How Motorsport Helped the E1 Electric Boat Series to Launch

How Motorsport Helped the E1 Electric Boat Series to Launch

Part two of Beyond the Racecar uncovers how motorsport engineering companies were integral to the launch of a bold, new electric powerboat championship.   They may be worlds apart in terms of the surfaces they race on, but there has been crossover between four-wheel motorsport and boat racing for many years. In the 20th century Henry Segrave, Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell set outright speed records on both land and water. Kaye Don, an acc…