Fliteboard RACE competition eFoil with Mercury Racing nears 34 mph in tests

Fliteboard’s new RACE, developed with Mercury Racing under the Brunswick group banner, is being positioned as a purpose-built competition eFoil capable of roughly 34 mph (55 km/h). Flite’s launch materials and Boating Magazine publicity tied the reveal to CES in Las Vegas in early January 2026, and Flite plans to show the RACE at boot Düsseldorf, January 17–25, 2026; Brunswick’s press copy carries a “Released January 5, 2026” line alongside a dateline typo that reads January 5, 2025.

On-water impressions from TheFoilingMagazine’s test session with Flite Senior Engineer Simon Axmann put the RACE firmly in race-trim territory. The test rider reported that the handheld Flite controller "made throttle changes feel intuitive, offering fine response through each power level and just enough trigger resistance to feather power smoothly to stay in control at high speeds." In messy conditions of "strong onshore wind, short chop and shifty swell lines," the tester said "By level 15, roughly 75 percent power, we were absolutely hooning across the bay before chickening out, and even then it was clear the RACE still had more to give than most riders – myself included – would dare to chase."

Hardware and styling tie the RACE to motorsport cues: carbon Innegra finish, Rosso racing stripes, aerodynamic contours, and an elongated, narrow profile intended to improve takeoff and touchdown response. Boating Magazine and Flite’s product copy highlight an elevated mast configuration and a "special bottom, mast placement and other features" to optimize speed and handling. Community testers and commentary cite a Flite x Mercury Race impeller as a key propulsion upgrade; eFoil-Riders wrote "The Flite x Mercury Race Impeller delivers up to ten percent more thrust," a claim used to support the 55 km/h/34 mph top-speed messaging.

Flite is also layering competition tools into its platform: the Flite App will introduce a RACE-inspired leaderboard game called APEX 250, an out-and-back 250-meter speed-and-agility format, and telemetry that shows G-force and lean angle for precision racing metrics. TheFoilingMagazine notes Simon Axmann is set to line up in Dubai on the full RACE platform for a competition debut, signaling Flite’s push into organized eFoil racing as eFoil-Riders plans events in 2026.

Key technical gaps remain: full battery capacity, motor kW, runtime at specific throttle levels, verified GPS top-speed runs, mast lengths, and MSRP were not provided in the materials. Brunswick/Flite and independent reviewers have set the headline number at roughly 34 mph while testers report consistent impressions around 30 knots in real-world runs, but independent, GPS-verified top-speed data and the complete spec sheet are still needed to lock the RACE’s performance claims.