ThunderCats race along Southsea seafront
But inflatable boats zooming across the waves at 60mph is not something you often see on Southsea seafront.
Twenty-one four-metre inflatable boats competed around a circuit between South Parade Pier and Southsea Castle.
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Hide AdThe ThunderCat Series took place all weekend and hundreds of people enjoyed the racing as they sat metres away from the action on the beach.
Among them were couple Chris Atkins, 23, and Dawn Kingswood, 20.
Chris, from Fratton, said: ‘It’s really cool. We came for a walk and saw this and thought we would stop and have a look. It’s looks pretty fun.’
Dawn said: ‘I reckon it’s crazy! I just think it looks really scary.’
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Hide AdMeanwhile, there was a range of stalls at Castle Field, where a Formula One-style pit lane had been set up.
There were performances from Tigers Motorcycle Display Team, which is a children’s motorcycle club that provides shows to the public including fire jumps, riding stunts and car jumps.
And the Portsmouth Warriors Cheerleading Squad delighted the crowds.
Tracey Armstrong, from ThunderCat Racing, which is based in Chandler’s Ford, said: ‘We travel around the UK.
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Hide Ad‘We started in Bournemouth, then went to Fistral beach in Cornwall, and then Liverpool. Now we have come to Southsea. It’s great here. They are a great bunch of guys.’
Among the local teams competing was Seavacation, which has Simon Matthews as the driver and Martin Jerome as the co-driver.
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