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Australian Naval Architect, Spring 2004
HoverWorld Expo 2004
On 15 March 1964, more than 30,000 spectators gathered on the shores
of Lake Burley Griffin to watch an event unprecedented in history: the World's
First Hovercraft Race. An upcoming event, HoverWorld Expo 2004, may well
become an even more important date in air cushion vehicle history … |
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Canberra Times, 14 Feb 2004
Hovercraft year gets underway
Chris Fitzgerald, chairman of HoverWorld Expo to be held in Canberra
from december 29 – january 1, has launched the build-up to the event
by declaring the Year of the Hovercraft in the United States … |
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Tribune Star , 22 Jan 2004
Honing
their craft
The
HoverWorld Expo 2004 PaceCraft on Wednesday began a five-week
journey that will span two oceans before its arrival in Australia
for a yearlong celebration of hovercraft racing... |
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Canberra
Times, 20 Dec 2003
Hearts Racing for Hovercraft
Homecoming
For technology nutters, kids and gadget freaks, nothing
beats a hovercraft for sheer curiosity value. And they'll
all be making a beeline for Lake Burley Griffin late next
year when Canberra celebrates its curious claim to fame
as the site for the World's First Hovercraft Race... |
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The Daily Telegraph, Sydney, AU, 25 Nov. 2003
Looking for hovercraft pioneers
A search is underway to locate the crews
of 11 hovercraft that competed in the March 1964
World's First Hovercraft Race. HoverWorld Expo
organizers invite them to participate in a special
Pioneers' Race at HoverWorld Expo 2004… |
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Hovernews, Sept.-Oct. 2003
Hovercraft endurance
race: 2003 Hoosier Hovercraft Championship
Hoverclub of America Chief Marshal, Cecil Scalf, reports
on the Hoosier Hovercraft Championship endurance race – a
trial run for HoverWorld Expo 2004. All classes/formulas
raced together and the handicap system ensured that all drivers
had an equal chance to win … Endurance racing is exciting
for spectators … |
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Canberra Times, 7 May 2003
Hovercraft will break new ground in Canberra
again
Chris Fitzgerald, organizer of the World Hovercraft Championship in 1989 and
2002, outlines plans for HoverWorld Expo 2004 – Endurance Race Australia
on a visit to Canberra … |
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Canberra Times, 3 May 2003
Back to the future to mark a space-age
race on the lake
Canberra took a giant step into the future when it staged the world's first hovercraft
race in 1964, and it will take a large step back to the future when it marks
the 40th anniversary of that event next year with HoverWorld Expo 04... |
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