Top End Sprint 2011
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Sunday 31st August 2014
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2014 Wisemans Ferry Top End Sprint results

Vella takes the dual Crown

Congratulations to Paul Vella, in his hydroplane Impatient, for taking out the 2014 WFR Top End Sprint. This win, gives Paul the exclusive Dual Crown of river races, after taking out the Bridge to Bridge power boat classic earlier this year.

Full race report to come very soon.

Superclass hydro start

Start of the Superclass hydro wave. From left: Hydrolust, Rumler Racing, Stack Injection, Impatient, Piranha, The Phoenix, Loose Unit. Photo courtesy of Ranga Snaps.

 

Full results table as per starting waves:

Boat Name Driver Race time
(h : m : s)
Wave
Placing
Outright
Placing
Superclass - hydros
Hydrolust Darren Milgate
DNF
DNF
DNF
Rumler Racing Scott Hermann
0:09:56
2
2
Stack Injection Andrew Petty
0:10:11
3
3
Impatient Paul Vella
0:09:22
1
1
Piranha Patrick Bourke
0:11:14
5
9
The Phoenix Nathan Mills
0:26:32
6
37
Loose Unit Shane Baker
0:11:11
4
8
         
Superclass - 2nd wave
Melodee Brian Kilpatrick
DNS
DNS
DNS
River Dancer Alan Smith
DNF
DNF
DNF
Handfull Darren Greentree
DNF
DNF
DNF
Octane Racing Matt Peck
0:11:21
1
10
         
8 Litre Inboard - 1st wave
Stone Cold Grant Clifton
0:14:27
5
26
True Grit Wayne Stone
0:12:24
4
16
To Screw Norm MacMillan
0:11:06
1
6
Tons of Fire Tony Bridson
0:11:44
3
11
Kallawatta Max Craythorn
0:11:08
2
7
8 Litre Inboard - 2nd wave
Wicked Weasel Peter Corrick
0:13:15
1
20
Supafortress Kevin Robinson
0:13:58
4
25
Red Rastus Andre Van Wyk
0:13:35
3
23
On Edge Scott Mcleod
0:13:21
2
22
All Black Grant Jury
DNF
DNF
DNF
Outboard monos
Loonatic Josh Hayter
0:15:57
6
31
Quickfoot Peter Tueffel
0:15:15
5
29
Menace Racing Jason Reynolds
DNF
DNF
DNF
Loxton Earthworks Racing Matt Loxton
0:13:08
3
19
Argo F2 Thomas Kaal
0:13:51
4
24
Bullseye David Minton
0:11:05
1
5
Nanna Racing Callum Mackay
0:16:15
7
33
Paradise Café Darren Osmotherly
0:12:06
2
15
Undertaker Doug Smith
DNF
DNF
DNF
River Run John McKenzie
0:17:59
8
35
     
6 Litre Inboard -1st wave
The Eight Ball Stephen Sonter
DNF
DNF
DNF
Roulette Chris Sprang
0:13:21
3
21
Tijuana Jaysen Cook
0:11:56
2
14
Bloodshot Mick Spano
0:11:54
1
13
     
6 Litre Inboard - 2nd wave
Special K Sally Kilpatrick
DNF
DNF
DNF
Rastus Steve Rarity
0:12:32
2
17
Just Phil Greentree
DNF
DNF
DNF
Naughty Mark  Andrews
0:10:12
1
4
Classic Hydros
Thrifty Too Peter Randall
0:14:35
2
28
Classic Racing Wayne Hayter
0:11:51
1
12
Indy 800 Rod Hodskin
0:16:13
3
32
Yamato / small outboards
Cracka Racing Adam Breen
0:14:33
2
27
Fully Sick Alan Baker
0:17:12
4
34
Crystal Terry Hey
0:21:52
5
36
Queen B Tracey Smith
0:15:29
3
30
Chen Bros Racing Brock Cohen
0:13:06
1
18
Phoenix John Scott
DNF
DNF
DNF

 

Race videos:

Superclass hydros crossing the finish line. Thanks to Chris Dravet.

 

Andrew Petty in Stack Injection, coming home in 3rd.

 

 

Onboard video from Patrick Bourke in his Superclass hydro Piranha.

 

 

Brock Cohen in the small outboards wave, takes the wave win.

 

 

Andrew and Stephen Sonter in The Eight Ball, 6litre Inboard, having a good run, until an ignition wire broke.

 

 

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