It's understood the crash happened during a qualifying heat.Ĭrafts carry one person only and racers wear helmets and life jackets, the inquest heard, with coastguards and lifeguards stationed both on the land and in the lake. Hovercraft racing - Mr Newton had 30 years' experience (Image: Accrington Observer)Įvents involve eight laps of a land and lake course and Mr Newton should have completed the race in between eight and 11 minutes. He travelled to Sweden with his young son and they were staying there in chalets, police coroner's officer David Wood told the hearing. Mr Newton, who worked as an off-shore wind turbine engineer, was widely expected to secure a podium place, it was said. Tragically, the crash happened as his seven-year-old son watched from a lakeside bank, the inquest heard. The inquest opening at Stockport coroners' court was told this year's world championships, held over two days in Flottsbro, near Stockholm in Sweden, was going to be his last. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him, but his legacy will continue through his children and family." "He had been an active member of the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain for over 30 years, competing in events worldwide, and truly loved the sport.
READ MORE: Search for Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett ends after seven days as no human remains found Adored by his family and friends, passionate about his work - he was a well respected, trusted, experienced professional. In a statement to the Manchester Evening News, a family spokesperson said: "Daniel was incredibly caring, mischievous, kind and loving. His grieving family, meanwhile, paid tribute to a 'respected and experienced professional' who truly loved the sport. He was said to be 'highly regarded' on the world hovercraft racing circuit. Mr Newton, from Romiley in Stockport, was described as an 'avid' hovercraft enthusiast who performed at world championship level in the highest class of formula one. An inquest into his death has now been opened and adjourned. Tributes are being paid to 42-year-old father-of-two Daniel Newton, a racer and hovercraft engineer with 30 years' experience. A world-renowned and much-loved hovercraft racer from Stockport died in a tragic crash at the World Hovercraft Racing Championships in Sweden.
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