For David Willis and Simon Barlow, the weekend's Twilight Nationals was a record-breaker, and for Barlow, it was also the maker of a championship tilt. It was only his third competition in the boat. Wheatland, MO (Aug 2, 2011) - At the Inaugural Diamond Drag Boat Nationals, held July 29- 31, the Red Line Oil-sponsored Top Fuel Hydro won the event, captured the points lead, and set a world record for drag boat racing on a 1000-ft course. You might not have ever seen a racing boat before but when you see what these ships are capable of you might just become a fan. Biographical: He lost his prop in the lights turning 217 MPH and crashed in the shutdown area. He was from Ashland, Virginia, and was the world record holder for propeller-driven blown fuel hydroplane boats. '.webs.com' : 'none'; --> Come find the parts you need, or sell that stuff that is sitting on your shelf. "Delivering Information Through Teamwork and Technology While Preserving the Past, Reporting the Present and Promoting the Future, Join Us. The Problem Child is the world's fastest nitro drag boat. Qualifying got under way Saturday morning and by the afternoon after 2 full rounds of qualifying the ladders were set. 4 Owning a Top Fuel dragster. As with land-based drag racing, competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time (low ET) over a straight race course of a defined length. As the throttle opens, a violent ripping of power shoots through the mechanical parts of the water vehicle blasting the boat from a standstill its a 272.9 mph in the matter of just 3.4 seconds. Drag Boat Racer Capaldi Dies in Crash at Puddingstone Lake By LARRY STEWART April 11, 1994 12 AM PT Drag boat racer Tim Capaldi, 31, of West Hills was killed Sunday when his boat crashed. Comes with -10 inlet & -8 outlet fittings. Sunday Morning began with Trinity Racing Ministries having Chapel. See all of the images at: 2018 World Finals Photo Gallery, or you can choose by boat name, or driver name at: Photo Gallery. He was from Aloha, Oregon. Just click . 2022 SPRING CREEK FINALS WINNERS & RUNNER-UPS, 2022 SDBA Series points are now updated thru the Paris race, event pictures are available on the website, ANOTHER DRIVER PROFILE HAS BEEN ADDED!! Hydroplane drag boats can reach speeds of up to 270 mph, while flat bottom and Jet drag boats can reach speeds of 50 mph. In 1975, Hill set a Southern Drag Boat Association (SDBA) speed record of 137.46 MPH. Success! Ladies and gentlemen, That was a very intense and awesome piece of nautical engineering history and will likely go down in the books as was one of the most impressive feats accomplished by a racing boat. ChopPop raced E-Boats, Crackerboxes ("No Results") and SK class ("The Exciter") boats at Marine Stadium for years. He was from Downey, California, and was survived by his wife, Billie, daughter, Sharon, and son, Jeff. Future Car. top of page. Meet BRODY MARTIN - DRIVER OF IN THE RED 505 QE, PLEASE FILL OUT THE RACER PROFILE. Liquid Voodoo is a 269 Mile Per Hour Top Fuel Hydro racing with the SDBA (Southern Drag Boat Association). With events ranging from California to Missouri, Oregon to Texas the liquid quarter mile has never been this exciting as it is now. World Championship winner (A.D.B.A.) 70 Senior_Fish_Face 1 mo. The "Problem Child" boat, owned by "Fast" Eddie Knox, is the reigning Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series Top Fuel world champion and holds the 15 quickest 1,000-foot elapsed times in history, including the current 3.396, 258.26 mph national records. Jet boats, V-drives, Outboards, Hydros, and Jet Skis are welcome! 1976 Hondo GT Runner Bottom. "Driver killed in drag boat accident at Castaic," Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1986, http://dragboatracing.com/Community/Forums/tabid/54/aft/39156/Default.aspx (accessed 7/26/10). Social SDBA TIME SLIPS APP DOWNLOAD SDBA TIMESLIPS APP If you are seeking information about a particular racer and are unsure about the year of the accident, look on the sidebar (right side of page). When the motor shut off it caused a lot of back pressure and the propeller shaft pulled right out of the boat. Blown fuel hydro racing - won 5 yearly championships in ADBA, 7 in SDBA, 4 in NDBA, and 2 in World Series of Dragboat Racing. Ladies and gentlemen, That was . . He was an aircraft mechanic for American Airlines at Dallas Fort Worth Airport for 23 years. He was a founding member of the Victorian Drag Boat Club. 1983, SS# issued in Calif. 250+ MPH Drag Racing o n WATER! That is nautical drag racing. The JukinVideo team scours the web 24/7 to find the latest trends and hottest videos. On top of that, the body is perfectly designed to glide through the air just on top of the water in making acceleration extremely smooth. [2] 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 three seconds with a top speed of around 270mph (400km/h). Success! Corona, CA (August 2, 2018) When friends invited Nancy Davis to a drag boat race in 1978, Corona, CA (July 31, 2018) One of the premier events on the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing. SCHEDULE. Luckily Cole was uninjured! These incredible machines sport the very same 8,000 horsepower, supercharged, nitro-burning, 500 cubic inch Hemi engines as a Top Fuel Dragster. Just posted the 2019 race schedules for the ADBA, NJBA, CDBA, and SDBA. Using the same boat in 1976, he switched to nitro and set an SDBA speed record of 171.81 MPH. For those unfamiliar with this form of drag racing, and Top Fuel Hydros in specific, these incredible machines sport the very same 8,000 horsepower, supercharged, nitro-burning, 500 cubic inch Hemi engines as a Top Fuel Dragster or Funny Car. That is an exceptional accomplishment considering the limitations on materials and engines back then. He was from Livonia, Michigan, and was survived by his wife, Bette, and two sons. The video seen here depicts the Problem Child team and its fearless pilot (or passenger, perhaps) Darryl Ehrlich as they competed at the recent Lake Irvine Classic in Irvine, Calif. as the team marched to another event crown, this time clicking off a 3.42 at 253 mph on the choppy lake surface. 4.1 8. He was thrown clear of the boat on impact.