“I was mostly the mobile jetski with camera but i hit the double up wake now and then. Crash happened when the ski before me lost its cover and started sinking, boat turned around to help and forgot to look for oncoming traffic. Im ok but the top hull of the TS is trashed.”
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All over the world, the humble little dinghy boat is the safe and simple introduction to boating for millions of people. Not in the town of Renmark, on the banks of South Australia’s Murray River, however. There, in the otherwise sleepy town of just 8,000 souls, they like to strap souped-up outboard engines to their little dinghies and then race them at speeds of up to 80kph in a race that since 1981 has grown a deserved reputation as one of the fastest and wildest events on water, the Riverland Dinghy Derby.
Yes, this is a sport. Arguably one of the more dangerous motorsports of them all. One navigator, one driver, and one dinghy is what it takes to join the chaos, but don’t be fooled by the smooth turns and perfect navigation…one wrong move and you’ll be tumbling up the shoreline. The sport is rooted in a rich history of dinghy racing in Australia, led by those brave enough to hang out over the hull and rip a turn at 20km/h. Take a look at what just might be the next big thing in motorsports.
Don’t try this at home kids! This time on TRC we decided to change things up a bit from our usual car vs car battles and throw a Hydrostream Venom Powerboat into the mix. The Powerboat goes up against a Toyota Supra and Mitsubishi Evolution X in an intense side by side drag race! We had a ton of fun filming this one, hope you enjoy!