I'm pretty sure that's a funny car. If it was a boat, I don't think there'd be a roll cage around the seat like that. I think the shoot is activated by the hand brake looking thing on the left. You pull the lever toward you to hold the brake, then you squeeze the hand brake to activate the shoots. You could see him holding it back (depressed) before he dumps the clutch. I don't know what he's doing with his hands. I always thought those were two-speed power glides.