Favourite fails in speedboat race
PA Hamilton The “king of the nationals,’* the Auckland boat, Air New Zealand. looked all set for a runaway win but withdrew with engine trouble In the second lap of the main event of the national speedboat championships at Lake Karapiro The lead passed to King Rat, driven by a fellow Aucklander, Warwick Jones, who went on to win. Other results: 850 cu. cm open outboard racing runabout: Havago (Manukau) 1, Sheeza Gem (Manukau) 2, Evander (Manukau) 3. 850 cu. cm open hydro-tunnel outboard: Little Stead (Manukau) 1, Pay Pak (Hawke’s Bay) 2, Turbine (Manukau) 3, 1650 cu. cm restricted Inboard racing runabout: Domino (Hawke’s Bay) 1, Hot Canary (Wellington) 2, Jade (Wairarapa) 3. 1650 cu. cm Inboard hydro: Miss Auto Tuning (North Otago) 1, Avanti (New Brighton) 2, Frank McLeod’s Country Boy 3. 1650 cu. cm inboard racing runabout: War Lord (Waikato) 1, Dreama (North Taranaki) 2, Rapid Rat (Wellington) 3. 1650 cu. cm restricted outboard racing runabout: Debbie K (Wellington) 1, Havago (Manukau) 2, Zircon (Wellington) 3. 1650 cu. cm Restricted hydrotunnel outboard: Miss Action Marine (Manukau) 1, Gordon’s Gin (Bay of Plenty) 2, Miss Mai Tai (Hawke’s Bay) 3. 3000 cu. cm inboard racing runabout: Espada (Hawke’s Bay) 1, Sheridan (Waikato) 2, War Lord (Waikato) 3. 3000 cu. cm inboard hydro: Temptress (Waikato) 1, Avanti (New Brighton) 2, Tarazona (Waikato) 3. 1650 cu. cm open outboard: Mighty Gem (Manukau) 1, Miss Ryancraft (New Brighton) 2, Bumblewin (Wellington) 3. 1650 cu. cm open hydro-tunnel: Ron Barbado (Cambridge) 1, Bossteade (Auckland) 2, Nicolette (Gisborne) 3. 6000 cu. cm inboard racing
runabout: Geyser Gal 1, River Rat (Bay of Plenty) 2, Zabadak (Bay of Plenty) 3. Unlimited unrestricted outboara racing runabout: Miss Ryancraft (New Brighton) 1, Mr Malibu (New Brighton) 2, Bumblewin (Wellington) 3. Unlimited hydro-tunnel outboard: Roulette (Gisborne) 1, Ron Barbado (Cambridge) 2, Bossteade (Auckland) 3. Unlimited auto racing runabout: Autocrat (Waikato) 1, Geyser Gal 2, Infatuation (Wellington) 3.
Unlimited inboard hydro: Avanti (New Brighton) 1. Miss Fantail (Wellington). 2. Datsun (New Brighton) 3.
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Press, 4 January 1978, Page 21
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