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Often sold as the "Fastest Show on Water", these boats are specifically built and tuned to run in a straight line very fast. These boats do not have to turn any corners and can therefore concentrate on getting all of the power to the water to get from A to B in a direct straight line.
A drag boat race meeting is very simialr to a Drag Car meeting. Two boats line up against each other, using a "christmas tree" style starting lights to launch them down the course.
Boats range in design from small outboards to the awesome Top Fuel Hydroplanes. Other classes are usually speed bracketed as opposed to engine capacity. This can result in inboards running against outboards, which can be very spectacular and can pit mate against mate as the spectators cheer for their preferred style of boat.
These classes are the most active outboard classes in Australia at this time:
Top Fuel Hydroplane
Blown Alcohol Hydroplane
Blown Alcohol Displacement
Blown Alcohol Flat-bottom
Limited 6001cc to 9260cc
Limited 4601cc to 6000cc
Unlimited Unrestricted Outboard
Unlimited Outboard Mono Hull
Up to 65 mph Social Stock
65mph to 75mph Stock Eliminator
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- as at August 1999
| Boat |
Driver |
Speed (kph) |
Venue |
Date |
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| Blown Alcohol Hydroplane |
| THUNDER DOWN UNDER |
Craig Cook |
336.84 |
Patterson Lakes |
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| Blown Hydroplane Limited |
| CLIMAX |
Gary Irvine |
254.55 |
Patterson Lakes |
22.3.92 |
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| Blown Alcohol Displacement |
| DAD'S TOY |
Peter Bennett |
234.36 |
Patterson Lakes |
15.3.98 |
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| Hydroplane under 6 Litre |
| TICKLED PINK |
Tony Delutiis |
220.78 |
Windsor |
2.6.96 |
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| Displacement under 9.25 Litre |
| GENESIS FINANCE |
S Day |
195.73 |
Patterson Lakes |
21.3.92 |
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| Unlimited Outboard |
| NEPTUNE MARINE |
Nick Ames |
165.32 |
Windsor |
2.6.96 |
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| Unlimited Outboard Mono |
| HOLESHOT |
Ross McKay |
147.64 |
Patterson Lakes |
15.3.98 |
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