Warby designed the hull of his recordbreaking boat, spirit of australia, himself and built it in his backyard. The current fastest boat is the spirit of australia. Problem child top fuel hydro sets record, wins inaugural diamond drag. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The official drag boat racing series has 8,894 members. Problem child boat drag accident in photos competition plus. How to fly on water drag boat racing, cool boats, boat pics. And southern california became a hotbed of fiberglass flatbottom vdrive ski and dragboat manufacturing. A new drag boat mile per hour record set by the problem child top fuel hydro team. Sep, 2010 drag boat, problem childs 2010 world record run and interviews with owner eddie knox and driver daryl ehrlich.
Join facebook to connect with daryl ehrlich and others you may know. The eddie knox racingred line oil problem child does zero to 235 miles per. The owner, eddie knox, has been involved in racing drag boats since 1981 as a driver, crew member and race official for the national drag boat association. Problem child claimed a finalround victory and overall event win over driver jarrett silvey of new braunfels, texas, after his boat lost a supercharger belt in the final round. Sep 03, 2011 problem child is the world fastest propeller driven boat. Top fuel hydro driver todd plate explodes the engine on fire to his boat problem child during the lucas oil drag boat racing series world finals in chandler. The problem child nitro funny car is a new venture for eddie knox racing and morris family racing. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Drag boat, problem childs 2010 world record run and interviews with owner eddie knox and driver daryl ehrlich. Sep 20, 2018 truth be told, some plastic car builders like glasspar had started in boats and moved to cars, but it was easy for any of these shops to do both the tech was virtually the same. Driver jarrett silvey was beat up but doing okay after the crash. The water speed record was recorded on october 08, 1978 at blowering dam in new south wales, australia. Problem child may be an understatement for the fastest nitro drag boat in the. Shot and edited by scott moore of 606media for the tv show palm springs edge tv.
Dec 14, 2009 top fuel drag boat problem child sets world record monday, december 14, 2009 the red linesponsored problem child top fuel hydro won the international hot boat association ihba world finals at firebird raceway in phoenix with a 4. See more ideas about boat, drag boat racing and fast boats. The problem child top fuel hydro drag boat team with daryl ehrlich behind the wheel. Drag boat problem child lives up to name in spectacular crash. Wheatland, mo aug 2, 2011 at the inaugural diamond drag boat.
The problem child turned left and then right before spinning around and flipping while disintegrating. Im surprised no gloves are required in driver protection. Eddie knox was one of the top drag boat racers behind the wheel of his 10,000 horsepower problem. After a frightening crash at last weekends showdown in san angelo, drag boat driver daryl ehrlich is recovering from surgery for crushed vertebrae resulting from the crash. The team made a lot of progress in their debut season which included rookie of the year honors for driver billy morris. The talented driver is daryl madd maxx ehrlich, who routinely pilots the boat from 0261 mph in less than 3. As with landbased drag racing, competitors race their vehicles for the lowest elapsed time low et over a straight race course of a defined length. Driver daryl erhlich is ok and back in his pits a few minutes later. Nov 02, 20 problem child tfh crash at 20 world finals in phoenix az firebird raceway.
Nitro nuts top fuel hydro racing, youngsville, north carolina. Kawasaki ninja h2r vs f1 car vs f16 fighter jet vs supercars vs privatejet. Drag boat problem child driven by daryl maddmaxx ehrlich crashes spectacularly during the lucas oil drag boat racing series world finals in chandler, arizona. Take it to the lake problem child top fuel hydro youtube. Top fuel hydro driver todd plate explodes the engine on fire to his boat problem child during the lucas oil drag boat racing series world finals in chandler, ariz. The official drag boat racing series public group facebook. See more ideas about drag boat racing, boat and fast boats. All credit to the builder and driver wayne schutte. Drag boat bfh hillbilly jerry fulgram boat race, boat. Drag boat racing is a form of drag racing which takes place on water rather than land. Welcome race fans, to the official crackerbox racing association facebook page. More information about the lucas oil drag boat series can be found at. The driver is fine but the hydro boat was a total loss. Top fuel drag boat racer brings new race car to firebird.
Drag boat problem child lives up to name in spectacular. The augusta southern nationals are holding its 30 race this weekend at the riverfront marina, theres been some changes in that time but at the drag boats a lot things remain the same. Aug 16, 2011 problem child in marble falls texas at lakefest 2011 drag boat races put on by lucas oil. Just to put that in context, nascar and formula drivers reach top. Ehrlichs white boat, named problem child, tore across the flat water and easily beat his. Drag boats return to irvine lake 28 years after tragic accident. Drag boat problem child top fuel hydro 262 mph record run. Just a week earlier he had won the blown fuel flatbottom class during the california drag boat championships at long beach with a speed of 144 mph. Drag boats return to irvine lake 28 years after tragic.
Problem child top fuel hydro sets record, wins inaugural. The drive is the onestop shop for all things automotive. He attended park view high school in south hill, virginia, and began his career in auto racing at age 14. Problem child speed sports special tfh qualifying youtube. Fast boats speed boats power boats drag boat racing boat pics flat bottom boats yacht boat yacht club usa today sports. During the finals of the lucas oil drag boat racing series at wild horse pass motorsports park, daryl ehrlich driving the brand new problem child top fuel hydro boat on its third pass has severe problems when the right gear drive locked up. A look at the best sports photographs from the day. The problem child boat, owned by fast eddie knox, is the reigning lucas oil drag boat series top fuel world champion and holds the 15 quickest 1,000foot elapsed times in history, including the current 3.
Drag boat problem child sets new top fuel hydro world. Ride along with the 8,000 hp problem child top fuel. Drag racing boats is becoming increasingly popular, so much so that the sanctioning body for the events named themselves the international hot boat association or ihba. In the first round, the eddie knoxowned boat covered the 1,000foot course in a series record time of 3. Taking a final stab at the world drag boat racing title on friday, daryl ehrlich had just three seconds to shine in his new vessel, problem child the worlds fastest hydro boat. Texasbased daryl madd maxx ehrlich was driving the. Former drag boat racer brings a dragster to the pepsi nightfire nationals at firebird raceway. They have bracket racing events race in three classes with tfh being the premier class. In the two previous events on the lake, drivers also died in accidents.
Problem child tfh crash at 20 world finals in phoenix az firebird raceway. The problem child made a clean pass and speed sports special got up and went. Problem child in marble falls texas at lakefest 2011 dragboat races put on by lucas oil. Problem child top fuel hydro crash nov 2 20 slow motion. Fast eddie knox began his career in the sport of drag boat racing in 1989. Take a look behind the scenes of what its like to pilot the worlds fastest and quickest top fuel hydro drag boat. Problem child is the world fastest propeller driven boat. The problem child team is based out of californias central valley from the town of visalia.
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