Bartica Easter Regatta Power Boat Racing

A king of the power boat racing circuit was crowned Sunday at Golden Beach in Bartica and it was Randy Belle of the Belle clan who powered to the overall champion accolade in the A-Class Formula 1 Category.

Thousands of fans, including Minister of Labour, the Honourable Joseph Hamilton and Leader of the Opposition Aubrey Norton, as well as Regional Chairman Kenneth Williams and His Worship Mayor Gifford Marshall and their respective deputies all soaked up an exhilarating day of action, dubbed ‘Bounce Back’.

The day was sizing up to feature a clash of the titans between eight-time champions Dave Scott aboard Jaguar, Belle and the Gonsalves from the Pomeroon, but early engine problems were encountered by Scott in the first race of the day which put paid to his chances of challenging for a ninth championship title.

However, it was Rundy Belle aboard his boat named ‘Team Belle’ which set the pace with classy performances in all three Formula 1 / A Class (Unlimited) races as he took the first place and the overall Champions trophy in this category. He {Belle} accumulated the most points in any of the five classes, 30, to cap off a bumper day where he powered to 50,000 short of a million dollars along with multiple trophies on a rewarding day.

His Overall cash prize was worth $500,000 while each individual win earned him $150,000.

Taking the B Class (115-200 HP) overall prize of $250,000 was Whitney Welcome who amassed 14 points. The C Class (75 – 90 HP) division was won by Sanjay Ramkisson who piloted Team Shivraj and accumulated 20 points 1; the D Class (25 – 40 HP) produced joint winners in R. Dookie aboard Poseidon and Samuel Ramkisson who controlled Team Shivraj 11. The duo divided the $150,000 prize while in a gesture of sportsmanship, Team Shivraj 11 agreed for Dookie to take the trophy.

The E Class (15 HP) overall contest was won by Samuel Mourlie (Rude Boy) and it was worth $50,000.