The Adelaide Speedboat Club is looking for your support in obtaining funding for an event in Loxton, SA. The SA Government is offering funding for events that receive the most support, so head over to yoursay.sa.gov.au/ideas/powerboat-racing-event and give them your support!
Remember – vote early, vote often!
Round 2 of the 2014 Offshore Superboats in Bowen is showing on SBS this Sunday 27 July 201 at 2 pm – 4 pm. Tune in or set your DVR to record so you don’t miss the high-speed ocean action!
South Queensland Power Boat Club will be holding its next club race day at Yeronga on 31 August 2014. This is a great opportunity to enjoy a day of low-pressure power boat racing and, if nothing else, a great opportunity to do some test and tune work on your boat. It’s also the last race day of the current licence year, so a chance to get a bit more value from your licence 😉
All classes will be catered for – call Mary McMillan on 0408-756631 or Grant Jones on 0408-278 792 for further information or to advise the club that you’ll be competing.
Venue is Brisbane Corso, Yeronga:
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Well, almost 😉 Near enough that it’s time to make sure you have your bags packed and are ready to head off for a weekend of fun and excitement!
The Queensland APBA wishes all competitors, officials and fans a safe and successful weekend in Laidley.
The Web site of the national APBA is not currently available, meaning that all forms, race calendar etc are currently unavailable on-line. Seems someone forgot to renew the domain registration …
We have contacted the national body to alert them to the situation.
UPDATE – licence and entry forms are temporarily available here.
FURTHER UPDATE – as the national site is back on-line, the above location for forms has been removed.
The Web site of the Qld APA is moving to new hosting arrangements with Bluehost, which means that things might get a bit strange over the next couple of days, while all the hamsters are moved to a new wheel. Please be patient and, if you are unable to access the site after doing a ‘hard refresh’ in your browser (Windows – ctrl+F5, Mac – cmnd+R), drop us a line at qldapbamedia@gmail.com.
This move is due to increased traffic and costs, meaning the current hosting arrangements are no longer suitable. It also means we will be able to offer free hosting for any Queensland clubs that wish to establish their own site. Information will be sent to the clubs once the move is finished.
Some great footage here by Brian Armstrong of a range of races from the recent event at Dargle, taken using a drone-mounted camera just off the bottom end of the course. Interesting to see the different lines of the various boat types.
Only two weeks to go until the start of the 2014 Lockyer PowerFest at Lake Dyer, Laidley!
If you haven’t already, get that entry in, get your accommodation organised and get that boat polished up and ready to go!
We are all aware of the cost to motorsport on encroaching residential development. A petition has been established calling on the Queensland Parliament to protect those venues that remain. If you live in Queensland, support our motorsport friends by signing the petition here.
Congratulations to Troy Marland for winning the 2014 UIM Unlimited Displacement World Championship (driving ‘Madness’) and the 2014 UIM 6.0 Litre Displacement World Championship (driving ‘Sick Puppy’), held at Taree, NSW this past weekend. Congratulations also to Rhys Coles for his win in the 2014 SST120 Global Challenge.
Let’s not forget to congratulate Qld Driver Alf Ebborn (driving ‘Airborne’) for a well-deserved 2nd placing in the 2014 UIM Unlimited Displacement World Championship!