CLASS INFO

69 - STEWART FITZGERALD

Stewart's been on the water for five years with a mini jet boat. It was being a crew for Justin Hill though that led to Six Pac Racing! 

Justin found his Dad's winning race boat from the later 90's, Jettec slotted a new keel into it, the power comes from the states - an ex Leighton Lillie engine and the pump and other bits have been salvaged from the ashes of Aftershock Racing 1 and he's in business for the Stuart Blanchard Memorial Race.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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CHC Towing

Trowelworks

South Shore Marine

QEII Collision Repairs

Jettec Boats

Harris Auro Electric & Performance

153 - PETER O'SULLIVAN​​​​​​​

Peter lives in Palmerston North and might be a greenhorn to river racing but there is pedigree in the family. His father Roger has been involved in all aspects of racing right through to race controller in the past so Peter's decided to throw his hat in the ring to see what the attraction was all about.

His new race boat FX153 was Andrew Scott's before he moved up into CX class, so it's sorted and Peter is looking forward to his first race on the Stuart Blanchard Memorial on the Waimakariri River. 

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166 - RILEY SMITH

One of several racers from Ashburton, Riley has been racing for four years after following in his father Murray's footsteps  who raced in the late 80s to early 90s. He's the driver of FX166 and caught the bug after navigating for Steve Rapsey.

Now he has Zane Rich by his side pointing the way while his twin Scott is team manager and spanners man. Most rewarding achievement so far is finishing his first ever race in 12th overall - the 2017 World Championships held here in New Zealand​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

SPONSORS

Rakaia Automotive

Smithscapes 

Cresslands Contracting

Chilton & Mayne Architecture

Ace Automotive

Eclipse Services

Des Millar Construction

Foxdale Farms

71 - CRAIG PLUNKETT​​​​​​​

Craig hails from Southland and has recently rejoined the racing fraternity after a break. He purchased the retiring racer Callum McKenzie's CX hull and the FX engine of Riley & Scott Smith to campaign FX Class.

Craig's hoping to use the next period until the Worlds in NZ to gain experience before making the move up a class.  

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NIghtcaps Contracting

Broadview Farming

Plunkett Agrispraying

3G Dairies Ltd

O'Connell Earthworks

Westfield Angus

Shaw Fix Automotive

Mathieson Electrical

Southland Farm Machinery