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Forum: General Racing Topics

07-09-2005, 07:51 AM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

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Posted By The Godfather

If you are practising out at sea and you break...

If you are practising out at sea and you break down you can shout as loud as you like.

Clearly you wont need one for the actual race series, but an optional fit for practising.

You may...

Forum: General Racing Topics

04-09-2005, 09:49 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

Matt - it looks like the RYA have got you by the...

Matt - it looks like the RYA have got you by the short and curlys - I'll look into it and let you know my findings.

Forum: General Racing Topics

04-09-2005, 08:39 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

With 2.5 ltrs fitted to a 14' boat you can expect...

With 2.5 ltrs fitted to a 14' boat you can expect high speed, however the Viper Race Concept needs fast acceleration and high manouverability and therefore we trade off the top end speed to gain the...

Forum: General Racing Topics

04-09-2005, 04:46 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

Good question!! The expanse of water that...

Good question!!

The expanse of water that the Viper races on, refer to as the arena has 6 inflatable turn buoys, the position of the turn buoys is recorded on GPS and given to the navigators,...

Forum: General Racing Topics

04-09-2005, 02:29 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

We were asked to support the event by putting the...

We were asked to support the event by putting the Viper through its paces which would of been an ideal opportunity for us, however it was cancelled and we were not informed by the RYA. We found out...

Forum: General Racing Topics

04-09-2005, 10:25 AM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

The televised Viper Race Series is scheduled for...

The televised Viper Race Series is scheduled for May 2006, there will be 6
Race Day venues with 3 Championship Races on each day.

There are 4 options on how to get involved

Option 1 ... ...

Forum: General Racing Topics

03-09-2005, 08:31 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

On the contary Thunderbird, racing against the...

On the contary Thunderbird, racing against the clock is well supported, downhill skiing, bob sleigh racing, WRC car rallying, sprint, hill climb, and even show jumping are supported by 10's of...

Forum: General Racing Topics

03-09-2005, 06:23 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

More favourable water conditions, the fact that...

More favourable water conditions, the fact that we are inshore ie lakes.
Spectators are probably going to be no further than 300 metres from a competing boat.
The competing boats run individually...

Forum: General Racing Topics

03-09-2005, 04:24 PM

Replies: 41

Viper inshore racing

Views: 4,071

Posted By The Godfather

(Thread split from 'A Simpler Future?') JF ...

(Thread split from 'A Simpler Future?')

JF

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I apologise for what is going to sound long winded, but some of the suggestions on...

Forum: General Racing Topics

14-01-2005, 08:13 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

I don't suppose Lagoona Parks owner will mind...

I don't suppose Lagoona Parks owner will mind what you do while we're testing ..... :sperm: :hugegrin2

as long as you keep it off my boat

Will let you know when we finalise the date :)

Forum: General Racing Topics

14-01-2005, 07:51 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

We test with kind permission of Lagoona Park...

We test with kind permission of Lagoona Park jetski centres' owner, along side the M4. As we are jet driven we comply with the centres planning consent.

Forum: General Racing Topics

11-01-2005, 10:24 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

Matt you a very welcome to come along, we let you...

Matt you a very welcome to come along, we let you know the date as soon as it is finalised. The new boat is to take part in the jetthemed challenge planned for late summer this year....

Forum: General Racing Topics

11-01-2005, 10:15 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

Thanks, we are hoping to test a new boat at the...

Thanks, we are hoping to test a new boat at the beginning of this year probably in Reading will let you know..

Forum: General Racing Topics

11-01-2005, 10:06 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

Each boat would have to set a time on each course...

Each boat would have to set a time on each course to acheive an overall winner. And I still maintain that you can get close to the crowd with out becoming dangerous, again I refer to stage rallying,...

Forum: General Racing Topics

11-01-2005, 09:41 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

The way we see it : When a boat starts its run...

The way we see it :
When a boat starts its run the clock starts which is a large digital display in full view of the spectators.
Each run would be approximatly 3 minutes long, and the number of...

Forum: General Racing Topics

11-01-2005, 09:13 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

Basically the race can take place on lakes or...

Basically the race can take place on lakes or coastal waters.
The race it self:
On a preset course, each crew runs separately against the clock. This is to prevent any disadvantage of driving in...

Forum: General Racing Topics

11-01-2005, 08:05 PM

Replies: 25

Ukoba

Views: 3,140

Posted By The Godfather

support for competitors

I could write a book about the RYA's promises, which amount to nothing, but in brief some 5 years ago I got in touch with the RYA with a new boat design and a new race concept, which did not fall...

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