JnT

5PM CST." Days that shook the world " on History Channel. Chuck Yaegers first supersonic flight is documented as well as Donald Campbell's water speed record attempt .

CigDaze

Sweet. Looks like something watch for.
http://website.lineone.net/~donaldcampbell/home.html

HiPerf2000

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Cool, just went to the Tivo website and told my tivo to GIT-ER-DONE. The beauty of the internet.......you can use it for other things besides porn !!!

GLH

Here is the final ride... Ouch.

http://www.sigmapress.co.uk/images/jetboat1.avi

CigDaze

Ouch is right.
Speared the water and went from 300 to 0, in an instant.

MadMat

This is a clip from the film "Across the Lake", most of the footage in the clip is from the actual run:
http://www.mattyorke.com/multimedia/history/DC.wmv

Ron P

I recently spent a weekend with Ken Warbey, the guy who holds the water speed record. It turned into a great article, he was a fun and interesting fella, loads of stories. It will be out in Extreme Boats Mag two issues from now.

Coolerman

He also ran into a fuel supply problem which screwed up the attitude of which the boat was running. I just hope that this deal between Fiore/Fountain going for the V-bottom record doesn't end the same way. It is quite conceiveable that with the amount of power the motors are making that go into the record setting v-bottoms, if one of them blew up, which is very very possible,.....it would not be very pretty.

DONZI

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I have seen the show and enjoyed it. Bluebird sure was hauling the mail for it's day.

Coolerman

PSI motors should have no trouble making at least 1700hp.....and all you have to do is change pulleys (and add more fuel). PSI's just don't quit making power. You are right though, why have PSI's when you can make even more power with turbo's!!