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Luptons lose appeal over race finish

By Jared Smith
Whanganui Chronicle·
30 May, 2016 07:41 PM3 mins to read

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NO CUP: Warwick and Ken Lupton working on one of their hydroplanes. The Luptons' protest over the EC Griffith Cup loss in Victoria at the start of the month was not upheld on Friday.PHOTO/FILE

NO CUP: Warwick and Ken Lupton working on one of their hydroplanes. The Luptons' protest over the EC Griffith Cup loss in Victoria at the start of the month was not upheld on Friday.PHOTO/FILE

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WAVERLEY'S Ken Lupton and his Hydroplane boat Lucas Oils will not receive the EC Griffith Cup after a Victoria Council of the APBA voted to uphold the victory by Troy Marland in the Warlord boat at the start of the month.

However, plans may well be in place to run another EC Griffith Cup regatta in September or October, with Lupton and his family of racers still having their boats in storage in Australia.

The controversy came about on Lake Mulwala, north of Melbourne, when Marland's hydroplane was alleged by the Luptons to have gone full speed too early on the rolling start - going ahead of starter boat before the flag dropped.

Warlord won the race, with Ken Lupton second, followed by brother Jack (Rural Fuels GP57) in third, with family patriarch Warwick Lupton (Annihilator) and cousin David Alexander (Steeler) also in the race, along with former Australian cup holder Grant Harrison (GP1).

After the New Zealanders protest, an official committee disqualified Warlord and awarded the race to Ken Lupton, but this was overruled the following day by another Australian referee.

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The Victorian Council of the APBA had 28 days to make a decision and Warwick Lupton said they were informed by email on Friday night that Warlord's victory will stand.

"At this stage we'll still assess the situation," he said.

"They're not complying with their own rule book, which is not a surprise."

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Lupton said if the family were to appeal further, it would have to go to the UIN, the world governing body of hydroplanes.

"In Australia, the same people seem to be involved.

"They've got to learn to be honest, to put it mildly."

The Luptons are looking at having a computer engineer analyse the camera footage to make a computer "drawing", which would allow them to look at the placing of the boats on the water from all possible angles.

They have also requested the council send them the video footage from the starter's boat on Lake Mulwala, as well as the drivers' meeting where the rules for the start were discussed, however Warwick Lupton said they have not received a response.

The most likely option for resolution would be for the boats to stay in Australia, saving on costs, in order to compete in a second regatta in September or October, as has been mooted.

"I think they'll probably do that if we go away [from more appeals]," Lupton said.

"At least we'd get another shot at it. We wouldn't leave, we'll stay there.

The fairest way would be to have both Australian and NZ representatives present on the officials' boats and in the timers' room, Lupton said.

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