The four times UIM F2 World Champion Rashed Al Qemzi has wasted no time in letting the opposition know that he’s hungry for success this weekend when he drove in dominate fashion to claim the Match Race honours on the opening day of the Tønsberg Båtrace, Round Two of the 2024 World Championship.
He posted his best time of just over one minute in the final heat crossing the finish line just ahead of Mathilda Wiberg in her slightly battered Molgaard. In the previous heat the young Swede had seen off Al Qemzi’s Team Abu Dhabi team-mate Mansoor Al Mansoori but heading back to the start pontoon she misjudged her approach speed and slightly damaged her left-hand pickle fork.
It was a Battle of the Brit’s for third place when Matt Palfreyman, fresh from his opening round success last month in Italy came up against Scott Curtis. The British pair had earlier seen off the challenges of local hero Tobias Munthe-Kass and the extremely quick Edgaras Riabko. The Bronze medal eventually went to Palfreyman who crossed the finish line less than two seconds ahead of Curtis.
By: Chris Davies, Powerboat Racing World
