Spirit of Qatar 244 mph run at LOTO 2014

Spirit of Qatar 2nd run at the LOTO, 244 mph

[@jwirvin1]

Water skiing at this speed would be an excellent Olympic event

[@Guzzor2]

to destroy legs

[@eddilovee]

Guarenteed death you mean.

[@loddude5706]

You gotta feel for the rowers, man - eight gallons of Red Bull & splintered rowlocks for THAT? Bring it on : )

[@philiplauzon1743]

No one would survive a fall

[@dylanmichael8382]

@@philiplauzon1743 no one would survive the rooster tail 😂 and upon acceleration of you held tight it would most likely rip your arms off lol

[@arturogonzalezluis5051]

244mph is really fast on land but on water......My God!!! Respect for the pilots.

[@scottspencer8358]

You should watch the nitro hydroplane break 265 in less than 3 1/2 seconds from a stand still.. at finish line the roost he through up at start is still in the air when he shuts down..

[@scottspencer8358]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3Wup6OdlstsrbM Watch this. this is impressive as hell

[@convertvettejff]

Something goes wrong! Like a car crash at 500 MPH on land. You are not going to make it!

[@shiftgood]

At some point you transition from being a pilot to being a passenger... and just waiting for victory or death.

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Just trying to bignote there Crack hole

[@gooma27]

Crazy to think in 1978 Ken Warby built a boat in his backyard in Australia and went 317mph, and the record still stands today. Anyone who goes of 200mph is insane.

[@gooma27]

Devon R B, I didn’t compare boats I compared speeds Kens boat went insanely faster and he built it in his backyard shed. As far as balls go Kens the winner 🤣

[@Abebe345]

317 mph on water I'll have to find. What.

[@videowilliams]

And the water speed record sure as heck is a daredevil's game. From Wikipedia: "Of the thirteen people who have attempted the record since June 1930 seven have died. There has been two official attempts to beat Ken Warby's 1978 record, and both resulted in the death of the pilot; Lee Taylor (1980) and Craig Arfons (1989)."

[@ccx806]

His peak speed at the end of the measured kilometer was 345 mph

[@dieseldog00]

@@gooma27 Ken and his son have built another boat to break 317 but I haven't heard that it has run yet. It has been undergoing testing at Blowering Dam.

[@Imustfly]

Sorta reminded me of how a bass tournament starts in Texas....

[@trevorfuson715]

Wow! An actual funny and original comment. I thought you were gonna say something about the size of his balls...Lol!!!

[@redbone7040]

Yes exactly or when a friend said ,was fishing along and fish started biting next thing I know is that there were ten boat's around me

[@Edward135i]

By scaring the absolute shit out of all of the fish?

[@redbone7040]

Yes exactly

[@Harikarikillboy-fs5vl]

Not sure this boat here could keep up. Some serious ole boys down here that get mighty upset if they don’t get to that “spot” first. They could put a trolling motor and maybe a fishing platform on it and make it work. Maybe.

[@beachboy13600]

imagine how fast that boat could go in forward gears....

[@noahjohns7954]

That is in forward. The rear of the ship throws wake, and the front of most boats but especially most racing boats is a pointed bow or catamaran hull. Not many boats can go that fast in reverse gear, the motors are geared to go a lot slower than 200+mph in reverse. If you did that in reverse and turned, the boat would flip

[@doubleAAbatteries689]

@@noahjohns7954 r/woosh

[@guybrushzhreepwood]

@@noahjohns7954 really??? didnt know that...

[@saw6f4]

@@noahjohns7954 damn not much gets past you does it

[@InfamousMS]

@@noahjohns7954 come on, man.

[@kledomuc1713]

This is incredible! I have been once on a Nor-Tech Supercat 3600 with 2300 HP once and I'm still in a dream... 244 mph is a number from outer space, respect.

[@captainflatbed.7927]

Boat design trimmed out perfect. No rooster tail power loss no deep thrust lag

[@michaeldunagan7838]

Thank you for showing this thrilling video. Faster than many personally own planes fly in the USA. A view from the front @244 MPH would be cool to see also.

[@kristinbergstrom1192]

Incredible , Steve Curtis and team ,brilliant run.She looks like a rocket ship ....I bet it felt like one too!! Gods speed and may they watch over you!

[@mattb.6057]

I must have rerun this video 10 times. Complete astonishment.

[@m.b.3916]

Wtf

[@fourbypete]

I didn't realize how scary that would be. I was genuinely holding on to the seat.

[@GSELLSMO]

Hope you guys enjoyed the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri! What a performance! Good luck the rest of the season!

[@GBDavies]

Awesome, Congratulations to the team.

[@MachTuck]

beautiful! impresive!

[@flipfinish]

Reminds me of trying to ski with my brother in law at the helm.........

[@wadetaylor4697]

The people who built that boat are on a totally different level.

[@acoleman70]

Was great to be there and see this!

[@KAP32DW]

Simply incredible, amazing, outrageous.... this video is bad azz to the core. If you don't love this you don't have a pulse. Once again, Huge Thank you to QMSF Qatar and all the Team you guys and gals owned it.

[@Abebe345]

What a beautiful turn it makes at the end. You can tell how fast it was going by how fast it's making the turn despite pulling way back.

[@hucknbarry3496]

This is my new favorite KZbin in your face adrenaline rush vid, can't stop watching this.

[@clevelandcampbell1228]

Truly amazing. Nice boat. Crazy brave pilot. Instead of Capt. God bless.

[@angelwilsoncordial4670]

The pilot is none other than Steve Curtis MBE British born son to Clive Curtis of cougar's Southampton England.

[@samholdsworth420]

Of course the British dominate the sport

[@ericthiel4053]

Must be an awesome experience riding aboard this boat!!

[@neilpark5819]

Insane ❤

[@boykinlp]

WOW, that’s UNBELIEVABLE!

[@marzipan4993]

This is like my 12 foot Jon boat with my 55 lb thrust minn Kota on 5 speed.

[@icebirdz]

Amazing

[@jayboat]

Oh yeah. Fantastic run.

[@snowstorm8090]

Incredible, incredible............

[@mikesilva8493]

Love that roster tale

[@hawaiianpunch6534]

That's crazy fast! Everything just zoomed on by. I wish that there was a front cam too! It would've probably flown off.

[@randytricker8585]

There is another video of some one filming this very run

[@SHaughom]

That's just pure insane! Wow! Many people don't really understand how fast this is on water. Respect! Greetings from Oslo, Norway.

[@SHaughom]

+Nick McKeand Merry Christmas from Norway.

[@JohnDoe-pe1em]

Insane speed

[@RyRyWags]

Wow, that's some crazy fast boat you got there! I'm surprised that it did lift up out of the water and flip!😮

[@Abebe345]

Way past take off speed.

[@PapaDuke_1]

All the little dark markers on the left (right side of vessle) disappear 1/4 sec after they appear. But all the others say in shot.

[@SuperNova-py1ec]

The acceleration is extremely impressive.

[@lastexitgarage1614]

That is awesomely insane 👍👍👍👍👍

[@MrDan7171]

My wife grew up in Iberia, Mo. Near Lake of the Ozarks and we own property on the Lake. We live in Texas but visit there several times a year, i especially love to visit in the fall. I take pictures and have incredible pictures of fall pictures of the Ozarks in Fall Colors.

[@hyena131]

@MrDan7171 Good to know.

[@kcountrycorvettes]

When my girlfriend calls and says her folks have left for the weekend.

[@butwait]

Also, her parents on their way back home when they smell sex from a distance.

[@yanni2112]

I got nervous just sitting at my desk! New Sub.

[@vanilakung7563]

South American drug cartels be like, WE WANT IT!

[@jfloresmac]

They can have a supertanker every ten miles if they want.

[@e.c.listening326]

They already got it, and not just one...

[@Guzzor2]

@Irish Viking u must be new around here

[@djtjpain]

Amusing to think about but impossible to reach these speeds on open water I would think

[@buddajesus6991]

Irish Viking haha they afford to buy it and just leave it after doing just one run and then they will buy another one im serious haha

[@azimuth361]

I was on a jet ski once and hit a log at about 60 mph and dumped it. When I hit the water, it felt like the whole galaxy had come to an end. I couldn't imagine what wrecking at over 200 mph would be like.

[@BuKhalid]

It's deadly my friend, same year 2014 same event we lost a friend their doing about 180mph

[@joeguetzloff4465]

I wonder how fast it could take the next three 90° turns just past the MO-5 bridge. My parents lived in a cove just a half mile past that bridge.

[@SPEEDBOATMANIAC410]

How long is the distance of the shootout ? It Looks like y'all nailed 244 mph at 24-26 second mark !!! amazing. Be careful, know your boat and equipment. So sad about Mike Fiore of outerlimits, but you guys do this with knowing that each time may be your last I'm sure. Thanks for your video postings and courage. God Bless You.

[@AB-80X]

1 mile course. The boat must enter the course traveling less than 40 mph.

[@DanHoulihan-kx9qb]

I was there. Had never before, and have never since seen anything so fast on the water. Oh, and I almost ripped my arm out of it's socket that day too. Long story...

[@95TurboSol]

I grew up there, this is the Lake of the Ozarks Missouri

[@julienpregent4397]

that is insane

[@reubenj.cogburn8546]

Holy mother of God.... I need a cigarette now.

[@mrford6389]

Water skiing I agree love to see someone survive the speed lift lone dealing with the rooster tail

[@omegapointil5741]

That brings home what its like to travel at speed better than anything I"ve seen. Can't imagine what the space shuttle or some manned rocket must be like ...or an F18.

[@IAmFastXSonic]

F-14 is actually faster than a f-18

[@scoobydooo4390]

Impressive..!!

[@daddyrabbit835]

That is INSANE!

[@YaUwAk247]

Awsome.

[@76vetten]

Wow. Great video.

[@rg9545]

Ive been many times in a hot flat bottom 454 twin turbo at about 1000hp+,could only imagine the pull w an extra hundred mph

[@cobrapene5820]

Love it

[@neilmurphy3239]

Truly insane how straight this went at that speed unbelievable really

[@Abebe345]

Worth watching the guy that goes around this speed in the ocean in 1 foot chop. Adjusts throttle and steering based on impact with water. Nuts.

[@ranakhout90]

Dear senhor bu Khalid , thank you so much for sharing, in fact my family and I were lucky enough to talk with you ,ما دوشيزه شما بسيار بسيار عزيزم آقاى خدا حافظى بدرود ببخشيد عزيزم آقاى

[@kurtdobson]

What I’ve noticed is that water becomes hard as a rock above 70mph…

[@surfstarcc1]

Ive done 68mph on a boat once and i was scared for my life. This is incredible

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

I would love to drive that beast

[@Murphy252000]

BEAST

[@V8Roehrldrifter]

5 mph more to reach 400km/h, thats crazy, love it :)

[@ML80085]

Wow! Did't know they went that Fast! Nice work Spirit of Quatar.

[@BuKhalid]

Thank you

[@ML80085]

@@BuKhalid No Buddy, Thank you and Steve for being such dedicated nutters!

[@bachirmesgui6923]

Wow that's sounds crazy

[@jamalmoulay5989]

T55 engines, used in older us marine helicopters

[@Lolaandcassidyadventures]

Getcha some!!!

[@chrome1166]

sick boat dude

[@hotdog8214]

Turbines changed the sport .. reliable and produce much more power then naturally aspirated engines..

[@hoedemakerbart]

Not true.

[@michaelstump6933]

A turbine engine is naturally aspirated. It's an internal combustion engine whose intake of air depends upon atmospheric pressure. :)

[@hoedemakerbart]

@@HighVoltageMadness yes , but not the sizes that fit into that boat.

[@HighVoltageMadness]

@@michaelstump6933 Thats like saying a piston engine with a turbo is naturally aspirated. A turbine engine is basically a huge turbocharger compressing air into the combustion chamber, thats why its called a TURBOJET ENGINE. On a turbine engine the pressure at the compressor outlet can be upwards of 180PSI, much more than any turbocharger or super charger could hope to produce.

[@HighVoltageMadness]

@@hoedemakerbart They are the most powerful engines. All of the fastest race boats are turbines. Unlike the silly V8 contraptions with superchargers, turbo, these turbine engines are designed to just run at 100% power all day long.

[@ncrongendov733]

The Italian Navy’s specialist Retreat craft

[@dobermanpac1064]

Wowwww...now you have my attention 🤠

[@treyrahman]

Thats insane

[@garydeffenbaugh1096]

Very impressive! At that speed if the driver and throttle man was to be ejected out of the boat it would be like hitting concrete at 244 mph. Always enjoy watching those Turbine power boats hitting high speeds.

[@Paranormalin416]

What a rush! Would kill to be behind the wheel!

[@helmmaster932]

The fact he can control that just shows hassan's skill. This is a catamaran too keep in mind

[@joshfrank1680]

I mean throttle down is basicaly all u gotta do on a calm day. Now keeping track of all your gauges is another story.

[@helmmaster932]

@@joshfrank1680 I mean u look at different camera angles even though you can’t see it in this video trust me the bow was still going up and down. Even on a nice day the wind resistance is still unimaginable.

[@joshfrank1680]

@@helmmaster932 I'm not sure wht u do about that other than pray. Lol. Didn't seem like they were worried about working the throttle from wht could b heard in the vid.

[@helmmaster932]

@@joshfrank1680 yep u would just have to pray

[@mmkmkdhdbrb]

Insane

[@Mental_Illboy]

Wish I had a speedboat like that.

[@kirknaedele8015]

Like the colors iron man saw

[@tonysproule3408]

Almost 9,000 Horsepower unbelievable!

[@JAB771]

Insane speed, it would be fun being towed along on an inflatable ring

[@PaulJordan318]

Looks like fun.

[@robertwalls5794]

All I can think of is DAMN!

[@jermquacker776]

mine was HOLY SHIT

[@PhilbyFavourites]

I need that for the Solent. Just a quick work up on Google: that gives me about 4 minutes to get from Portsmouth to Colwell Bay for The Hut. Those Gap Year tender drivers had better be careful coming alongside this one!

[@High-Alpha]

At 224mph the end of that mile long course comes up pretty fast !

[@BuKhalid]

at 244 is even faster

[@SoccerDadOf2-4Life]

Dayum. Bucket list item #1, ☑️..

[@emailsender2634]

Hi Hassan. Does it seem like a long time ago? Must've been a Cool moment. Are y doing anything fast now?

[@BuKhalid]

i am thinking of building my own fast boat, only when time pernmits

[@emailsender2634]

@@BuKhalid good luck with it.

[@SPEEDBOATMANIAC410]

cool, Thx

[@Icepacalapse]

Someone has a smooth touch on the wheel.

[@scootar097]

He'll never catch anything trolling at that speed.

[@rangefreewords]

I want to know what the Sheik did to the hull! That is sick!

[@6-Iron]

Everyone hold on, we’re about to make the jump to light speed.

[@romeowhiskey1146]

Did anybody haul in the ANCHOR?

[@tonysproule3408]

Consider also the parachute deployment as the only means to slow her down!! Sheik has hands of steel!!! Still a record breaker!!!

[@darknes7800]

That is a RUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy smokes!

[@timtourt7548]

hell I spilt my moonshine on that run,an bugz in my teeth,,loved every min

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Wow!

[@1_fishin_magician153]

wow...

[@bjornlarsson7751]

It would be nice with a camera pointed at the other direction

[@user-avtoamfibia]

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