Jacksonville driver takes home the ring from Pandora Jewelers
By Jack Smith
All throughout 2008 fans and drivers have heard about the Inside Florida Racing Driver of the Year program sponsored by Pandora Jewelers of Deerfield Beach, Florida.
It all began in January with the Pandora Jewelers Driver of the Month pick of short track standout Jeff Choquette, and concluded with December’s winner Steve Darvalics. There were seven winners who raced primarily on asphalt and 5 who run dirt.
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In March the Pandora Jewelers Driver of the Year ring was announced as the award for the end of the year. The beautiful gold and diamond ring is appraised valued at $3,800. Each month the hosts of the various Real Racin’ USA shows, in addition to other racing media and even fans gave their input, and a winner of the month was announced on Inside Florida Racing. In most cases the drivers were interviewed on the show and were quite surprised to earn the award. [click to continue…]
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“We beat Loose Cannon 1st round with a 4.95 @ 228mph – 2.92 @ 207 mph at the half. In the semi’s things came undone literally. The blower came apart, it lifted, broke the pulley and crank, big boom and lots of fire. It burnt most of the wiring, air lines, new computer stuff, etc. Engine swap was no problem.”
If you think the above is about drag racing, you are right. But Hot Licks Racing doesn’t travel on on dry land, oh no these bad dragsters blast past the 200 mph barrier in a 1/4 mile on the water. The fuel lines are 3 and 1/2 inches in diameter. Bad Fast!
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From the Hot Links web site:
“The basics of drag boat racing are very similar to those of land drag racing. It is an acceleration race over a measured quarter mile straightaway on water between two high performance race boats.
However, drag boats us a slight moving start. This starting system was implemented as a safety precaution because it is difficult for a boat driver to determine if the boat will launch straight from a standing start.
As two boats are “paired up†on the holding rope, a countdown clock begins before the boats get the green light. During competition, if either boat crosses the starting line before the green light is illuminated, it is disqualified.”
Dennis Gibson, owner of Hot Licks Racing joins hosts Rick Anges and Jack Smith on Tuesday night’s Real Racin USA Live show on March 11. Dennis got started in this sport in 2002 with the purchase of “Hot Licks”, the first of the drag boats the team races.
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