Wairarapa Powerboat Racing

Kiwis take first blood in jet sprint World Series

Featherston — The weekend’s opening round of the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Wanganui.com World Series jet sprint boat championship held near Featherston put two Kiwi teams atop the points table after the first two days of competition.

Wanganui's Leighton and Kellie Minnell have won the opening round in the Superboat category of the Wanganui.com World Series jet sprint championship near Featherston.

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Powerboat Racing 11:57AM

World jet sprint series starts this weekend near Featherston

Featherston — The first of two rounds for the 2012 UIM Wanganui.com World Series jet sprint title starts at Featherston’s Tauherinikau racecourse this weekend 11-12 February, with competitors vying for victory in either the International Group A or unlimited Superboat categories.

Wanganui's Leighton and Kellie Minnell are form competitors for the two-round UIM Wanganui.com World Series jet sprint championship that begins this weekend in the Wairarapa

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Powerboat Racing 8:57AM

Aussie intends taking Kiwi boat to world title

Wairarapa — V8Supercar driver Nathan Pretty isn’t concerned the boat he will be using for the two-round Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Wanganui.com World Series is owned by a New Zealand team, when the series kicks off on 11 February in the Wairarapa.

Melbourne's Nathan Pretty and navigator Josh Hunt are using a New Zealand owned and run boat to attempt lifting the Wanganui.com World Series jet sprint title back across the Tasman when the two-round series kicks off in the Wairarapa on 11 February.

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Powerboat Racing 8:38AM

Torrential rain cuts short jet sprint championship round

Wairarapa — [Yesterday]'s third round of the 2012 Jetpro Jetsprint championship held near Featherston in the Wairarapa finished early as fine clear weather turned in to torrential rain during the elimination heats, leaving the round winners determined on countback to the top-12 cut off.

The sun before the rain storm gave Wanganui's Leighton and Kellie Minnell a chance to set what became the fastest time of the day in Sunday's fourth round of the Jetpro Jetsprint Championship held near Featherston, that later became rained out.

Surprise winner in the Jetpro Lites category was Brett Thompson, setting fastest time at today's fourth round of the Jetpro Jetsprint championship held near Featherston.

New leader in the Whitepointer Boats Group A category, Hamilton's Sam Newdick took his second successive victory after today's fourth round of the Jetpro Jetsprint championship contested near Featherston got rained out.

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Powerboat Racing 8:08AM

Nervous wait for jetsprint champions

Featherston — Following a nervous wait after technical clearance differences at Saturday’s final round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship, each of the Suzuki super boat, Scott Waterjet Group A and Jetpro Lites category winners have been confirmed.

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Powerboat Racing 10:10AM

Upsets at Jetsprint final

Featherston — Pressure at yesterday’s final round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship has seen a number of upsets in the run for championship honours at Featherston’s Oldfields Aquatrack.

Richard Burt and Roger Maunder had a brush with the scenery during a triple-roll

Bevin Muir and Kathy Barker of Thames reclaim the title at Saturday's final Jetpro Jetsprint Championship round

Securing four round wins for Bulls jet sprint team David Stone and navigator Steve Greave

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Powerboat Racing 7:31AM

Jetsprinters risk it all this weekend

Featherston — Saturday’s final round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship is sure to treat spectators with title contenders putting it all on the line in the run to the finish at Featherston’s Oldfields Aquatrack.

In a tussle for second overall in the Suzuki super boat category, Wanganui's Leighton and Kellie Minnell will start this weekend's final round of the Jetpro Jetsprint Championship near Featherston hoping for a mechanical free run in their methanol powered

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Powerboat Racing 4:09PM

Championship titles at stake

Featherston — This weekend’s final round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship has it all on the line for each of the three competition classes – needing to survive the pressure of their rivals on Saturday 24 April at Featherston’s Tauherinikau venue.

Palmerston North's Richard Burt and navigator Roger Maunder are odds on favourite for back-to-back Suzuki superboat titles, with the seasons final round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship being held near Featherston on Saturday.

Bulls pairing of David Stone and Steve Greaves have a small lead in the Jetpro Lites category of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint series heading in to this weekend's final round being held near Featherston on Saturday

Whangamata's Ray Thompson and David Toms are within grasp of the Jetpro Lites category, heading to this weekend's final round near Featherston with a six point deficit for the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship category title being held near Featherston o

Of the three classes in the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship, Auckland's Baden Gray and navigator Tanya Iremonger, in the Scott Waterjet Group A category, are the only team to be placed in of current title champions ahead of this weekend's season final

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Powerboat Racing 11:45AM

Minnell takes surprise win in Jetsprint title chase

Featherston — Wanganui’s Leighton and Kellie Minnell have taken the overall lead in the Suzuki Super boat category of the Jetpro Jetsprint series having set fastest time at the second round of the 2010 championship held near Featherston on Sunday.

Wanganui's Leighton and Kellie Minnell have taken the lead in the Suzuki Super boat category after the second round of the Jetpro Jetsprint Championship held near Featherston on Sunday.

Extending out to a four point lead after his second Scott Waterjet Group A class win in as many events, Auckland's Bayden Gray and navigator Tanya Iremonger topped the 15-boat field at the Featherston round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship series

Te Kuiti's Ray Thompson and David Toms took victory in the Jetpro Lites category to tie for the series after the second round of the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship held near Featherston on Sunday

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Powerboat Racing 8:39AM

Jetsprint series moves to Wairarapa

Wairarapa — New Zealand's Jetpro Jetsprint Championship returns to the Oldfields Featherston Aquatrack this weekend (24 January), for the second of six rounds in the 2010 season that brings teams from both islands to the Wairarapa region to test their vee-eight powered configurations for competition supremacy.

Suzuki Super Boat defending champion Richard Burt and Roger Maunder of Palmerston North will be the team to beat at Sunday's second round of the Jetpro Jetsprint Championship held to be held at Featherston's Oldfields Aquatrack.

Bulls jetsprint team David Stone and Steve Greaves have taken an early lead in their defence of the Jetpro Lites class, with the series second lead being held at the Featherston Oldfield's Aquatrack on Sunday 24 January.

Scott Waterjet Group A team Bayden Gray and Tanya Iremonger of Auckland have an early lead in the 2010 Jetpro Jetsprint Championship that continues this weekend at Featherston's Oldfields Aquatrack

Featherston's Gary Smith and navigator Suzanne Shirtliff will be flying the local flag for the weekend's second round of the Jetpro Jetsprinting Championship at the Oldfields Featherston Aquatrack this weekend (24 January).

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