Hovercraft Open Race, Rother Valley 2008

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The 3rd round of the UK championships at Rother Valley Park. I strapped a camera to my helmet and went out and these are the results. The 8 lap open race is as it says, open to all Formulas. This makes for a bizarre and sometimes wild race with possibilities of competitors in the lower Formulas occasionally embarrassing some of the F1 guys, but in return also the opportunity for some overtaking practice as the F1 craft normally continually lap everyone. My craft is was a brand new, fresh out ...

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Hovercraft Open Race, Rother Valley 2008

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  • too bad for no sound

    Looks like a hell of alot of fun though.

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  • Oh, and great ...

    Oh, and great soundtrack!

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  • Great perspective ...

    Great perspective on what looks like amazing fun and one hell of a rush!

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  • thanks for the info ...

    thanks for the info, I put one Briggs&Stratton Vanguard 22hp in my new hovercraft but I don´t have a lift engine, it´s a light craft (135 kilos) but I don´t test it yet...I hope it works well

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  • The class that I ...

    The class that I race in is the lowest powered class. We are limited to 35hp total in any combination. I chose 5 hp lift and 30hp thrust, but this only works if the craft is very light, less than 170 kilos... This is not much power in a class which is for beginners, but it is still very good fun!!!

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  • hello, how many hp ...

    hello, how many hp for the lift engine in your craft?

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  • This weekend

    This weekend

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  • Looks like fun, ...

    Looks like fun, When is the next racing?

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