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Record speeds expected

PA Hamilton Water speeds over 130m/ph in racing machinery not previously seen in New Zealand should create considerable interest in New Zealand’s first international Grand Prix sprint boat series which starts at Lake Karapiro over the week-end. A field of more than 40

top New Zealand and Australian sprint boat drivers will compete in the Epiglass international series. ; Many of the New Zealand drivers have Invested in new high performance sprint boats for the series which spans three successive week-ends. Among them are the first two Formula One tunnel hulls seen in New.

Zealand, one driven by Peter Boylan (Manurewa), the other by Rob Grant (Paparoa). Boylan’s boat is powered bya V 8 3.5 litre Johnson outboard and Grant’s by a Mercury T - EFI outboard rig. . Because of their advantage on the turns, they should prove a testing match for the hydro-

planes such as The Boss, driven by the world, New Zealand and Australian seven-litre water speed record-holder, Peter Knight (Christchurch), and Mainland Miss, knight’s arch-rival, driven by Jack Ryan (Christchurch). The hydros are capable of top speeds of over 170 m/ph.

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Press, 1 February 1986, Page 80

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Record speeds expected Press, 1 February 1986, Page 80

Record speeds expected Press, 1 February 1986, Page 80

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