Hagan in a boat at Firebird ?

[Butch]

Just saw on a Dragboat Form. Talk is Hagan may jump in a Pro/Mod boat for the fun of it. The World Finals are Nov. 2-4 so maybe it true.

 

[Nunz]

He got licensed in one this summer believe.

 

[Chris]

Competition Plus - Drag Racing Magazine - HAGAN MAKES IMPRESSION ON DRAG BOAT COMMUNITY

 

[Toejam]

As one who has been to about a Dozen Dragboat races, Pro Mod boat is a 7.00 Breakout class! Which means you see most of these boats run Brad motors with Screw blowers So soft they sound wounded! Most run 165-170MPH, the Blown Alky Hydros run 225-230!!

 

[Old Guy Rookie]

I haven't been out there since the 2010 opener, seeing Matt drive a boat would be worth going again.

 

[mick]

a statement from a recent thread

There are several reasons that Matt uses his farm life as his hook for PR.

a statement from complus article 7/12/13

Matt Hagan took time from cutting, tedding, drying, and baling his hay in Southwestern Virginia this week to say he wants to make hay while the sun shines this summer in pursuit of another National Hot Rod Association Funny Car championship.

a statement from nhra.com article 7/11/13

Sonoma is just awesome. I'm going to come in early. The venue, the wine stuff, the wine tasting, I'm going to try to get a limo, hang out, enjoy the atmosphere, some of the wineries that are close to the track. Really kick back and enjoy myself. It's just such a beautiful place; the Napa Valley is incredible.

laughable ....he must mean he'll get a limo for all his hard workin' crew.
wait, is that the funny car crew? or the farm crew?......don't know where
he finds time to drive those race boats, or fish lake okeechobee

 

[Jeff]

Holy smoke batman, newsflash .... most of the people in the upper end of motorsports have wealth (made or born) that extends beyond motorsports. That is unbelievable, how did you collect all of the data to figure this out?

Certainly it is worth calling them out for this. Surely their crew are committed to contracts of servitude and hate that they have to work with this spoiled rich person.

Jeeze, way to bump a thread....

Hint, the Gray family has a buck or two also. Force is one of the few that is making here, and his initials aren't on the tails of any airplanes.

 

[mick]

.....That is unbelievable, how did you collect all of the data to figure this out?.....

overtime pay for investigative staff to win PJ's picks is just not
panning out, so put their efforts in a different direction

 

[Toejam]

How many Poor racers are there? In the Pro classes anyway? I'm curious who outside this sport lives in Sec. 8 housing and Foodstamps?

 

[Butch]

I'm afraid the days of the blue collar guy running a nitro toy on land or water are long gone.