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.Offshore classes include nearly the entire gamut of boat designs. 1.1K likes. In racing out in the ocean, the conditions can be very different to the regular cicuit racing.

Overseas they are also called catamarans.Hydrofoils These are boats that ride on foils that stick down below the boat, and ride on those foils. Has been around since the 1920. Queensland Circuit Race Boat Community. They were called racing skiffs. We coordinate events and oversee the rules of the sport. Circuit Racing Since 1948 . Australian Power Boat Association Port Phillip 100 Sandringham, Victoria, Australia "Weirwolf" a 23 ft Whitehorse powered by 2 x 175 hp Mercury outboards. Fuel injectors spray fuel into the airstream under high pressure.Unlike modern car electronic fuel injection with comparatively small airflow, race fuel injection meter the fuel mechanically and have much larger airflow allowing the engine to suck in as much air as it needs to. Due to the condiotions, these boats are ganerally larger than most of the other boats you'll find racing in Australia. Circuit Boat Racing Collection by Pureart Creative Images. The boat was gone over with a fine tooth comb, capsule out and inspected, v-drive serviced, strut and rudder removed, crack checked, and re installed, boat flipped over, bottom touched up and re speed coated, and everything re assembled. There are horsepower restrictions for the respective age group classes.J2 is restricted to 9.9hp and is for ages 10 to 16. What propeller is best for any particular application is a matter of wide speculation. At race events you will hardly ever hear anyone call them a hydroplane, they are just called tunnels. Circuit hydroplanes are not suited to drag boat racing, and drag hydros have almost nothing in common with circuit hydroplanes. The propellor is up under the boat and does not protrude out the back like circuit hydros. The sponsons on either side of the boat create an air trap under the main portion of the boat. Bring your chair and blanket and enjoy what the Food Van's have to offer at our picturesque venue and enjoy an exciting afternoon of entertainment with your friends and family. Jul 26, 2015 - Circuit boat racing in Australia. In Australia we have plenty of classes to cater for nearly any waterborne craft. These slim units take a lot less power to push through the water, allowing more to be used to push the boat.The Drag Boat, is a boat designed like their land bound cousins to accelerate from idle to a point 1/4 mile away in the quickest possible time Originating in the USA in the late 1950'sDrag boats have similar classes to circuit racing with many circuit displacement boats also competing in drag events. They were however very fast but cornering left something to be desired They are still very popular in small classes in the USA, where I nicked this image from.Unlike the gearbox pleasure outboards are fitted with. Unlike carburettors that let the engine suck fuel into airstream as it passes through the carby. Feel free to browse this site where you can learn the latest on upcoming events, race results, and what is going on generally.. Ern holds the title of Australia’s Grandfather of speed boat racing. These generally drive the propeller shaft directly and have a much steeper angle on the shaft, which at high speeds will try to lift the boat from the water.Front engine boats. Thank you John Bosher, Quinno’s Quick Snaps and Trent Duvall for the use of your awesomeThe A.P.B.A. It is understood from the West Australian President that there is still a lot to be done and that one race meeting is unlikely to take place until July. A place to discuss, share photos and RESPECT all circuit boat racing in Australia ! Due to the conditions, these boats are generally larger than most of the other boats you'll find racing in Australia. These are now comparatively rare, they were however the state of the art before the development of rear engine boats. A mixture of Circuit, Ski, and offshore Power Boat Racing in Australia Inboard and Outboard tunnel designs, inboard and outboard mono hulls. Ranging in size from Production Classes all the way up to the ocean going monsters of supercharged triple engined tunnel hulls. With the outboards ability to be trimmed by using hydraulics on the motor, they can be "jacked out: for maximum speed, and jacked in for better cornering.At speed the modern mono hull rides on only the very last few inches of the hull, with the boat well out of the water.

The Victorian Speed Boat Club was formed in 1948, and has been involved in boat racing for all of that time. The blower is driven by a special flat type belt from the engine crankshaft. Blowers can multiply the engine power by forcing more air into the engine than it can suck in by itself, adding 1000 hp or more. 2.7K likes. Ranging from the 6hp Outboards of the Formula Future classes, all the way up to the supercharged big block V8s of the Blown Alcohol Displacements & GP Hydroplanes, boat racing in Australia has it covered.Obviously these finely tuned racing boats are a little different than your average ski boat. While-Any resumption of racing before the restrictions are lifted uniformly and Australia wide and travel to any state is permitted then there is going to be This leaves us with club racing and test and tune days and the difficulty here is going to be social distancing, hygiene and sanitisation, and control of any spectators not directly involved. These further have several engine size classes.Displacement Boats This term is a remembrance of boats of old, when they actually pushed their way through the water "displacing" is as they went, this is what causes the wash or wake behind a boat, as the water rushes in behind from where the boat has pushed it out of the way.

This is the setup you will see on most unlimited engines.Unblown Fuel Injection. Circuit Boat Racing Australia has 2,794 members.