Vehicle/Driver Profiles
V8 Superboats Unrestricted Class
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V8 Superboats are the top class of racing in
jetsprinting with the boats being unrestricted except for a minimum
engine size and controlled methanol fuel.
V8 Superboat Engines are unrestricted and vary
depending on the design concept behind them. With the key to successful
racing being maximum manoeuvrability and speed some believe in the use
of heavy-weight big-block engines with capacities up to 676 cubic inches
which can produce in excess of horsepower. The alternative is a new
generation of all-alloy lightweight V8 small-block engines with a
capacity of 500 cubic inches, weighing only 150 kgs and producing in
excess of 900 horsepower. V8 Superboat engines use methanol fuel
and have an incredible fuel-burn rate of 20 litres per average run
lasting around 50 seconds.
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Driver |
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Bag Em Up |
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| 10
True Blue |
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| 18
Canberra Floorcraft |
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| 28
Hooters |
Peter Freckleton |
| 32
Loose Canon |
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| 38
Don't Ask |
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| 93
Excalibur |
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V8 Group A 400 Class
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V8 Group A 400 is the class of jetsprinting where
engines are mildly restricted to ensure a reasonably equitable playing
field for all competitors.
V8 Group A 400 is restricted in engine size to 412 cubic inches
utilizing cast iron blocks and cylinder heads with a maximum of eight
cylinders. The cylinder heads are restricted to two valves per cylinder.
A wet sump lubrication system must be used. Induction is by a single
4-barrel carburetor of restricted size, and fuel must be commercially
available petrol or Avgas. A V8 Group A specification engine is capable
of producing in excess of 630 horsepower.
