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(Savannah, GA) It’s the
“Tournament of Destruction” boat style this Friday night at
Oglethorpe Speedway Park. The historic half mile speedway
will host it’s second annual “Waterless Boat Races”
presented by Custom Marine of Statesboro. The wild,
crash-filled event features cars pulling old boats around
the track. There are no trailers used in this smash it up
event. Drivers merely drag their boats while attempting to
dislodge their competitors boats from their car. The last
driver with his boat intact and attached to their car is
declared the winner.
“It is total
boat destruction,” said OSP promoter Ted Austad. “The
object is to knock your opponents boat from their car before
some one does it to you. It’s wild and there are lots of
crazy crashes.”
Austad has
been collecting the old boats for the past six months.
Various friends of the track have dropped off these unwanted
yard trash so this Friday night (July 8) he will give the
boats to competitors and let them tear ‘em apart in a
spectacular show that will leave all ages wanting to see it
again.
“We had a
really good finish to last year’s waterless boat race,”
Austad said. “Kenny Siemienkiewicz blew through two boats
at the top of turn three leaving nothing but busted up wood
panels all over the place. The crowd loved it and Kenny was
the winner.”
The Custom
Marine “Waterless Boat Races” will be the final event on the
schedule this Friday night. The debris left on the track is
too hazardous for the speedway to conduct any type of race
afterwards. The NASCAR divisions will run their events
first with the boat race scheduled for 10:30 on Friday
night.
The boat race
is open to any driver 16 years of age or older. Cars
pulling the boats must have all the glass removed (except
for the windshield) along with the plastic lenses, headlamps
and trim moulding. All cars must have working lap and
shoulder harness and the drivers must have a Snell 95
approved helmet. There is no cost to enter and OSP will
provide the boat to be used. Interested parties should
contact the speedway offices at 912-964-8200 or visit
www.ospracing.net. Space is limited and you may not
bring your own boat without prior race approval.
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