THOSE jet boats - WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Discussion
crm said:
much too small - the competitive jetsprint boats run 454 chev's, often with superchargers I think 
700+bhp is fairly common for the top class boats. As you're in Queenstown, you're nice and close to the Shotover Jet to try a bit of jetboating out. Its a bit touristey and not so fast as sprinting as the boats are a bit bigger, but still much fun - the drivers have a fair bit of skill too!
Richard Gee said:
I've told her it would be an interesting water feature if she put lillies and koi carp and stuff in it - and I would only use it on Saturdays. She wants some shoes as part of the deal though. And a dog. And an Alpaca. And a baby.
The Elise is HISTORY
The Elise is HISTORY
Ye gods man!! Don't let her have an alpaca, life as you know it will be changed forever!! At least negotiate for some more toys.
Cheers
Mark Stacey
(Moving to Waipu as my wife now has 7 alpacas and needs land...........I did get a big shed, a steam boat and am allowed a tractor with a FEL as part of the deal)
GravelBen said:
As you're in Queenstown, you're nice and close to the Shotover Jet to try a bit of jetboating out. Its a bit touristey and not so fast as sprinting as the boats are a bit bigger, but still much fun - the drivers have a fair bit of skill too!
I have vivid memories of seeing the bank zooming past at arms reach at some tremendous speed, with the nose of the boat inches away from the bank and just fitting nicely into a boat-shaped groove it had worn there over the years.
My uncle has a small one (Nissan alloy block V8, lighter than a Chevy block), the things are bloody fast and tough as well (they often take whacks and run over rocks). All you need is 6 inches of water!
Edit: I prefer the Honda power boats though.
Edit: I prefer the Honda power boats though.
Edited by speedy_thrills on Wednesday 19th July 10:41
Theres a MONSTER v8 powered jetboat in a shop round the cvorner, been there 7-8 months, no good for fushing (its small, yellow, probably stupidly fast but no rocket launchers...)... I'm so tempted...
Engine wise theres some that use scoob turbo engines or outboards striped and mounted inboard, or the v8 lot. They require tons of power, shotover got caught out with their twin v6 turbo's (i.e. two engines) because there short of power...
One day... but remember theres limited rivers they can run on, and the larger/heavier they are the deeper water they need (to get started in).
I'm seriously thingking of one tho
Engine wise theres some that use scoob turbo engines or outboards striped and mounted inboard, or the v8 lot. They require tons of power, shotover got caught out with their twin v6 turbo's (i.e. two engines) because there short of power...
One day... but remember theres limited rivers they can run on, and the larger/heavier they are the deeper water they need (to get started in).
I'm seriously thingking of one tho
As a youngin down south we grew up with this scene, going to the jet boat sprints was a regular family day out. We used to go water skiing every summer holidays and using these massive V8 powered boats. It was a hell raising experience being towed by one of these and very hard going on the arms as a skier, the back spray and wake was just not designed for skiers full stop! The guys used to sus out some out cropping willow or bush off the lake shore and practice going round them at a decent speed, heading toward the bank and turning sharply on a small patch of shallow water in the last second. It used to scare the pants off me and the challenge I thought was pointless and plain dangerous at the time Very fun toy to have if you KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!
The guys used to sus out some out cropping willow or bush off the lake shore and practice going round them at a decent speed, heading toward the bank and turning sharply on a small patch of shallow water in the last second. It used to scare the pants off me and the challenge I thought was pointless and plain dangerous at the time Very fun toy to have if you KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!
I guess that's why they have the navigator on board pointing which direction to go in, there's just too much for the driver/navigator/pilot/captain??? to think about. Looks superb though - on TV it almost looks speeded up - kind of in the same way as karts do occasionally, but even worse. I bet if you made an identical tarmac track alongside a water one, the jet boat would get round quicker than anything on wheels could manage round the tarmac one.
I like the sound of a yellow one
I like the sound of a yellow one
I remember Dad used to like turning up early to the sprints as the bulldozers were making last minute adjustments to the course depending how the river was behaving. Its amazing how they could shift a few hundred tonnes of gravel on a river bed to set the course up and then flatten it out again. Certainly not much water flows through the course, no wonder its full throttle the whole way round!
kylie said:
I remember Dad used to like turning up early to the sprints as the bulldozers were making last minute adjustments to the course depending how the river was behaving. Its amazing how they could shift a few hundred tonnes of gravel on a river bed . . .
I assume this was prior to 1991 when the Resource Management Act came in ?
I remeber how they used to occasionally fill the old Timaru stock-car track (out near Levels raceway) with water to turn it into a JetSprint course also meant it was nice and muddy for the cars the next few times they had meetings there.
It looked pretty overgrown and unused last time I was at Levels, so I guess it got the chop when people built houses next to it and then complained about the noise...
the same people who caused Levels to have to end racing by 5-30pm iirc, despite there also being an airport a couple of paddocks away. 
also meant it was nice and muddy for the cars the next few times they had meetings there. It looked pretty overgrown and unused last time I was at Levels, so I guess it got the chop when people built houses next to it and then complained about the noise...
the same people who caused Levels to have to end racing by 5-30pm iirc, despite there also being an airport a couple of paddocks away. Kiwi XTR2 said:
kylie said:
I remember Dad used to like turning up early to the sprints as the bulldozers were making last minute adjustments to the course depending how the river was behaving. Its amazing how they could shift a few hundred tonnes of gravel on a river bed . . .
I assume this was prior to 1991 when the Resource Management Act came in ?
Yeah thats when I was an 80's chicky
Christ thats over twenty yrs ago!!
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