JC Racing Team Retain King of the Broad Trophy: 17/06/2010
The JC Racing Team were back on top form at Oulton Broad this evening winning the illustrious King of the Broad group handicap trophy for the 5th year in a row. Team driver Julian took the overall win with a second and two first place finishes from the three races.
The group handicap event meant that JC Racing Team driver Julian Codling and Team 27 driver Paul Jillings were the first into the race with their 250cc GRM powered hydroplane outfits, shortly followed by Rob Hales, and Craig Speller in the 400cc OSY Yamato hulls. The field was completed with David Jones racing the Classic restored 1973 500cc Konig powered outfit and Stuart Grieves in the 500cc powered Fort Hydrocat.
With the 250cc GRM Rossi engine back on full song after the previous weeks broke exhaust pipe, Julian powered the JC Racing Team to the first race victory with David Jones bringing the classic 500cc hydroplane outfit home in second place and Stuart Grieves finishing third in his hydrocat outfit.
The second race was an exact repeat of the first heat which put Julian and the JC Racing Team in pole position to retain the King of the Broads trophy with virtually only a finish in the final heat required.
The final race looked as though it could have all gone very wrong for the JC Racing Team as the engine failed to start as the clock ticked down towards the start of the race. Eventually the 250cc GRM engine burst into life as Julian Joined the race down in fifth position, half a lap behind Stuart Grieves and David Jones who were battling for the lead in their 500cc outfits.
David Jones put in a fantastic move on Stuart Grieve at the Wherry turn in the classic 1973 500cc Konig outfit and pulled away to what looked like a certain race win. However on the run in to start the penultimate lap David's drive shaft gave way losing all momentum and power resulting in the classic hydroplane coming to an abrupt stop.
This opened the door for Stuart Grieve to take the race win with Julian coming home in second place which guaranteed the King of the Broad Trophy would be staying on the JC Racing Teams mantle piece for another season.
Overall second place went to Stuart Grieves with two thirds and a first place with third going to the Area 31Racing Team driver David Jones with two second place finishes.
