Drag boat racing
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As the name suggests, drag boat racing is a form of drag racing
which takes place on water rather than land. As with land based drag racing, a pair of competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time (low ET) over a straight race course of a defined length. There are three standard drag race course lengths, 660 feet (1/8 mile), 1,000 feet and the most common and the length used in drag boat racing, 1,320 feet (1/4 mile). Unlike drag racing on land, which begins from a standing start, drag boat racing begins from a short rolling start to a point that cannot be passed until the green "start" light illuminates. There are numerous categories of professional and sportsmen classes based on various engine configuration, fuel type, hull design and propulsion types. The premier category of drag boat racing being the Top Fuel Hydroplane class which is the water based equivalent to Top Fuel Dragsters
capable of covering the liquid quarter mile in less than four seconds with a top speed of around 260 mph (400 km/h). The biggest event on the drag boat calendar is the LODBRS World Finals which takes place at Firebird Raceway Phoenix, Arizona
. Largest Sanctioning Body: Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
which takes place on water rather than land. As with land based drag racing, a pair of competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time (low ET) over a straight race course of a defined length. There are three standard drag race course lengths, 660 feet (1/8 mile), 1,000 feet and the most common and the length used in drag boat racing, 1,320 feet (1/4 mile). Unlike drag racing on land, which begins from a standing start, drag boat racing begins from a short rolling start to a point that cannot be passed until the green "start" light illuminates. There are numerous categories of professional and sportsmen classes based on various engine configuration, fuel type, hull design and propulsion types. The premier category of drag boat racing being the Top Fuel Hydroplane class which is the water based equivalent to Top Fuel Dragsters
Top Fuel
Top Fuel racing is a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on a mix of approximately 90% nitromethane and 10% methanol rather than gasoline or simply methanol. The cars are purpose-built for drag racing, with an exaggerated layout that in some ways resembles open-wheel circuit racing...
capable of covering the liquid quarter mile in less than four seconds with a top speed of around 260 mph (400 km/h). The biggest event on the drag boat calendar is the LODBRS World Finals which takes place at Firebird Raceway Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. Largest Sanctioning Body: Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series
Notable drag boat racers
- Mike BellMike BellMichael John Bell is a minor league baseball coach for the Visalia Rawhide, former coach of the Yakima Bears, and former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds in the season. He is the brother of David Bell, son of Buddy Bell and grandson of Gus Bell...
- Ron Braaksma
- Bob BurnsBob BurnsBob Burns was an American radio and film comedian during the 1930s and 1940s. Burns, who early in his career was billed as Robert Burns, coined the word bazooka.-Early years:...
- Al Bush
- Ray Caselli
- Rex Childers
- Dan Chittenden
- Jeff Chittenden
- Jerry DavisJerry DavisJerome W. "Jerry" Davis was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Cardinals and the Dallas Texans ....
- Eddie Knox and Daryl Ehrlich (World Record Holder for MPH 260.98 on the Liquid Quarter Mile, and ET/MPH record holder for 1,000' - 3.396 et @ 258.264 mph)
- Don Ermshar
- Jerry Fulgham
- John HaasJohn HaasJohn Able Haas was an American sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-2 10000 m event at Helsinki in 1952.-References:*...
- Gene Hackett
- Eddie HillEddie HillEddie Hill is a retired American drag racer who won numerous drag racing championships on land and water. Hill had the first run in the four second range , which earned him the nickname "Four Father of Drag Racing." His other nicknames include "The Thrill", "Holeshot Hill", and "Fast Eddie"...
- Dale Ishimaru
- Sunny Jones
- David Kirkland and Scotty Lumbert
- Gary Lindsay
- Marty LoganMarty LoganMarty Logan is a four-time World Champion Unlimited outboard drag boat racer.This feat was accomplished from the years 2000-2003 with the ODBA . This Association is notably the premier outboard racing association on the planet. No on else has ever won this title more than once...
- Ron McLellan
- Robert MooreRobert MooreRobert Moore may refer to:*Robert Moore , Northern Ireland theologian and politician*Robert Moore , United States Congressman from Pennsylvania...
- Dave Nolte
- Fred Odena
- Jack Ostrander
- Gordon Padgett
- Dan PastoriniDan PastoriniDante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles.-NFL career:...
- Gary Payne
- Quick Karl Petrik
- Joe Pisciotta
- Scott PriceScott PriceScott Price is a Nebraska state senator from Bellevue, Nebraska, United States, in the Nebraska Legislature. He also sits on the Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce -State legislature:...
- Tony Scarlata
- Tim StokesTim StokesTimothy Paul Stokes is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the third round of the 1973 NFL...
- Jimmy Tucker
- Brad Tuttle
- Dexter Tuttle
- Kyle WalkerKyle WalkerKyle Andrew Walker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur and England.-Early life:Walker was born in Sheffield and grew up in the Sharrow district of the city...
National and international sanctioning bodies
- National Drag Boat Association
- Southern Drag Boat Association
- Outboard Drag Boat Association
- National Jet Boat Association
- American Power Boat Association
- St. Louis Drag Boat Association
- American Drag Boat Association Retired
- International Hot Boat Association Retired
- Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series