Robinvale Euston 80 Ski Race Classic - Mercury boats dominate

by Jonathan Revitt on 15 Mar 2013 Robinvale Euston 80 Ski Race Classic 2013. With the Mercury rising on and off the water, conditions were near perfect for the race on the Murray River – and we weren’t left wondering who was on the pace with records tumbling and Mercury engines once again at the fore.

Mercury finished the weekend with an incredible 16 wins; 10 of them in the Expert class.

In fact, three Mercury powered boats each won a brace of titles.

Messy Racing dominated the 200hp races – smashing 105 seconds off the record to claim the Expert 200hp class, and slicing 135 off the previous best to win the Social 200hp category.

Little Man, powered by an OptiMax 250hp XS outboard, had very similar success, claiming both the Expert SMOC crown (lopping 37 seconds off the record) as well as the Social SMOC title.

And Running Riot, boasting a Mercury OptiMax 300X power plant, took gold in the Expert MOC competition along with a win in the Social Unlimited Outboard contest.

Among the other big winners - Pigs Arsenal, with its Mercury Racing 1075 Sci sterndrive, beat the old record by a blistering 143 seconds to claim the Expert Junior Boys title, and Cyclone Raicey took an unbelievable 155 seconds off the old mark to walk away with the Expert Junior Girls title thanks to their 300X.

Powering their boats and skiers along the 80 kilometre course between Robinvale and Euston, Mercury engines consistently delivered the victories.

1. Expert Unlimited Inboard-Thundernuts QC4V 1350
2. Expert MOC-Running Riot 300hp
3. Expert SMOC-Little Man OptiMax 250hp XS
4. Expert Formula 2 - Team 50 OptiMax 300hp XS
5. Expert Junior Boys - Pigs Arsenal 1075 Sci sterndrive
6. Expert Junior Girls - Cyclone Raicey 300X
7. Expert 200hp Outboard - Messy Racing OptiMax 200hp ProXS
8. Expert 70mph - Thunder Storm OptiMax 300hp XS
9. Expert Sub Junior Boys - Nipple F2 OptiMax 300hp XS
10.Expert Sub Junior Girls - Korrupt 225hp
11.Social Unlimited Outboard - Running Riot 300hp
12.Social SMOC - Little Man OptiMax 250hp XS
13.Social Formula 2 - MasterStroke OptiMax 300hp XS
14.Social 200hp Outboard - Messy Racing 200hp EFI
15. Sat Single Under 10 Boys - ThunderStruck 300hp
16. Sat Single Under 10 Girls - 99 Psycho Clowns OptiMax 300hp XS

'It was another great weekend of racing, with perfect conditions and Mercury engines delivering gold-medal performances time and time again,' said Guy Williamson, Mercury’s Director of Service and Quality.

'If you’re not involved in ski racing, it’s hard to understand how competitive it can get so for Mercury to finish with 16 wins across such a broad swath of classes is very heartening.

'We have the power, performance and Robinvale Euston 80 Ski Race Classic 2013