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Where possible on this page we will provide links to any media attention we feel may be relevant.

• Fabio is Favourite For Weekend's Big Race

  Top British powerboat champions will be joined by teams from the international circuit as they hit Torbay tomorrow.

  ... If Jackie wins, she will be the first women to have her name engraved in the solid bronze.
  From "This is South Devon" 28th August 2004

   

• Buzzi wins opening race for Harmsworth Trophy after speeding ticket

  The opening round of the Harmsworth Trophy was won at Cowes on Wednesday (August 25) by Italian powerboat ace Fabio Buzzi driving Gran Argentina ...
  From "Motor Boat & Yachting" 25th August 2004

   

• Max's victory hopes go up in smoke

  POOLE'S Max Walker had victory in Sunday's prestigious Needles Trophy powerboat race in Poole Bay cruelly snatched away within sight of the finishing line.
  From "Bournemouth Daily Echo" 17th August 2004

   

• Scorching Success

  Ramsgate's fifth Powerboat Grand Prix is being hailed a scorching success attracting an
  estimated 40,000 over the weekend (Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 June).
  From "Thanet District Council" 9th Aug 2004

   

• Max kept at bay

  POOLE'S Max Walker was denied a hat-trick of wins in the Poole Bay Cancer Charities Offshore Powerboat race on Sunday when he was headed home in a tight contest by lone female driver Jackie Hunt from Hampshire.
  From "Bournemouth Daily Echo" 15th June 2004
   

• Water Spectacle for Torbay Bank Holiday...
  May Bank Holiday weekend promises spectators at the Torbay Classic Grand Prix an awesome display of power as the best powerboating talent in the country hit the water in the first RYA National Powerboat Racing Championship race of the season.
  From BBC Devon 27th May 2004

   

• Sport Extra - Mike Shelton Interview...
  Interview between Graham Merry and Mike Shelton for Basingstoke Sport Extra
  From "Basingstoke Extra" 13th Aug 2003
   

• Men from Hook are racing ahead...
  Hampshire powerboat racing duo Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton are well on their way to clinching a national title. (Boy has Jackie taken some stick over the title!)
  From "Power Boating" dated Wed 30th July 2003.
   
• Numb Second in Nationals...
  Local racers performed well in the fourth RYA National Powerboat Championships at Ramsgate.
  From "Power Boating" dated Fri 20th June 2003.
   
• Brass Monkey Prize for Hunt...
  Jackie Hunt and navigator Mike Shelton took the honours in the opening offshore powerboat race of the season the Brass Monkey and Winter Gold Cup.
  From the "Daily Echo" dated Feb 5th.
   
• A Fistful of Trophies...
  HOOK powerboat duo Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton ended up with a fistful of trophies after the aptly named "Brass Monkey" race which opened the 2003 season at Bournemouth at the beginning of the month.
  From the "Basingstoke Gazette" dated Feb 14th.
   
• Powerboat pair Poole resources
  HOOK powerboat duo Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton finished second in their latest National Championship race in the Poole Powerboat Grand Prix last weekend.
   
• High Seas Takes Toll
  FORCE Six sea conditions created history in the 70th running of the world famous Needles Trophy powerboat race in Poole Bay during the two-day British Grand Prix meeting.
   
• Rough going at Exmouth Grand-prix (Motor Boat & Yachting)
  Drivers and their crews competing in the third round of the RYA British National Powerboat Championship at Exmouth last weekend took something of a beating during Sunday's Jurassic Gateway Grand Prix. Breaking seas and 25knot winds counted out 11 of the 35 starters, and put a premium on local knowledge.  (Click on title to see the article or the image for a larger view)
   
• Powerboat pair storm into first (Basingstoke Gazette)
  HOOK powerboat duo Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton upset the form book to win their class in the National Championship qualifier at Ramsgate. (Click on title to see the article)
   
• Back with a splash (Basingstoke Gazette)
  After a year out of the sport, Hook powerboat duo Jackie Hunt and Mike Shelton returned with an impressive second place in the opening National Championship qualifier in Torquay at the start of the month.. (Click on title to see the article)
   
• Herald Express (Torquay)
  The Herald Express in Torquay covered the Powerboat race, and featured a picture of our boat, together with a mention and race results. (Click on the image for a larger view)
   
• Meridian TV (Ramsgate)
  Before the race at Ramsgate (16/6) we were interviewed by Meridian TV for ½ hour - if the interview is to be shown (and we find out in time) we'll publish details here.