Saturday, November 20, 2010

Boat Racing on the Corniche


Today we went down to the Corniche to watch the Hydroplane Boat Racing.


All of the boats are from the USA with one local entrant...
They go as fast as 240mph - but here they only reach speeds of about 140mph due to the corners being a bit choppy (as told to me by one of the team members)


My favourite building in Doha - it looks like a big????





Would love to drive one of these trucks - awesome.


And of course as at any Middle Eastern event there has to be a camel.
He is having a stratch on the tree..








The Qatari entrant about to be knocked out of the race by turbulance


Being towed in to shore


The damaged boat being lifted out of the water.