The "Fastest Boat on Lake Erie" Competition event has been moved from one day on Thursday, to a two-day headlining event on Saturday-Sunday, September 11-12, 2010.
Here is a link to the promoters site:
http://lakeerieboatweek.com/
No one has ever held a competition for the “Fastest Boat on Lake Erie"
This event for powerboats will take place Saturday, September 11th,
with practice and some competitions from 1:30-5:00 PM, and Sunday,
September 12th, with practice in the morning, and class competitions in
the afternoon from approximately 12:30-5:00PM
The exact format of the competition HAS CHANGED AS OF AUGUST 1,
2010: The event will be a TWO-DAY event, held on Lake Erie (not in the
Huron River). Tentatively, boats will get two practice runs on Saturday
(single boat runs), and will draw for their spots to take the shot at the
FBOLE either late Saturday (slower classes), or Sunday afternoon. The
boat with the fastest speed will be named the “Fastest Boat on Lake
Erie" for that class, and own the bragging rights for the following year
There will be a starting mark out on Lake Erie where boats will have
approximately one mile to get up to speed, a mark where their speed
will be measured (outside of the mouth of the Huron River), and the
boats will then have approximately 1/2- to 1-mile to cool down after
their run. All boats will have their speed measured by radar gun (and
possibly GPS)
The boat racing lane will be a single lane and the competition will be
single-boat runs. All of the speed trials will be on Lake Erie, NOT in the
Huron River (as previously announced), all within easy view of the
public, allowing many viewing areas throughout each afternoon
HIGH-SPEED POWERBOATS WILL COMPETE INDIVIDUALLY ON A CLOSED
COURSE. SPEEDS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A RADAR GUN AT A FIXED
LOCATION NORTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE HURON RIVER.
BOAT CLASSIFICATION WILL BE DETERMINED BY HULL TYPE AND
ESTIMATED TOP SPEED.
CLASSES
Super Cat 36' - 55' length, unlimited engine requirements
Production Cat 30' - 40' production engines, inboard / outboard
Super V 38' - 50' step bottom, unlimited engine requirements
Production V 32' - 45' step bottom, production engines, inboard /
outboard
Classic V 30' - 50' non step, unlimited engine
requirements
**Classes may be subject to change according to entries
ENTRY FEE: $100.00 per boat
Here is a link to the promoters site:
http://lakeerieboatweek.com/
No one has ever held a competition for the “Fastest Boat on Lake Erie"
This event for powerboats will take place Saturday, September 11th,
with practice and some competitions from 1:30-5:00 PM, and Sunday,
September 12th, with practice in the morning, and class competitions in
the afternoon from approximately 12:30-5:00PM
The exact format of the competition HAS CHANGED AS OF AUGUST 1,
2010: The event will be a TWO-DAY event, held on Lake Erie (not in the
Huron River). Tentatively, boats will get two practice runs on Saturday
(single boat runs), and will draw for their spots to take the shot at the
FBOLE either late Saturday (slower classes), or Sunday afternoon. The
boat with the fastest speed will be named the “Fastest Boat on Lake
Erie" for that class, and own the bragging rights for the following year
There will be a starting mark out on Lake Erie where boats will have
approximately one mile to get up to speed, a mark where their speed
will be measured (outside of the mouth of the Huron River), and the
boats will then have approximately 1/2- to 1-mile to cool down after
their run. All boats will have their speed measured by radar gun (and
possibly GPS)
The boat racing lane will be a single lane and the competition will be
single-boat runs. All of the speed trials will be on Lake Erie, NOT in the
Huron River (as previously announced), all within easy view of the
public, allowing many viewing areas throughout each afternoon
HIGH-SPEED POWERBOATS WILL COMPETE INDIVIDUALLY ON A CLOSED
COURSE. SPEEDS WILL BE DETERMINED BY A RADAR GUN AT A FIXED
LOCATION NORTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE HURON RIVER.
BOAT CLASSIFICATION WILL BE DETERMINED BY HULL TYPE AND
ESTIMATED TOP SPEED.
CLASSES
Super Cat 36' - 55' length, unlimited engine requirements
Production Cat 30' - 40' production engines, inboard / outboard
Super V 38' - 50' step bottom, unlimited engine requirements
Production V 32' - 45' step bottom, production engines, inboard /
outboard
Classic V 30' - 50' non step, unlimited engine
requirements
**Classes may be subject to change according to entries
ENTRY FEE: $100.00 per boat