Round 6- Jake’s Place near Leicester

This was my first time racing this course with a faster craft and in practice i was pretty scared by the jumps going in and out of the water. After a few laps i got into it and the craft felt really stable when it was jumping.

The first race was jump started by me then red flagged twice when people were flipping on the water section; this means you have to go back to the pits and go out after the next race. So it was a while until the first race began in earnest but i got away in first position straight away and began to build a small lead over the pack. I knew that Jamie was gaining on me in his 100hp Storm craft so i made sure i looked behind! He caught up by about the 4th lap and was right on my tail for the rest of the race. Every corner i had to check where he was and go very tight. For the last few laps he was right behind me and we were even side by side a few times where i got the first water entrance wrong! On the final corner i went wide and he nipped through to take the win in the best race i have ever been in. I didn’t realise it was the last lap (didnt see the last lap board because i was so busy looking behind to see where he was) and i had gone wide to get a better overtaking line for a back marker just past the finish line… wont be making that mistake again

I missed the one Sunday race due to ‘ unforseen circumstances’… so came 4th overall, but this still bumped me upto 3rd overall in the championship.