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August 10, 2010 Lucas Oil is disappointed to announce the cancellation of its Western Swing race event scheduled in Lake Elsinore
during the weekend of September 17-19, 2010 due to a lack of sufficient water. Lucas
Oil officials tried to relocate the event to Chowchilla, California but later learned that the lake was going to be drained
prior to the scheduled event. They then looked to Bakersfield, California as an alternative venue but were unsuccessful due
to time constraints.
Lucas Oil Director of Operations Mike Chastain said, “We are extremely sorry that another location could not
be secured in time to put on another professional show for the Western Swing, and we will continue to work diligently to procure
secure race dates for the 2011 race season.” The
next race scheduled for the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series will be the National Finals to be held November 4-7, 2010 at Firebird
Raceway Park in Chandler, Arizona.
For more information concerning the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series visit www.lucasoildragboats.com.
River Racer Purse for Livermore KY Race# of boats purse 1 75 2 150 3 225 4 300 5 375 6 450 7 550 8 700 9 850 10 1000 11 1650 12 1800 13 1950 14 2100 15 2250
For Immediate Release
ANNOUNCEMENT:
Change in race requirements for Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series Shot At The Title.
With the changes in the schedule regarding Fort Worth, Tx. and Wheatland, Mo. It has been decided to reduce the number of required races to qualify from five to four.
We hope this will enable more competitors the opportunity to participate. We understand the hardship that a long tow to another event can be on many in today’s economy.
Sincerely,
Ken Dollar
Series Director
Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series
Ratchets are not required in the 10, 11 and 12 second classes.
Each driver in the Professional and Sportsman classes is required to take a physical prior to applying for a Competition Drivers License. No physical is required for any Bracket class or any other class running 10:00 seconds or slower. The standard physical form provided by your sanctioning division or chapter is to be used; however, a DOT/FAA physical form will also be accepted. This physical is required to be performed every two years. It is the responsibility of the driver to have his physical form available at the first race of the season at which he applies for a new or renewal Competition Drivers License. Any driver who is found to have submitted a fraudulent physical form shall be subject to having his home division or chapters license suspended or revoked (to be determined by the Board of Directors) in addition to, or in lieu of a fine as noted in Appendix F. There is no grace period if a driver does not have a physical.
IMPACT PRESS RELEASE - APRIL 20st 2010
Be advised that SFI has made the decision that as
of April 27th, 2010 our products manufactured in 2008 and previous years are decertified. Impact strongly disagrees with this
decision. SFI's decision does not apply to products purchased in 2009, 2010 and forward.
In light of the decertification,
if any of our customers have to replace their products we can offer firesuits at a discounted price based on date of purchase,
restraint systems at the trade-in price and free shipping.
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2009 & 2010 IMPACT PRODUCTS OFFICIAL JOINT PRESS RELEASE
FROM SFI & IMPACT Impact Racing, LLC has provided sworn testimony that, upon review and investigation, no counterfeit SFI Conformance Labels have been used on Impact Racing products during the production years of 2009 and 2010. Impact Racing, LLC has provided sworn testimony that, upon review and investigation, all Impact Racing products manufactured and sold during the production years 2009 and 2010 meet SFI specifications. Based upon this sworn testimony, the decertification against Impact Racing products for the production years 2009 and 2010 is lifted. The decertification of the production years prior to 2009 and 2010 remains in effect. The parties will continue to work cooperatively in an effort to resolve the issues relating to decertification in these years. Impact Racing stands behind the safety of all products it has manufactured and to which SFI Conformance Labels have been affixed. SFI will continue to monitor compliance with product specifications. | |||||
PRE-2009 IMPACT PRODUCTS
WE ARE STILL DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THIS SITUATION! HERE IS THE OFFICIAL JOINT PRESS RELEASE FROM SFI & IMPACT The decertification of the production years prior to 2009 and 2010 remains in effect. The parties will continue to work cooperatively in an effort to resolve the issues relating to decertification in these years. Impact Racing stands behind the safety of all products it has manufactured and to which SFI Conformance Labels have been affixed. SFI will continue to monitor compliance with product specifications. Impact Racing, LLC and SFI Foundation, Inc. will cooperate in determining whether any Impact Racing product bears a counterfeit SFI Conformance Label and if any safety issue exists in regard to products manufactured prior to 2009 and 2010. . | |||||
Universal Slip Joint Failure!
Inspect Your Couplers and Dye Ckeck Them
It has been brought to the attention of LODBRS Safety/Tech that there has been a failure of the universal slip joint between the steering shaft and box. The failure was a crack on the slip hub part of the universal, the crack opening up, under power (prop blast hitting rudder) and causing the splines to start "skipping" between the coupler and box. Fortunatly the driver and boat were ok, but with the rudder moving around without driver input, caused 'some' concern.
It is desirable that you inspect your couplers, and dye ckeck them. Please contact tech@lucasoildragboats for more info or if you have questions.
Jet Boat Pump Loader Failure!
Drivers Please Check Your Pump Loader For Cracks Etc.
At the recent NJBA race in Bakersfield, a pump loader failed, forcing the stern of the boat out of the water, rendering the ratchet and relief valve useless. The boat was destroyed, the driver is ok, and safety equipment worked.
Investigation showed that the loader was constructed from mild steel and mig welded. Also the design had been altered and ground on. Note that a weld did not fail. The loader cracked on the right side on angle going from the ‘grate’ up to the mount.
PLEASE: pull your loaders out and inspect them for cracks etc. The hi-frequency vibrations that occur, can lead to failure. A dye penetrate test kit would be the way to go on this. Any questions contact tech@lucasoildragboats.com This is a voluntary inspection and is the responsibility of the owner/driver.
Kentucky Drag Boat Association
2010 Annual Banquet
By: Donna Salsman
Photos: Graybeard Photography
The Kentucky Drag Boat Association held their annual awards banquet on the first Saturday
in February. The members met at Casino Aster in Evansville, IN for a great prime rib dinner.
The weather wasn’t the best as in years past, but there was still about 80 to 85 people that braved the snow
and ice to travel and accept their awards.
Roger Austin, the President of KDBA, started the awards banquet by talking a little about our new partner, Lucas Oil.
The past year seemed to be a good year for KDBA and Lucas Oil. Everyone is looking forward to a
new year with Lucas Oil and all of our sponsers.
Roger thanked all of the workers and board of directors for the hard work and long hours that it takes to put on a race.
It takes a lot of people to put on a good race and most of all it takes racers and we are very thankful for everyone
that came out and raced with us last year and look forward to seeing them again this race season.
The first award was for the runner up of the River Racer I class. Suzy
Shepherd, from Woodlawn, TN was the recipient of that award with new comer, Michael Lone, taking the top award for the River
Racer I Class.
Stock Eliminator had a close
run all through the year and Dave Ellison was the lucky one to pull ahead of the pack and take the high point award in the
class. Joey Bishop was runner up.
Modified Eliminator is one of the biggest classes that KDBA has. It
is a lot of fun to see the racers cut close lights and run perfect ET’s. Bill Henderson took his
first High Point Award and Bob Lipton was runner up. Ray Neudecker accepted Bob Lipton’s award because
Bob was unable to make it to the banquet.
Top Eliminator was another class that has the racers cutting .00 lights and running almost perfect times.
Jeff Young had decided early in the racing season that this would be his last race year. He was
retiring from boat racing and was selling his boat in order to spend more time helping his sons in their 4 wheeler racing.
Well, Jeff went out in a big way! He won the high points award in Top Eliminator! Wade
Wallace took runner up.
Let’s not count Jeff and his family out just because he won’t be racing this 2010 season. They
all will be back helping put the track up, write articles for the club and keep the web site going.
Pro Eliminator is another interesting class to watch. Ed Anderson,
Rock Guthrie, Steve Wagner, Jeff Schaller, Jeff Miller, Tim Rodway, Bill Del’ve, and Butch Beach always put on a good
show. The speed is awesome, the skill of their driving is great, but most of all when the race is over,
they are all good friends.
Ed Anderson came out on top this year as the Pro Eliminator high point champ and Rock Guthrie came in a close second.
There was special award given this year.
It was made possible by a group that everyone has gotten to know as the South Carolina Gang. This
group of guys and gals run in a lot of different classes and they hold their own, but they are best known for the warm heart
and how they care about other people. Over the winter they got together along with Roger Austin.
They had a replica of Charles Duncan’s boat made out of drift wood and they presented it to him for all of the
years that he had dedicated to boat racing. Charles helped make the South Carolina Gang fit in and feel
welcome at KDBA. We are very proud of Charles and all the years that he has run in boat in the Pro Modified
class.
We hope to see everyone back for the 2010 season. Gather up all your friends and come on out this year. Check out our web site at www.kdba.net.
Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series Bracket, Sportsman, and PCE, Class Championship “Shot at the Title” 16 boat field race, in conjunction with LODBRS/ NAPA Auto Parts, ‘World Finals’, Firebird International Raceway, November 4-7, 2010
Qualifying:
- Automatic
Berth:
All division (CDBA, KDBA, SDBA, SLDBA), PWC, RR, SE, ME, TE, PE, & PCE Points Champion, (or points leader in each class if season isn’t over). NJBA: Points Champion in 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 second classes & for PCE: one(1) boat: the Points Champion, with the highest point total, from all other NJBA classes. A multiple class Points Champion: must declare one class only. If the Division Class Champion does not compete at the World Finals, that berth will transfer to the At Large field.
- At Large Berth:
The field will be filled out using boat points accumulated from a combination of Divisional (home & away) and National events, a minimum of five (5) races, or the point total from five (5) best races. Note: you must be a member of a LODBRS, Division association.
In the event of a tie for the sixteenth (16th) position, a run-off will be held during qualifying for the LODBRS World Finals. Pairings (if necessary) will be by blind draw. If the run-off round(s) are in addition to the regular qualifying rounds, no points, or gain in qualifying position for the LODBRS World Finals, will be allowed. If the 16 boat field is not filled, no boats with less than 5 races, will be allowed in the ‘Shot at the Title’ competition.
Championship:
Champion of each LODBRS, Bracket, Sportsman and PCE Class, will be determined by points accumulated during qualifying and round wins at
the LODBRS World Finals. Pairings
for ‘Shot at the Title’,
will be according to qualifying position for LODBRS
World Finals. Should there a tie for the point lead, a run-off will be held, and if necessary pairings will be by
a blind draw.
NOTE: It is possible to win the LODBRS Class Championship, and not the
World Finals, and vice-versa.
Roger Austin