H1 Unlimited boats will not be coming back to Folsom Lake this year

They are saying the lake is not big enough to accommodate a race course. But will be back in 2015

http://www.h1unlimited.com/2014/01/f...-dry-for-2014/

The pits in 2013

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And what it looks like now

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Good to hear!! No blow dryers this year!!

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Originally Posted by papaletch4130

Good to hear!! No blow dryers this year!!

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Those are the boats that get people in the stands to watch the insignificant races.

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Originally Posted by GRADS

Those are the boats that get people in the stands to watch the insignificant races.

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I have been to San Diego when the Unlimiteds didn't run and the crowd was about the same.
Try running the POS by themselves without the "insignificant races" and see how the crown turns out.
Who the fuck wants to watch 4 run a heat and sit around for 3 hours until the next heat?

The unlimited have been the circus side show for the past 20+ years.

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Originally Posted by gn7

Who the fuck wants to watch 4 run a heat and sit around for 3 hours until the next heat?

The unlimited have been the circus side show for the past 20+ years.

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I agree that the down time and actual race time was a bummer but when they showed it on all 5 news stations for a week they never showed any other boats on tv other than the H1's.

When you only have 5 minutes to show the races on the news, its understandable.
Imagine being at the races for two days of 75% nothing happening. You'll be begging to watch PWCs

Some of the dipshit promoters have the same attitude you do, and see less and less of the "insignificant" boats showing up and wonder why.
When there are no "insignificant" boats running, watch how fast the crowds dwindle to nothing.

Well we are going to find out this year.... The same promoter is doing an event minus the H1's this year. https://www.facebook.com/BigWakeWeekend . We'll see if it draws the 30,000 people the H1's did.

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Originally Posted by GRADS

Well we are going to find out this year.... The same promoter is doing an event minus the H1's this year. https://www.facebook.com/BigWakeWeekend . We'll see if it draws the 30,000 people the H1's did.

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Hard to say. But I bet he makes a lot more money. Takes one hell of lot of spectators to pay for those unlimited. They think they are worth a million dollars a day. That's why there are so few of them, and why there are so few races. Very few promoters are willing to pay them what they think they are worth.

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Originally Posted by gn7

Hard to say. But I bet he makes a lot more money. Takes one hell of lot of spectators to pay for those unlimited. They think they are worth a million dollars a day. That's why there are so few of them, and why there are so few races. Very few promoters are willing to pay them what they think they are worth.

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Is that really what they want? A million? :yikes:

Still can't believe how low water levels are up there, that's crazy.