'Mustang' miracle! Champions make it three from three

4:28 AM Tue 23 Nov 2010 GMT

''Mustang' claims the chequered flag and the AUS 1 and Class 1 championship crowns.' Reg Blunt

In what could only be termed a massive reversal of form and fortune, Tom Barry-Cotter (driver) and Pal Virik Nilsen (throttles) have claimed their third successive Australian Offshore Superboat Championship with a stunning victory in Melbourne. In the cockpit of the supercharged catamaran 'Mustang' the pair proved their mettle with a resounding win coming straight after their pole shootout win the previous day. The victory gave Barry-Cotter and his Norwegian throttleman the Class 1 and Aus 1 titles, with team mates Ross Willaton (driver) and Peter McGrath (throttles) in 'Maritimo' coming home second in Aus 1 and third in Class ...

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