Jet Boat Racing the Salmon River 2009 Take 2

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Jet Boat Racing the Salmon River in Riggins Idaho. The music is by Saints of Silence. Every third weekend in April race boats hit the Salmon River. This race event has been going on now for over 25 years. This was the first race of the 2009 jet boat racing season. Racers traveled as far away as Canada, Oregon, Washington, and California. The town of Riggins Idaho hosted a number of events that weekend. The had the annual BBQ, Toughman competition where anyone could get into the ring, put on a pair of boxing gloves and see who was the last person standing. The boats are made entirely out of aluminum. The engines range in horsepower from 360 horsepower to a whopping 600-800 horsepower. There speeds range from mid 80s to over 100+ mph. The safety features on these boats include 5 point racing harnesses, rollbars that are made out of chromoly steel, Some boats even use halon extinguishers, The drivers arrive on Friday to preview the rivers and look for the fastest race lines possible. They are not allowed to do this in their race boats though. The racers must use a personal pleasure boat or get a ride in a preview boat to run the course. Drivers must also try to remember where those fastest race lines were come Saturday. When the races get under way these jet boat racers must run a total of six legsthrough the river course. Three of those legs are down-stream and three are ran upstream. The racers do not race each other rather they are racing a clock to see who can get the best time possible. The boats are started in one-minute intervals, with the fastest boats leaving the starting line first. Each driver that completes a full leg down river or upriver receives leg money on top of the overall prize money for place first, second, third, and so on. These are some of fastest boats on the river that weekend. The river is closed to all boat traffic during the racing event. The river is opened to all boat travel once the race has been completed for that day. Its quit a weekend to experience watching the race boats tear through the Salmon River canyon, The food, and the overall weekend events.

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[racing16]

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[maxwell308]

Are most boats set up for pilot / throttle man crews, or is it one driver and a navigator?

[racing16]

They use to run a driver, throttleman, and a navigator back in the early 90's now they just run a driver and navigator.

[kirpich77]

extreme ! it's much scarier than some think , u got balls :)

[crazylikealbert]

wtf is with all the gay music in your videos

[10minhappyhour]

Posted on the 09 video too,, This is some cool stuff!!! gives a hole new meaning to the term "HOLY CRAP".... I live near Lake Tahoe, where would the closest race be to me and when??? Hmm, can I buy a ride?

"KEEP IT STIFF!"

[ALFAIROZI]

salmon river.... @ 1:39 you've been nocked by an angel

[breedam]

thats why he he is racing 16 his boat is number 16

[dusterdude04]

Makes sense I suppose, lol.

[5942erict]

Excellent!!!! vous êtes trop fort les ricains!!! en FRANCE, il est impossible de faire ces races. Trop de bruit!!

Continuez!!!

Eric (FRANCE)

[breedam]

the white boat is his.