Tauranga jetsprint team Loose Units Racing has gone from strength to strength this season, grabbing the 2NZ mantle in the New Zealand JetSprint Association 2015 Championship.

At the season's final event in Featherston the pairing of Papamoa farmer Tristan Hynds (driver) and Te Puke engineer Matthew (Jimmy) Fagan (navigator) finished fourth in the PSP Group A division – capping off what has been a rapid rise in the last two years.

Their 2014/2015 season success began with a second placing in Whanganui in December.

'We retained a high points-margin against the other competitors right through the season to preserve our placing as 2NZ in the championship points for the entire season,” says Hynds.

In their first competitive season (2013/2014) Loose Units Racing received seventh place overall in the Group A championship and wereNew Zealand JetSprints' Rookie of the Year.

'To end our second season as 2NZ in the PSP Group A Jetsprints Championship is a huge achievement for us. The result is testament to the hard work and dedication of our team. I'm extremely proud of the entire crew.”

The pair also managed to make it onto to the podium in their home event, Round 2 at ASB Baypark, finishing third behind Sam Newdick and Glenn Mason, and Blake Briant and Kate Hoogerbrug.

In total the Loose Units Racing team grabbed four podium finishes out of the six possible rounds.

The season also presented its share of challenges in Hastings and Featherston. The team had engine problems in Hastings, which despite hard work by the entire team were not completely resolved on race day and ended in a top eight finish.

'Featherston was an entirely new track for our crew which was a challenge in itself, but we also suffered an incident in the qualifying rounds which led to some impromptu panel beating in the pits.

'The repairs weren't perfect but were good enough to help us make it through to the top five final, resulting in a fourth place finish.”

The hull of Loose Unit Too was purchased from Sprintec in Christchurch. The components include a Sprintec G Force hull with a Sprintec/SDM 8.5” jet unit which is powered by a 406 chev engine that was proudly built and maintained by Brian (Ned) Kelly of Performance Automotive in Tauranga.

The team's support crew includes Robert Harkness and Jono Murphy. Loose Units Racing is proudly sponsored by Coresteel Buildings Bay of Plenty, Charlie's Earthworks, Commercial Signs Print & Promotions, Nexus Insurance and TNT Engineering.

Loose Unit Too will be on display at the Coresteel Buildings site during the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays which runs from June 10-13.