HOTBOAT.com Story and Pictures from Bayfair 2012- Better late than never!

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HotBoat.com kicked off with coverage of San Diego's Bayfair 2012, September 14-16. The event features racing from a broad spectrum of boat types. H1 Unlimited's, Lucas Oil drag boats, K-boats and even POPRA was represented. The local event draws over 100,000 spectators throughout the weekend from across the country, quite a feat in itself. The locale of the event is perfect for a weekend getaway. Close to multiple RV campgrounds, Pacific Beach and even Downtown SD is only a few miles away.

For any boating enthusiast this is another "must-see" type event. It is a weekend long experience with non-stop racing action. The H1 Unlimited Hydros are a spectacle in all themselves. If watching these boats fly across the water at 160+ MPH doesn't get you excited, you can simply walk over and watch Problem Child cruise to 250+ MPH across the bay. If you have a boat in the area you can even anchor in the bay, at a safe distance of course and watch from your boat. There were a few boats a little too close for comfort, to me anyways, anchored in turn 3 that would have been quite sketchy had a boat broken loose.



Credit: MrWilierizoard

A 3-day pass to watch from prime seating in the bleachers is only $45. Fairly cheap for the type of event, and amount of racing to be seen over the weekend. The weather was a little hot back in Septmeber as we were having one of those month long heat-waves it seemed, but in the end it was well worth it. A great weekend with even better racing action. I hope you enjoy a few photos with hopefully more to come.

On a side note, congrats to the Oh Boy! Oberto and driver Steve David for being reinstated as the winner of H1 Unlimited that weekend.