PORT Macquarie powerboat racer Michael Page had mixed success in Taree's Easter Classic over the weekend.
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Page had podium finishes on both days of racing, despite battling some problems.
He finished with two seconds and a first in the unlimited outboard class on Saturday, and a second in the unlimited unrestricted event.
Page also raced in the Liberty Cup on Saturday, which pits the inboard and outboard craft against each other.
The good places continued on Sunday, with Page placing second in the outboard class.
He led the next race with Grant Trask, but a jammed throttle put an end to Page's winning ambitions.
"I lifted my foot and didn't feel the throttle lift with it," he said.
"The return spring was gone and it was jammed on full throttle."
Page drove on the trim for the rest of the race and limped home in second.
"I decided discretion was the better part of valour," he said.
Page finished fifth in the King of the River standings and second overall in the unlimited outboards.
Page's boat will be on display tomorrow at the show and shine at Settlers Inn, then the team races at round four of the Grand Prix Series to at Penrith Regatta Centre on June 14.
Before then, Page will crew for Trask at the World Powerboats Championships in Taree from May 23-25.
He'll join his crew chief Warren Wright to help Trask out.
He got a phone call this week offering him the opportunity, and Page said he took it with both hands.
Coming from a driver's background helps, too.
"I already know what to do, and I get in and get the job done," Page said.