HELLO RACE FANS
Welcome to the home of Team 51 power boat team. Let us introduce you to the UK based OSY400 race team.
Our aim for 2011 is to win the RYA national championship held over 5 races, starting in April, ending in September. Our journey will be long and eventful and anything can happen in this fast intense sport of power racing.
2011 News
Team51 will be competing in the Osy400 British Championship in 2011.A late decission to race has ment that the team will have to play catch up in the first round of the RYA championship at the end of April at carr mill dam St helens Lancs
After a very bad 2010 season and almost retirement from racing it was decided this week to continue in the Osy400 class,putting on hold future plans to run the F3 boat(this will Happen later.Driver Jason Mantripp has been elected as the Osy400 drivers rep as well as being the LOBMBC Hydro rep.
"Currently we have no sponsorship deals as it has been a last minute effort but im sure we will be near the top end of the grid for the first race."
Team51 would like to wish all its fellow competitors the very best of luck and all a safe season
craig booth will join team 51 for the 2010 race season.Craig has one full race season behind him finishing 3rd in the 2009 national championships.After a busy week for team 51 it was decided to run as a 2 boat team to try and conquer the 2010 national series.Craig has a 2007 TEB hull and will be testing in March.The first round of the national championships will be Held at oulton broad suffolk on the first weekend in May.There will be a strong field of boats inclueding the former 4 times World champion Craig Speller who will be defending his 2009 National title,Tony Knights the 2008 National champion,Mike Pacey in a new boat for 2010 and the new young drivers James Bowman,Ben Vinney,Jamie Marr and Josh wright.THey will be of course be joined by Jason Mantripp and good friend of team 51 Geoff (rock n roll) Lowther who had looked quick in 2009 winning the pageant of power grand pirx.
In the mean time Team 51 are getting ready for another big announcement in the next few weeks
As the new powerboat season is getting close,Team 51 are getting ready for there biggest year to date.2010 will see some big changes to Team 51.With one major announcement to come on 24th January 2010 & some even bigger news to follow in the next few weeks.So for all the latest on Team 51 please check back at any time or visit out facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=45128317294&ref=ts
The facebook page will be fully active during the run up and through the racing season. So please join us on there and view our pictures,videos and chat
Jason Mantripp was awarded the LOBMBC Club Ambassador of 2009 at the annual dinner dance held at the ocean rooms gorleston November.
"I'm very pleased the club have recognised my efforts within the club and the sport.After 16 years of commentating for the club and 5 years of racing it was decided now was my time for this top club award.
may i thank the club and all who have helped me in my years in this sport and let me tell you ...the best is still to come"
regards
trappy
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Team 51
SPONSORS
Team 51 is currently looking for sponsors from local business. if you are interested please contact us by the contact form
THE DRIVERS
Craig Booth
Jason Mantripp
Jason Mantripp has been around the sport since the age of about 3, back in the heyday of racing.
Ownner and driver of osy 400 number 51
Craig Booth has recently joined team 51. With a newly sprayed boat we wish him all the best for the 2010 season.
Owner and driver of osy 400 number 50
RYA BRITISH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
CALENDAR 2011
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GUESTBOOK
TEAM HISTORY
The Team was formed in 2003 after using a training boat in a club race at Oulton broad in Suffolk. Jason has been around the sport since the age of about 3, back in the heyday of racing.
The night of the race, Jason was laying in 3rd position with one more heat to run. On the last lap of the race, Jason was in the lead when on the final turn, the boat on the left of him lost control. It smashed into the team boat pushing it under the boat to the right of him.
Jason Suffered a broken shoulder and a fractured collar bone. He was also hit in the face by the boat but luckily the crash helmet did its job!
At the end of 2003, the team purchased its first boat, a kala hull that had been the winner of the Baltic State Championship. This was to use a borrowed engine for 2004.
2004 was really a preparation year and only saw the boat on the water once.
2005, the team purchased its second hull and first engine.
The team was to race the ex 2000 World Champion boat of Steve Cook.
The year got off to a bad start when Jason crashed whilst testing with ex World Champion Craig Speller at Stewartby in Bedfordshire.
The team then resorted to racing the Peverelle boat with a 3rd position in a club race at Oulton Broad summer of 2005. By the end of the year, the Kala was repaired and finished 3rd in the last race of the National Championships.
The team also had guest drivers during the season, including: Danny Wood, Dave Smith, George Lack, Tom Sawford, Ricky Gibbs, Sean Barnard and ex hydroplane speed record holder, Mike Smith.
2006 was a bad year for the team, dogged by hull and engine trouble but we struggled through the year with the help of friends and fellow racers. At the end of 2006 we purchased a new hull and engine - so now we are ready to start 2007 with a splash!
2007, the team put all their efforts into Sean Barnard to compete in the world championships in which he won!!! Jason Mantripp compete in three races, all in borrowed boats from Geoff Lowther, Stu Wilkinson and Dave Smith. Jason also crashed out of the Battle of Britain meeting.
2008 saw the team with the new banshee hull constructed by the holder of the 0.350 national speed record Brett Duncan.we competed in 3 of the 5 rounds and still managed to finish in 3rd in the 2008 season
we once again had guest drivers this year with newcomer Matt Lockwood and veteran driver Nigel edwards and Stu Wilkinson both take to the water in the boat
2009 was a bad year for the team early testing was good and the team found some speed out of the boat and the first national gained a 2nd position but from then on the season got worse as the team had a bad national round at oulton broad after hitting a turn buoy in practice and not really doing anything after that .The 3rd round at kingsbury water park saw us with jack plug problems but the boat still had good speed after some help with some settings from Craig speller.team51 attend the pageant of power race in Cheshire but on the return home lost the trailer in a crash on the A14 This ended our race season in which we finished 4th in the championship
However we now own a boat that we are letting potential new drivers use to gain some water time in a boat
we hope that we can introduce new drivers into our sport .
2010 will see us with new props and some early testing for the national series
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RESULTS
19-20 JUNE 2010
FOR SALE
Banshee osy400 Hull Only £1500 very good condition
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