Melton Gold Cup: Outlaw goes back-to-back

LARGE waves kept boats off the course for hours at the weekend's Melton Gold Cup. But once the weather cleared there was no stopping Tasmania's Chris Palmer driving Outlaw to back-to-back cups. A crowd of about 1000 people waited patiently for the action at Melton Reservoir.

The cup was staged during a brief 'window' at 2pm on Sunday between heavy winds and rain. 

We only managed to get the main race in," Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club vice-commodore Mark Shepherdley said.

"We couldn't allow boats out there with foot-high waves."

Competition was safe on the water, though, with no accidents in Sunday competition, though one driver was uninjured after a single roll-over on Saturday. Palmer piloted Outlaw to victory ahead of South Australian Dean Borg, in Proformance, and NSW's Chris Whalan, in Sacrifice.

February 7, 2012