Taking to the water of NSWs’ Tweed Valley and South Australia’s Keith across the second and third rounds of superboat action, Roberts put in two solid shifts to continue his impressive campaign.
Following a sixth-placed finish at Tweed, Roberts produced a memorable spell at Keith to “sneak” into third spot, with a new navigator on board to help him around the course.
“With all the rain and stuff like that it was a bit under the weather, but still managed to put a couple of times on the board,” Roberts said.
“I’m really happy with how we’re going, the next round is going to be under lights which is this weekend at Temora.”
Sitting in fourth in the unlimited superboat category after three rounds, Roberts is 1.1 points behind third-placed Rob Coley.
Having ended the season in fourth place in 2018 and 2019, the Waaia speedster is hoping he can go one step further this year, with four rounds left to earn as many points as possible.
“That one (Temora) is going to be a little bit trickier for me because of my condition with my eyes,” he said.
“We’re going to have a red-hot crack at that and keep our points alive.
“It’s a personal challenge for me to aim for the podium under lights, but I will drive within my limits.”
The competition will hit the water of Lake Centenary, Temora, on Saturday for round four, before round five will be held at the same venue in December.
Off the track Roberts is also coming into his own, with a guest speaking role pencilled in for November 12 in Penrith, NSW.
Set to speak at ‘‘Dining in the Dark’’, Roberts, who has Usher syndrome, has put his hat in the ring to support the event.
A unique concept, the charity event provides blindfolds to guests in order to focus on taste and smell, with Roberts set to share his story to those in attendance.
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