These are so crazy anbd dangerous, but I want to drive one!

**Scream And Fly** · 11-15-2023, 10:07 AM

I have been reading a lot on Thai long-tail race boats and the more I learn, the more interesting I find them. It seems that this kind of racing has become extremely popular there and other countries. They look crazy but crazy can be good sometimes, right?

**JPEROG** · 11-15-2023, 10:24 AM

Eye protection and life jacket might be a start. I agree, it looks like a blast.

Joe

**Frank Molé** · 11-15-2023, 10:53 AM

THATS A LOT of motor.................

**XstreamVking** · 11-15-2023, 11:00 AM

I like the vids where they put a hot girl in the boat and point the camera at her the whole ride.

**David** · 11-15-2023, 07:11 PM

Is there a class they would fit into at LOTO?

definitely not for me

**CUDA** · 11-15-2023, 07:18 PM

Yeah, I want to see Joe on one of them, moving his 240 lbs around like that 120 lbs. Too funny

I prefer steering wheels

**skialot2** · 11-15-2023, 07:39 PM

Maybe 30-35 years ago I would have tried it. Now I will keep my cushioned bucket seat and windshield.

**Lake X Kid** · 11-15-2023, 09:45 PM

James Bond did it once.

**rock** · 11-16-2023, 08:40 AM

Big motor on a toothpick. What could go wrong there.

Rock

**Mark Poole ModVP** · 11-19-2023, 07:47 PM

Handles amazingly well but don't get their failure to understand what would happen if something went bad wrong with no life jacket or helmet.

**AlliStan** · 11-19-2023, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by Mark Poole ModVP

Handles amazingly well but don't get their failure to understand what would happen if something went bad wrong with no life jacket or helmet.

Maybe it's not that they don't understand ........ maybe it's just that they don't have a "big brother" telling them what they can and cannot do with their lives.

Rock on, Thai brothers.

**wogi** · 11-19-2023, 10:25 PM

With all that smoke and exhaust emissions the new green deal thugs wouldn't let you run it in the USA lol

**Wild Bill** · 11-21-2023, 09:19 PM

My first thought is let's put a pad on that thing. But my more realistic thought would let's build a highbred runner bottom/ tunnel. Maybe 6" wide runners with a 6" height. I am Shure Aeromarine research could point us in the right direction.

**Jimboat** · 11-22-2023, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

My first thought is let's put a pad on that thing. But my more realistic thought would let's build a highbred runner bottom/ tunnel. Maybe 6" wide runners with a 6" height. I am Shure Aeromarine research could point us in the right direction.

some of the Thai Longtail race boats have very flat bottoms already, some with steps. very fast. a tunnel might add some aero lift, but these boats are 'flying' already!