More crazy Aussies...

good one

wow , very cool.
and the boats stayed together. amazing!

"We've got abit of a problem"

THAT is an amazing bit of video. Thanks for sharing that with us.

nice... that looked like it hurt comming down

I like in-boat shot...when he can't steer anymore (and looses the horizon)...he grabs the wheel really tight, and waits for the impact.

what a ride!

"Maritimo Offshore’s championship hopes were shattered at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday, 14 September after a terrifying 140mph crash on the opening lap destroyed their million dollar race boat. Thankfully both Bill Barry-Cotter and Peter McGrath emerged unscathed on what was left of the boat. Standing on the deck just moments after their ordeal, the humour that stands them apart in the championship shone through. “I don’t think she will start, Bill.” said Peter McGrath."

"Maritimo Offshore led into the first corner, but their main rivals in the championship race, Spirit of Norway, were first out. As they headed down the second leg towards the second turn mark, with the Australian outfit catching, Spirit of Norway drifted across leaving Barry-Cotter and McGrath with no- where to go. “I could see what they were trying to do. They were squeezing us, but we managed to get past the first mark. We had the better straight line speed and I knew if we could get beside them we would have the next mark. But either way it was going to get messy. We were about two feet behind when they moved across. I tried to steer away but the front end caught the wake and their rooster and up she went.” said McGrath, with Barry-Cotter, adding. “I knew it was coming seconds before it happened. We had no chance. I just braced myself, tightened my belts and reached for the airbag and hung on because I knew we were going over. At that speed you are helpless.”


Designer: Bill Barry-Cotter
Builder: Maritimo Offshore
Hull: Catamaran
Construction: Carbon Fibre Composites
Length: 13.5 metres
Width: 3.65 metres
Min Weight: 4650 kg
Instruments: Motec Dash Recorders
Navigation: 2 x GPS
Drop Box: SCS American drop down box -Quick Change Ratio
Drive Tubes: BPM Drive Tube
Drive Shafts: BBC Racing Shafts
Propellers: 5 blade Herring
Propeller Pitch: From 28” to 35”
Rudder Design: BBC Racing Bizaloy Steel Single Blade
Fuel tanks: 2 x 900 litres
Fuel Consumption: 330 litres / engine / hr
Engines: 2 x V 12 Lamborghini 8.2 Litres
Horsepower: 960 each
RPM: 8600
Fuel: 96 Octane Fuel
naturally aspirated (fuel injected)
Gear Box: Daytona with dog clutch - 1 to 1 ratio

Verry cool video.

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