GroovyGrant Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Check out Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO on GoogleEarth. They have an awesome drag boat lake that might be good for a pro level (or any level, for that matter) ski tournament in the midwest. The site is a little remote but has awesome facilities. It's about 2 hours from Kansas City or 1 hour from Springfield, MO. I have no real idea where/who to start with on suggesting this idea to someone so I thought I'd throw it out to the Ballers for input. I do have some connections in dirt racing (the main use of this facility) in this area that could get me to the right people with Lucas, but wouldn't know where to start on the waterski side to determine if a tournament would ever fly at this location. Ideas and thoughts appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted June 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2014 Looks like dimensions are adequate, as in 3450' long by 390' wide. One question is whether there is backwash, such as concrete walls. The Firebird Lake site was a similar dragboat lake. The Tour went there. Concrete walls, but sloping somewhat. Still, I recall 38 off being run at the time. Hmmm...3450 x 390: Ski Flying event revived? There was a waterski demonstration event one year on the lake inside the Daytona Speedway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted June 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2014 Prevailing wind and tree protection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gregy Posted June 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2014 Looks like it has bleachers as well. Use google images, it has rock lined shores. Shoreline could be a little flatter but not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted June 15, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted June 15, 2014 Plenty of boat ramps....LIKE 6 !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller KcSwerver Posted June 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2014 We have a house on pomme de Terre (about 45 minutes away from Lucas oil) and have looked at this with that exact idea in mind. Shores are not sloped well. That's about all I could tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ed_Obermeier Posted June 15, 2014 Baller Share Posted June 15, 2014 The former Kansas INT coordinator tried a couple of times to get a joint Kansas/Missouri event in there, the owners weren't too receptive. I think it wasn't going to be a big enough event bringing in enough $$$. A BIG event like Nationals might be of more interest to them but it's only one lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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