14th June 2008 - Zapcat Racing - Watergate Bay
SW 84000 65000 - Watergate Bay and the Zapcats are back for rounds 3 and 4 of the 2008 season.
This Saturday is round 3, the racers have come earlier in the season this time.
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Zapcats are inflatable cataramans with a tunnel hull design. With a crew of two, they are fitted with a fifty horse power tiller steered engine and only weigh 48 kg.
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The racers need nerves of steel as they face walls of water.
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From the SW cliff path I watched the final two heats of the day.
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At the start of each heat the Zapcats head straight into the breaking surf.
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At the start of each heat the Zapcats head straight into the breaking surf.
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They then go parallel to the shore before turning into shore and round the next bouy to skim the shoreline.
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Today, each heat is five laps of the course.
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The final heat of the day.
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And the winner pasases the chequered flag.
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For more on Zapcat racing check out the official site.
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