Lowestoft & Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club

It was certainly a very hot (40c) race weekend in Chodziez, Poland at he weekend, with speculation high that several of the 6 x LOBMBC competitors would finish on the podium. However this possibility quickly disappeared following a series of unexpected events. As usual there were the usual yellow cards and an astonishing red card which finalised in a controversial conclusion to the event held in perfect racing conditions throughout the entire weekend. So here is how the weekend panned out:

     Thomas Mantripp spent the weekend pursuing the Italian Cremona brothers in F.250 running a new motor courtesy of Mr Rossi. However the 4th placing was sufficient to be awarded the Bronze metal in the final classification  for 4-round UIM World HydroGP series which had reached a finale at the end of June following a ridiculously hectic calendar.

     The season-long mysterious lack of pace continued to hamper Wayne Turner and even a conversation with Mr VRP failed to solve the problem and sixth place was he best he could achieve.

     The situation looked promising for Paul Hart after finishing runner-up in qualification in the F.500 category. However the weekend finished prematurely following a collision with the Estonian entry in heat 2 which resulted in a loss of a picklefork. The Trombetta remained in Europe but repairs should be completed prior to the final two meetings Paul is planning to attend in Estonia and Bulgaria - just a couple of short trips !

     The World OSY.400 Championship attracted 18 entries from 8 countries including an entry from Ukraine. The weekend’s final hope for a podium placing relied on James Bowman who produced an consistant performance finishing 3rd in all 4 heats behind the leading Polish runners. However the bronze medal hopes evaporated when the team failed post-race technical inspection and suffered disqualification.

     In the same event Ben Prewer kept out of trouble to safely complete all 4 heats to finish 10th on his international debut. And finally, Ben Sallis suffered a collision - after the chequered flag - so failed to trouble the timekeepers in heat 2 and eventually finished 11th overall.   M.W.