1500 Horsepower K-boat - Needles River K Association

[@turner593]

that is absolutely the best sound in the whole wide world period .

[@woobykal68]

Best sounding boat I have heard in a long time. I am glad you didn't put music over your video.

[@johnbowen2963]

THAT SOUND NEVER GETS OLD

[@scbart22]

Massive power, so much the boat is almost undriveable!

[@joevald3]

Tony is probably one of the best flat bottomed drivers still alive

[@billallen4793]

STILL ALIVE! The most important 2 word's in your comment! We lost so many great driver's back in the old pre cockpit boat's! And as a flatbottom owner/racer i poo poooed them like alot of other's when it became mandatory! But theres a ton of people hugging loved one's last x-mas, that'd be dead otherwise!...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 👋🤠

[@MRTWINTURBO88]

That right there gentlemen, is why America is the best

[@MountainStorz]

I could watch this all day

[@smimfan]

Awsome sound. Nice to see these things are still around. I miss watching them on the big 1-2/3 mile courses that are no longer allowed by the APBA. Thanks for posting!

[@richsmobileautorepair9203]

Was amazing in the 70's and 80's. Lived in Washington state most of my life. Went to races all over the place. Ahhh the MEMORIES Sounds and Smells Ah. Alcohol. The ONLY kind I like.

[@dsshowerpan]

Always loved the circle boats at Puddingstone, those guys are crazier than the drag boat guys who are certainly nuts

[@01BigRam]

Haha, I was just thinking the same thing. I love watching these boat fire up at the boat launch. I stop what I'm doing, and just stare in awe.

[@danieldonahue3293]

WOW...BEAUTIFUL...THAT ROCKET WILL FLY !

[@brandonreeves1029]

That mister Scarlata, is one bad boat you have there sir!

[@motoboy42x]

IMHO, one of You Tubes top 10 videos. In actuality, Scarlata...BAMF!

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Oh I just read the comment that’s Tony Scarlata driving no shit no wonder that things balls to the walls

[@RogerThatImages]

Killer video Sharp Shooter. Thanks for posting.

[@brandonreeves1029]

Sick sounding boat! An even sicker driver behind the wheel! #thechamp # TonyScarlata

[@kevinsuppes336]

Bad ass! I’m restoring a jet boat but only about 550-HP 🍻

[@pomfrit3978]

very cool video...really shows how scary fast these boat's are.

[@BROTHERSKEEPER777]

A HANDFULL EVEN FOR THE GREAT TONY SCARALATA. INSANE HP ON A LIL BOAT

[@vdrivevideo]

BROTHERS KEEPER Lil boat? It’s 2 feet longer than a 57 chevy!

[@johnnyshd8250]

Betcha those people fishing love it !!! They've got the best seat in the house lol.

[@RandyMan696]

Damn good driver!!!

[@colehara]

Love the sound!

[@Dorich55]

Wow. Thanks Tony! 🤗

[@RiddikuleTheLefties]

Love the K series!

[@roberthevern6169]

Hmm, I loved John Madden and owned a Biesemeyer!! In late 70s we would watch these boats race on the Snake River at Burley. Of the 25 or so that ran in K class, most were Biesemeyers, a few Revenge (I believe so named due to a falling out with Rusty Biesemeyer). The Revenge was almost identical to the Biese, except for a ridge on middle of bow! Correct me if my memory is wrong.

[@petemc5376]

It's called "the need for speed" little boat - big hp...yeah!

[@MrVictoryfilms]

That was some nice camera work.

[@ronbaker2673]

My dad had a 1964 Hallett flat bottom when I was a kid I used to sit right next to the motor

[@davidravo6247]

That is so on the edge of needing NHRA style emergency extraction teams at the ready, plus an F F18 style driver canopy. All while requiring fire suppression, and oxygen. Oh yeah, where’s his fire suit ?

[@cookowa3256]

The new K boats require closed cockpits due to some bad accidents that have happened. I'm certain there's some K Boats like these around as well as the lower classes such as superstocks that don't run cockpits due to cost reasons. I'm pretty sure in this video he was only testing which to guys with balls like theirs is nothing but a walk in the park.

[@thebeezerguy4285]

nice run @6:02... crankin' it !

[@roberthevern6169]

Cool screen name!

[@vdrivevideo]

It burns Methanol which burns at twice the rate of race fuel. 25 gallons in 7 minutes is about right. :)

[@TheMotor29]

that boat is no joke

[@Bubbles99718]

Its mostly the engine that's no joke. Umm, that would make a kool name. "No Joke"

[@kalanirobb54]

This dude can flat out drive ! The boat is trying very hard to kick the driver out and take flight!

[@norman7179]

Now,.................if I just had that engine in my go-cart !

[@Bubbles99718]

Mother might not approve Norman

[@petemc5376]

Now Norman...that's just a complete waste of rubber, mother's gonna tell you off.

[@bmw328igearhead]

.... you would die...

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Shit… Yeah I want one… Make that too… Because I’m going to break the first one and I’m gonna need a second one to straighten out the world

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Makes sense got that olive tone skin and you’re looking at the bottom of the boat more than the top yeah that’s Tony

[@roberthevern6169]

In the 70s the area of the hull that was 'in the water' was painted with gray teflon type paint for so it had less friction on the water.

[@korndawggy1801]

That's effin cool!

[@jeffburgert8929]

God damn, what a fucking beast.

[@flaplaya]

fifteen hundred HP in a "K", god would have his hands full.

[@woobykal68]

Very nice, I wish I had one :(

[@Staggy33]

FUCKING SICK!!!! one of these is on my wishlist for when i win the lotto

[@kenfung664]

haggiss39 doesn't take a lot of money to buy one. A lot cheaper than you'd think, 15k could get you something nice

[@dvolada81]

some on offer up for under $5k

[@eisenschenkel595]

Check out dragboatcity.com.

[@northsyda1732]

@@dvolada81not a k boat. Definitely won’t find a k boat under 35k

[@roberthevern6169]

​@@northsyda1732 They usually quote 'hull less engine', in which case $5k if rigged w/v-drive and necessary hardware may not be far off. Blown 500cu in rat motor(big block chevy) probably costs over $10k itself!

[@kennyblevins9576]

the boats a mean sob .tony drove the shit out of it.

[@vdrivevideo]

It's a Revenge Hull.

[@ryank5657]

"Was a good day fishing today" lol

[@joesmith-fi1sx]

Frikkin awesome !!!

[@logananthonyholder]

thanks for a reply.

[@chprod4303]

The blower is facing the wrong way

[@vdrivevideo]

Go to a circleboat race and you will see all inboard class v-drive boats have PTO (power take off) from the crank snout. Been like this since the early 1960's.

[@philoliver3309]

They drive from the rear of the engines. That's why the engines are installed backwards. They then drive through the V drive which then drives the prop through the back of the boats. All classes with V drive operate that way. As did my and essentially all ski race boats also. That includes hydros

[@northsyda1732]

@@philoliver3309no. Ss and sk boats drive from the flywheel side. These k series boats drive off the front of the crankshaft(or snout). This motor is in the forward position. Big catcher is reversed so water doesn’t go in the motor from other k boat splash.

[@duanehydro]

looks like even Tony had his hands full....

[@steadyonetedy]

Gotta love the zoomies echo off the riverbanks! Excellent camera/audio work too. What engine & propshaft RPM do the K's generally turn at WOT?

[@dougwigginton3983]

Great video.

[@riprex2072]

That boats fucking mental 1500 horse on a surfboard 👍🤙

[@GhettoFrosty]

Badass!!!!

[@benjaminsnoize]

Well done, ima burn one and put this on repeat LOUD ;)

[@allstarsk331]

Just Picked up k boat with a big block All there but needs cleaned up.

[@northsyda1732]

Where at?

[@garybeddow5976]

Clyde Morgan built this boat.

[@vdrivevideo]

Correct, and he was in attendance on this day.

[@garybeddow5976]

@@vdrivevideo Clyde's not doing well.

[@vdrivevideo]

@@garybeddow5976 Sorry to hear that.

[@northsyda1732]

@@garybeddow5976Clyde Morgan? Any relation to Bill Morgan who made southwind tunnels dragsters?

[@garybeddow5976]

@@northsyda1732 I don't believe so. Clyde also ran funny cars. Javelin body with a BBC in it.

[@mambaracing]

Awsome!!!!!!!

[@oldschool8432]

Some day a boat like this will have no sound at all

[@roberthevern6169]

Won't that suck!!

[@1jimhublera]

is that boat a Flex Fuel vehicle ? .....cause it looks like its running on water !!!!!!...............:)

[@jimmielittle877]

140+ mph ?

[@roberthevern6169]

Pretty close to that at WOT(wide open throttle).😊

[@Canoga_Knuckles]

Typical Tony “guess what kind of propeller I have”

[@roberthevern6169]

Stellings Stainless Steel two blade, 12X15 pitch, I think?

[@Robert-mn8gc]

OK 1500 HP ... anyone know the TQ figure please 🙏 🙂

[@roberthevern6169]

Torque falls off at high rpm. If 1500hp probably had 900-1000ft lbs torque, just guessing (semi educated!).

[@lukelawhorn2210]

What are the two little fins on the bottom of these boats ? Are they to help the boat track straight in the water ?

[@vdrivevideo]

For tracking and turning.

[@lukelawhorn2210]

Thanks that’s what I thought but wasn’t sure.

[@billallen4793]

@@lukelawhorn2210 and to create drag to help keep the bow down....from Wyoming USA 🔫🤠

[@roberthevern6169]

​@@billallen4793The cavitation plate mounted on the transom works kinda like a flap on an airplane. It helps keep the bow low due to weight bias toward stern. I've watched them stand on the throttle coming out of a turn and the whole boat just leaps out of the water! 2 blade props=less drag and spin up crazy fast!!

[@billallen4793]

@roberthevern6169 I run an 11x13 left-hand elephant 🐘 ear propeller on my Hondo!

[@todd44875]

How exactly does this work, appears to be a v-drive but blower snout is toward the bow?

[@ridered7262]

Engine sits backwards, The intake is also faced backwards because it's easy to get water spray up in there that's why the intake faces backwards.

[@northsyda1732]

@@ridered7262this engine isn’t sitting backward. Just the big catcher.

[@logananthonyholder]

Does anyone know what type of hull that is? Ive looked with no luck.

[@northsyda1732]

Think it’s a biesemeyer

[@roberthevern6169]

​@@northsyda1732Revenge/Biesemeyer very close to identical.

[@ronbaker2673]

I don't like football or baseball just give me more hot boats

[@v8s10man1]

I got wood watching this

[@kenfung664]

When u have enough torque to make a 1000 pounds jump 3 ft out the water you have a lot of power

[@vdrivevideo]

More like 2200 pounds.

[@mechanicalking]

@@vdrivevideo dam

[@Bubbles99718]

A Bagger Harley with a typical fat bastard owner is 1k. Engine and drive train alone is prob over 1500 here

[@patrickjohnson7801]

No wonder there's only one seat

[@ApostleDavids8w]

Wow that's fast

[@patrickjohnson7801]

I take it not a family boat . Is that George MC Dougel.

[@vdrivevideo]

No it's not George.

[@patrickjohnson7801]

@@vdrivevideo I didn't think so, he's an old buddy of mine that won the k boat championship in I think in 72 and 74 I just threw it in there because watches the KZbin videos.

[@leathers970]

That pony tail is flirting with disaster.

[@DanSVT03]

Looks like he can't really hit WOT.

[@roberthevern6169]

Water gets big rollers, sustained WOT is not easy to do!!

[@Mirageman0373]

get a merc

[@petemc5376]

Mercs never sound that good

[@roberthevern6169]

​​@@petemc5376There's nothing like the sound of a blown Big Block Chevy! Assuming you like lots of bang for minimal (relatively) bucks!!

[@rsmith3033]

keep yo merc. i’ll stick with a chevy 😎

[@FlatBroke612]

Wtf is with the shit dubbed over audio

[@vdrivevideo]

Must be the drugs you're on. The audio is untouched out of the camera. Thanks for the fine comment smh