When the water starts flying at Featherston’s Kiwispan Jet Sprint Track on 7 December, two of New Zealand’s fiercest contenders will be right at the heart of the action. PSP Racing are back for the new season with two powerhouse teams, Sam Newdick & Shama Putaranui in their orange Superboat, and Ollie Silverton & Amanda Kittow in their black Group A Outlaw machine.
Trans Tasman send it
Silverton and Kittow have just returned from Keith, South Australia, where they joined Round 2 of the Penrite Oil V8 Superboats Championship. Borrowing the black Outlaw B boat from their Australian ‘cousins’, they went full send and won the Group A final, a nail biter decided by less than three tenths of a second.
“Jumped the ditch, borrowed a boat, hit the send it mode, got the number 1!!! Massive shout out to The Outlaw V8 Superboat team — you guys are legends for letting us race your boat!”
— Amanda Kittow, PSP Racing (via social media)
Their victory came against Australia’s Bastian Mullan (ASP) and Justin Roylance (Outlaw A), with final times split by just 0.266 seconds. Kiwi precision still rules the waves.
Performance breakout: Keith SA, 18 October 2025
| Position | Driver / Team | Boat | Class | Final time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ollie Silverton / Amanda Kittow (PSP Racing) | Outlaw B (loaned) | Group A | 50.547 s | — |
| 2nd | Bastian Mullan | ASP | Group A | 50.789 s | + 0.242 s |
| 3rd | Justin Roylance | Outlaw A | Group A | 50.813 s | + 0.266 s |
Average lap speeds nudged 130 km/h, with only a heartbeat between the top three. Across five qualifying rounds, Silverton and Kittow stayed consistent in the 50–52 second bracket before unleashing their fastest lap in the Top 3 final.
Source: AFJSA official result sheets, Keith Round 2.
Back home and ready
Now, PSP’s attention shifts to the New Zealand Jetsprint Championship 2025/2026, kicking off at Tauherenikau Racecourse, Featherston. Newdick and Putaranui will chase another win in the Southern Jet Superboat Class, while Silverton and Kittow look to extend their seven Group A national titles.
Built by Sprintec and powered by a Magnum Automotive 406 Chev driving a Southern Jet Blueprint unit, their machine blends Kiwi engineering with global success. PSP Racing also finished second overall in the 2025 UIM World Jetsprint Championship.
Eyes on Featherston
For PSP Racing, the win in Australia was a confidence check before the home campaign. From Keith’s Spitwater Arena back to the grassy banks of Tauherenikau, the goal is simple: go faster, go cleaner, go Kiwi.
Fans can catch the opening round live at Featherston or stream it through
thebroadcastco.co.nz/watch.
The roar returns 7 December. PSP Racing are ready to send it — again.
