Offshore Races In Havasu This Weekend

[OldSchoolBoats]

Some amateur head to head racing is supposed to go down on Havasu this weekend.

Anybody here participating??

 

[Sbarry]

I still don't understand this at all... is it just some pissing contest? Who's wanger is bigger? What's the deal?

 

[Andy01]

ANYONE ENTERING THIS UNDER A NORMAL INSURANCE POLICY WILL HAVE NO COVERAGE! I don't care if I wrote you or another agent/company, be CERTAIN to review your policy before you enter.

 

[Singleton]

I will be out in Havasu, and IMO this sounds like an bad idea.
No way would I ever do this

 

[riverroyal]

Awe what??? Is there not enough dick size races in havasu? How is this permitted?

 

[stephenkatsea]

Where on the Lake will this take place? Will there be areas closed due to the event?

 

[Daytona47]

From what I have read they're will be a closed course. I know of a few htms that are scheduled to race not sure who else is running.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Will that be the same location as the DS Shoot Out course? The course near Site Six. Or the N-S, 5.4 mile lap off Rotary Beach and running a lap to the south of there?

 

[RiverDave]

Honestly if it wasn't my birthday weekend I'd be all over this! I have been watching a lot of people talk a lot of shit on fb for a long time about who's gonna do what.. lol.

That said I'm not sure half these guys are gonna pass tech. I didn't read the rules but lanyards and throttle return springs have to be a must, and I don't know how many have the real safety equipment required? (had to be lifelines and helmets etc?). Either way it will be interesting to watch for whoever is in town! I wish I could attend, but Parker is calling.

By the way from a dead stop, I'd put money on my Schiada with a small block over Davie Stones F-32 in the 1:l/4 and half mile! . Rolling start I'd probably still get him in the 1/4.

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Honestly if it wasn't my birthday weekend I'd be all over this! I have been watching a lot of people talk a lot of shit on fb for a long time about who's gonna do what.. lol.

That said I'm not sure half these guys are gonna pass tech. I didn't read the rules but lanyards and throttle return springs have to be a must, and I don't know how many have the real safety equipment required? (had to be lifelines and helmets etc?). Either way it will be interesting to watch for whoever is in town! I wish I could attend, but Parker is calling.

By the way from a dead stop, I'd put money on my Schiada with a small block over Davie Stones F-32 in the 1:l/4 and half mile! . Rolling start I'd probably still get him in the 1/4.

Exactly what I was thinking. From a dead stop, a 21 foot outboard will smoke these guys.

Still would be fun to watch, but has to be a rolling start just like they do at LOTO with the heads up race.

 

[RiverDave]

From a dead stop we go full circle back to jet boats and v drives.. lol. If they are running those single boat round courses I'd bet a twin turbo v drive Schiada would Spank all of them.. well right up until an ET or F1 boat came long anyways then it's game over for everyone. Lol.

 

[Sbarry]

ANYONE ENTERING THIS UNDER A NORMAL INSURANCE POLICY WILL HAVE NO COVERAGE! I don't care if I wrote you or another agent/company, be CERTAIN to review your policy before you enter.

This was my very first thought!!!

It's completely blows me away that this is even happening...

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

I can't believe they got CG permits for closed course. Will their be rescue boats, divers etc?

 

[RiverDave]

I can't believe they got CG permits for closed course. Will their be rescue boats, divers etc?

I don't know a lot about it, but it's a self sanctioned race body, and they have some kind of insurance. If they have that at a minimum they had to meet some safety requirements. (As a person that has put on races before and telling everyone what a pain in the ass it can be... at least through APBA in my experience).


I'm sure it's all fine.. How much safety and rescue? who knows. It's all pretty short course, so if I was putting it on it would probably be 2 - 4 boats ready to roll, but my main concern would be patrol boats in that short of a course. 1 - 2 guys in them middle of the course could get anywhere pretty quickly. Keeping the water calm, and keeping spectators at a distance would be the prime concern on the challenge courses that I saw. Not sure what the big or bigger course entails.

Todd is handling most everything for the event, and he's a nazi so I'm sure all the permits etc are in place. Safety and rescue have to meet min requirements by the promoter to even be insured, so I'm sure it's fine there as well. (too varying degrees)

If it's the circle course and I wasn't out of town this weekend I'd call out a twin engine cat in my little 21 all day long.. More laps the better.


RD

 

[96scarab]

How do you have an "Offshore Race" on a lake??:rotflmao:

 

[CanyonLakeDave]

We'll be there as a spectator.

 

[HPBoats83]

It sounds like "Street Outlaws" but of Havasu and boats.

 

[X-rated]

How do you have an "Offshore Race" on a lake??:rotflmao:

Duh....it's off the shore of Havasu!!!

 

[mikiedreb]

...did it for years in Lake Mead.. POPBRA & MBRA under Nordskog.

 

[96scarab]

Duh....it's off the shore of Havasu!!!

Good call...You got me thinking about going to the offshore kayak race down the Milwaukee river this weekend..

 

[JRider]

Is this like a poker race?

 

[twocents]

Maybe it's just me, but I've been confused about what this event is all about since the start. I get it that it is a "Call-Out" event with a short oval course in front of the Nautical in Thompson Bay. What I don't know is if they are still running the Round-Up Cup which is a much longer course that goes south from Thompson Bay down to about Copper Canyon and back for several laps. I saw the original Coast Guard permit request a couple of months ago. Information on the permit was pretty sparse but apparently good enough for the Coast Guard to issue the permit. The permit request was circulated to a large number of agencies asking if anyone had any comments or objections. Apparently there weren't any. If I remember correctly, normal boat traffic in the area of Thompson Bay and as far down as Copper Canyon was going to be restricted on Friday, Saturday and Sunday when the races were going. As for insurance coverage, tech inspection, patrol boats, rescue teams, etc., etc., I have no idea.

 

[JRider]

I do like the idea of run what ya brung race.

 

[bowtiejunkie]

ANYONE ENTERING THIS UNDER A NORMAL INSURANCE POLICY WILL HAVE NO COVERAGE! I don't care if I wrote you or another agent/company, be CERTAIN to review your policy before you enter.

Is there a specific rider for a person that participates in say LOTTO or Desert Storm, where they run their boat through a defined course at speed? I'm curious is all.

With a regular auto or classic auto policy it usually states if you participate in race activity at a track your policy provides no coverage. I'd imagine there is a similar clause within watercraft policy (I haven't read mine that close as my boat couldn't beat a buoy to the other side of a lake)?

 

[headshothills]

I can't help but laugh at this... this whole Facebook page started out at a joke back in DS, and now there's a FB page and it's been a complete shit show as Dave has mentioned. Now along comes ORO for simulated offshore circle track racing on a closed course to entice and spread word about offshore racing and allow the average joe to participate. Since then it's been an even bigger shit show.

Now along comes the heads up racing, now all these different rules, yet, trying to get those figured out is a shot show...

And thanks for Clarifying Andy, you made my point about this whole thing that I posted on there weeks ago a reality... who in their right mind want to pay 200 bucks to register, then pay to race and huck their 100-500k around a track or on a rolling straight for a mere participation trophy and bragging rights.. sorry.. if I wad my shit up, I gotta pay for it?? No thanks.. I'll sit on the sidelines

#HavasuOffshoreRacing - Bwahahahaha

 

[riverroyal]

Call out.....
Any of you fuckers wanna race our pontoons I'm in. Full bimini, full coolers. :rolleyes

 

[Andy01]

Call out.....
Any of you fuckers wanna race our pontoons I'm in. Full bimini, full coolers. :rolleyes

I'm in, I'll take that bet. I will race you in the kids ski boat I bought last year. It's a 1998 Comp ski boat, small block Merc. How much beer can I bring and where are we racing to? :drink I'll be hiring a driving as well. Ha ha ha! :drink:drink How about if we race away from the races as there is bound to be something flying off of something.

 

[JRider]

Who is going to film this?

 

[McRib]

Who is going to film this?

EVERYONE!! social media...... duh!

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

The pontoon idea is bitchin!


Its like the old Olympics (like jr olympics but for geriatrics) only for the boating community

 

[Tank]

The pontoon idea is bitchin!


Its like the old Olympics (like jr olympics but for geriatrics) only for the boating community

Lots of places actually do electric craft poker runs. Pretty fun too.


I haven't followed all the history on the event, I'm not on FB or twitter or whatever, but I kinda get the concept and reasoning - Letting guys that want to talk about how fast they are, or guys that go to poker runs to "race", get on a closed course and prove their grit. I get it, good in theory. And if done right, would be cool.

I agree with the insurance issue, but you can get coverage or exemptions for an event like this...You want to be a tough guy and say you'd win a race then you have to put your money where your mouth is and step up, even if it means insurance exemption. eek

 

[Kaotic]

Found this for this weekends race..

 

[28Eliminator]

Neither Golakehavasu.com, or havasunews.com have any information about this event.. I'm wondering how access to the south end of the lake is going to be affected from Thompson bay. Looks like its gonna be screwed, but I cant find anything. Anybody know anything?

 

[Wicky]

Found this for this weekends race..

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Looks fun to me!

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I can't help but laugh at this... this whole Facebook page started out at a joke back in DS, and now there's a FB page and it's been a complete shit show as Dave has mentioned. Now along comes ORO for simulated offshore circle track racing on a closed course to entice and spread word about offshore racing and allow the average joe to participate. Since then it's been an even bigger shit show.

Now along comes the heads up racing, now all these different rules, yet, trying to get those figured out is a shot show...

And thanks for Clarifying Andy, you made my point about this whole thing that I posted on there weeks ago a reality... who in their right mind want to pay 200 bucks to register, then pay to race and huck their 100-500k around a track or on a rolling straight for a mere participation trophy and bragging rights.. sorry.. if I wad my shit up, I gotta pay for it?? No thanks.. I'll sit on the sidelines

#HavasuOffshoreRacing - Bwahahahaha

People do it all the time with their cars that cost $100-$400K.... just food for thought.

 

[RiverDave]

I thought this was ovals?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I thought this was ovals?

It says 2 lap "duals" (duels?), drags or solo runs. Counterclockwise rotation, perhaps you use both lanes for the "oval"

 

[RiverDave]

It says 2 lap duels, counterclockwise rotation... whatever that means.

Perhaps you use both lanes for the "oval"

Originally it was two separate courses side by side, single boat per track for the guys that wanted to try boat racing.


Just talked to grass pays. He says it's straight line.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

Originally it was two separate courses side by side, single boat per track for the guys that wanted to try boat racing.


Just talked to grass pays. He says it's straight line.

Insurance was probably a ton cheaper and easier to organize as a straight line.

 

[28Eliminator]

Originally it was two separate courses side by side, single boat per track for the guys that wanted to try boat racing.


Just talked to grass pays. He says it's straight line.

Explain this photo that?s on their FB page. Is there more going on than the straight line races in Thompson bay??

 

[Music to my Ears]

This may have been covered and I missed it - can you drop in the Marina and go South or do we have to go up through the Channel and around the island.

 

[RiverDave]

This may have been covered and I missed it - can you drop in the Marina and go South or do we have to go up through the Channel and around the island.

I would think they would have some kind of idle through area close to the beach?

RD

 

[ONE-A-DAY]

Figure 8 course in the duals would be good entertainment

 

[Music to my Ears]

I would think they would have some kind of idle through area close to the beach?

RD

That's what I'm hoping for!

 

[RiverDave]

Figure 8 course in the duals would be good entertainment

If it's HTM's vs DCB's on ovals that would be entertaining enough for me! No need to add in the figure 8..


I'm not sure how any of these guys think they are going to catch an HTM with a big twin Cat.. HTM's don't weigh anything and are half the size. It would be about like an HTM trying to race a V-drive on a short course.

The strengths of the big DCB's are all about high speed cruising. If the DCB's wanted to kill the HTM's they should just challenge them to something like mouth of the river to the Dam..

Seems like they are picking the weakest points of both sets of boats and trying to see who's better, over picking the best points of each.

RD

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Explain this photo that?s on their FB page. Is there more going on than the straight line races in Thompson bay??

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I believe that is the course for their "Roundup Cup" races.

 

[JRider]

If it's HTM's vs DCB's on ovals that would be entertaining enough for me! No need to add in the figure 8..


I'm not sure how any of these guys think they are going to catch an HTM with a big twin Cat.. HTM's don't weigh anything and are half the size. It would be about like an HTM trying to race a V-drive on a short course.

The strengths of the big DCB's are all about high speed cruising. If the DCB's wanted to kill the HTM's they should just challenge them to something like mouth of the river to the Dam..

Seems like they are picking the weakest points of both sets of boats and trying to see who's better, over picking the best points of each.

RD

Perhaps there could be lead times in the callouts?

I would think the big cats would have to throw some small wheels on?

 

[stephenkatsea]

So, a 3/4 mile course starting in front of the Nautical? As mentioned in a prior post, they received a permit from USCG to restrict the lake all the way to Copper Canyon?

 

[riverroyal]

How the hell does nobody have credible information on this? This is riverdaves, it's more or less a havasu information hub.
Seems crazy

 

[riverroyal]

The pontoon idea is bitchin!


Its like the old Olympics (like jr olympics but for geriatrics) only for the boating community

Would be funny. Can I get a sponsor? I will call out a bennington. Ha.