Irvine Lake in Orange County is not a place that will come to the rescue of boat (drag) racing anytime soon, if ever. The Lake has been completely closed (no public access at all, even for fishing) for nearly two years, and it was not due to lack of water even though the lake was very low. Unfortunately, the lake concessionaire (Serrano Water District) got cross-ways with the Irvine Company, much of it to do with major lawsuits and failure to obtain operational liability insurance because of several fishermen drownings and pending lawsuits. Since then, the Irvine Company has turned Irvine Lake over to the County of Orange. There are rumors that Serrano Water District and the County of Orange have had some communications about opening the lake at a future date. It's very much up-in-the-air as to who will eventually get the concession contract. As for boat racing, this would largely be a decision that the Orange County Supervisors would have to rule on since 30 years ago they voted to permanently end boat racing on Irvine Lake following the death of a spectator at the drag boat races. This was, and has been, a major loss for Southern California boat racing. Irvine Lake in its day was a money machine both for the racers and the lake/race promoters.