Victory Team back on top with DDF Speed Cat Run win

Sport360 staff 20:59 07/04/2016
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  • The opening round of the 2016 UIM XCAT World Series took place in Fujairah.

    Victory Team duo Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir bin Hendi cruised through round one of the Dubai Duty Free Speed Cat Run, beating Swecat before getting the better of Abu Dhabi Team 4 in round two.

    Then came a showdown with the high-flying T-Bone Station team which they edged, before coming up against Six in the final.

    Six, who looked far better than they have all week, had reached the final after victories over the super-speedy Team Australia and Emaar Pole Position winners Abu Dhabi Team 5 (who had reached an incredible 180km/hr) in the first and second rounds.

    They then out-paced Lady Spain (Jay Price and Sean Torrente) in the penultimate round to set up the final with Victory Team.

    T-Bone Station completed the podium with a third-place race-off win over Lady Spain. Looking at the podium it was interesting to note that two of the three places were occupied by boats with two-stroke engines.

    Attention now turns to the blue ribbon Fujairah GP which gets underway Friday with Team Abu Dhabi 5 in first spot, Team Australia in second, Victory Team third and T-Bone Station fourth.

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