Interesting Fact the world speed record on water is currently 317.60 MPH in the “Spirit of Australia” by our good friend Ken Warby in his 9000 HP turbine powered custom designed speed demon. Ken is now the World’s Water Speed Record Holder for over 35 Years as any who have tryd to beat his record have died doing so..
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Have fun and don´t break to many engines..!!
Picture…Douglas Matton GT-30
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You have to see this beautiful place ” live” to really understand how great this is for future boat racing.
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This is what you get for around seven million dollars..!!..a perfect place for boat racing.
Well..Peter, order a new F1 PROP Tour race boat and go racing next year here..!!..
PS. Peter is a Swedish boat racing Champion..
Click below for more..
https://svera.se/blogg/champion-boat-racer-tim-seebold-testing-an-f1-hydro-at-lake-lucas/
Always fun to bring my Swedish friends to a place like this..Only in America..!!
Thank you Lucas Oil and the Lucas family to make this possible.
LIUZHOU, China – (3rd of October, 2012): Team Qatar driver Shaun Torrente will miss the remainder of the season following the decision by the UIM race committee to withdraw his provisional super licence.
The incident that resulted in the decision by the UIM race committee to withdraw the American’s licence followed the crash involving Torrente and World title challenger, Finland’s Sami Selio, at the first corner after the restart following the first yellow flag incident of the race.
The UIM race committee of O.O.D. Li Rui Lin, UIM commissioner Luis Ribeiro and deputy drivers’ representative Duarte Benavente issued the following statement. “With reference to art. 10 – super licences – paragraph 10.6 on circuit rules, the committee has unanimously decided to withdraw the provisional super licence issued to Mr Shaun Torrente, 07/2012, for dangerous driving and unsportsmanlike behaviour during the race.”
Shaun Torrente in another incident
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