It may be the closest thing to NASCAR that Lake Elsinore has ever seen.
“This area is a hotbed of motorsport activities,” said Mike Finnegan, a member of the National Jet Boat Racing Club’s board. “These boats are … the closest thing to muscle cars.”
It will be the second time the Club, a nonprofit organization, holds one of its annual races at Lake Elsinore, he said. The drag boat races will be held Saturday and Sunday.
Although their events are typically held in Bakersfield, this year someone on the board recalled how successful the 1998 Lake Elsinore event was, Finnegan said…. Details
Issaquah native is 2008 Â hydro racer Rookie of the Year
When he hits a straightaway at 180 miles per hour at the Sea Fair Chevrolet Cup on Lake Washington, unlimited hydroplane racer Kip Brown describes his boat as a nimble machine.
Amid the chaos of cutting through three- to four-foot-high waves behind the outwash of competitors’ rooster tails and with buoys racing by, he said he doesn’t experience the true power and agility of his 30-foot, 3,000 horsepower behemoth until he actually has to … …Details
Engines will roar this weekend on the lake, when not just one, but two boat racing events take place.
For the first time in a decade at Lake Elsinore, the National Jet Boat Association will hold drag races between high-powered boats Saturday and Sunday….
….Also on Saturday, another in a series of races billed as the Lake Elsinore Watercraft Dash is scheduled to kick off at 8 a.m. with competitions beginning at 10 a.m. at Elm Grove Recreation Area next to the lake’s boat launch at 500 W. Lakeshore Drive. As many as 100 competitors are expected to participate in the event, one in a series organized by … Details
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