No wheels, but they have 2 850HP Lamborghini engines, top speed 160MPH on WATER [Archive]

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springbok

30 July 2003, 13:12

A bit different from my Rally pics, but these puppies were an amazing sight to watch.

Taken at the weekend, Class 1 Offshore Powerboat racing, Plymouth.

More pics HERE (http://mysite.freeserve.com/Wright_Photography)
850HP Lamborghini V12 power:D
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johnfelstead

31 July 2003, 02:04

Those guys are nuts, big respect to them. Steve Curtis is probably the best engine driver, i remember listening to him once and he explained how after the race they cough up/pee blood for days due to the battering their internal organs get.

Completely mad.

Crapaud62

31 July 2003, 07:10

Nice pics.

They used to come to Guernsey until some moron complained about the loss of parking spaces for a few days!

I was out in a marshalling boat near Sark when they all came past at full chat. I will never forget that experience. :D:D:D

The paddock makes Formula One look like a go-kart race with the amount of wealth on display. You can almost smell the money. The Victory boats would simply crane out the still warm Lambo engines and drop 2 new ones in after practice. I believe you have to have your own oil producing nation state to be able to afford to compete.

ianmiller999

31 July 2003, 14:39

One of the drivers is the King's son though.

They were complaing about the danger to marine life (In Plymouth)......

davyboy

01 August 2003, 11:10

One of the things about motorsport is the noise the vehicles make!

Now I would love to try and get a sound byte of these bad boys!

ianmiller999

04 August 2003, 09:21

You could here these things from about 8 miles or so away quite clearly.