PORT Macquarie's Michael Page sits on the top of the leaderboard of the Australian series heading into a bumper weekend of racing in Taree.
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Page will be in his Formula Optimax class boat this weekend at Taree for the Easter Classic before readying himself for round four of the Australian series at Perth in June.
The racer has been in good form of late and scored his first outright pole position in round three recently.
Race one saw Page in a short battle with Don McClymont but it was the Port Macquarie racer who had the wood on his rival and he managed to finish in first place.
Page dominated in race two winning again this time with Grant Trask in second place.
It was during the last race of the round that Page could have suffered a major setback to his season. On lap six the boat hooked into a turn, flat spinning at more than 150km/h but ended the right way up on the course.
Page was quick to fire the engine over moved back into third place. The race was red flagged by officials who wanted to check on the condition of the boat, such was the violent nature of the spin.
Page went on to win, only to be relegated back to third place due to confusion of his restarting grid position.
Page now leads the series by 598 points with two rounds and six races remaining. The final round will in Port Macquarie on the weekend of August 2 and 3.
The team will also display the rig at the Show and Shine Saturday, April 26 to be held at Settlers Inn Port Macquarie with all funds raised going to cystic fibrosis research.
Page thanked his sponsors for their support.