Two spectacular blow-overs at Stewartby Lake on Saturday produced dramatic photographs but, crucially, no injuries as both drivers walked away unscathed from their high-speed incidents.
Mantripp’s Inverted Flight Racer and commentator Jason Mantripp provided the first eye-catching moment when his hydro launched into a complete barrel-roll, captured in a sensational photograph by Fred Emeny.
Poppy Stewart secured a third consecutive GT15 British Championship title at Stewartby with a masterclass performance that saw the 14-year-old claim three victories from four heats across the weekend.
Stewartby Water Sports Club hosts the decisive final round of the 2025 GT15 British Championship this weekend, where Poppy Stewart will aim to secure an unprecedented third consecutive title before her planned transition to the GT30 class.
Team Kingfisher Fire & Security wrapped up an intense five-event, six-week European campaign with a commanding double victory at the CPA British Championship finale, securing both class wins and Ian Blacker’s F2 British title.
F4 Results 20-year-old George Elmore recovered from a qualifying buoy strike to dominate race day, taking four consecutive heat wins for overall victory.
Five national championships were decided at Stewartby Lake last weekend, with champions crowned in F2, F4, GT30, OSY 400 and T850 classes at the Bedfordshire venue.
Romain Nedelec is at Stewartby this weekend competing in F2 in his Moore hull.
The French racer who resides in Alicante, Spain told Powerboat News today: Subject to sponsorship, I hope to compete in the UIM F2 World Championship next season.
After an extraordinary career spanning two decades on the water, 31-year-old Ben Morse from Lowestoft and one of Britain’s most successful circuit racers with 19 British championship titles, has announced his retirement from competitive racing.
This season, Morse dominated British F4 racing, winning both competitions and securing his 19th British title at the Circuit Powerboat Association (CPA) F4 Sprint Championship.
Nigel Edwards trails Mark Williams by just six points as the 2025 Circuit Powerboat Association T850 British Championship heads to its finale at Stewartby this weekend.
The Jelf Racing driver from Bedford is targeting the Double British Crown after securing the T850 British Sprint Championship at the same venue in August.
A funeral procession was held in Ipswich to mark the passing of Brett Duncan, an experienced powerboat racer who tragically died in a racing accident at Oulton Broad.
On 24 July 2025, during the ninth round of the championship held by the Lowestoft & Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club, Duncan’s hydro collided with a stationary houseboat at the Oulton Broad Watersports Centre.
