Offshore powerboat championship standings after Whitianga
Monday 6 April 2009, 9:26AM
By Kate Gordon
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The tough conditions for competitors in the Rayglass NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship in Whitianga over the weekend are reflected in the tightly-fought championship leader-board.
Rotorua’s Ted Taiatini and Auckland’s Warren Lewis continue to lead the 100-mile championship in ‘Fairview Windows and Doors’ with 2102 points, ahead of Aucklander’s Tony Coleman and Mount Maunganui’s Chris Handley in ‘Cure Kids’ with 1975 points.
In the 60-mile championship, ‘Konica Minolta’ with Auckland crew Greg Brinck and Eldon Archer also continue to hold the lead despite not even racing in Whitianga after a bad broach going out to the start which left the boat and crew damaged. Mike Gerbic and Haydn Mearns, both from Auckland, in ‘Express Engineers’ are just 25 points adrift of ‘Konica Minolta’ with two rounds of the 2009 championship to run.
The Rayglass NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship heads to a new venue based at the Marsden Cove Marina outside Whangarei on 18 April and then the final round on 2 May which will now be held at Gulf Harbour, recently changed from the Auckland Harbour venue.
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Rayglass NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship – Points after Round 6, Whitianga
100-mile championship
Boat, Driver, Hometown, Total points
Fairview Windows, Ted Taitini, Rotorua, 2102
Cure Kids, Tony Coleman, Auckland, 1975
A1 Doors, Scott Lewis, Auckland, 1275
Rayglass, Kelly Smith, Wellington, 1065
Doosan, Sam Fillmore, Auckland 863
60-mile championship
Boat, Driver, Hometown, Total points
Konica Minolta, Greg Brinck, Auckland, 1700
Expresso Engineers, Mike Gerbic, Auckland, 1675
Holsam, Mike Cameron, Auckland, 1550
Building Solutions, Mike Knight, Auckland, 1234
Auckland District Collections #2, Mike Urquhart, Whangaparaoa, 1118
Morrell Motors, Logan Morrell, Taupo, 825
CRD Automotive, Colin Dunn, Auckland, 649
Honda Marine, Yael Pook, Auckland, 664
Electropar, James Taylor, Auckland, 719
Outlaw, Derek Walden, Auckland, 529
Back to Bay6, Glen Powell, Hamilton, 497
Auckland District Collections #1, Simon Freeman, Auckland, 300
Ray Haslers, Brent Oldfield, Auckland, 233
Jackety Jack, Darien Walker, Auckland, 75