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The first time side by side 4 second passes were recorded in IHBA history.
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The significance of the race included the first ever side by side 4 second time slips, the second and third quickest ETs ever, the closest Top Fuel race, and two drivers putting a leg (needing a second run within 1%) on the late John Hipwell’s 4.90 E.T record in Ron Braaksma’s “Madness.” at 241.30 mph for Haas, and a 4.767 at 234.58 mph for Ishimaru with a two thousands of a second margin at the finish line.
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Points leader John Haas in Lou Osmon’s “Speed Sport Special” then lined up with Torrance, CA driver Dale Ishimaru in Eddie Knox’s “Problem Child.” Less than 5 seconds after the green lights flash, IHBA drag boat racing history was made, as the two boats locked in an earth shaking, crowd erupting 4.762 E.T. At 10:00 AM with over 110,000 enthusiastic boat racing fans focusing on the Crown Point portion of the venue Rex Childers in “Whiskey River II” faced off with Daryl Ehrlich in the “Berryman Bullet,” and at the green Ehrlich lifted the blower while Childers launched into a thunderous wheelstand only to come down slightly off course, and Childers wisely shut off to a 8.43 E.T 53 MPH pass. Mission Bay was calm, and as promised only the Top fuel Hydros, at the holding rope, occupied the water. The conditions for Saturday morning’s first qualifier were absolutely perfect: temperature at 70 degrees, lightly blowing ocean air, and a corrected altitude reading of 200 feet BELOW sea level. With the agreement in hand, and the prospects of running at sea level in traction rich dense water, the IHBA racers filled the pits with the largest boat count in the “invitation only” event history.Ī large contingent of Navy "Humvees" beach launched the drag boats. The risk of hitting a “roller” or racing in rough conditions often scared away many competitors. In the past it became common sight for a group of 35 foot Unlimited Hydros, or one of the many other organizations involved in this huge event, racing in water shared with the evil handling drag boats.
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On Sunday afternoon as the last rooster tail settled the Top Fuel racers had firmly re-established themselves as the true “ KINGS of the Sport.”įor the first time an agreement between the Thunderboat Regatta committee and the IHBA was reached to ensure undisturbed water and “headliner” status for the professional drag boat classes. The fuelers began to show signs of resurgence during the summer swing thru Augusta and Marble Falls, but the assault on the record books at last weekends Thunderboat Regatta in San Diego, California surprised even the most astute drag boat observers. While the Top Alcohol Hydros consistently blasted down the liquid quarter mile with picture perfect mid 5 second passes at speeds of 230 mph, the Top Fuel guys struggled to iron out new boat / twin drive combinations. Ishimaru Thunders to Win, New IHBA Top Fuel Record on Mission Bayĭale Ishimaru in Eddie Knox's "Problem Child" (Near Lane) and John Haas in the Osman family "Speed Sport Special" thunders to 4.76s (see photo below).įor the past few seasons the Top Fuel Hydro racers of the IHBA have gained a reputation of being a “hit or mostly miss” class. Home Drag Lists Message Board Blog Links Stories Pictures Movies Store Contact More RacingJunk Racers Reunion “To be frank, it was unexpected,” he said.Drag Racing List - Ishimaru Thunders to Win and New IHBA Top Fuel Record on Mission Bay Knox said he has participated in LakeFest since 1994 and hasn’t had this kind of success here before Aug. “We have three big specially made parachutes.” “A lot of the other (courses) couldn’t handle it,” Knox said. Because Lake Marble Falls has so much length, Ehrlich was able to go fast for a longer period of time. Just like in a car, the faster a boat goes, the more distance it needs to apply the brakes. The reason is because not all courses are as long as Lake Marble Falls. No one, obviously, has ever gone that fast.” “It’s never been done in the history of the sport. The boat is only a year old, and it’s very difficult to go at the speeds Ehrlich is able to in a short amount of time, Knox said. “It takes a special individual for someone to sit in this rocket,” Knox said. As a result, the boat was the Top Fuel Hydro winner. “There were different variations of it.”ĭriver Daryl Ehrlich, who has been racing for Knox for three years, set the old record of 3.488 seconds two weeks ago when he drove Problem Child at the Inaugural General Tire Diamond Drag Boat Nationals in Wheatland, Mo. “We broke the record in every run,” owner Eddie Knox said. 14 at the Marble Falls LakeFest, finishing the 1,000-foot course in 3.39 seconds at 258 mph. MARBLE FALLS - Problem Child lived up to its name for its competitors.
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