Team show their resilience
Bowls Powerboating
PW SF SA Ps Bearsted A .......... 7 6 302 177 38 Bearsted C .......... 5 4 187 169 20 Bearsted B .......... 6 3 233 201 17 Marden A ............ 6 2 204 228 16 T’send Hook A ..... 6 2 187 219 15 Lenham B ........... 6 2 178 211 14 Maidstone C ....... 6 1 155 231 6 Maidstone B ....... 6 Loose A............... 5 Marden C ............ 6 Ditton B .............. 6 Police ................. 7 Headcorn A ......... 6 Cobdown A ......... 6 Maidstone A ........ 6 Lenham A ........... 7 Hunton A ............. 6 Marden B ............ 7 T’send Hook B..... 5 Biddenden .......... 7 Loose C .............. 6 Bearsted D.......... 7 Bearsted E .......... 6 Penenden Heath . 7 Westborough ...... 6 Loose B .............. 6 Ditton C .............. 5 TandG A .............. 7 Ditton A............... 5 Clare Park ........... 5 Ditton D .............. 6 KCO .................... 6 Loose D .............. 5 Ditton E............... 5 Bearsted F .......... 6 TandG B .............. 6 Maidstone D ....... 7 Lenham C ........... 7 Maidstone E ........ 6 Headcorn B ......... 7 Hunton B ............ 5 4 189 186 24 4 228 133 22 3 237 201 22 4 204 173 22 3 192 235 18 2 175 206 16 1 145 236 8 5 225 161 31 5 271 188 26 3 198 211 20 3 214 210 18 3 141 151 18 2 182 232 11 1 168 246 8 5 242 232 27 3 249 177 22 3 228 238 22 4 178 206 18 3 189 199 17 2 163 152 16 6 194 239 10 4 205 133 26 3 164 141 20 4 202 180 19 2 176 195 15 1 138 181 8 1 139 194 8 5 245 171 25 4 207 170 25 3 224 220 20 3 193 215 20 3 194 196 18 3 218 241 16 1 89 157 8 Kent-based Jelf Racing endured a difficult weekend at the Kingsbury Powerboat Grand Prix in Warwickshire.
In the GT15 class, Jonathan Brewer picked up the silver medal but George Elmore had to settle for sixth after his boat flipped over during one of the races.
Ben Jelf secured pole position in the GT30 class and won heat one but was disqualified from heat two following a technical inspection.
Jelf was runner-up in the final heat and walked away with the bronze medal, maintaining his overall championship lead.
He and father Colin Jelf, the team manager, both raced in the F4 Catamaran class.
Ben finished third in heat one, with Colin sixth, before the pair finished third and fourth respectively in heat two.
In the final heat of the weekend, Ben held onto second place and finished on the F4 podium for the first time this season, while Colin signed off with a fourthplaced finish which ranked him fourth overall.
Colin Jelf said: “It’s been a difficult weekend for all of the team. We know that some decisions can go against you in racing but it doesn’t stop you feeling disappointed.
“However, the team all showed great resilience in getting back out on the water and making sure we made up for the disappointment.
“We’re still in contention for three Powerboat GP RYA British Championship titles and two other championship podium finishes so we’re now focusing on the next event in two weeks’ time and are ready to come back fighting.”