what's the $ per race no bullshtt  what's the $ and what's the best hull length and brand
im just thinking about this so how much is the bottom line and any info on rules would be cool   
thanks ken

You want to be competitve? figure an easy $12 grand for your boat, pump, engine. Add another grand for gear. Hope like hell you can make your motor last all season without breaking and figure on a grand a race in fuel, travel, supplies, entry fees etc.

There you go, I'm sure others will chime in.

Dude my helmet all by itself cost over $800...Get a LifeLine and there goes another $400, add a driving suit, shoes, wetsuit (for us, for hypothermia) another $200, and most of it needs to be recertified every (used to be) 3 years...I had over $2K in "Gear" and over $25K in the boat with over $15 K in engine (1) and we had a spare BBC (in my jet boat now)..BTW, we were just poor whiteboys and all our stuff was second or third hand (with the exception of safety stuff...)

I am a worst case scenerio guy, I mean no offense at all, just being real.

Unless you have a boat and $10,000, you will be short.

where do i get info on rules and all that good stuff and what's the best hull length and can I wright  this off at tax time

yes and no. I suggest you talk to your CPA.

Challenger-- don't get scared out of it,  just put a fin and a kill switch on your ski boat and run nastalgia jet , you can't run over 80 mph, shouldn't cost to much to step it up to run 80 mph, run for s season, you will love it. and it will bite you, you'll build a comp. jet the next year, if you need pointers call me,  Jim

I agree with Jim here. This is by far the cheapest class to run. I recommend coming out with whatever boat you have (at first,as long as its a legal boat by APBA standards). Get on the water  and see if this business is for you . I would recommend borrowing a helmet and jacket for the first time (and other pertinent safety eq.). Then, if you get bit by the racin' bug, step up to a race hull , engine and the rest of the necessary evils.


And to answer your Question of how much an average weekend of racing costs...It's about 1k. This is what I personally average. This is without breakage or any other mishaps. Hope this helps.

  skip im trying to get everything together... i just got my  backup motor tonight i think it might be ok its only 30 over

Last year when I came out to race, thought i'd be racing N/J, was bumped up to C/J.
It all worked out fine, just stayed to the outside and out of the way.

I usually end up paying for two vehicles to drive out and 2 rooms. Cost 1200 - 1500 per race for me.

the only difference between NJ and CJ is the GPS, nothin to be afraid of ......except the fact that jet boats are still jet boats........Sorry guys. Eventually and hopefully all of you will use the JET BOAT as a stepping stone  to a flatty or some type of v-drive. Not talkin shit, but race one and you WILL UNDERSTAND!!! hehehhe.... carry on.

now your talkin hell i mite even drag my liberty out

the best fun i ever had was in n/j

sell it, drive it, promote it, whore it, whatever.

call ross, he will put you in contact with brad stillman who i believe still has a hand in the nostalgia classes.