extra activity...RACING

[Woody Dooley]

you raced skiis? Awesome. I always wanted to race Kawasaki X-2's. I race the boat in the avatar as well as 3 others.

 

[kustomkarl]

I ran Kawasaki's stand ups for 6 Years as a pro in the 440ss 550Mod and open class in the same day... that's 6 races plus practice. I was know as the hole shot king....or the fiberglass expert...lol I sponsored 2 x2's in the mod class. I sponsored 5 racers including myself. I miss those days. I quite at age 35... the 18 year olds were catching up...I raced 125, 250 and open class Motocross, sponsored by a local Kawasaki shop in upstate N.Y. also till I was 18...

Now I settle for jumping waves in my 200speedster...8' at 55+

 

[Woody Dooley]

i cant imagine 6 heats on a stand-up, after 2 heats in the boat im beat up pretty good and after 4 heats its more like a job than fun.

Hole-shot king? we're you light or was the ski?

 

[Woody Dooley]

Was there any money in jet ski racing? could you make a living? or a profit? There is absolutely no money in apba boat racing.

 

[kustomkarl]

I was 160# and did doubles everyday ...run 5 miles lift weights, before work. Come home (I owned a house on lake front) and ride closed course buoy's for 2 hrs., go run 5 miles, lift weights.... I'm 48 now and weigh 172# still work out 3 x a week...light duty of course.

 

[Woody Dooley]

i am only 33 but we are a lot alike. i live on a river and workout everyday. had a couple of bad boat wrecks so the knees cant take the running anymore.

 

[kustomkarl]

Kawasaki paid for boats...Local shops paid for all mod engines and I made about $20,000.00 a year in parts I resold in my race repair shop in my custom vehicle business. I got paid in parts credit and winning cash...at events. It was more for fun...I had 15 employees in my Custom Vehicle business. I own a custom vehicle business now here in Florida, and a Certified Car Dealer for mobility equipment vehicles.

 

[kustomkarl]

I used a tread mill all winter training for the spring, in the Albany N.Y area.

 

[kustomkarl]

I had 2 kids a new wife and a business to support. I used to race drags, Ice racing, Flat Track...if it had 2 wheels I had to ride it ...

 

[Woody Dooley]

you got a cool story karl. how did you get into the seadoos?

 

[Woody Dooley]

i have one daughter and another on the way so i've been thinking of some safer racing.

 

[Woody Dooley]

here is another boat i race Super stock about 650 hp 100mph

 

[kustomkarl]

That's what got me out of fast street bikes...

 

[kustomkarl]

I wanted to get into boats like that here....but Don't know anybody into it.

 

[Woody Dooley]

i never had a real fast street bike but ive had a few bikes. the last straw was a patch of diesel fuel on a 2000 kawasaki zr-7( the naked one not the ninja). i sold it and no more street bikes since. couldn't get over the thought of my wife being on the bike with me.

 

[Woody Dooley]

if you are close to stuart you are close to the best racer in all of boat racing.

 

[kustomkarl]

The last Bike I had was a 1983 super bike by Honda ...It cranked MPH in a 10 second 1/4...stright 4 cylinder....I used to scrap the foot pegs off it in the corners...very heavy bike. I worked for Honda as well.

 

[Woody Dooley]

stuart , fl i think its down near miami

 

[kustomkarl]

That's just opposite me on the other coast.

 

[kustomkarl]

I have been there before.

 

[Woody Dooley]

good talking to you karl, you are very interesting. its time for bed for me.

 

[kustomkarl]

Yea I got more post to answer... not tired yet...I think I answered 100 today so far.

Good talking...chow.