Tapp and Julius share Southsea spoils 

All the action from rounds seven and eight of the 2015 RYA P750 British Championship – Southsea, Portsmouth (27-28 June)

Round 7

James Tapp with co-driver Ed Redman, driving Microlink / Ahmad Tea, continued their total dominance of the 2015 ThunderCat season with another win at Southsea, Portsmouth over the weekend of 27-28 June.   

Tapp and Redman won all but one of the heats they contested, being beaten by ThunderCat World Champion, Sean Fisher in heat four.  

Bligh Julius was forced to swap hulls after he noticed transom damage on his 2015 Aquarius hull, hours before the start of the first race.  

His father Glenn managed to deliver The Team 33 2014 Championship winning hull in time to rig, scruitineer and then win five heats, before Julius and co-driver Arron Joyce succumbed to mechanical problems in the final, which robbed them of the chance to battle Tapp on equal terms and they had to settle for a third place.  

Hoonigan / Ahmad Tea (Rob Davies and Darren Phillips) were consistently, consistent throughout the day and their steady performances paid off, giving them a second place overall.  

Round Seven Results:

• 1st) #22 James Tapp and Ed Redman – Microlink / Ahmad Tea
• 2nd) #4 Rob Davies and Darren Phillips – Hoonigan / Ahmad Tea
• 3rd) #33 Bligh Julius and Arron Joyce – Team 33 – Multispark Racing Products

Round 8

Competing with his old boat and trusty co-driver Charlie Hatfield, Bligh Julius driving Team 33 – Multispark Racing Products clinched round 8 of the 2015 RYA P750 British Championship.    

2015 Championship leader James Tapp crashed out in the final, only for Julius to scorch round after the re start.  

ThunderCat World Champion, Sean Fisher is also regaining top form, driving Team BobKat – Moku Racing with Damion Bowen, he took a deserved second place overall in a hull built in his home country – South Africa.  

It was a good day for another UIM World Champion Tom Williams-Hawkes is the current UIM Class 3A World Champion co-driver and today with Dom Langdon in Broad Bean, he took his first ever ThunderCat podium. The quietly spoken chef who trained under Gordon Ramsey said afterwards: “I have been testing back in Topsham, improving speed and today is a great pay off”.    

Round Eight results:

• 1st) #33 Bligh Julius and Arron Joyce – Team 33 – Multispark Racing Products
• 2nd) #3 Sean Fisher and Damion Bowen - Team BobKat – Moku Racing
• 3rd) #17 Tom Williams-Hawkes and Dom Langdon - Broad Bean  

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