Has Anyone Ever Seen Jetsprinting...
 

I tuned in to Speed Channel on Sunday a little while before the Sarasota Offshore race came on and I caught the last half of the World Jetsprinting championships.

All I can say is those guys are crazy. They're nuts. I've never seen this before and I was amazed at the speed and turning capability of those little boats! Totally awesome. Check it out next time it's on!

Here are some pics from http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.com/

http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.c...h%202%20wi.jpg

They run on these small, manmade "trench" courses with lots of hairpin turns.
http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.c...rhead%20wi.jpg

They turn like this doing close to 100mph.
http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.c...Track%20wi.jpg

http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.c...DL%20Clock.jpg

http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.c...0Crash%201.jpg

I try to watch it when I can. It's unreal. I can't get enough of it.

Buck

I havn't seen it on tv, but I used to have some really cool vids of them. Pretty wild stuff!

I've caught it on TV a couple times in the last few years. Every time I do, I can't turn it off. These guys really are nuts.

they havea screw loose. Hav eyou seen eth "real TV" wreck fotage. One hops onto land after missing turn and lands on this fat lady. It was pretty horrible. She did live but got mighty screwwed up.

Very cool!

You should've posted the rest of the crash.....

oops.......this is gonna hurt....

Seen it many times......Very cool

Now ...thats what I call boat racing.

I wonder how many "World Champions" they have... :D

Good stuff.

Iggy, you're right, I should have...didn't want to post too many pics. :)

I have caught it a few times on the dish. That is some real crazy ****!

I don't think my mind works that fast to follow those hand signals and go the right direction.

So one make a wrong turn and end up in the stands one day.

It is wild!

Jet Sprint boat racing is very popular in Australia & New Zealand.
The boats are a blast to drive. So much so I bought an old race boat for kicks. I put a new 500hp donk in it.
This hull design is too old to race competitively , so we play around & pull ski biscuits behind it.
It's a blast! Yea they turn on a dime, and guess what happens to your ski biscuit friends!
I highly recommend them - 100% fun factor, but for relatively flat water only.
If you ever get a chance to go for a ride - take it !
Here's some pictures before my rebuild and after...
Ford sticker now gone - boat used to have 351 cleveland now it has modified GM Gen III.

The drivers / navigators are only given the new course before each race. Helps to have a good memory. That rules me out.

I remember looking at an article in H20 Full Throttle (another former magazine) a couple years ago about this - and yes, it does seem pretty nuts. But then again, those Aussies and Kiwis are a nuts anyway...in a good way, of course! :drink:

WooooHoo!


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuRRBmXWPdE[/youtube]

yea i love watching them...go to utube and check out some of the crashes...its nuts