Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. 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. There are three standard drag race course lengths, 660 feet (1/8 mile), 1,320 foot (1/4 mile), and the most common length, used in professional drag boat racing, 1,000 feet (3/16 mile plus 10 feet). 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.
Video Drag boat racing
Notable drag boat racers
- Eddie Hill
- Marty Logan
- Dan Pastorini
- Kyle Walker
- Daryl Ehrlich
- Scotty Lumbert
- ken simons
Maps Drag boat racing
See also
- List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing
- Austin Aqua Festival
- Hydroplane (boat)
- Lucas Oil
External links
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
- Columbia Drag Boat Association
Ontario Power Boat Racing Association
Others
- "The Liquid Quarter Mile" Real Time Race Report Live
- "The Liquid Quarter Mile" posters
- Haymaker #125 Drag Boat SDBA SE High Points Champion 2006
- V-Drive Racing 'how-to' Technical Page
- Deep South Racing Association
- Eddie Knox Racing / Problem Child Top Fuel Hydro
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