Ok, so this beast doesn’t have 4 wheels, but it does have over 2,000 HP – so it’s cool in our book.  Most importantly, though – both drivers have survived, but are in critical condition.  We hope they make a full recovery.  These offshore powerboats are capable of going well over 200 MPH on the water.  We don’t think they quite hit the 200 mark in this video, but it appears they are clipping along at over 150 MPH.  Once air gets underneath the hull, the boat transforms into an airplane, and the occupants become pilots.

This is pretty spectacular footage, we are glad both drivers lived:

“Two racers suffered serious injuries during a boat race in the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Joel Begin of Valley Field, Quebec and Michael Fiore of Bristol, R.I. lost control of their 42 foot outer limits catamaran during the Lake of the Ozark Shootout. The report cites wind interference as the cause of the accident.

The boat launched into the air and flipped twice before entering the water bow first and coming to a rest. Both men were thrown from the boat, according to the report.

Begin was taken to an area hospital, while Fiore had to be airlifted to a hospital in Columbia, Mo.

A nearby viewer of the race caught the accident on video and posted it on YouTube.

The Lake of the Ozark Shootout is the largest unsanctioned boat race in the United States, according to its website.”