Our involvement in Hovercraft Racing 2012 – 2018
Technically speaking
Under the WaltonMoore Racing banner we competed using various configurations, which enabled us to work industry wide to push development and explore different techniques:
July 2012 – F3 Eagle Hull; with Rotax 503 engine (single engine, integrated craft)
March 2014 – F3 Moto Hull; with Rotax 447 engine (single engine, integrated craft)
April 2014 – F3 & Juniors (13-16 yr old) BBV Hull; (single engine, integrated craft, but with 2 fans)
July 2014 – F3 Venom Hull; TZR250 tuned engine (single engine, integrated craft)
September 2014 – F2 Predator Hull; with GSXR 600 thrust / solo 210 lift (twin engine craft)
May 2015 – F2 raider Hull with GSXR 600 thrust / solo 210 lift (twin engine craft)
August 2016 – F2 In a manufacturing partnership with Raider hovercraft we Co-built new craft to compete in the World Championships; with Rotax 453 (2 stroke) thrust / Herth F33 lift (twin engine craft)
April 2017 – F2 Eurocraft Hull; with Rotax 453 thrust / Herth F33 lift (twin engine craft)
April 2018 – F1 meant restructuring the F2 Eurocraft to cope with the extra forces for F1; Rotax 809 Thrust / F33 Lift
May 2018 – Cadet class (New class introduced for 11-13 yr olds) Rattler hull; with Rotax 447 engine (single engine integrated craft). Note this was the only configuration in the paddock that could be entered in Cadet class; Juniors (13-16 yr old) and F3 enabling parent & child sharing (single engine, integrated craft)
Achievements:
Multiple individual race and race meeting winners; 4th in UK Championship; 9th in World Championships; 2nd in F3 open classification
Multiple individual race and race meeting winners; 4th in UK Championship; 9th in World Championships; 2nd in F3 open classification
Commercially speaking
WaltonMoore Ltd took over the running of the on-site merchandising activities and latterly handed it back having professionalised the supply chain leading to lower operational costs, and despite lowering sales prices, a resultant increase in profitability.
We pioneered the use of the newly developed body armour suit with integrated neck brace; becoming the first people in the paddock to use them. We arranged for the supplier to make a presentation at the AGM and negotiated preferential pricing for club members on a range of items.
And of course a big thanks to our own ‘Spanners’