|
New Leaders in 2007 Zapcats National Championship |
| Tuesday,
26 June 2007 |
 An
untimely flip in the Division One final of Round Three of the
2007 Zapcats National Championships meant leaders 98 Team
Suffolk had to stand back and watch rivals 8 Pegasus Vortex
Racing move ahead of them in the Championship table at the end
of the first day’s racing at Southsea.
The father and son pairing of Greg and Keiron Richardson had
again dominated the racing in increasingly choppy conditions.
But, catching a wave awkwardly on the first lap of the Division
One final, they overturned and had to watch last season’s
Rookies of the Year, Mick Pritchard and Baz Minns, power ahead
of them to take Round Three and the all-important Championship
points.
A disappointing end to the day, too, for Division Two leaders,
40 Scaredy Cat, driven by the husband and wife team of Russell
and Sandra Sidney. With 12 boats taking part in Heat 16, there
was a certain amount of jostling as they fought for the best
line around one of the marks on the course. The result, a popped
tube on Scaredy Cat’s hull and an abrupt end to the day’s
racing. They’re hoping to have it repaired for Round Four of the
2007 Zapcat National Championships, which gets underway at
midday today.
One person who won’t be taking part in today’s racing is rookie,
Lee Bryant, who was piloting Zapcat 29 Inventi when a freak
accident left him with a broken leg. The Zapcats safety team,
which includes two paramedics, were with him within 30 seconds
and had radioed for an ambulance before he was even off the
water. Lee is recovering in hospital but is likely to be out for
the rest of the season.
 The
heats in Round Four of the 2007 Zapcats National Championship
continue from midday today (Sunday 24) before the action moves
north of the border and the flat-water conditions of the Clyde
at the Glasgow River Festival on 14 and 15 July. |
