2008 Season Stories

(April 28, 2008) In Waco this past weekend Doug Hamaker got his PCE (Pro Comp Eliminator) licence and moved into the new class for the qualifying round where he qualified sixth. The finals day (Sunday, April 27) was canceled due to rain. So the qualifing positions were used to assess the final standings. Doug, however, got the Quarter Mile Marketing $100 prize for fastest reaction time (.008 sec.) in the PCE class.

(April 21, 2008) The Dual On The Brazos in Waco Texas's Cameron Park on the Brazos River will kick off Hamaker Racing team 2008 season with their new blower and the switch to alcohol the test and tune day will be an experiment to find out which class The Haymaker will run in this season. Stay tuned to find out were we land and how we pull it out this season.

2008 Statistics

Duel On The Brazos - April 25, 26 & 27 Waco, Texas
6th Place PCE Class SDBA

2008 Schedule of Events

2007 Season Stories and Statistics

(August 7, 2007) The Cowtown Drag Boat Nationals in Fort Worth Marine Creek Lake saw the Hamaker racing team into the Top Eliminator Class (TE) with two perfect passes of half and full track. Doug qualified 17th out of 24 and then electrical problems caused difficulties the rest of the weekend. For a video of his first qualifying run in the TE class click here.

(August 1, 2007) This weekend is the Cowtown Drag Boat Nationals in Fort Worth Marine Creek Lake. The Hamaker team plan to make a license pass in the Top Eliminator (TE) class to test the Haymaker in the nine second class. Depending on how this works out the fate of the Haymaker will be decided for next season.

(July 16, 2007) The Ozarka Bricktown National were canceled after only one partial qualifying round on Saturday July 14. Due to two back-to-back days of heavy rain falls in Northwest Oklahoma the water coming down the North Canadian River was filled with debris and moving way too fast to safely race. The decision was made to cancel the race after exploring all the other possibilities. The only way to award points fairly was to allow only the tech points since not all classes had a chance to make even one qualifying pass. See the results below . The next race is August 5th & 6th Cowtown Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas

(July 6, 2007) One rough season for the Hamaker team. Having to miss one race (Brady, Texas) since the Haymaker was broke and they couldn't fix her in time. Stepping up to the ME class meant stepping into a much larger tougher class. Currently the Haymaker stands in 9th place in overall points. Next week in OKC will be a big opportunity to close some distance on the points front runners with a win!! Pull for the yellow boat!!! See the points for the year below.

For a full overview of all SDBA Points and positions by class click here.

(April 29, 2007) In Waco the Hamaker team struggled with the repaired Haymaker. Although Doug turned in an excellent E.T. he was a little slower than his opponent the first heat of the day. Next race is Heart of Texas Thunder in Brady, Texas June 2 & 3.

(April 23, 2007) The Hamaker team decided to step it up a notch and compete for the ME (Modified Eliminator) class this season. The new and improved Haymaker made her debut in the IHBA season opener in Chandler, Arizona. With a respectable 10.003 qualifying time Doug Hamaker had a bit of a rocky start on race day with a .002 red-light. To top it off it appears that she may have blown a head gasket.

It will be nip and tuck to make it to the season opener in Waco's Dual on the Brazos this weekend! Check back here to see what happens next.

2007 Season and Statistics (TE Class)

(08/05/07) Due to the recent class change the points are now not relevent... Any big wins will be listed as they happen.

The 2007 SDBA Racing Schedule

2007 Season and Statistics (ME Class)

IHBA Season Opener - April 19, 20, 21 & 22 Chandler, Arizona
1st Place Modified Eliminator (ME) Class Qualifier (No SDBA Points). Out in first round of finals.

Duel On The Brazos - April 27, 28 & 29 Waco, Texas
9th Place ME Class SDBA

Heart of Texas Thunder - June 2 & 3 Brady, Texas
"BROKE" 0 Points

Purcell City Lake - June 9 & 10 Purcell, Oklahoma
Finished #1 in the ME Class of the OKCDBA (no SDBA Points)

Thunder in the Canyon - June 16 & 17 Lubbock, Texas
11th Place ME Class SDBA

Showdown in San Angelo - June 30 & July 1 San Angelo, Texas
7th Place ME Class SDBA

Ozarka Bricktown Nationals - July 13 – July 15 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Races were canceled due to river conditions only Tech points awarded to all

2006 Season and Statistics

The 2006 Race Schedule for Haymakers SDBA SE Class High Points Championship Run

Duel On The Brazos - April 27, 28 & 29 Waco, Texas
6th Place Stock Eliminator (SE) Class SDBA

Heart Of Texas Thunder - June 2 & 3 Brady, Texas
3rd Place SE Class SDBA

Waco II - June 30 & July 1 Waco, Texas
2nd Place SE Class SDBA

Ozarka Bricktown Drag Boat Nationals - July 13, 14 & 15 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1st Place SE Class Multiple Associations (SDBA Sanctioned)

Cowtown Nationals - August 4 & 5 Ft. Worth, Texas
5th Place SE Class SDBA (1st Place Qualifier)

Lake Bryan Drag Boat Nationals - August 24 & 25 Bryan, Texas
2nd Place SE Class SDBA

IHBA World Finals (an IHBA sanctioned event) - November 16 - 19, Chandler Arizona
Results to come