29/08/2026
Well the 2026 Victorian Outboard Club’s marathon weekend has been run & won.
There are fuel tank refills, driver swaps , strategy calls all for the x2 ,30min races for the 15hp class , the 3 hour marathon race for the 25hp/550cc class and a 30min race for the 55 & 85mph mono class.
And within the race ,if you slip up, there are penalties - ie: speeding in pit lane, not slowing under caution flags, running out of fuel and spinning etc . And unfortunately one of our driver’s (name starts with a J) managed to hit a turn buoy which gave us a one lap penalty , but according to him ,the turn buoy hit him 🤣.
So ,in the end ,we came away with a 3rd in the 25hp x3 hour marathon race !
The final results were:
Team Shiver 1st 🥇 place.
Team Vic APBA 13 2nd 🥈 place.
& Team Bucking Bull 3rd 🥉 place- Lars Larson, Tayla Jackson & Jake Jackson.
We race a lot and I can tell you that this weekend’s marathon event is awesome ,and the best weekend’s racing in the calendar for camaraderie and simple fun !
So thanks to Glenmaggie & District Boat Club for hosting the event, the VOC for running the event and all the volunteers and competitors who make it such a success.
And we’re planing on coming back bigger and better next year for redemption 😜.
Cheers and thank you 🙏
From all of us.