LYMINGTON powerboat racers Charlie Hatfield and Bligh Julius will be crowned 2014 Thundercat champs this weekend after building up an unassailable lead.

The pair have won all but one of the ten races so far this season giving them a 60-point lead over their closest rivals.

And with just 40 points up for grabs at the season finale in Newquay this weekend, Hatfield and Julius are guaranteed overall victory.

The result is one better than the second place the pair managed in the 2009 season before taking a five-year hiatus.

Hatfield, 24, said: “This is a great achievement. After not racing for five years and to get back in the boat with Bligh again and do so well is great.”