Introduction to Whitewater Jet Boat Racing…
Visit us on the web: www.ravenracingvideo.com A breif explanation of the sport: Eagle is the number one race hull but there are others racing. Kwikraft is a New Zealand hull designed and built by Tony Ward, 19 to 21 foot tunnel. There also is at least one Doug Riddle hull still racing and there are several unique one-offs, the two built by River Wild are good examples. One is a 21 foot B-class tunnel and the other is an 18 foot FX class tunnel. Bottoms are anywhere from .160 to 3/16ths. Sometimes AR plating is used as an extra layer of protection. Sides are generally .090, decks can be even less than that. Saving weight is very important and the location of the weight in the boat is even more important. Most use spoons, an add on piece in front of the intake. Hulls are generally tunnels although v-hulls have done well in FX class, and River Wild has built two super light “semi-wing in ground effect” hulls that are also quite good. The FX version did especially good in 2001. I believe the Eagle 19 foot Sport step-tech will become a big force in FX class in the next few years. Since these boats are raced through whitewater interspersed with rocks and logs, they need to have fairly precise handling characteristics compared to other types of race boats. They also need to be very predictable. Bad habits and quirks can put you up in the rocks or worse. The pumps are obvously highly modified, but based on Berkeley, Legend, Aggressor or American Turbine production pumps …
thay are nut’s , am happy in my 120 footer thank you
shut the fuck up. 120 footer my ass. get a life and quit lying bitch.
hell yeah! the Rouge, and Umpqua rivers! My home!
these boats are pretty cool looking
seems like such a bad idea but thats what makes it so cool.
It have the more drager then land loves, racing car events.
Haha! I totally agree… Dangerous basically means the same thing as awesome
i have a 71 pioneer jolly rodger jet custom i was wondering how to get a roostertail from my jet im running a olds 455 and a berkely jet
Get a jetovator for it!
what is a jetovator and how much will it put me back?
that’s got to be the sickest form of boat racing I’ve ever seen. Talk about big balls and wads of moohlah . Where was that vid taken ?
It was shot at Umpqua Oregon, Riggins Idaho, Grant’s Pass Oregon, Gold Beach Oregon, Hoopa California.
Do these boats have metal skid plates underneath of them?
Yes they do run a steel plate under the boats.
could you do a mor detailed view of the boats inside and out, thanks
What would you like to see? motors,setup. Some of these guys don’t ike giving up the shop scerets but I’m sure a few would be happy to let out a little information.
yeah, just a walk around just better look at one of the boats mainly the ngine and drive
Well put that on the To Do list. I’m sure we can get a few of the racers to brag about their motors and maybe a few insites.
thanks
Breath taking, Oh My God, Love to see onboard camera with purely excellent engine sound, that’d rock~! Thanks in advance, you guys have more guts than I do and I thought I was crazy, thank you for reminding me, I’m not the craziest most fun loving. Maybe, one day, I can pay you for a ride.
Everyone watching this should read the “more info” section under jetboat racing under the date.
It answered a lot of questions I was going to ask.
Are there any dvd’s out on this type of racing,I would like to see a full race ! Has this ever been on ESPN or any other program. It’s great to watch these clips but it sure leaves you wanting to see more !! The Hell’s Gate video with the helmet cam was excellent !!!
There are a few DVD’s made from the 2007 US Champioships this video is the intro to that DVD. As to your question of ever been on network sports no it has not unfortunatley.
Great video Chris 5* This looks like a good video to feature on your channel page
gr8 vid
Quite possibly the most insane form of racing ever, I love it