What is ThunderCat Racing?
Adrenaline; action-packed; a high-octane water sport... whether you wish to race on the water or watch from land - Everyone's welcome!
THE WORLDS WILDEST BEACH CULTURE....
Thundercat Racing the international spectator friendly powerboat racing championship. Highly competitive, hugely exciting, adrenaline filled race series that keeps attracting ever-growing audience and competitors. "We have a fantastic community - and love to welcome anyone to come and join us with open arms" Thundercat Racing is driven by M2M racing club, which is the passion and motivating force behind Thundercat Racing. Pilots are welcome to enter any make of boat, engine and type of propeller that complies with the rules and regulations. With low cost start up packages this new sport is a highly attractive proposition with mass appeal for both motor sport and extreme sports competitors and spectators. "More fun than a human deserves"
What is Thundercat Racing?
Thundercat Racing is based on a 400 meters X 200 meters 'M' circuit that has five turn buoys including a chicane. This close action racing produces an adrenaline sport that is exciting and thrilling for both racers and spectators. The design, development and technical input has led to a new bread of quality boats with racing pedigrees that reach extreme speeds and out maneuver any other waterborne boat of a similar size. The boats are designed to plane quickly across the water allowing the hull to ride on a cushion of air bubbles reducing the wet surface and lubricating the contact between vessel and water. "If NASA were to design a lilo it would be a Thundercat."
How did it start? Thundercat racing has grown massively popular in many countries across the globe. South Africa is a country with barely any winter, endless days of sunshine, dangerous rivers and huge offshore surf. In the early 80's the first motorized inflatable race boats were created by local pioneers that had been searching for a sport that could test the extreme sea conditions of this vast country. The development originated from life saving monohull surf rescue crafts that were designed to use in a variety of sea conditions from flat waters to large breaking surf. Racing proved very unstable and the shallow capability's caused great control problems which were solved by the ingenious fully inflatable catamaran tunnel hull design. The boat design has undergone dramatic evolution with these finely balanced boats progressing from rivers to sea, finally battling South Africa's large breaking surf. The boat technology has greatly improved. since these early days with the sport crossing the oceans worldwide causing great levels of interest, thus the birth of Thundercat Racing UK.
email: fiona@thundercatracing.co.uk
Branches in Wales, Ireland, North (Hartlepool) and Hampshire.
HQ: 02380 240388.
INTERNATIONAL:
Why not start ThunderCat Racing in your area/country, we are a global community affiliated to the UIM - our World Governing body. ThunderCat racing is not a commercial company but a worldwide culture that loves Fun, enjoys excellent competion on the water racing P750 Class with National and International events - yet community values are very important to us. All age groups welcome!
