Jetsprint: Champions leave rivals in their wake

Defending national super boat champions Richard Burt and Roger Maunder swept aside their rivals at the weekend's fourth round of the national jetsprint championship, setting the fastest time of the day at the Crownthorpe track in Hawkes Bay.

Extending their title lead, the Palmerston North pair had a scare after their 1000 horsepower boat left the water earlier in the day. Setting a time of 44.32 seconds in his final dash, Burt's closest opposition was Waitotara farmer Duncan Wilson and navigator Jamie-Lee Lupton, who like Wanganui's Leighton and Kellie Minnell, were eliminated in their final runs with engine failure.

Whangamata's Ray Thompson and David Toms took the Jetpro Lites round win.