Oryx Cup An accident

Here also some photos

for more photos:

http://www.qatarphotographers.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1468

All of the 10 competing boats are American and they were competing against each other.

I heard that the transport of these boats, drivers and crews was quite an expensive endeavor funded by the Sheik.

Glad to hear the driver was ok.

this incident is expected to this kind of sport, in every race they experience this one.

you can turn on that speed only in one case ..

Apply the physics:

Put all the car load on the front so the car will be steady or stable and the back will swing

in other word "Drifting"

that's the only way u can survive in a turn with that speed ..

and even with that, there is still a risk to turnover

cuz 400 or 500 kms/hr is way too much for a turn ..

so sad really..

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what you do...have fun but always one should remember of safety first...as it not just involes one person with it but many...

God blessed the driver...alhamdulillah

400 Km/hr - 500 Km/hr???

HUH - Imaginative! Try to apply Physics on it, is it doable?

Which Round About by the way? If the Round about is big enough like Losail Circuit they yes that's doable!

Go get some life!!!

I agree that qatri drivers make sharp cutt with 500km/hr on the road but not in the Sea.

Anyhow Qatar also have good and smart drivers

"Keep smilling@

Driver was not Qatari....he is uninjured...

300 km/hr in turns can be dangerous...

dracy were you there day before yest? I saw someone like you:)

nice pics terstosmile..

If the driver is qatari, he will not make that mistake. Most qataris can drive and turn on roundabout with a speed of 400km/hr.

MO RIN...YUN LANG!!!

So he was not, he still was speeding.

You can give them to the birds and the bees,

I want money ... That's what I want.

And if he was, he was probably speeding, UK.

By Chance was the driver of this hydroplane Qatari?

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I was there and I saw him flashing the lights...:)

I was there, but i didn't saw this accident. what time did it happen? i was noon when i got there.

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Let me guess the driver was Qatari?

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Just glad that the driver is OK.

Speed thrills...but kills.

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

This is quite common for these "boats". They can take off and overturn quite easily.

Nothing comes without a price.

Terrible scene....

Thanks God driver was saved. Once we all were shocked with this accident.

Oh my, oh my.. i know the driver of this boat, we chatted yesterday and gave me an autograph.. i hope he is alright..

Tearsmiley, those are really good images!!!

was there too . saw it live .

saw it live from ma office.. so sad

nicely captured tearstosmile. thanks

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