It was looking close for a while.

Having been disqualified from qualifying after hitting a buoy, Harvey had it all to do.

First or second in the repechage was essential to ensure that he progressed to the 2017 UIM GT15 World Championships heats tomorrow.

Harvey certainly didn’t disappoint!

He took a repechage win, beating Nils Slakteris from Latvia by 5 seconds and his World Championship dream is back on!

1st) 09 – Harvey Smith – GBR – 00.06.26 *

2nd) 31 – Nils Slakteris – LAT – 00.06.31 *

3rd) 17 – Roberts Minings – LAT – 00.06.40

4th) 47 – Wilhelm Sundberg – FIN – 00.06.42

5th) 33 – Lauris Badaukis – LAT – 00.06.45

6th) 05 – Benjamin Vuorihovi – FIN – 00.06.51

7th) 57 – Filemon Sundberg – FIN – 00.06.53

8th) 03 – Jonathan Nyman – FIN – 00.06.58

9th) 45 – Oliver Martin – FIN – 00.07.07

10th) 24 – Leigh-Anne Tope – RSA – 00.07.14

11th) 22 – Lea Sampson – RSA – 00.07.16

12th) 27 – Noel Vanttinen – FIN – 00.07.20

13th) 23 – Ashton Tope – RSA – 00.07.22

14th) 21 – Heinrich Pieterse – RSA – 00.07.28

15th) 91 – Max Moller – FIN – 00.07.40

* Will go through to tomorrow’s heats 

Photo: Proud Mum