Burnham-On-Sea zapcat racers Ryan Jones and Ashley Chappell returned to the sport at the weekend in winning style.
The duo, pictured here, took to the Cornish waters of Newquay on Saturday (September 20th) to compete in a round of the national championships where they fought off their rivals to claim the top place on the winners’ podium in their class.
The team, called the ‘Huntspill Boyz’, retired from the sport in June due to spiralling costs after two seasons. But they missed the action so much that they decided to return for a one-off race at Newquay.
“We’ve really missed competing so decied to have a go at the Newquay round and did really well, getting two second places and three first positions in the five heats, which put us on pole position in the final,” Ashley told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
“We then went on to win in the final race, which was a great feeling after being out for so many months.”
The pair hope to compete in several rounds of the zapcat national championships next season if they can find sponsors. For details, call 07870 206210.
The duo are pictured above training in Burnham and celebrating an earlier win
