Gold Coast Underwater Grand Prix - Wreck Scooter Race

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Why not take a bunch of divers give them scooters and set them loose to play. Say something like ...


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059800/rl]


No, well perhaps something more orderly, like a race!


http://wreckracingleague.com/

Coming this weekend off Pompano Beach, FL!!! The second in a new underwater race series, fun for racers and spectator SCUBA divers.

"The next stop on the Formula H2O circuit is the beautiful beaches of Fort Lauderdale for the Gold Coast Underwater Grand Prix
August 20th to 22nd. Racers and spectators will experience the thrill on Formula H2O racing around the shipwreck Tracey.
The Tracey is one of the three wrecks that make up “Wreck Trek – Fort Lauderdale.”

"Race description:

The race will be held at “Wreck Trek Ft. Lauderdale” . The course will be set up around the wreck of the Tracey including a series of
“S” turns. Racers will lap the wreck including a swim through the stern. Spectators will watch from the deck of the Tracey giving
them a great vantage point as racers speed by. Come join in the fun whether you are a racer or spectator."

South Florida Diving is the Host Dive Shop for the Gold Coast Underwater Grand Prix – Call 800-771 -3483 for more information."

More details about the Gold Coast race at: http://wreckracingleague.com/?page_id=563





A few video clips of the Tracy taken while scooter free diving last year, the site of this weekends race:







http://wreckracingleague.com/?page_id=451


Photos of the first Grand Prix on the Vandenberg off Key West by Don Kincaid:



Full sized images by Don at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...id=93532765943


Videos from the Vandenberg race in June 2010:







AND for those vintage diving, scooter enthusiasts, there's a classic clip from James Bond's Thunderball including an interview
with cinemaphotographer Jordan Klein on his creation off Nassau in the 1960's.

http://www.history.com/videos/bond-g...derwater-fight


http://film.com.tr/



p.s. - Special thanks to Brian, Steve and the folks at: http://www.meetup.com/goldcoastscuba/ for telling me about this great
event among several others! If you're into diving, this is a good group to be in.


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