him to U-turn and find his way back into the main channel and loose valuable time. He went on to complete the leg in a time of 31:36.Regan Williamson had another clean run in Daddy Cool Racing recording a time of 29:44 for the leg. Shaun Kelly’s big yellow Kawarau Jet went off song in a big way – subsequent investigations showed a roller lifter had failed and damaged the camshaft. Shaun’s team were quickly on the job to get the boat to a workshop so the engine could be stripped and hopefully repaired in time to make the start of racing on Friday. Paul Collings had a clean run over both legs and remains in overall contention. His move away from the heavy twin turbo set up on his Chev 454 is obviously paying dividends making his Kwik Kraft tunnel Jet Stream Services a lighter and better handling boat.Roger Preston and Bryce Idiens both found their way into forbidden territory involving weirs, stone groynes and dead ends. Both managed to extricate themselves but some damage was exacted and slow times incurred.The Outlaws team led by Ryan Ringer continued to lodge consistent performances on the Waitaki and by the end of the days racing they were handily placed in seventh position overall and second in Carlton Bar & Restaurant B Class – and this in a standard spec FX boat.The Farrington Tavern C Class is being contested by only two boats – those of Kruse Davidson and Andrew Stuart – and although Kruse leads Andrew by some 16 minutes due to Andrew’s Impala taking on water in the Waiau leg, a DNF for Kruse on the last upstream leg of the Rakaia due to jet unit problems has put him out of overall contention. A poor start on the upstream leg of the Waitaki led to Kruse recording a time of 38:14 compared to Andrew’s 32:51, but on the downstream leg the roles were reversed with Kruse taking the faster time by just over half a minute.The Hornit D class racers are spaced equally distant at roughly four minute intervals although Callum McKenzie is no longer in the running for overall with mechanical problems on the downstream leg forcing him to accept a tow out and therefore recording a DNF time for the leg.Other exciting developments on the downstream leg included Daniel Anderson clipping a log just before the finish line causing the boat to spin violently much to the delight of the crowd. Daniel gathered it up and finished in a time of 25:10 – still the fastest for the leg – spectacular stuff!Another not quite so lucky was Chris ‘Turbo’ Campbell who rolled his boat Ahaura Transport on the down leg. By his own admission the crash was caused by a little brain fade, traveling a bit quick for the conditions and he lost it. Happily neither of the crew sustained any injury and the boat was righted and Turbo was able to complete the leg. Although a penalty was incurred that puts him out of overall contention, he remains second in Edge Parts & Performance U class. Turbo remained upbeat enough to deliver his quote of the day: “Confuscious Say: Man with race boat in shed should get higher credit card limit or new wife”. HmmmThursday is a lay day with time for competitors to refresh both themselves and their boats. The Waimakariri is scheduled for Friday but as of today is running very high and dirty – it peaked at more than 900 cumecs on Wednesday night but is falling quickly. Organisers plan to fly the river late on Thursday afternoon to determine a strategy for Friday’s racing.At this stage James & Ross Murdoch retain their comfortable lead of four and half minutes over Rob and Mike Pooley who in turn hold a one and a half minute lead over Daniel Anderson. However, it remains anyone’s race.

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