Drag Boat Races on the Oklahoma River

[Larry Harp]

Anyone who has ever traveled through Oklahoma know that our rivers aren't exactly the raging torrents of water that you may think of when you think of the Mississippi or the Ohio. Our rivers are more sand than water except during heavy rain and with the exception of the North Canadian River as it passes through the downtown Oklahoma City area where a series of low water dams have filled the excavated river bed to a depth of maybe 3 or 4 feet and for that 3 or 4 miles, it is known as the "Oklahoma River. This weekend we will be hosting the Southern Drag Boat Assc for the Bricktown Drag Boat Nationals

Should be a good show....funny thing is the Oklahoma River is a no wake zone.:lol:



Harpo

 

[BJ Laster]

OH MY WORD...those things are LOUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



i WAS BACK IN THE WAREHOUSE TODAY AND WE COULD HERE THEM FROM THE BACK OF BPS PRACTICING.

 

[Rusty Williams]

Don't worry, @ 230 MPH or so they don't throw much wake.

 

[Larry Harp]

They said on the news that they burn between $2000 and $3000 worth of fuel on each run!! I guess they burn nitro? I might try to go out and watch them tomorrow.



Harpo