"WarShrike" (warshrike)
03/24/2014 at 22:48 • Filed to: Boatalopnik
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"WarShrike" (warshrike)
03/24/2014 at 22:48 • Filed to: Boatalopnik | 1
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Now that's really friggin cool!
From wiki:
The Arno XI is a hydroplane inspired by Achille Castoldi in the early 1950s and built by Timossi Azzano's Cantieri boatyard located on Lake Como. Castoldi wanted to establish a world water speed record so he persuaded then Ferrari racing drivers Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi to influence Enzo Ferrari to supply him with a 4.5-litre, V12 Ferrari engine; the same engine that gave Ferrari his first Grand Prix victory with the Ferrari 375 F1 at Silverstone Circuit in 1951.
Engine modifications:
Castoldi managed to further increase horse power by attaching two superchargers. The result was a 502 bhp speedboat, which he used to hit a 150.19 mph top speed in October 1953 on Lake Iseo. That remains the world speed record for a 800 kg boat till today.
Specifications:
Timossi di Azzano three-point racing hydroplane hull.
Length: 6,200 mm (245").
Beam: 2,470 mm (97.24")
Engine: 600+ bhp, 4,493.73 cc Ferrari Tipo 375 F1 V-12 engine with twin superchargers and twin four-choke carburetors.
Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
> WarShrike
03/24/2014 at 23:18 |
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I'll see your Ferrari and raise you a Corvette.
Grindintosecond
> Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
03/25/2014 at 00:52 |
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Dartth Vader's ride