You might’ve heard the powerboats roaring past yesterday (and if you didn’t you can here) as they took part in the Round The Island Endurance Race.
Whilst up in Cowes at the Powerboat P1 event this afternoon, we were lucky enough to grab some time with Nigel Hook (podcast below), he being the throttleman for Outerlimits, Evolution class P1, that gurt big red one was way out in front as it passed Ventnor.
He went on to win to race and along with fellow pilot Joe Sgro, they managed to set the lap speed record, reaching 97 mph.
That’s quite some speed, I’m sure you’ll agree, and gave them an average speed for the entire race of 86 mph.
The race consisted of eight laps around a course in the Solent and then one around the Island, works out about 100 miles in total and those babies certainly get thirsty – guzzling a mere 113 gallons of fuel for the one race.
As you’ll hear on the interview, Tiff Needle couldn’t resist butting in, as he’d been waiting to interview Nigel, but we got there first. [audio:http://Meeja.com/audio/Nigel-Hook-P1-Endurance-winner.mp3]
