Motorboat racing
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Motorboat racing takes several forms:
- Drag boat racingDrag boat racingAs the name suggests, drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. As with land based drag racing, a pair of competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time over a straight race course of a defined length...
- Hydroplane racingHydroplane racingHydroplane racing is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. It is a popular spectator sport in several countries.-International Professional Outboard Hydroplane Racing:...
- Jet sprint boat racingJet sprint boat racingJetsprint or sprint boat racing is a form of racing sport in which jetboats with a crew of two race individually against the clock through twisting series of channels in less than a metre of water....
- Offshore powerboat racingOffshore powerboat racingOffshore powerboat racing is racing by large, specially designed ocean-going powerboats, typically point-to-point racing.Probably one of the largest, most dangerous, and most powerful racing machines of all, the extreme expense of the boats and the fuel required to participate make it an expensive...
- F1 Powerboat World Championship