Burnham-On-Sea zapcat racers Ryan Jones and Ashley Chappell announced their surprise retirement from the sport this week, just hours after winning a round of the national championships.
The duo took to the Cornish waters of Newquay on Saturday (June 14th) to compete in a round of the national championships where they fought off rivals to claim the top place on the winners’ podium in their class.
But the team, who are called the ‘Huntspill Boyz’, said they were calling it a day after two seasons in the action-packed sport.
Ashley explained to Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We simply can’t afford to compete in the event over the course of a whole season any longer, so have decided to call it a day and sell the boat.”
“We’re both sad to see it all go, but were delighted to go out on a real high by winning Newquay, our final race.”
The duo are pictured above training in Burnham and celebrating their win
