Delight turned to despair for the reining World and National Champions ‘Colemnan Racing’ of Saundersfoot in Scotland over the weekend, after they discovered they were to be disqualified from the full weekend’s points.

The racing duo of Sam and Daisy Coleman from Saundersfoot stepped up their game at the second round of the UK Championship at the P1 Scottish Grand Prix of the Sea - with the pair putting on an impressive performance winning three out of the four races in rough conditions on the Clyde. Earning them a hard fought 9 point lead in the Championship in the process.

Both said that Greenock will have a special place in their hearts as the location of their first ever overall win since the siblings teamed up in 2016.

The final race of the weekend was Powerboat P1’s 500th race and the pair were delighted to take the honours winning the special 500th trophy in the process.

“To be here winning this, the 500th P1 race, is an honour for us both, many great teams have stood on the top step in P1’s history, it’s an exciting time for P1 globally and we’ll continue working hard to make sure we’re part of it’s continued growth,” said the brother and sister pairing.

The event wasn’t without its share of drama with tough conditions leading to several incidents where boats came together resulting in penalties being issued as powerboat racing is considered a non-contact sport.

It wasn’t until the Monday that the weekend was soured following a phone call to Daisy from the officer of the day, who has control of enforcing the racing rules, informing the team that he had disqualified them from the full weekend’s points in the Pertemps boat, along with the Arthur J Gallagher team, for not having sound insulating foam in the engine cowling despite the boat being deemed as fit to race by the organisers and the engine being allocated to them without it.

The team are distraught over the situation and are pursuing formal appeal with the sport’s governing bodies, the RYA and the UIM.

Coleman Racing are now working hard to ensure that the circumstances don’t distract their preparations heading into the penultimate round in home waters for the P1 Welsh Grand Prix of the Sea, Milford Haven, on July 15 and 16.

The racing is free to watch from the Rath whilst the premium ticketed area on the marina promises uninterrupted viewing of the boat and jet-ski racing.

With preparations already underway be sure to stay up with the latest Coleman Racing news by heading to www.colemanracing.co.uk or @racingcoleman and @p1daisy on social media.