Cordoba: Report where the journalist Gustavo Tobi comments: “The arrival of the tourist season in the mountains of Córdoba has some surprises for those who come to enjoy it, for example this one: a motorboat race. The images showed the start of the 6-hour international competition in Lake San Roque. It was done with a stopped engine, some did not start directly. It is the first lap of boat No. 21 and it is leading the way, it is just the beginning of this important competition that has a score for the world motorboat championship. This important race involves boats of three categories: from 700 to 800cc, from 1000 to 1500cc and the highest class called OM between 1500 and 2000cc. When these boats are running at full speed they can develop a speed of up to 150 kilometers per hour, and the afternoon here on Lake San Roque lends itself precisely to high speeds. Only a slight breeze blows, raising small waves in the water and this makes it easier for boats to move. The best values of the country have gathered here today in these 6 international hours. We see Juan Carlos Sarthou double with the boat No. 21 Pampero, leader of the competition. All these that you see are international OM category boats, Hernandorena that came third from the competition held in Paris. The circuit drawn up in the waters of Lake San Roque has an extension of 4500 meters. Look at the bottom of the boats it is as if it were an inverted U, this is because they have a catamaran system that allows them to develop greater speed by having less adherence with the water, it is as if the boat had an air mattress under his helmet. Engines are extremely powerful. The arrival to the buoys that indicate the turning place is extremely important, as in motorsports, the one that turns in a smaller space, in this case you see Sarthou (21) who is the one who consequently gets the highest speed, greater distance for less distance traveled. Look at the speed of the pointer, the boats launched here on the straight line at full speed. It is noteworthy that this is the only international motorcycling competition to be held this year in Latin America, always of course taking into account the score for the world championship. At this time it has started to rain here in the competition area, the water will not bother much if it is not accompanied by wind ”. (Gustavo Tobi)<br />Detail: Start of the race and remains No. 20 Pagliettini-Mercury. Brief sequences of the motor race.<br />Date: 12/22/1974<br />Duration: 6 minutes 51 seconds<br />Film code: D-02958<br /><br />Copyright DiFilm Archive - Buenos Aires - Argentina<br />Queries for archival material: difilm.info@gmail.com<br />Visit our website: http://www.difilm-argentina.com<br />Follow us on: https://twitter.com/archivodifilm
