Jetboating: Champions Caughey and Silverton stamp mark at Shelterview jetsprints

Home track advantage counted for nothing as Whanganui drivers failed to place in all three groups of the Altherm Window Systems New Zealand Jetsprint Championship on Wednesday.

But it was a day for defending champions and the new season's frontrunners further cemented their names at the top of the pecking order.

Along with Peter Caughey backing up his opening round win in the MouthFresh Superboats ahead of Ted Sygidus and Nick Berryman, defending champion Ollie Silverton went back to back in the Fowler Homes Group A.

Silverton qualified top by almost three seconds and went through the elimination phase with ease meaning the Waikato driver retains his group lead after two rounds.

Third in Wanaka in November, Canterbury's Simon Gibbon went one better to finish runner-up in Whanganui after posting the third-fastest qualifying time.

Rounding out the Group A placings and on the podium for the first time this season was New Plymouth's Neil Marshall.

The Stinger Group B class had some new names at the top with Tim Edhouse taking out the round and Ray Thompson bouncing back from recording the slowest time in Wanaka to finish runner-up in Whanganui.

Daniel Reade matched his third placing from Wanaka and recorded the third-fastest qualifying time at Shelterview.

Round 3 is at the Methanex Aquatrack in Waitara on February 24.

2017/2018 Altherm Window Systems NZ Championship - Round 2, Shelterview results:

MouthFRESH Superboats:
1st Peter Caughey & Shama Putaranui
2nd Ted Sygidus & Scott Munro
3rd Nick Berryman & Tanya Iremonger

Fowler Homes Group A:
1st Ollie Silverton & Jess Sit
2nd Si Gibbon & Paul Thompson
3rd Neil Marshall & Haley Bruning

Stinger Group B:
1st Tim Edhouse & Debbie Edhouse
2nd Ray Thompson & David Thoms
3rd Daniel Reade & Jasmine Webster