drag boat

[BobsBB]

flippin through the channels i seen a event with thies boats drag racing !, they had thies huge blown alcohol burning engins..from a dead stop to the finish line they reached speeds of 172 m.p.h. side by side :eek: im not sure of the distance, but it cant be more than a 1/4 mile its on speed channel

[Fran Preve]

Neat aren't they?. You should see them live.

[JimKwiatkowski]

We have a member that use to Drag Race Boats for 8 years,Walkerheaders :) :clap :eek: :doh

[BobsBB]

first time i ever saw that.....what a rush, i gotta see them live !

[JIMS409]

Oh, the old days... :clap

Jim Kwi, here's a pic. for you.

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[walkerheaders]

Oh, the old days... :clap

Jim Kwi, here's a pic. for you.

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funny place to mount the anchor...........:rofl

just teasing, i would love to have a "W" powered ski boat. but dont waste your money bringin a W to the boatdrags.
i miss drag boat racing occaisionally. a fwe days of each year it chews on me for awhile. glad i retired on top. there's only 2 ways out of dragboat racing. quit or die. no kidding, 172 would feel awsome!
my boat would go 145 plus there at the end......which sounds fast, and you know your rollin....try to imagine, youve got the pedal buried into floor the gauges are just a blurr, the motors hummin near 8 grand and then the guy next to you in the blown alky hydro passes you at 190........bummer.
thanx for thinkin of me Jim

[walkerheaders]

flippin through the channels i seen a event with thies boats drag racing !, they had thies huge blown alcohol burning engins..from a dead stop to the finish line they reached speeds of 172 m.p.h. side by side :eek: im not sure of the distance, but it cant be more than a 1/4 mile its on speed channel

it's a 1/4 and even though you punch it from a dead stop, the timers dont start till you get to the starting line. some races it's 60 feet, some 100 and some we start from a roll. there's a big timer floating in the center. you have to learn how to hit the start without redlighting or snoozin. my favorite aws always to attempt a redlight, then get off the down pedal causing a big wheelie, the beam would be under the boat, then pedal it over, raising the tail out of the water then you're gone. the sensation goes from boating to skating in a matter of moments. here's an example: me at the nationals in High Point NC

http://www.348-409.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=600&password=3a2563357de818772efa5a644ea236e4&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

[BobsBB]

wild lookin pic. jim !!, wow bob, 145 on the water...i was with someone one time and he cranked it up to 50mph or so, i thought that was fast....sure felt like a hundred, i can see where it can get addictive

[Fran Preve]

Walkerheaders didn't tell it all. You gotta remember, the engine is reach-out-an-touch-it behind you!. Kinda like a rear engine dragster. And when Bob ws doing it the driver wasn't in an air tight capsule!. Now the driver is encapsulated in the blown fuel hydro's. Something about too many drivers DYING!.