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E.C.Griffith speed boat action this weekend

by Bob Wonders on 25 Nov 2008
Annihilator - Warwick Lupton New Zealand Hydroplane Drivers Club .Phillip Hoskyn http://www.nzgrandprixhydroplane.com
The Victorian Speed Boat Club (VSBC) and the Victorian Drag Boat Club (VDBC) clash head on next weekend (November 29-30) when each stages a major event, the 95th running of the legendary E.C.Griffith Cup and the season opener for the ’09 drag boat season.

Scheduled for Yarrawonga’s Lake Mulwala, the E.C.Griffith Cup features the Australia versus New Zealand tussle as the mighty hydroplanes go head to head for Trans Tasman ‘bragging rights.’

The drag boats will show their stuff over blistering quarter milers at the National Water Sports Centre, Carrum.

Lake Mulwala is set to sizzle with numerous events to be decided, including the prestigious Yarrawonga Gold Cup.

Classes contesting the range of events include Unlimited Hydroplane, Unlimited Displacement, 6.0-litre, 5.2-litre and 4.2-litre displacement, 1.6-litre Ozlite, 25hp Outboard, Super Stock Outboard, Unlimited Outboard and Formula Future.

Annihilator © New Zealand Hydroplane Drivers Club .Phillip Hoskyn http://www.nzgrandprixhydroplane.com
Annihilator © New Zealand Hydroplane Drivers Club .Phillip Hoskyn http://www.nzgrandprixhydroplane.com

Practice sessions will be staged on the Friday with racing contested over the Saturday and Sunday.

Word is out that the Kiwi contingent is making every effort to take the fabulous silver trophy back to New Zealand.

The drag boat action at Carrum is set for a 10.30am start on the Sunday (November 30).

Organisers have issued a warning to would-be spectators – bring your ear muffs!

These guys don’t muck about as the blast down a straightaway ¼ mile course at maximum speed.

For powerboating enthusiasts, Victoria will be the epicentre of max rpm

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