Jet sprinting originated in New Zealand and is a very exiting form of motorsport. But the typical jet sprint craft is 3.7 metres long (12 feet) powered by an engine of 600 to 1200hp - thus are very demanding, expensive and have developed into specialised one -use boats.
Venues vary from racing around islands created in metal quarries, buoys located in open water and specified courses made with "islands", the "crew" consists of driver and navigator and each lap takes 60 to 90 seconds.
