No prizes for guessing who the happiest sporting couple in Hawke's Bay were yesterday.
Patoka jetsprinters David Simmons and Pip Thompson comfortably. The pair are first season competitors in the Jetpro national series as a driver-navigator combo.
Before yesterday's fourth round at Crownthorpe they were seventh in their 400s class. They went into the round eyeing a top five finish and came third, their best result in the six-round series to date.
"It was one of those days where everything went right for us. We qualified second for the top eight and third for the top five ... we were right up there," Thompson said.
She pointed out there was no damage to their boat Close Shave or mechanical issues to deal with before the March 30 round in Wanganui.