Just spent the last 3 days in/out Johore

[Achilles Tang]

My hands and arms are still aching.... driving/piloting an F3 powerboat has been a unique & terrific experience!

I'm not sure what's the top speed I've hit but a Formula 3 powerboat can reach in excess of 170km/h and I've floored the boat hard enough to have the tech crew radio me to slow down!

All I know is that is that taking corners at 5000rpms makes enough gforce to knock your head to the side of the cockpit everytime, takes a lot of strength to hold the wheel thru the turns and numbs your hands thru the shaking!

I don't have the photos yet but I'll post them up when I get them!

Woooohooooo!! Brought the wifey today to try and she has the distinction of being the first Singaporean woman in a F3 boat! She loved it too!

The F1 Powerboat championships are coming to town mid next month... who's going?

[Justiana Er]

If it's my last 3 dys of life, i will spend it in an island...all alone

[Lester]

If it's my last 3 dys of life, i will spend it in an island...all alone

why ?? alone ... dun you wan to see ur loved one , one last time???

[zehuan]

If it's my last 3 dys of life, i will spend it in an island...all alone

wat about your hubby?

[blueheaven]

So that's where you've gone

First go diving, now powerboat

You really know how to enjoy life man!!!

[Achilles Tang]

yeah... there's more to life than just reefing!

Been there, done that... lol! Kidding.... next step... sky diving (AND I MISSED IT LAST WEEK!!!!)

I checked into the Ritz and saw skydivers landing on the field opposite the waters of the Bay and was so disappointed that I didn't know about it! Sigh...

[Justiana Er]

C my loved ones one last time b4 1 go 2 d island.

[SpiderOne]

so thats how F** Ma*****NG MA****RS spend their weekends . was looking for the email address to send the letters to and happened to see a familiar name haha . saw ur picture by the alfa also .

next time we go malaysia i let u feel excess of 240km/h on the way to genting steady

[Achilles Tang]

Thank you for the offer but no thanks, Spidey!

Yes, I have an interesting life... and I value my life!

[minsmarine]

Care to show any photo yet,

[Achilles Tang]

Minsmarine.... not yet.... maybe tomorrow?

Spidey... what car are you driving?

I had the privilege to be in my friend's Skyline GT350, driving into JB.... its the first in Singapore, brought in via Garage R.

It's a damn solid ride... 19 inch rims, and the Bose sound system is nice too.... wish I had the $$$.... he got it for $160k.

[blueheaven]

Yah waiting for the pictures

And you can forget about the Skyline. Sell of your tank and you're still no where near half of it

[Achilles Tang]

Here we go....

me gearing up!

[Achilles Tang]

Away I go! Weeeeeeeee!!

[Achilles Tang]

Another day of shiok pain!

[Achilles Tang]

I'm flying! G-force extreme at the corners!

[BFG]

Haiz, the only F-1 Powerboat I get to go near is my friends one but his is only radio controlled nitro version . Was the sound loud in the cockpit A.T ? Were you being push into your seat when you go full throttle?

[blueheaven]

Wah looks fun

Is there like an age limit for such things?

[Achilles Tang]

Haiz, the only F-1 Powerboat I get to go near is my friends one but his is only radio controlled nitro version . Was the sound loud in the cockpit A.T ? Were you being push into your seat when you go full throttle?

Yup!

It was extremely loud inside the boat. Sometimes I can't even hear the radio.

The G-forces are felt the most at the sharp turns at high speed.

Your arms will ache after about 10 mins of hard driving because it vibrates so much and takes a lot of strength and control to execute a hard turn.

Your hands will tingle and turn numb from all the vibration.

The acceleration of a F1 powerboat is much faster than a F1 racecar... like 170km/h in 3.4 seconds. And because you're not on a smooth flat surface, imagine the bouncing on water!

The speed is incredible.