NJBA '09 Season Opener is at Lake Elsinore


Thanks to Cyclone over on Performance Boats for this newsflash


Yes this is for real. This is a press release for media outlets so ignore the level of cheese in it. This thread and the NJBA website will be updated with info as it becomes available.







January 5, 2009

Lake Elsinore, California-The National Jet Boat Association, Americas oldest ¼ mile drag boat racing organization, is pleased to announce the return of high-performance drag boat racing to Riverside county. During the weekend of March 21-22 2009, the NJBA presents Thunder in the Channel, a high octane racing event on beautiful Lake Elsinore.

The action will be explosive, with side-by-side racing at speeds in excess of 200 mph! Drivers will pit their V-8-powered race boats and their nerves against each other in a contest of speed and durability to see who is the fastest on the water.

The race will be held in the ski channel at the south end of the lake, directly across from Storm Stadium, starting with qualifying on Saturday morning. Throughout the day, racers will have two qualifying sessions to tune their machines and run as fast as possible on the NJBA’s brand new, state-of-the-art ¼ mile race race course.

The NJBA offers up-close-and-personal interaction between fans and race teams with a paid pit pass and spectators will also be able to get close enough to the race action to feel the thunder of 4,000 horsepower nitro-burning supercharged engines! The view from the banked shoreline as these boats rocket past you will leave your mouth open and thirsting for more!

On Sunday, the action heats up further with elimination rounds in 10 classes as teams race to the finish line for a share of thousands of dollars in prizes! Along with the racing, the festivities will include a beer garden for the adults, a manufacturers midway selling high-performance toys, and delicious food.

This is drag racing at it’s loudest and most extreme! Grab your lawn chairs, the kids, and your friends, and spend a weekend at the races. At Thunder in the Channel, it’s the closest you’ll get to the real thing-without getting struck by lightning. For more information, please visit www.njbaracing.net

I linked it to the calendar

hey thats my b-day weekend too!!!

I can't wait to not drive 5 hours to get to a race!!

A little bird told me the second race MIGHT be at smellsomemore also!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm maybeeeeeeeee that's about 3 hours for me

in my opinion....Ming shot themselves in the foot by screwing up the schedule for the year with their construction....they could have worked around the events that bring them the money to keep the place open.

but oh yeah....forgot about the knuckle heads that live in the area who want to run us out.....assholes.

You need to tell us how you really feel, I think there is something you're not telling us...

GT

NJBA '09 Season Opener is at Lake Elsinore


Thanks to Cyclone over on Performance Boats for this newsflash


Yes this is for real. This is a press release for media outlets so ignore the level of cheese in it. This thread and the NJBA website will be updated with info as it becomes available.







January 5, 2009

Lake Elsinore, California-The National Jet Boat Association, Americas oldest ¼ mile drag boat racing organization, is pleased to announce the return of high-performance drag boat racing to Riverside county. During the weekend of March 21-22 2009, the NJBA presents Thunder in the Channel, a high octane racing event on beautiful Lake Elsinore.

The action will be explosive, with side-by-side racing at speeds in excess of 200 mph! Drivers will pit their V-8-powered race boats and their nerves against each other in a contest of speed and durability to see who is the fastest on the water.

The race will be held in the ski channel at the south end of the lake, directly across from Storm Stadium, starting with qualifying on Saturday morning. Throughout the day, racers will have two qualifying sessions to tune their machines and run as fast as possible on the NJBA’s brand new, state-of-the-art ¼ mile race race course.

The NJBA offers up-close-and-personal interaction between fans and race teams with a paid pit pass and spectators will also be able to get close enough to the race action to feel the thunder of 4,000 horsepower nitro-burning supercharged engines! The view from the banked shoreline as these boats rocket past you will leave your mouth open and thirsting for more!

On Sunday, the action heats up further with elimination rounds in 10 classes as teams race to the finish line for a share of thousands of dollars in prizes! Along with the racing, the festivities will include a beer garden for the adults, a manufacturers midway selling high-performance toys, and delicious food.

This is drag racing at it’s loudest and most extreme! Grab your lawn chairs, the kids, and your friends, and spend a weekend at the races. At Thunder in the Channel, it’s the closest you’ll get to the real thing-without getting struck by lightning. For more information, please visit www.njbaracing.net

beautiful lake elsinore

Who all is plannng on attending this thing?

I'll be part of the pit crew for boat #609 UBFJ so hopefully I'll se alot of you there!

I'll be part of the pit crew for boat #609 UBFJ so hopefully I'll se alot of you there!

Who's boat is that Marc?

i wont have the trailer there were we gonna sleep

I live close enough we can drive back to my house! Are you racing?

Who's boat is that Marc?

My engine builder James Bostick , I will also be with the 509 boat they are all friends of mine from San Diego.

If things go as planned, I should have the first gullwing out of the mold and should have a bare hull there in the vendor area.  I'm hoping the trailer is done in time and I don't have to put a brand new hull on a ghetto trailer.  We've kinda gone a whole new direction with the trailer and we have Allstar Chassis Werx building a narrowed version with 2x3 thickwall tubing instead of 2x4, kinda like a hydro trailer.  Come on by and take a look.      Jason