Australian BAD Boat Championship Windsor Jan 2024

[@JAStheACE]

Wow that's cool. I never knew of such a thing as BAD boats, Thanks for showing us Howard. Clearly a lot of effort in those wild things.

[@AstillDesign]

Yes, trying to do my bit to promote them.

[@grahammoir7623]

Wow my favourite sport in the world wow mate you put on a good show you can't beat that V8 sound love your videos keep up the good work

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks, will do!

[@roncuttriss2877]

You nailed it again Howard, fantastic coverage of the BAD BOATS. The fact that you put the pit walk in with the meet and greet of the team owners and drivers , just puts the video to a whole new level. Good quality filming makes it great for viewing on the big screen with the sound turned way up. Keep up the great work and thanks .

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks for the feed back, improving all the time, need more gear and a bigger crew.

[@8marcrara11]

Fantastic of you Howard to cover this event! It is Great viewing the pit going’s on! Thank you 👍👍🇦🇺

[@AstillDesign]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Steve-Martin]

This noise is just pure heaven to my ears. Thx & great vid as usual Howard ;-)

[@AstillDesign]

Glad you enjoy it! It certainly is unreal when 5 of them go past under full noise

[@aaronwelch6790]

Smells good too

[@sheel2]

That was a great interview with David from the Tuff e Nuff crew, Ive commented before on the boats history as Loose Canon and it was great that he told the story of the boat and awesome to see him finish 2nd by the looks of it? Nice coverage Howard and FANTASTIC interviews.

[@AstillDesign]

Glad you enjoyed it, was nice to get some insite to the sport

[@aaronwelch6790]

Great job mate , family race , thanks for doing what you do 🕺

[@AstillDesign]

Our pleasure, glad you are enjoying it

[@mattbriggs6564]

Great footage and behind the scenes interviews. It was great chatting to you on Saturday about the old Lewis boats

[@AstillDesign]

so many memories doing these events

[@MarijaDuffin]

I use to go to deepwater when I was kid with my brother's along time ago it was awesome do you remember liberty and melody. good video brought back memories​🤙🇭🇲🍻@@AstillDesign

[@Tonyclifton-q4f]

thankyou for uploading ,just some amazing boats and engine combos on display

[@AstillDesign]

Certainly plenty to see

[@DaveGregory3298akaDJ]

I wish I could have been there just to say hi I live streamed the event it was frickin AWESOME

[@AstillDesign]

The noise live is incredible

[@DaveGregory3298akaDJ]

@@AstillDesign I to be round them and had one 30 year ago

[@TheSuzukik5]

Nice work once again Howard, 😎👍 Interestingly I actually painted Chris’s boat 🚤 😊

[@AstillDesign]

Nice work! some nice stuff there

[@brianboys9015]

Great interviews.I like that.

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks for the feedback

[@onedayiwillmakesomecontent]

Nice that you can still walk around the pits, unlike the Melton Gold Cup in Vic!

[@AstillDesign]

True that!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid, really enjoyed!! 🤜🤛

[@AstillDesign]

Good to hear from you

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@AstillDesign 👍🙂

[@rcollas4795]

in 1983 they had big drag boat meet n carshow at windsor. me n a great mate he my monaro deviate n wayne flemings seducer van . if this is same event thats 41yrs its been going for .thanks for bringing back memories bud

[@AstillDesign]

Thanks for sharing!

[@KingatowCrew]

did anyone else see the guy trying to screw the 44 drum lid on the wrong way

[@AstillDesign]

I think he was a bit distracted

[@KingatowCrew]

as I think we all would be so much there to be distracted by ...it just made me smile

[@davesnot_here2091]

THAT YELLOW BOAT WAS NUTS!!

[@AstillDesign]

Crazy fast

[@InfoBMDHeatingandCooling]

great stuff

[@AstillDesign]

thank you for the visit

[@nuthn2do]

Interesting to see a Barra in that but I'm not a boat person, wondering if anyone has done the same with a 2JZ ?

[@AstillDesign]

Not sure mate but I dare say there would be something out there.

[@honestpat7789]

Impressive how hard the chasing boats can still bank inside the bow waves and around the buoys. Any experience I’ve had in boats tells me that could get uncomfortable on the backside 😂

[@AstillDesign]

They certainly don’t like backing off. Some real gutsy driving

[@DaveGregory3298akaDJ]

You haven't gone fast unless done on water it's frickin awesome

[@AstillDesign]

So true

[@davidr4332]

I wasn't expecting a 308 was that in a different class to the other big mothers ... Good to see some boats instead of hotrods and cars ..

[@AstillDesign]

yes mate, Ronda was in a speed restricted class, 85 MPH.

[@Bj-iq9ct]

Were is the tunnel boat

[@ziggassedup]

How did I miss this...I've been watching out for the next BAD races at Windsor...Great stuff Howard...When's the next one at Windsor mate.?

[@AstillDesign]

Hi, follow Upper Hawkesbury power boat club on facebook

[@traceysclater2822]

Awesome Highly Skillful dedicated bunch of Lunatics 😂

[@AstillDesign]

That pretty much sums it up

[@DaveGregory3298akaDJ]

Hi Howard I know you have gone fast but truly jump in one it's so different

[@AstillDesign]

Yes I have been there

[@hellohello8556]

Awsome.

[@AstillDesign]

Cheers mate

[@peterolsen9131]

the water cooled inter-cooler would be a huge boost to horsepower on the barra, if they are using it, i would...

[@AstillDesign]

I should think they would be

[@Sh1tstir]

Would be cool to get boat names a bit more and which finished where

[@AstillDesign]

thanks for the suggestion, always looking to improve

[@texanranger7212]

So...can we expect an Astill design boat sometime soon?

[@AstillDesign]

No that was my Dad and brother’s Demain. I’ll stick to wheels.

[@onesilvergrey]

@@AstillDesigncan’t speak for your Dad, but I can vouch for your brother Reg, he certainly campaigned some seriously awesome boats.

[@samperras]

They certainly stir up the river

[@AstillDesign]

Yeah gets a bit ruff by the last lap

[@kennethstaszak9990]

Boat - noun - a hole in the water to throw money into!

[@AstillDesign]

an oldie but a goodie

[@Robert-mn8gc]

No Chevy Chase, 👎 👎 👎 One of the most famous Bad Boats in Australia 🇦🇺 Maybe there's a bit of discrimination going on 😅😅😅

[@jimclarke1108]

Takes a lot of BB🤑 to keep in front of a Barra

[@AstillDesign]

Yes the Barra is getting quicker too. Unfortunately they had a big engine bay fire at the last event. It’s getting repaired.

[@stevedriver1476]

went to this event in the early 1990,s,, it needs more advertising maybe on mainstream radio, i never knew it was still going,, bottomless pit racing for sure.

[@AstillDesign]

Doing our best to spread the word

[@Robert-mn8gc]

Old technology.. what a Joke . Try a 3.8 ltr Whipple Supercharger & get a $%#@&/ fright . And Turbo Chargers have been almost as long .

[@Robert-mn8gc]

Old technology.. what a Joke . Try a 3.8 ltr Whipple Supercharger & get a $%#@&/ fright . And Turbo Chargers have been almost as long . Also a PSI Supercharger. W

[@AstillDesign]

It was interesting that the Barra came second in Melton last week.

[@Robert-mn8gc]

@AstillDesign Yeh but who was there ... anyone can come 2nd . It depends on the Competition on the day. If Chevy Chase was there ? Then it would have been a no contest . Especially if Bob Thurger was still steering. Don't get me wrong l love the Barra Turbo . I own a FG XR6 UTE 2010 N/A & the last Metallic Blue FG-X XR6 TURBO UTE auto December 2016 with the 3 peice hard top lid & 330 kw . Looks standard 👌 and isn't. If l had the spare coin $$ l would build a billet block & head after market Barra Engine & kindly ask Plazzman from Sydney 2 build me a shell 4 a Whipple Cupronickel Intercooler Core & drop it in a Boat . Most likely a 19ft Daytona Eliminator Jet . With 1500/1700 hp the thing would be a Rocket 🚀 Would be a 140+ mph drag boat.

[@randycarroll2885]

Multi lap drag race.....

[@AstillDesign]

pretty much

[@riccicrozzie8204]

Blown alcohol big block's 🤤🤤

[@AstillDesign]

Unbelievable in real life

[@richardmizen49]

What a waste of a program nothing but talk

[@AstillDesign]

All the racing was live streamed by the event, this was to give you an insight into the sport.

[@richardmizen49]

@@AstillDesign OK thank you I appreciate that good feedback 😊