With the Broward Motorsports World Championships and the 2015 quakysense IJSBA World Finals behind us, it’s time to announce the third annual RIVA Racing HydroDrag World Championships! Held in Tavares, Florida, on November 6-8, the world’s fastest PWC racing is seriously stepping up, with RIVA Racing’s own Dave Bamdas ponying up a cool $1,000 for the racer who can break CRT Racing’s current World Record of 112mph. And if that’s not enough, Surf & Turf Promotions is sponsoring an Unlimited HydroDrag Class with a $500 bounty!
And of course, there’s a lot more on the menu that just drag racing: this year will feature a closed course grand prix and well as a “Hydro-Endurance” race and the Blowsion Freestyle Competition! There’s just a ton of cool stuff scheduled for this coming November, so keep your schedules open, wait to get that ski winterized and get your tail down to Tavares in just a few weeks! We’ll see you there! Here’s the original release:
The 3rd Annual RIVA Racing HydroDrag World Championship will be held in Tavares, Florida, on November 6-8! “The fastest 4 seconds on water” is coming back to middle Florida for the 2nd year in a row and bringing the speed!!! This is the 2nd year that the event will also feature ‘Closed Course/Grand Prix as well as the Hydro-Endurance and the Blowsion Freestyle Competition!
Teams from all over the US and beyond will trek to Lake Dora to claim the right of the, “Fastest person on water”, the current World Record is held by Maikel Gonzalez, from CRT Racing, at 112mph, however, Lacey Powersports’ Chris Caputo and Game Overs’, Rayge Sanchez are in the mix at 109 and change! Dave Bamdas of RIVA Racing has put up a $1000 bounty for any entered participant that can break the current record, and Surf and Turf Promotions will sponsor the Unlimited HydroDrag Class with a $500 bounty bonus! There is a pool party, racer raffle, vendors, and a whole lot of fun… it is on November 7-8, come and play with the big dogs!
Admission is free, so bring the whole family, there will be limited seating on the bleachers, so make sure you bring your own chairs… and don’t forget the tanning butter! The event is sponsored by RIVA Racing, Greenhulk.net, Sea Doo, Yamaha, Blowsion, HydroTurf, Jet Pilot, City of Tavares, Lake County, Jet Lift, Kerry Hibdon Performance Group, Team Mean Racing, Ben’s Performance, Sand Bar, Key West Resort, Lacey Powersports.
Host Hotel: Key West Resort Inn
123 S Joanna
Tavares, FL 32778
(352) 508-5344
Racer Rate…#$119/mention HydroDrag Races
Backup Host Hotel: Best Western
1380 E Burleigh Blvd
Tavares, FL 32778
(352) 253-2378
Race Site: Wooton Park
100 E. Ruby Street
Tavares, FL 32778.
Contact (352) 742-6267
Friday, November 6th
3pm-5pm – Practice or Tuning on your own – Wooton Park
6pm – 8pm – Late Registration and Racer Check-In – Pool Deck (No Dogs)
Saturday, November 7th
8am-9am – On Site Registration (late fees) – Race Site
9am – HydroDrag Racers Meeting – (NOBODY ON THE WATER) – Stage
10am – Launch Pad Practice (2 on each side per rider) – Course/Launch Pad
10:15am – IJSBA Closed Course/Grand Prix Riders meeting – Sand Bar
11am – Ski Open Grand Prix Moto #1 – (BARR Qualifier) – Closed Course
11:30am – Sport Open Grand Prix Moto #1 -(BARR Qualifier) – Closed Course
12:pm – Blowsion Flatwater Freestyle Championship – Course
1pm – HydroDrag Racing to Finals – (Junior,N/A, Stock, Spec,) – Course/Launch Pad
3pm – HydroDrag Racing to Semi-Finals (SuperStock) – Course/Launch Pad
6pm-9pm – Pool Party (No Glass or Dogs) – Key West Resort
9pm – Racer Appreciation Party/Raffle at Sand Bar
Sunday, November 8th (No Sunday Registration)
8am – Riders Meeting – (Nobody on the water until after the riders’ meeting!)
8:30am – Speed Alley – Course
10am – Ski Open Grand Prix – Course
10:30am – Sport Open Grand Prix – Course
11am – Lunch/Ski & Sport Awards – Stage
12pm – HydroDrag Finals (SS, All UNL) – Course/Launch Pad
3pm – Hydro-Endurance Runabout Open race – (20 minutes plus 1 lap/Lemans Start) – Course
4pm – Team Mean Awards Ceremony – (For pics/Custom Awards/Cash will be mailed) – SandBar
***Attention Grand Prix racers, this race will serve as the only qualifier for the Bradenton Regatta Race, “Winter HydroCross National Championship” to be held on February 6th, 2016. Racers who participate in this event will have a $25 discounted entry and those who don’t can buy their way in for $200, if there are any openings.
***No refunds after the riders meeting on Saturday morning
***We will try our best to maintain this schedule, so please be prompt, if you speak broken English, please have an interpreter
***Racers please be staged and ready when your event is taking place, there will be no more holds
***Any racer or their teams, sponsors, parents, etc… that curses Officials will be Disqualified and asked to leave by Police immediately
***There will be a 50% cash payback in the SuperStock and Unlimited Divisions as well as the Hydro-Enduro
For registration or more info:
surfandturfpromotions.com /Mike Young (850) 376-5495,
RIVARacing.com, or our HydroDrag FB Page!
The HydroDrag rules can be viewed at the IJSBA website Here.
