Victory Team sail away with Fujairah GP win

Sport360 staff 22:56 08/04/2016
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  • Victory Team took the first title of the 2016 World Powerboating Series home.

    Victory Team drivers and defending champions Arif Al Zaffain and Nadir bin Hendi stormed led from start to finish to top the podium and UIM XCAT World Powerboating Series after round 1.

    It was not a race without drama, however, as Team Australia and Abu Dhabi Team 5 collided at the first turn and the Australians flipped their boat.

    With both drivers safely back on land, the race was restarted with Victory Team once again storming to the front on the first lap.

    That they certainly were and once at the front the duo executed their race plan to perfection.

    Meanwhile, further back Gold Coast.Australia were steadily making their way up the field.

    After a dismal start in eighth position, Tom Barry-Cotter and Ross Willaton made the decision to take their long laps early and the strategy paid off.

    The pair had worked their way up to fourth spot when the Fujairah Team experienced problems and lost speed, meaning the Australians moved up into the podium places. Swecat who were then in second still had one more long lap to complete however – and when they tackled that, the Gold Coast boast made their move up into second, where they stayed until the finish.

    Swecat eventually finished third with the Dubai combination of Salem Al Adidi and Eisa Al Ali grateful they weren’t the ones flipping their boat again – and finishing in fourth place.

    Attention now moves to Dubai where the second round of the XCAT World Series will be contested from April 15-16.

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