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Thundercat racing

Competitors get off to a flying start in the second round of the national thundercat racing series at Mt Maunganui, in January 2012. Thundercats are tunnel-hulled inflatable boats with outboard motors. Many of the races are held in areas of surf, with spectacular jumps over waves.

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Peter Clayworth, Powered water sports – Power-boat racing, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40441/thundercat-racing (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Peter Clayworth, published 30 November 2012.