The Unlimiteds heeded the call decades ago....will Offshore ever get it right?
Here's a little something for you folks who may not have the benefit of hindsight......
http://www.thunderboats.org/history/history0390.html Please note how quickly (instantaneously) things go wrong and the devastating effects at speeds that are common with today's "uber cats". I pray that this makes at least one person stop and think enough to prevent one accident or improve one cockpit T2x |
Great read.
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In all my years of following/ shooting the Unlimited Hydroplane circuit, I have never heard anyone (Owners/ Drivers/ Teams) reference Black Sunday. Thank you for linking the story.
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I have never heard about this. What a great read, thank you for your contribution..
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Similar to the weekend in 1994 when Roland Ratzenburger and Ayton Senna were killed on consecutive days. The subsequent change in mind-set of the entire F1 community lead to a comprehensive and sport-wide rethink. There hasn't been another death in F1 since.
NASCAR ignored the lesson, and got their wake-up call in 2001 with Earnhart's death. The Indy Racing League buried it's head even deeper and wound up losing Dan Wheldon in 2011. High-performance boating had Key West in 2011, but apparently... |
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Originally Posted by Eaton Photos
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In all my years of following/ shooting the Unlimited Hydroplane circuit, I have never heard anyone (Owners/ Drivers/ Teams) reference Black Sunday. Thank you for linking the story.
Stay safe. T2x |
How fast were the hydro's in 66'? or moreso - at what speed were the boats going then they crashed?
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Originally Posted by C_Spray
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Similar to the weekend in 1994 when Roland Ratzenburger and Ayton Senna were killed on consecutive days. The subsequent change in mind-set of the entire F1 community lead to a comprehensive and sport-wide rethink. There hasn't been another death in F1 since.
NASCAR ignored the lesson, and got their wake-up call in 2001 with Earnhart's death. The Indy Racing League buried it's head even deeper and wound up losing Dan Wheldon in 2011. High-performance boating had Key West in 2011, but apparently... |
Originally Posted by RebarBox
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How fast were the hydro's in 66'? or moreso - at what speed were the boats going then they crashed?
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Wow , thank you for the insight T2 .
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