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Email: tracey@dargle.com.au or Find us on Facebook: Briney Rigby Pugsley Racing
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Briney Rigby is a 16 year old Australian female who raced for Team Sweden (as there are no Australian teams competing) at the F1H20 World Championship series in the Formula 4 class which races for the Eurofin Cup.
In 2015 Briney raced across the country as well as two international meetings when she raced for Team Sweden. Briney is full of energy, healthy, fit, personable, mature, very determined young lady and a very proud Australian who is going after her dream and has the skills to back it up.
In 2014 Briney raced in 8 races for Team Sweden in China, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and won 3 races, finished 2nd in 3 races and 4th in 2 races and finished the season 2nd overall only 20 points behind against her more seasoned male competitors (who are older than her being aged between 18 and 42) despite not competing in the first round. The other teams took notice of this very determined, talented and mature young lady from Australia in her rookie season.
Formula 4 boats are classed as racing catamarans and are 3.9 metres in length, 2 metres wide, have a minimum weight including driver of 350kg and are powered by low emission 4 stroke Mercury outboard engines with speeds up to 120 kph. The boats have in built flotation, the drivers sit in an enclosed safety cockpit, are on oxygen as well as being strapped in by a 5 point harness as well as being on radio communications.
To quote multiple World Power Boat Champion Englishman Jonathan Jones from a 5 page article about Briney in the current issue of Club Marine magazine ‘’ Briney is doing a great job and has a strong future in powerboating in my opinion. She just gets on with it with no dramas. She is young, fit and has good upper body strength which is essential in the sport. It is nice to see the family is right behind her and together with her Aussie friends have given her this great opportunity. F4 is a solid training ground for F1 and we have seen several young drivers move into F1 in recent times who are now becoming extremely competitive. I have no doubt that given the opportunity she is a star of the future. ‘’
The same weekend that Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo was racing his F1 car in Abu Dhabi Briney was 20km away from him in Abu Dhabi as well standing on the top step of the podium with an Australian flag and the Australian anthem playing having just won both races.
Link to Briney’s driver page on the F1H20 website.
News articles about Briney on the F1H20 website.
Brilliant Briney Wins F-
Briney Wins Again And Reigns on F-
Link to Briney’s Facebook page.
Briney finished 2nd in Eurofin Cup series on 126 points despite not racing the first round with Mike Syzmura from Germany winning on 146 points and Khalid Al Kuwari from Qatar on 77 points edged out Jan Andres Landsnes from Norway on 72 points in a tight race for 3rd.
Thank you to every single person that has helped Briney, we really appreciate all your efforts.
Excellently written article by Graham Lloyd in the February issue of 
Available from all good marine shops.
F4 Eurofin Cup 2015 with Team Sweden
Round 1. March 14 Doha, Qatar
Qualified on pole, race cancelled due to water conditions.
Briney stayed home and competed at the final round of the AFPGP series where won the F4 final round and won the inaugral F4 series instead of going to Portugal .
Round 2. August 1 Portugal, Spain Didn’t race!
Round 3 October 1 Liuzhou, China
Briney celebrated her 17th Birthday in China racing. It was a week full of mixed emotions..disappointment, excitement, hope, doubt, failure, success, anger, anticipation, but that is all part of the journey..and what a journey it is. 3rd Place overall with a 2nd and 4th out of the 2 races-
Due to circumstances out of my control it is with great regret to announce, that Briney and the BRP Team will NO longer be racing for Team Sweden in the F1H20 Eurofin Cup.
We would like to thank Jonas Andersson and Team Sweden for the opportunity and the chance for myself to be able to live my dream and have the chance of representing my country and fly the flag for Australia.
We, would like to thank anyone and everyone who has followed me on my journey, and who have helped fund in anyway shape or form. It has been very much appreciated and will certainly be remembered. Thank you.
I would never have achieved or had the opportunity I have, without the help, guidance, support, mentoring and belief in myself and ability from my A Team of, Rhys Coles, Chris Pugsley, Paul Doggy Kirkby, Toddy Leary (Crew Chief), Simon Troy, Titty and all the love and support from my Grandparents, Granny and Poppy and my amazing mother who has supported me since day one with no doubts. Without the help, motivation, guidance I would never have dreamed of making it to where I am or succeed to where I have.
As they say, one door closes, two doors open. I am not giving up and we are still open to any opportunity to further my racing career.
Thank you,
Briney xoxo
Excellent photos by Vittorio Ubertone &
Simon Palfrader & Arek Rejs.
Check out their FB pages for more great photos.
- The ‘BRP F4’ Team wrapped up a sucessful AFPGP Series at Port McQuarie on the 7th and 8th of August with Briney winning for the second time the Australian F4 Championship after going into the final round 100 points behind. Tracey finished 4th after her best weekend of racing with a win in race 2 and a 3rd in the last race. Briney and Tracey went into the last race of the day tied on points both having a win and a 5th place for the round with Briney getting pole due to her faster race time. Briney won the round after she won the last race with Tracey in 3rd place which gave Tracey 2nd for the round and DVBC’s Hayden Sherry finished the round in 3rd but came 2nd to Briney in the Australian Championship pointscore. Congratulations to Louise Vella on her 3rd place in the Championship and Lochie Vella on his 5th place in a hard fought series.
- A huge thanks to Poppy and Simon, Pete, Cole and Steve from the ‘888’ crew, and the Vella and Sherry families, its a priveledge to go racing with great people. Thank you to Lana, Mallory and Granny for all the moral support.
- The ‘BRP F4’ Team had a sucessful weekend at Grafton in the penultimate round of the AFPGP series with Briney winning two races and finishing 3rd and 4th in the other two and taking the round win narrowly from Hayden Sherry. Tracey had a 2nd, a 4th and two 5th places for equal 4th for the round. A huge thanks to Poppy and Simon, Pete and Steve from the ‘888’ crew, its a priveledge to go racing with great people.
- The final AFPGP round is in Port Macquarie on 6th & 7th August. Briney and Hayden (who leads the points) head to Port seperated by 100 points to fight it out for the Australian F4 Championship. Louise is still in the hunt as she is only 319 points behind Hayden with Tracey in 4th and Lochie in 5th.
- Briney and Tracey raced at Griffith on April 16th / 17th in the 2nd round of the AFPGP Series. After an extremely tight qualifying session with 2 seconds separating the top 4 boats, Briney qualified in 2nd and Tracey in 4th with fellow DVBC member Hayden Sherry getting his 2nd pole position of the series. Briney got a cracka of a start in the first race and made the most of the run to the first corner and went on for the win, Tracey finishing in a well earned 4th after a battle with Lochie Vella. Briney came away from the weekend with a win, two 2nd places and a 3rd, which gave her 2nd overall for the weekend with Hayden taking the round win. Tracey had a 4th place, two 5th places and a great 3rd place in the last race of the day which gave her 4th place overall. Hayden won the weekend and unfortunately for Louise Vella who would have won the round if it wasn't for the course boat being in the middle of the front straight on the first lap and Louise caught the wash and landed heavily and sustained a nasty gash to her arm which entitled her to a trip to hospital and an overnight stay and as such she didn't race the last race but she is ok, thankfully.
- Next round is two weeks after Dargle in June (which the F4’s will be racing at for the Acorn Cup) and the last round in Port Macquarie on 6 / 7 August. Briney, Hayden along with Louise are going head to head again in what will be a terrific battle along with the rest of the talented field of F4 drivers.
- The 2016 A.F.P.G.P and Australian F4 Championship 4 round series started at Lake Mulwala on the 20th / 21st February, followed by Griffith on April 16th / 17th , Grafton the week after Dargle in June and the last round in Port Macquarie on 6 / 7 August.
- Briney and fellow DVBC member Hayden Sherry will go head to head in what will be a terrific battle along with the rest of the talended field of F4 drivers including Tracey. Hopefully Briney and BRP Racing can do it all again in what will be Briney’s last season in F4 because when the 2016 / 2017 season starts Briney will be racing in the SST120 class.
- Briney wouldnt be in the position she is without the longtime support of Martin and Michele Cook from Cooks Fencing and Suckers Excavations; Lindsay Johnston from Flexistrut Australia; Rhys Coles; and Dargle Turf n Soil and Dargle Ski Park.
- The 2016 A.F.P.G.P and Australian F4 Championship 4 round series kicked off at Lake Mulwala on the 20th / 21st February with Briney and Hayden Sherry going sponson to sponson each race but it was Louise Vella who won the overall for the weekend with 2 second places and a third, then Hayden with 2 wins from the first snd 3rd races and a DNF in the second race after deciding to buy a bouy and then Briney in 3rd with a 2nd and a win in the first 2 races then she tried a little too hard into the right hander in the last F4 race and hooked the boat and managed to turn her lights out for a few minutes. We'd especially like to thank the AFPGP's newest recruit, Zane who realised something wasn't right with Briney and along with Greg and the paramedic whose name escapes us for their first rate care. Also thank you to Tammy and Warwick the Paramedics from the Victorian Ambulance service for your excellent care and understanding of the situation and the ride. Briney is going to have a headache for a few days but she is fine thanks to the safety gear, her being in a safety cell and the rescue crew. Tracey in the 2nd BRPR boat managed 4th overall with a 4th, 3rd and 4th places. Tracey and Briney had a lovely mother daughter moment when Briney won the 2nd race and Tracey finished in 3rd and Louise Vella making it an all girls 1, 2 ,3 finishing 2nd. It was hard to tell who was prouder of who but we think it was Granny as she was especially proud of ‘her’ girls.
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