John Wilson, P1 Powerboat racer

Pertemps P1 SuperStock Powerboat Cowes

British Powerboat Festival 2011

I personally find this cockpit a bit boring compared to some of the other ones I have seen. Then again it is for racing and does not have to look fancy or cool. It would be nice if it did.

About Cowes (from wikipedia)
Cowes is an English sea port town on the Isle of Wight and has been seen as a home for international yacht racing since the founding of the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1815. The town gives its name to the world's oldest regular regatta, Cowes Week, which occurs annually in the first week of August. Later on in the summer, powerboat races are held.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Powerboat Apache Driver Console

Boyne Michigan Powerboat Poker Run

July 2011

This is for power boat Apache. If you like purple you will love this boat. This is truly set up as a racing style boat. Some of these owners do not race. They just like to go fast. The padding is designed to minimize any movement while they are travelling at 120 MPH. Notice how the gear and throttle levers are placed so that the co-pilots can operate them leaving the boat driver to steer.
Do they really need that many gauges?