Speedboats

Speedboats — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 092014 012015 Cover Photo Felipe Dana AP Images Interior Photos Felipe Dana AP Images 1 26 27 Imaginechina via AP Images 4 5 24-25 Labrador Photo Video Shutterstock Images 6 7 Mazen Mahdi Newscom 7 Hulton-Deutsch Collection Corbis 8 9 John Hacker 10 11 Gary Stewart AP Images 12 AP Images 12 13 Chuck Wagner Shutterstock Images 14 15 Shutterstock Images 16 18 19 29 Darren Brode Shutterstock Images 16 17 20-21 31 Paul Lakatos Zuma Press Newscom 22 23 Florida Keys News Bureau Andy Newman AP Images 28 29 Editor Chrös McDougall Series Designer Nikki Farinella Library of Congress Control Number 2014944191 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Scheff Matt Speedboats Matt Scheff p cm Speed machines ISBN 978-1-62403-614-9 lib bdg Includes bibliographical references and index 1 Motorboats Juvenile literature I Title 623 82 dc23 2014944191

Speedboats — page 2 — CONTENTS SPEED ON THE WATER 5 SPEEDBOAT HISTORY 9 THE PARTS OF A SPEEDBOAT 15 SAFETY 23 COMPETITION 26 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32

Speedboats — page 3 — F1 powerboats begin a race 4

Speedboats — page 4 — SPEED ON THE WATER Drivers begin the final lap of the F1 powerboat race The roars of 24 super-powerful V6 engines fill the air Water sprays up behind the boats as they accelerate The boats speed down a long straight section of the course They cruise over choppy waves Soon they approach the first turn 5

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