Bridge to Bridge

HOURS TO MINUTES

From 3 hours 25 minutes down to 29 minutes 47 seconds (time clocked) to complete the 110 kilometres or 68.35 miles of Bridge to Bridge Power Boat Race.

Following is a list of year, owner/driver and name of boats who have won the Bridge to Bridge Power Boat Race since its inception in 1933.


              

               When the first Bridge to Bridge power boat race took place in 1933 it was for a simple bottle of beer and a one pound wager; organisers and competitors could not have imagined what a major sporting event it would be today. The event back then was completed in a race time of 3 hours and 25 minutes by the late Cec hall in a 1912 four cylinder powered Cadillac motorboat called Glenelg. Today’s record of 29 minutes and 47 seconds is held by fast charging Ricky Howard in his superclass hydroplane Hyperactive.

The event has seen many great champions including nine times winner Ernie Nunn in the boat Wasp and two times winner Mrs grace Walker in her boat Diane. As we moved into a new century we have witnessed some further great wins including two times winner Kevin black in ‘The Axe’ and current record holder and six times winner Ricky Howard, the run down the river by off shore boat Maritimo and who can forget the 2014 race winner, Paul Vella in Impatient .        

               

           

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Year

Driver

Owner

Boat

Time

New Record

1933

 C. Hall  


Glenelg

3hrs:25min


1934

R. I/Win


 Dixie    

 2hrs: 24min

Its a new record !

1935

A. Hayes   


 Archimedes

 2:06:24

Its a new record !

1936

 C. Hall


 Comet

1:59:54

Its a new record !

1937

J. Denzel   


Pinot Pete   

1:52:22

Its a new record !

1938

E. Alderman


 Joan

 1:46:09

Its a new record !

1939

J. Denzel


 Pinto

1:40:22

Its a new record !

1940

E. Nunn


 Wasp

1:41:36


1941

E. Nunn


Wasp

 1:42:57


1942

Race not run





1943

Race not run





1944

Race not run





1945

Race not run





1946

Race not run





1947

  J. McKie


Sarina

 1:29:46

Its a new record !

1948

E. Nunn


 Wasp

1:32:11


1949

K. Ritchie


Kerite   

1:25:17

Its a new record !

1950

  E. Nunn


 Wasp   

 59:31

Its a new record !

1951

 P. Cullen


Joy C

 1:15:4 0


1952

  C. Brakell  


Stroller

1:09:12


1953

 K. Ritchie


Kerite

 1:04:35


1954

E. Nunn


Wasp

 1:14:01


1955

E. Nunn


 Wasp

 1:03:31


1956

Mrs G. Walker


 Diane

1:10:20


1957

 Mrs G. Walker


Diane

53:31

Its a new record !

1958

 L. Weate   


Denise Six     

 1:08:42


1959

 E. Nunn


 Wasp

 1:08:10


1960

L. Weate


 Denise Nine

1:25:29


1961

 L. Sheltrum


 Fleet Fun  

1:17:30


1962

E. Nunn


Wasp Two

1:06:25


1963

P. Bugden


Fleet Fun

1:10:45


1964

G. Kilpatrick


Melodee

1:10:52


1965

 O. Bugden


Fleet Fun IV

 1:00:53


1966

  E. Nunn  


Wasp

 48:34

Its a new record !

1967

 B. Watts


Bez

 1:00:45


1968

 C. C. Swords


Country Lass  

1:06:17


1969

A. Harkins, R. Lawton  


Gold Cat

 1:04:00


1970

B. Swords


Bikini Hunter  

1:00:14


1971

  B. Gibbs / S. Goldfinch  


 LiI' Fox

47:54

Its a new record !

1972

B. Gibbs / S. Goldfinch


LiI' Fox

 47:30

Its a new record !

1973

A. Hines


Super Strangler

 43:48

Its a new record !

1974

I. Purdon / C. Atkinson    


Rebel

 45:12


1975

 A. Hines


Strangler

45:12


1976

R. Sorenson


  Lady Veldon

 42:40

Its a new record !

1977

 B. Hines  


Waltzing Matilda

 42:40


1978

  B.Halliday


Team Mercury  

41:12

Its a new record !

1979

  B.Halliday    


 Team Mercury

38:04

Its a new record !

1980



Apache Bullet

 43:19


1981

M. Everingham


Mr E

 43:28


1982

 P. Bourke


Plus One

 45:03


1983

 J. Lipman


Pulsar Quartz  

 40:47


1984

 J. Lipman


Pulsar Quartz

38:52


1985

 C. Cunningham  


 Shamrock

 36:21

Its a new record !

1986

C. Bailey   


 Settle Down 11   

40:31


1987

 P. Bourke


 Plus One

  33:22

Its a new record !

1988

G.Hart


 Hartache

42:17


1989

  S. Carter  


Mac's Marine

34:43


1990

 M. Everingham


Yuassa Batteries  

37:10


1991

  R. Howard


N.C.

36:23


1992

 G. Russell


Hair & Health Studio   

37:59


1993

  S. Carter  


 Mac's Marine

 39:46


1994

G. Russell


 Russell Engineering  

36:41


1995

 R. Howard


N.C.

 34:02


1996

 G. Ritchie


 God's Gift

 35:33


1997

 Not Run





1998

 Phil Tross


Sniper   

40:12


1999

  M. Staunton


Champions      

 35:32


2000

 R. Howard

 B.Everingham

  Hornet

 31:14


2001

R. Howard

G. Everingham

Hornet

35:14


2002

 Not Run





2003

  K. Black


The Axe

 35:20


2004

Not Run





2005

K. Black


  The Axe  

34:43


2006

  R. Howard


Hyperactive   

 35:39


2007

 C. Truslove


XLR8 Homeloans     

 32:27


2008

 R. Howard   


Hyperactive    

29.47


2009

  Simon McMah


Anarchy



2010

 Craig Truslove


 Anglomoil  

34.03


2011

 Simon McMah  


Anarchy

37.22


2012

 T Barry Cotter / R Willaton


 Maritimo  

30:26



2013

   


Maritimo

31:11



2014

Paul Vella


Impatient

                     39:17


2015

Will not be run

Double Dash




2016

Will not be run

Double Dash




2017

Darren Nicholson

Peter McGrath

222 Offfshore

32.1


2018

Steve Jellick

Andrew Willaton

Team 3 Offshore

31:29


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 Class

Records


   Class     

 Driver

 Boat

 Year

  Time



Super Class

 R. Howard

Hyperactive

2008

29:47


25hp OB


AirTime

2006

75:37


0-150hp OB

  D. Osmotherly

Paradise Afloat  

2003

  53:02


135-175hp UR OB  


 Johnson Outboards

1996

 44:30


140-175hp UR OB     


 Menace Racing

2005

44:08


151-200hp OB            

D. Ridley

INXS

2008

45:32


1250-1800cc SuperSports  

L. Dege

 Vengance

1984

 42:09


800cc UR Hull            


Speed Ripples

1989

55:57


4.2 Ltr IB Disp   

G. Everingham

253

1987

51:30


4.6 Ltr IB Disp

C. McDonald

Mr Mac

2005

 44:16


5.2 Ltr IB Disp  

M. Everingham

 Mr E

1981

 43:28


6 Cylinder IB Disp

 A. Smith

 Dargle

1985

 40:52


6 Cylinder & Under Hydro  


Something   

1995

     44:54


6.0 Ltr IB Disp


Sniper

1999

37:21


6.0 Ltr IB Restricted  


 Disturbn the Peace  

2011

 40:31


8.0 Ltr IB Disp  


 Anarchy

2006

39:21


Classic Vintage  


 Ponderosa

2000

71:45


Div 2 Hydroplane


Classic Racing

2000

43:49


Formula Mod VP

J. Maloney

 Black Thunder  

1998

 41:10


300 Outboard

C Cox

Ultimate Force

2012

 44:53


Offshore

 TB Cotter  

Maritimo

2012

30:26


MOC OB  

 S Antuch

Sportsfisherman Marine

2012

  39:55


MOC OB inc Mod VP


Thunderdome

1995

40:49


SMOC OB  

 T Fenwick

Southern Cross

2010

 40:16


Social IB Centremount


 Cannonised

1993

55:50


Social IB V drive

 V. Russo

Promises

2009

43:36



Social OB


Streamline Boat Covers

1998

  43:16


Sportsman Sterndrive  


 The Secret

2008

47:31



Modified Social OB


Gatecrasher

1996

46:48


Social Stern Drive  


Big Loll

2003

48:14


Thundercat  


Ozman    

2007

 68:04


U/L IB Disp


 Anarchy   

2011

 37:22


U/L IB Hydro

 W. Hayter

    Classic Racing                        

2012

  47:31


U/L Mono


Bullet One

1987

37:52


U/L OB

 M . Staunton

Champions

1999

35:32


U/L Supersports   

S. Carter

 Macs Marine

1989

  34:43


Yamato / 550cc

 Linton Price

Pure Octane

2011

 58:40


Fastest Lady

 Peta Purdon

   

1986

 44:01


Fastest Skier  

 Chris Stout

 Blazen

2008

35:14


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