Hovercraft Racing

Howdy!

Hovercrafts, designed to operate on both land and water and be masters of neither, are odd little beasts. They've got odd performance characteristics and ponderous handling. So that means when you race 'em, things get pretty crazy. Believe it or not, hovercraft racing has been around for quite some time, and around the globe with this year's World Hovercraft Championships hosted in the UK. The popularity of the sport waxes and wanes, but its nature always stays the same: hover crafts racing around a track just like an auto race, except in these races part of the track is water and part is grass. Like auto racing, there are various classes to enter. Also like auto racing, there are crashes as well, though they tend to happen at lower speed. Because the races take place both on water and on dry land the racers are required to wear both fire retardant racing suits and life jackets in case they should crash on water. All of that's great stuff, but really, the point is to watch a pack of hovercrafts sounding like a swarm of angry bees tail out around a corner.  Some hovercraft racing: Click Me?

Peace!