Taylor wins series in quick time

Press, 2 December 1987, Page 36

Taylor wins series in quick time

John Taylor raced home ahead of Grant Poultney in this year’s Computerland jet boat race series, the last race of which was held on the Waimakariri River on Saturday.

He completed the series in 7hr 32min 33s and his time was considered to be fast because of rivers’ running low and many of the streams led drivers into unboatable parts of the river. Grant Poultney had to settle for second after almost making up the 3min he trailed. With victory in sight, Poultney approached a corner too fast and his boat spun out onto the bank. It took him and his wife smin to pusii the boat back into the river.

Mike and Dave Pooley

were first and second respectively in the Stuart Blanchard Memorial trophy race. Guy Griffith of Nelson was third in his new Hamilton 162 hull. Mike Pooley completed the 110 km in Ihr 12min 475. Results were.—

A class: M. Pooley J. B class: J. Taylor 1, D. Pooley 2, D. Yaxley 3. C class: J. Roberts I, T. McKay 2, D. Jones 3. D class: G. Poultney 1, P. KiesanOwski 2, P. MacDonald and A. Sayer, equal 3. E class: M. Cox 1.

V 6 class: A. Green and R. Watson equal 1, S. Peters 3, S. Poultney 4. Over-all places: J. Taylor 7hr 32min 33s 1, G. Poultney 7hr 35min 55s 2, M. Cox Bhr 20min 41s 3.