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19-01-2007, 09:26 PM
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Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
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A real testament to the safety capsule though.
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I thought that having more patience was a result of my getting older. Turns out that I just don't give a sh*t.
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19-01-2007, 09:33 PM
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Woah!
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19-01-2007, 09:46 PM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
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Looks to me like the throttle sticks open. Can't imagine even the most stupid of us would keep the tap open in that situation.
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19-01-2007, 09:47 PM
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Yeh, I couldn't work that out. I was almost wondering if she was trying to drive through it.
I did a search and couldn't find any useful details.
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19-01-2007, 09:49 PM
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Never appeared to lift either one brave lady or throttles maybe jammed?
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19-01-2007, 09:49 PM
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ohh spooky!!!
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19-01-2007, 09:59 PM
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Found some pics, apparently dated 2001. The crash was apparently the 2002 opener race - so if they're not the same event, it might just be a driving style:
http://www.dragboats.com/gallery/pic...1&Submit=Go%21
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19-01-2007, 09:59 PM
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19-01-2007, 11:23 PM
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You people are goooooooooooooooooooood.
Nice finds 
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20-01-2007, 09:22 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt
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That blows my theory outta the water!
In pretty much all of those still shots, the butterflies are shut, so unless it's running on engine oil/some other fuel getting in by mistake & the nitrous (instead of the required air) I'm wrong, as usual.
Wicked spill though eh.
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20-01-2007, 09:40 AM
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Certainly something I'm keen to avoid.
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28-01-2007, 07:11 PM
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Country: UK
Location: Swansea
Occupation: Computer Director
Interests: Anything with an engine
Boat name: Too Blue
Boat make: RIB 9m
Engines: Suzuki 225efi
Cruising area: Bristol Channel/Irish Sea
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
That blows my theory outta the water!
In pretty much all of those still shots, the butterflies are shut, so unless it's running on engine oil/some other fuel getting in by mistake & the nitrous (instead of the required air) I'm wrong, as usual.
Wicked spill though eh.
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Why not just say "women drivers"???
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29-01-2007, 09:14 PM
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Country: England
Location: East Devon
Occupation: joat
Boat make: Ex Bristol race winner single seat race boat
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even more fun clips
if you want to see even more entertaining clips have a look here
http://www.dragboats.com/video/video.php and pick a few from the page
makes some of the UK boats look rather underpowered
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29-01-2007, 09:30 PM
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Country: England
Location: East Devon
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now its getting silly
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02-02-2007, 04:22 PM
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I thought she blipped the throttle. I may be mistaken but I think if a land based drag racer gets out of shape a burst of throttle can sometimes straighten things out. No?
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