Back to back National Titles

The IN YA FACE race team has done it again, retaining their National Suzuki Superboat title on Saturday, at the Trusthouse Watertrack in Featherston.

It was a spectacular end to the Season, especially for Richard and Roger with the boat running out of water on one of the tight turns, hitting the tyres on the waters edge and barrel rolling twice with a half twist thrown in somewhere for good measure, in the Sport of Gymnastics that would have earned Richard and Roger a 9.750 on the scoreboard.

The Saturday and Sunday night Television News had the Vitroglaze/Garlington Homes boat splashed across our viewing screens, and it would be fair to say that The Burt Maunder Household had as many hits on their telephone as you'd have on a popular You tube video!

Richard says that they just wanted to put on a good show for the spectators, but really the acrobatics wasn't really part of the plan.

Roger ended up being attended to by the ambulance staff on the day and is now nursing a broken ankle and a broken finger and a trip to an Orthopedic Surgeon on Wednesday.

There is great comaradery amongst the Teams in the Sport of Jetsprint racing, and this was demonstrated immediately following the crash with The Opiki Spud crew first in the Team Tent supporting the Girls who were very concerned, other Teams quickly came to support the crew as well.

Once the Humans were checked over and all given the thumbs up, the attention then went to the boat various terms were used to describe the condition of the hull, that mainly suffred denting to Rogers side of the boat and to the rear, the hull it looked a bit munted, but more than likely very repairable.

In the End the IN YA FACE team of Richard Burt and Roger Maunder (Palmerston North) won it's second NZ Suzuki Superboats National Series title with 169 points, 2nd place going to Pat Dillion and Steve Edmonds, (Wanganui) on 160 points, 3rd place going to Leighton Minnel and Kylie Minnel, (Wanganui) on 159 points.

A very dramatic Season, a brief fire in the boat, and a couple of crashes, Richard says that all the dents and the Fire were all on Rogers side of the Boat, so it would be fair to say Roger has been taking his fair share of the hits for the Team for the Season.

So to all the Fans and Supporters of IN YA FACE Race Team, thank you for all your support on behalf of all of us below.

Richard, Roger, Rach, Kiahn, Buckley, Tony, Kim, Nagle and Maureen.

For further photos and results from the Jetsprints and other information on Teams and Track websites go to http://www.jetpro.co.nz/.

Chester and Sharlene (the website people)