TEAM 73 CLAIMS COWES-POOLE-COWES P1 150 TRIUMPH

Rose Lores (Stubbington) and John Donnelly (Hampshire) earned the win in the P1 150 class, the Team 73 duo taking the finish over six minutes clear of reigning champions Stuart and Sara Cureton (Lindford) in their Team Purple vessel later disqualified for losing their engine cowling.

Scorching into an early lead, Team 73 put together an excellent race and although passed midway through by Team Purple the latter had lost the cowling from their boat and so had to drop back meaning Rose was able to celebrate a famous win.

Stuart Cureton of Team Purple added: “It was going quite well until we lost the cowl – when we realised that had gone we just cruised home, end of story for us. It has been a good year up to now overall but we did have a retirement in Eastbourne and now we’ve just had this which isn’t good. It’s going to be all to play for in Weymouth.”

Macdonald Mermaid, the P1 150 championship leaders prior the Cowes-Poole-Cowes race, Pertemps Mission Motorsport and Black Magic were all given 30 minute time penalties due to each crew missing the correct marker at the finish gate.

David and Kirsty Toozs-Hobson (Arundel) were credited with second place in Mermaid, and therefore retain the lead of the class title race, while Mark Neale (Tedworth House) and Daisy Coleman were third in the Mission Motorsport vessel and father and daughter Vince and Jade Berridge (Hemel Hempstead) finished fourth – the latter two crews having enjoyed a superb battle during the run to the finish.

Weymouth in Dorset will host the eagerly-awaited final round of the P1 SuperStock Championship just three weeks from now on 15th/16th September.

P1 SuperStock Championship – P1 150 Class Cowes-Poole-Cowes Result:
1 Team 73 (Rose Lores/John Donnelly); 2 Macdonald Mermaid (David Toozs-Hobson/Kirsty Toozs-Hobson); 3 Pertemps Mission Motorsport (Mark Neale/Daisy Coleman); 4 Black Magic (Vince Berridge/Jade Berridge) Disqualified: Team Purple (Stuart Cureton/Sara Cureton);

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	Rose Lores takes P1 150 win