Think you can corner?

[RSVDon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8xMLvkkxWc

[Pupsy Smurf]

That guy was jukeing out the camera man old school barry sanders style

[jessecwalters]

you prolly didnt know, but I taught them that. All of them.

[Twisty]

Watching these boats and what they can do is absolutely amazing to see.

[cmoosego]

simply bad ass

[600ZZ4eb]

nice....

[Likwid]

I want one

[vw151]

awesome!

[max power]

Ditch boat racing? Weird.

[chevysoldier]

Sweet!

[Fonzie]

That was insane!

Looks like he had some chicken strips though

Bet that thing has to have rudders the size of airplane wings

[John]

wtf is this boat autocross?

[Pupsy Smurf]

its bad ass whatever it is

[SWing'R]

Dang. Just dang.

[scottb]

wtf is this boat autocross?

That is what I was thinking.

I would probably get mixed up on the course layout.

In a weird way, the swap buggy races are also kinda neat.

[jblosser]

I have found my new bass boat...!

I'm no expert, but the title of that video, "Jet boat..." sure seems to contradict with what I'm seeing in the engine bay. Looks and sounds like a big ol' Chevy (or Olds/Ford/Dodge/etc), not a turbine/jet.

Semi off-topic: Anyone here ever see Art Arfons with his twin jet engine "tractor" at a tractor pull? To me as a 12 year old, that was about the coolest thing ever. Then girls came along...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtUB1yI035g

[fox_racing_guy]

I have found my new bass boat...!

I'm no expert, but the title of that video, "Jet boat..." sure seems to contradict with what I'm seeing in the engine bay. Looks and sounds like a big ol' Chevy (or Olds/Ford/Dodge/etc), not a turbine/jet.

Semi off-topic: Anyone here ever see Art Arfons with his twin jet engine "tractor" at a tractor pull? To me as a 12 year old, that was about the coolest thing ever. Then girls came along...]

Jet refers to the drive system, think JetSki. Art Arfons is from Akron,OH and his son Craig was killed in a water speed record boat in FL.

[jblosser]

Jet refers to the drive system, think JetSki. Art Arfons is from Akron,OH and his son Craig was killed in a water speed record boat in FL.

Shoulda thought of that, but I was only on cup #2 of my morning coffee.

So, "jet" in jet boat=the method of propulsion, not the engine type. Now, a "motorboat" has a propeller but not a motor (a motor being electric, not "Nascar-speak" for an engine), and a jet boat has no propeller and no jet engine.

Makes perfect sense! Weird boat people....

[Cdubyah]

I'd like to know how they remember what the course is. Looks like he was just driving in a random pattern.

[fox_racing_guy]

I'd like to know how they remember what the course is. Looks like he was just driving in a random pattern.

Thats what the passenger ( navigator ) is for. If you search youtube for onboard stuff you will see the navigator with his hand out front "sweeping" either Left or Right to let the driver know what way to turn next. It's kinda like WRC where they do the same thing through a radio system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGzKcypnBlA

Edited March 5, 2010 by fox_racing_guy

[Kosmo]

impressive thread......dang.....niice......

[yotaman88210]

Whoa... Nuts

[Zach]

You could do this on buckeye lake.

Just weave through all the drunks on jetskis