11 Jan 2009

Caughey quickest in Superboats

8:35 am on 11 January 2009

Cantabrian Peter Caughey has finished fastest in qualifying action in the final round of theWorld Superboat Championships at Featherston.

Caughey steered the technical circuit in 45.91 seconds ahead of Richard Burt in 48.82 seconds.

Closely behind was Palmerton North's Richard Burt and Waitotara's Duncan Wilson while Adelaide's Mick Carroll and Melbourne's Phil Dickson made up the top five.

Caughey is aiming to add a third world championship to his five New Zealand titles.