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A day at the races

by Bigplumbs » 25 May 2015, 19:37

Had a little visit to the Lowestoft GP today on Oulton Broad. Some amazing action. Here are a few pics I took

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by ColinR » 26 May 2015, 07:24

Those things are seriously crazy. Went to see them in Bristol Docks ages ago. A million times more exciting that F1.
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by _Ed_ » 26 May 2015, 14:51

Thats the kind of thing my old SST120 powerhead was designed for. Pretty epic stuff really.
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by ian h » 26 May 2015, 19:03

amazing boats, They have a show on sky showing the races ,
The G forces must be high on some of the turns
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by Bigplumbs » 26 May 2015, 19:39

On those Merc 200's It amazed me how small the props were

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by ColinR » 27 May 2015, 07:53

But when it goes wrong you need to be very fit to avoid injury

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by Carl » 27 May 2015, 09:50

wow .... proof you can actually walk on water ..... ...

hope he was ok after that ...
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