We welcome back the legend of boat racing commentary – Mark Staunton. His experience and knowledge of powerboat racing is second to none! It is believed that he is the only Australian driver to have held a full competition licence for the following classes at the same time and compete in all of those classes –
U/L Outboard tunnel
U/L OUTBOARD Mono
Drag Hydro
Inboard displacement
Offshore class 1
Some of his achievements include…
Former winner of …Australasian Gold Cup
Australian 6 lt displacement (carb)
Australian 6 lt displacement (inj)
Numerous King of the River wins
Seven times winner of the King of the Lakes
And the NSW, AUSTRALIAN, AUSTRALASIAN, AND WORLD SPEED RECORD HOLDER for U/L Outboards
He has driven the following boats, including Illicet, Smoken heads, Kendall oil, Loose in the dark and of course his own boats Fine Print, Champions, Stairway to Heaven and Mobil 1 .
Since retiring from full time driving he has enjoyed commentating around the world for boat racing’s major events, including in New Zealand. He has also severed for many years as Vice President at both NSW and Australian levels of the APBA.
We welcome back once again the voice of boat racing – Mark Staunton to Lockyer Powerfest!!!