F1 Superboats To Heat Up Round 3 at Newcastle

Blowy, overcast and air temperatures that would make a penguin freeze; that’s what greeted the XlLR8 Home Loans Australian F1 Superboat Series at Newcastle for Round 3 of the Series. Held in Newcastle’s inner harbour, this area, right opposite a drydocked Australian Navy ship, was at least sheltered from the gales battering NSW’s Central Coast region.

Friday the 13th of June was certainly a black Friday for Tim Smith in the XLR8 Home Loans Number 13 F2000 entry. Whilst doing some running in, Tim crossed the path of a black fish (well, cat’s shouldn’t be in the harbour) and proceeded to show why the series should be renamed the Australian F1 Flying Boats.