Grand Prix Power boat driver killed at Mulwala

10:05 AM Sun 28 Nov 2010 GMT

'John Cross aboard Miscreant' . ?

The powerboat community is mourning the death of one of its leading racers, who has died after a high-speed powerboat crash at the World Grand Prix Championships at Lake Mulwala near Yarrawonga in Victoria's northeast yesterday. Shortly after 11am, on Sunday morning, 47 year old John Cross from Mount Martha, south of Melbourne was competing in a heat of the the Jack Kavanaugh - driving his six litre Dodge V8 powered boat Miscreant. Cross was travelling at around 225km/h in the boat as he crossed the finish line, in second place but then his boat became airborne, flipped twice and ...

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