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In Runabout defending champion
Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq has one hand
on retaining his trophy as the battle is
reduced to a two horse race, with James
Bushell the only challenger left and
with an outside chance of overhauling
the 36 point deficit.
There were twists and turns from the
moment the Runabouts took to the
water in Shanghai; new boy Marcus
Jorgensen arrived leading the title race,
broke in race 1 didn’t start race 2 and
went home to Denmark.
Bushell was brilliant, stole the race 1
win from Abdulrazzaq halfway round
the final lap and then thumped him
to win by over 30 seconds in race 2
to cut the Kuwaiti’s points lead to six,
third place overall went to Christophe
Agostinho.
In Liuzhou came another twist;
Abdulrazzaq won race 1, maximum
points, Bushell broke a driveshaft,
managed to get back to the pits fixed
the bike and got back out but missed
out on any points, finishing 14th and
where he would start race 2 from.
Bushell gave it everythingand fromover
30 seconds behind Abdulrazzaq on lap
1, scythed his way up through the field
of 15 to get to within touching distance
at the chequered flag in second place,
but the Brit will need something special
and some luck in Sharjah as he stares at
a 36 points gap to the leader.
Second place overall went to Sweden’s
Lars Akerblom with Poland’s Andrzej
Wisniewski taking third place.
In the upside down inside out topsy-
turvy world of the Freestylers Rok
Florjancic all but ended the title
challenge of series newcomer Rashid Al
Mulla. The duo traded GP titles in Italy
and Spain but in China ‘the Rok’ was
imperious and unbeatable claiming all
four heat wins and both titles to extend
his championship lead to 34points with
only 50 on offer in Sharjah, Al Mulla
taking both the runners-up slot ahead
of the younger Florjancic brother, Nac.
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