It has been billed as a showdown between the United States of America and Australia, and it has the Hawkesbury’s boat racing community buzzing.
The Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club will host the Blown Boat Spectacular at Governor Phillip Park, Windsor, on January 16 and 17.
The event is a once off, because high profile American drivers Duff Daily and Stephen Sequeira are coming over to race against some of the best Australia has to offer.
Sunday, January 17, will feature not only the boat racing, but a Hot Rod show at the park.
UHPBC commodore John Davoll said it was the event was massive for the club.
“It is a real good thing for the sport in Australia,” he said.
“We've got the largest field of blown boats that Australia has seen in the last seven or eight years. I think there are close to 20 blown boats competing in that class, on top of all the other classes as well.
“There will be some fantastic racing over the weekend. We are expecting quite a large crowd, in my lifetime we've always had a big crowd when Americans have come over to race.”
Davoll said he saw Daily and Sequeira race in August and said they were the real deal.
“We're very proud of the fact we can run an international event in the Hawkesbury and showcase the sport,” he said.
“The two guys are the top of their field in America.”
Rodders Inc will put on a car show on Sunday, with about 150 cars expected to be on display.
Entry to the event is $25 on Saturday and $30 on Sunday for adults. Children enter for free, and student and pensioner tickets are $20 each.
Racing will start from about 12.30pm on Saturday and finish at 5pm, while on Sunday, it will be all day racing from 9am until 5pm.
