TEAM SLIPRY RACING.
 Powerboat Team.

                                               

                            History.

                                                                                                                               

                  Team Slipry Racing started in late 1998 at around the time of late May when both team owner’s Shaun Hughes an Dean Hayes decide to start racing, with there boat which was a 17ft Flight craft Dominator with a 235HP Evinrude o/b. So when they started to race at ST.G.M.B.C in there club championship they did with rather good success with Shaun Hughes as lead driver he had a great start to the championship an lead it for over half the season. Team Slipry Racing first trophy came on Valentine’s Day 1998 at Deepwater Motor Boat Club where he represented ST.G.M.B.C at an interclub meeting. After that there consisted success continued at St George with two rather sufficient wins later in the season, winning both the GORDON PAGE, an RON PATE memorials an a few more victories in the club scene, where at the end of the season Team Slipry Racing ended up finishing fourth in the championship.

                     Towards the end of the 1998/1999 season Team Slipry Racing started to seek out the feasibility of purchasing a better an faster boat in which was ended up been purchase in late 1999 an with changes at Team Slipry Racing, in the order of Dean Hayes leaving the ownership duties to Shaun an taking a pit crew role. Shaun seeked out ownership and sponsorship for the new boat in late September 1999. 

TSR RESULTS. 1999.

1st Place in the GORDON PAGE MEMORIAL – RON PAGE MEMORIAL St.GEORGE MOTOR BOAT CLUB – DEEPWATERWATER INCLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.

2nd Place in the ENDURANCE 100 – St.GEORGE MOTOR BOAT CLUB

3RD Pace in the CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP St.GEORGE MOTOR BOAT CLUB.

  

           
TSR BULLET IN THE 2000 BRIDGE TO       BRIDGE SOME OF THE TROPHY’S TSR BULLET WON

                                           Team Slipry Racing is a powerboat racing team consisting of the owner, which is myself (SHAUN HUGHES) and a Bullet 1750 motorboat of which has a Mercury 200cc outboard motor. The team now consists of owner/driver Shaun Hughes a pit crew of people of which are Dean Hayes, Cameron Wicks and Marshall snapper Knapp. 

                 Sponsorship of the boat consist of four company’s they are the following, Primary Sponsor SKYNET EXPRESS, secondary sponsor are FULLER & ROSS Performance ------ PAKEDA MARINA an S. HUGHES TRANSPORT. Naming rights of the boat goes to the primary sponsor, hence the boat been named SKYNET EXPRESS.

                   Craig Bailey Marine does all mechanical work. The boat was purchased in October by private sale for the sum of $10.000.00. Since then I’ve had a new floor installed for $1000.00. A fitted a new petrol tank and other fittings for the sum of $1200.00.  

                     In 1999 TSR had a huge year winning many memorial at the St.George Motor Boat Club as well as coming second in the club championship, plus coming second in the Endurance race with co driver Brett Atkinson. 1999 also saw TSR winning two NSW State APBA title and 2-second place in state titles.

TSR RESULTS 2000.

1st Place in the TAREE EASTER AQUATIC FESITVAL POINTSCORE SHELL TROPHY – TAREE MOD V.P – NSW STATE CHAMPION STOCK MONO – GLEN                            

                         “corkey” THOMPSON MEMORIAL – JACK SAYBURN MEMORIAL --  TOM O BREIN MEMORIAL  -- NEPTUNE MARINE TROPHY St.GEORGE MOTORBOAT CUB                         

2nd Place in the NSW STATE CHAMPIONMOD VP – NSW STATE CHAMPION UNLIMITED MONO – ENDURANCE 100 – CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP – St.GEORGE MOTOR BOAT CLUB.

69th BRIDGE TO BRIDGE   52MIN UPPER HAWKSBURY POWERBOAT CLUB.

                   

                     The year of 2000 saw TSR expand to a two boat operation with both a Bullet in club racing and a F1 boat leased off Craig Bailey Marine, with the F1 boat TSR competed in the national F1 Tunnel Boat Tour competing in 4 of the 6 rounds series, as well as keep up with club racing with the Bullet to which TSR kept it’s 1999 title and retained it for 2000 at the NSW State Titles winning two titles. In 2000 TSR won the Rookie of the Year in the F1 Tunnel Boat Tour coming home in 11th place in the first year in F1. TSR crewmembers for 2000 were MARK ADDICOAT, BRAD CAMPBELL, and STEVE CAMPBELL & DEAN HAYES with PHIL THOPMSON helping out when he could. TSR had set a standard in presentation and team merchandise in F1, which upset the establishment to a point that all the teams had to up there, game for 2001

                                                                        

       
DARGLE2000           DARGLE 2000
                  

                                                        

 

TSR RESULTS 2001

1st Place in the NSW STATE CHAMPION STOCK MONO

2nd Place in the NSW STATE CHAMPION UNLIMITED MONO – NSW STATE CHAMPION MOD VP – NSW STATE CHAMPION 2.7 SUPER SPORTS – TAREE EASTER AQUATIC FESTIVAL PIONTSCORE SHELL TROPHY.—TAREE POWERBOAT CLUB.

4th Place in the ENDURANCE 100 –St.GEORGE MOTOR BOAT CLUB

5th Place in the SWAN F1 INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE – WEST AUSTRALIA POWERBOAT CLUB

11th Place in the AUSTRALIAN FORMULA 1 TUNNEL BOAT TOUR

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FORMULA 1 TUNNEL BOAT TOUR   

       

                     2001 saw TSR sell off there Bullet hull boat to concentrate on F1 racing competing all over Australia from Bundaberg in the north to Perth in the west, the TSR crew pretty much stayed the same through out 2001 with the hull receiving a new stunning red & white paint job with silver chequers. TSR finished the 2001 F1 T.B.T in 8th place and was on the improvement for the following year.2001 was not with its drama’s with a blown motor at Bundaberg and a lot of tow vehicle dramas thought out the year. At round two & three TSR race against Two Time World Champion SCOTT GILMAN to which TSR learnt a hell of a lot off his in driving ability.

                   

                                                                                                           

SCOTT GILMAN & SLIPRY 2002

TSR RESULTS 2002.

  8th PLACE in the F1 TUNNEL BOAT TOUR.

 

                     In 2002 TSR had a new paint job which was very similar to the HRT touring car paint scheme, the reason behind this was in the off season the TSR Burgess hull had some serious work to it in the off season. With one of the best presented F1 boats on the water, TSR had a bad year with in it confine with team turmoil with BRAD CAMPBELL leaving the team after the Newcastle round and ADAM HUGHES coming onboard as Team Manger. Also that year TSR raced against the 15 time South African Champion PETER LINDENBURG in Perth and the was a experience and a half’s finished the 02 season in 9th place and had a horra of a year with up to three engine blow ups.

                     

PERTH 2001   PERTH 2001     PERTH 2001
                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                 

TSR RESULTS 2003

7th Place in the F1 TUNNEL BOAT TOUR

2nd Place in the ARCH SPOONER GOLD CUP AUSTRLIAN O/BOARD CHAMPIONSHIP—UPPER HAWKSBURY POWERBOAT CLUB

                    The 2003 F1 season saw a reinvented TSR outfit with a new addition to TSR was a 30ft-enclosed transporter to ferry the F1 around Australia. The transporter was purchased off the Seaquest Race team in mid 2002, even though the transporter was still in Seaquest colours it made its debut at the start of the 2003 series.

 

TSR NEW TRANSPORTER JUST BROUGHT                                     TSR TRANSPORTER AT HOME

       

  The first round at Ballina we had a trim pump drama which sidelined us fro race 3. The highlight of the 2003 season was a second place to CRAIG BAILEY in the Australian Arch Spooner Gold Cup held at Weisman Ferry NSW, also during this time TSR had started to bed in the new 04 rules for the Tunnel boat tour, in doing so we sacrificed some top end speed. The end of 2003 saw TSR go through a big step with lead driver Shaun Hughes having his first swim in an F1 in accident at the Bundy thunder event, Shaun was trap under water fro up to 40seconds and when removed was unconisouis then was transported to Bundaberg Base Hospital with spinal injueres.7 hours later he was released with a clearance. For the 2004 season it was not looking good for TSR.

                       

BALLINA 2003                                                                        BUNDABERG CRASH    2003 BUNDABERG CRASH 2003
                         

              

 

TSR BURGESS REMAINS AFTER BUNDABURG CRASH 2004 

 

START OF REBUILD AT OZ BURGESS

TSR RESULTS 2004

9th Place in the F1 TUNNEL BOAT TOUR

                   But the 2004 season continued with Craig BAILEY lending TSR its spare hull until their Burgess hull was repaired. In a new boat TSR continued with it professelemism all the way through year till July when OZ Burgess had repaired the TSR main hull in time for TSR home grand prix.

                                                                  

BORROWED F1 NEWCASTLE 04   REPAIRED BURGESS F1 St.G 04
                     

                                                                                       

  With a new paint job and a modified hull TSR went to ST George Sydney Grand Prix with high hopes, but instead had a bloody horror of a weekend with changing 5 trim pump & for the first time in 5 years TSR did not make the start line for race 1. But was able to make the following 2 remaining races on the day.

         

                                                                                               

TEAM HP WATERSPORTS LOGO

                                                                                                   

TSR RESULTS 2005

2nd Place in the ARCH SPOONER GOLD CUP AUSTRAILAN O/BOARD CHAMPIONSHIP – DARGLE VALLEY BOAT CLUB

2nd Place in the TAREE EASTER FESTIVAL O/BOARD RACE -  TAREE AQAUTIC POWERBOAT CLUB

3rd Place in the BUNDY THUNDER O/BOARD RACE – BUNDABURG POWERBOAT an SKI CLUB.

The 2005 season saw a huge development in TSR with TSR joining up with Parker Pennzoil Racing to form HP Watersports and run under that banner. HP Watersports first race meet, as a two-boat team was the 2004 Bundy Thunder at Bundaberg QLD. Shaun ‘Slipry’Hughes was the driver from HPW that stood out that weekend coming home in third place, with David having a bad weekend blown up his 2.5 engine. The next major meet for HPW was the Dargle spectacular in January 2005 in which HPW was to race in the Arch Spooner Gold Cup. The result was a fantastic one with HPW coming home 1-2 in the race with #99 David Parker winning the Australian Title & #25 Shaun’Slipry’Hughes coming home in second place.

                  

HPW #25 DARGLE 2005. 2nd PLACE ARCH SPOONER  TEAM HP WATERSPORTS DARGLE 05 1st& 2nd AUST TITLES
                      

               

 The next race for the two boat HPW team was the Taree Easter meet but at this meet the result were a turn about with  #25 Shaun’Slipry’Hughes coming home in second place & #99 David Parker coming home in third place. #25 Shaun’Slipry’Hughes did unfortunately blow up his motor in race three out of four, but still managed to claim 2nd place for the weekend.

After the Taree weekend discussion have begun with a naming right sponsor for the 2006 season, with the idea to run a two-boat team in the Australian Superboat Series

in 2006 series with #25 Shaun running in a new SST120 class for production motors and #99 David running in the open class with his 2.5ltr.

                   

TEAM  HPW TAREE 2005     HPW #25 TAREE 2005    HPW #99 TAREE 2005 
                

                                                                            

  The NSW State tilts were held over two race meetings, one at the Deepwater Motor Boat Club and the 2nd round held at the Windsor Marine Powerboat course via the UHPBC. The HPW boat #25 of Shaun Hughes won the NSW State Unlimited Outboard Title with a 3 wins out of 4 over the two rounds. At the 2nd round at Windsor the HPW boat debuted a brand new 310hp motor in rather windy condition but still managed the most speed ever in 5years of running an F1.Presentation for the NSW STATE UNLIMITED OUTBOARD TITLE will held at the DEEPWATER Motor Boat Club in August 2005.Lead driver for HPW Watersports Shaun Hughes has come to the decision that in 2006 HPW Watersports will be no longer together and that TSR Racing will return to F1 racing.  

     

         

      DEEPWATER JUNE SPECTACULAR

 

 

  For the start of the 2006 season TSR Racing decided on a new colour scheme in the colors of Team Austraila of Green & Yellow. The 2006 season was a reduced race season with the boat named SLIPRY.COM the boat raced at the StGeorge Spectacular in Feb and in June. Also TSR Racing also did the NSW State title at St G & Deepwater & WINDSOR. TSR Racing's SLIPRY.COM raced at the Deepwater June LONG weekend Spectacular.

At the St George Speedboat Spectacular TSR Racing picked up a new naming sponser in POLE LINE PHOTOGRAPHY, the boat would be known as the POLE LINE PHOTOGRAPHY/TSR F1. In coming months the team did Bundy thunder with a  poor result in blowing the motor in R1 on Sunday

So bring on season 2007.