New lake record

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34131, 19 April 1976, Page 14

New lake record

Doug Cameron, of Nelson, in Miss Print, broke the five-year-old Lake Kanieri speed record at the Easter powerboat regatta held in perfect conditions on Saturday and Sunday. Cameron set a new record of 119 m.p.h.. seven m.p.h. faster than Peter Knight’s old record. There was some spectacular racing yesterday with four boats flipping over. None of the drivers were injured. Results were:— Race 1. —Poodle (Lake Kanierl) 1, Kapai (Lake Kanieri) 2, Unicorn (Lake Kanieri) 3. Race 2.—Chrysler Tunnel (New Brighton) 1, Mar-Jac (Rotoiti) 2, Miss Print (Rotoiti) 3. Race 3.—Gold Cat (Wahapo) 1, J-K-Lo-o (Lake Kanieri) 2, Scorpion (New Brighton) 3. Race 4.—Mortitian (Lake Kanieri)) 1, Living (New Brighton) 2, Scorpion 3. Race 5 (South Island 650 cu. cm restricted outboards).— Glasscraft Tunnel (New Brighton) 1, Hyflyer (Lake Kanieri) 2, Chrysler Tunnel 3. Race 6. —Miss Print 1, Pacemaker (Rotoiti) 2, Tamatha (Rotoiti) 3. Race 7 (850 cu. cm restricted outboard hydro).—J-K-Loo 1, Mr Mouse (New Brighton) 2, Gold Cat 3. Race 8 (Veddette Trophy).— Miss Print 1, Hyflyer 2, Tamatha 3. Race 9.—Poodle 1, Paperchase (New Brighton) 2, Red Barron (Lake Kanieri) 3. Race 10.—The Bomb (Lake Kanieri) 1, Mr Mouse 2, Tamatha 3. Race 11.—Living (New Brighton) 1, Mar-Jac 2, Mortitian 3. Race 12.—Mariner 1, Zephyr (Lake Kanieri) 2, Flickaway (New Brighton) 3. Race 13.—Tamatha 1, Pacemaker 2, The Bomb 3. Race 14.—Scorpion 1, Powerboat Centre (New Brighton) 2, Mar-Jac 3.