SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The Parker Strip => Topic started by: BIG JOHNSON on September 21, 2012, 08:34:49 AM
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Race will be held at sun-up from Buckskin to Parker dam and back.
Requirements:
Boats must have jet propulsion
Be 21' in length
Drivers must weigh 220 lbs
Look out
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I'm there
What the prize?
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OK, got a problem with the rules:
Jet-berk jc with diverter, ride plate, loader and shoe--CHECK
21' Eliminator day cruiser, (heavy old pig) BBC, Full roller motor, no reverse, ~2800 lbs--CHECK
220 lb driver---This is the problem- Lost ~70 lbs since Feb, '12 now 217 :thumbup: and NOT GOIN BACK!!!
3 pounds under the weight limit, I guess I'll bring your cooler to the dam and back and have a cold beer ready for ya when ya finally get to the finish line :o
Daniel
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Well, if you beat the pink Ultra, you will be subject to a protest because you must have a 600ci motor.
I'll pay the $250 and have to pull the heads on your boat and blow down that motor on the water to verify all is legal and if all goes well the prize is a roadraper.
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So do I get a head start since I'm over the 220 by 55 lbs I figure what half distance or 55 boat lengths... Lmao this should be fun.
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Maybe a shorter course...
I don't wanna float a valve just to remain the champ.
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The boat has been in training the last few nights. I wheeled the garage tv out into the boats circus tent and replay a bunch of videos of brad running comp jet racing.
By day, its listening to eye of the tiger all day on repeat while I'm at work.
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Well, if you beat the pink Ultra, you will be subject to a protest because you must have a 600ci motor.
I'll pay the $250 and have to pull the heads on your boat and blow down that motor on the water to verify all is legal and if all goes well the prize is a roadraper.
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$250???
thats what I got in my whole motor 8)
600 cu in?? Its a C/30 motor, .030" over
Couldn't beat a pink ultra with a 33mph boat, could I?
BTW, I'm just the co-pilot :thumbup:
Daniel
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LOL good stuff guys
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The young bull said, let's run down and have a beer. The old bull said, let's float down and drink the case
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Hahahaha
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$250???
thats what I got in my whole motor 8)
600 cu in?? Its a C/30 motor, .030" over
Couldn't beat a pink ultra with a 33mph boat, could I?
BTW, I'm just the co-pilot :thumbup:
Daniel
Could be a case of the tortise and hare.
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I say cruise up and float back, lets enjoy
The peacefullness of the calming river.
Beside that i cant afford to rebuild my motor
Right now if i blew it up :)
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Should be a fun and relaxing trip, but mines gonna gave to do 5200rpm all day to make up for the trips I didn't get to go on this year. Only got out 7 times.
As for the 21' championship looks like its down to me and whiteboy in the lineup. Buckskin to the launch ramp at Echo.
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Well you got me beat
I was only out i think 4 trips this year
So im for sure gonna be out and ready
To run, but the course is getting shorter
so im in it for the 1/4 mile burst. LOL
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Leaving for colorado on that sunday, 21st
What the hell, Parker on sat Durango on sunday
Havent been to parker since '04
Daniel
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Leaving for colorado on that sunday, 21st
What the hell, Parker on sat Durango on sunday
Havent been to parker since '04
Daniel
See you at the 1/8th mile Buckskin drag strip!
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From a ~10 mile enduro to an 1/8th mi sprint??
Ralph has the right Idea:
The young bull said, let's run down and have a beer. The old bull said, let's float down and drink the case
14 miles of river to float :thumbup:
Daniel
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Ok so what's the line up,
Who's running who.
Count my sled in
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Ok so what's the line up,
Who's running who.
Count my sled in
It'll be a gang race. The likes of which Parker has never seen.
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Sounds like its gonna be a line of boats and rooster tails going down river I like the idea of doing it around dusk I watched a few guys race the buckskin ecolodge strip Friday and Saturday night looked cool and sounded crazy
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You'll hear mine, the one goin tink, tink, tink, tink, tink! All the way down river
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Lol naw u will get it fixed in time and probably sneak a cam maybe some rollers rockers and lifters.
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No 5150, all Big Johnson has to do is put super in and will get rid of the pinging.
And don't forget Steve will be there also with his Carrera so isn't that 5 of us going down river with roosters
Shooting?
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Gonna marinade my hull before the race.
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Ahh haa
I got the inside scoop on getting it slicked
Up, im going to costco and getting a case
Of pam to prep my hull
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I think we are at a total of 6 or even 7 boats cause Sean from SoCal will be there also with his Carrera that has the new interior.
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Gonna marinade my hull before the race.
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Hahaha do they make a commercial size can of that!!!
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Hahaha do they make a commercial size can of that!!!
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Mine is 21'9" and I am a little over the 220lb mark right now so I think I am going to have to do a light fuel load to stay "competitive"
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Thats cool but you have to run with a
Full cooler
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And ur chairs and ez up lol
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How about make a "Daycruiser" race? I'm only 20' but I guarantee its heavier than the Pink Ultra. HHa, we had a Daycruisee race at the Temple Bar meet back in 2010, in 3' rough ass water. Damn it was a good time...
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I think this is a great idea. The first time I liked having the worlds largest under bow storage ever was when we house boated on Mojave. I had to go back to the landing to grab some guys that were arriving the next day and was able to take their 3 giant coolers, many cases of beer, a washoo's set, a cornhole boards set, EZ up, sleeping bags, pillows, you get the idea. All in one trip. My flattie owner friend wanted to nickname it "the ferry" but I settled for "the barge".
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I'll be at Echo that weekend playing with my Rogers while my wife is in Seattle >:D
I'm pretty positive I'll be to lazy to break out my 21 Cobra at dawn to run with you guys, but maybe. I'll need a waiver on the fatty class ::) cause at 6'3" I'm only 200lbs. Love my Cobra, it cruzes so nice, will run a wild 55mph all day long.
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Thinking u need to break the cobra out just because.
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Looks like we're having a unofficial mini day
cruiser scjb event. 8)
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Would join the fun but I won't be in Parker till the next weekend for the three hundred!
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I would like to suggest Saturday afternoon so we can make a spectacle of ourselves in front of everybody on the river. Besides that I won't be leaving until early Saturday morning for my 300 mile drive to the river. My son is playing Hart High Varsity football Friday night.
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I agree, what's the point of Doing if we can make a scene and look crazy Doing it
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Agreed.
All in favor for Saturday afternoon?
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That sounds good
Will get the cameras ready along the buckskin beach for some good photo ops.
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I'll bring the JB weld
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So the key is you. Have to make it there and back...and I have never made to 220. And a Alison jet motor Is not legal ...
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wish i had seven more inches :sly: i got the other reqs in the bag 220 shheeeet full cooler check i want in jb welb big johnson to my bow and im good rt
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Just throw some swim steps on the back
And your good to go
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Cheater pole jousting stick like Medieval times duct taped to bow will do.
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About a week to go.
Who's ready for buckskin?
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I'll be at my place at Echo. River front by the launch ramp. I'm bringing my Rogers to test run the changes I made recently. My 21' Cobra is ready for the big race :sly:
How many boats and when are we gonna run all together? :beer: :beer: :beer:
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I think the last word was 7 boats and I think it's a afternoon run up river in front of buckskin beach with cameras
JB welded along the railing to catch all the action
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I'll have a Gopro with me too
Who's arranging all of the topless women to be riding with us, it is the River >:D
Normally I would have a few, but this weekend it's just me and my Rogers :thumbup: :beer:
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Good luck with that I have a crazy portarican wife.... topless and my boat don't go together in the same sentence although I can make a card board cut out for my open bow lmao!!!
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We don't wanna send any snowbirds into cardiac arrest with topless puertoricans.
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I seen the snowbirds getting kinda crazy
Out there, you never know
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Only a few days away :beer:
Everybody still in?
My wife is bummed she can't be there, everytime she gets in our boat on a nice warm day all she wants to do is be naked ;D ;) The first time I took her there I did explain the rules of the river, at some point everyday outdoor displays of nudity are mandatory :beer: :beer: :beer:
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Still in. Weather looks like it will cooperate well.
Work only gets stupid busy when I'm makin plans, gonna have to make time to wax a boat and get all camping gear sorted and loaded.
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Im in
Gonna start getting all my stuff together
This week, im jammin out there fri morning.
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Only a few days away :beer:
Everybody still in?
My wife is bummed she can't be there, everytime she gets in our boat on a nice warm day all she wants to do is be naked ;D ;) The first time I took her there I did explain the rules of the river, at some point everyday outdoor displays of nudity are mandatory :beer: :beer: :beer:
Hahaha that's awesome sounds like a good wife,, yep still in gonna start getting all the stuff together maybe throw a coat of wax on the truck, boat got a coat last trip before it went back into storage, wifey saying she is not sure about going so might just be me and the boy
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Was on the water briefly in Parker this past weekend, the conditions were awesome, my alternator belt shredding was not. New fuel pump and wedge installed though :thumbup: Hopefully I can get out again this weekend for the jet barge nationals.
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Im in
Gonna start getting all my stuff together
This week, im jammin out there fri morning.
Lucky you, we will head out from whittier at 5p.m. sharp because the wife has a new job and can't take time off yet.
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You better tell your wife she is going!
If she doesn't my wife is gonna be pissed
At her
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Ill be heading out the same time Pat I'm not towing tho so 85mph is nice ill stop in Blythe grab the boat and head up to Parker
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Yeah wife is going... Otherwise, I'd be there Thursday.
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I wish it was Thursday, that way I'd be leaving tomorrow morning.
Ohh well one more day won't kill me
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I still have hope for the trip but its looking shitty. My fiancee's sister just had some serious health surprises and lab results. I say its best to just go, but I'm not the one that matters right now and then I'm an asshole if I roll solo, or force her to go.
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Hey man, no worrys.
The river will always be there, go do what
You gotta do. Hope all turns out for the best.
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Well hope to see you there but keep in mind family first. the river will see u again in march at out next socaljetboats meet at blue water like last year!!!
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Well hope to see you there but keep in mind family first. the river will see u again in march at out next socaljetboats meet at blue water like last year!!!
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It's official. We will not be making the trip this weekend. I had to tell her that we had a good River season and that we should sit this one out so she can spend some needed time with her family. I didn't know what else to say, she started crying thanking me for my understanding so I think I made the right choice. She knew I had the boat waxed up and truck all polished up and all my shit in gear ready to drink beer and catch fish, and she would have been willing to go through with it, because she knew I was looking forward.
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Sorry about your luck... Definately the right decision
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It's official. We will not be making the trip this weekend. I had to tell her that we had a good River season and that we should sit this one out so she can spend some needed time with her family. I didn't know what else to say, she started crying thanking me for my understanding so I think I made the right choice. She knew I had the boat waxed up and truck all polished up and all my shit in gear ready to drink beer and catch fish, and she would have been willing to go through with it, because she knew I was looking forward.
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We will catch you on the next one Pat u made the right choice, it's all part of life brotha I hope all turns out well with your family ill give ya a call when we get home.
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I am alive with hate and tragedy. Unloading my boat and putting away my camping gear on a Friday afternoon.
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Nice day out in Parker water temp was good not a bunch of people running up and down the river but a fair amount for end of season
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Pics no workey bro. Best invest in Android C:-)
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This was by far one of the best river/camping
Trips ever, awsome weather, near perfect water
Conditiond and a great group of family and friends
To hang with. Plus everything ran perfect with
No issues. Cant wait till summer is back.
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Few pics from Parker past weekend
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