Drag-Boat Races Set for Castaic
Seventeen classes of drag boats will compete in the season-opening Spring Classic this weekend at Lake Castaic.
Starting with today’s test runs, the weekend of racing continues with qualifying at 8 a.m. Saturday and elimination runs at 8 a.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the Lake Castaic entrance and Ticketron outlets.
The boats race at speeds in excess of 200 m.p.h, and drivers compete for purses of more than $30,000.
Attractions include displays of vintage hot-rod and custom cars and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle show adjacent to the drag-boat pit areas. There also will be a children’s carnival, a sky-diving show and water ski teams Sunday and shoreline booths offering water-sports products.
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