"Virginia powerboat racer dies," St. Petersburg Times, July 27, 1982, "Wreck kills speedboater," Lakeland Ledger, July 27, 1982, "Death at 120 miles per hour," Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1982, North Carolina Death Collection (William Julian Kirk, born January 8, 1936 in Virginia, lived in Beaufort Co., VA, died July 26, 1982 in High Point, NC, married), Location: Lago d'Iseo, near Sarnico, Italy. Lake Lucas. I would just like to say thank you to Lucas Oil for their involvement for the last 20 years with IHBA and running their own series. Boats & Gear; Insurance; BCS News; Membership. Biographical: He was making a half-track pass in his 482 cu. The time slips are in this app, along with audio from the race weekend! Biographical: He had just finished a qualifying run at about 165 MPH. He was from Aloha, Oregon. "Boat death," Melbourne Age, Sep. 27, 1988, Gary L. James, e-mail communication to site administrator, Feb. 9, 2011, Gary James, e-mail communication to site administrator, Sep. 3, 2011, Buried: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, Location: Tenmile Lake, Lakeside, Oregon, Event: First Annual Tenmile Lake Regatta. Events. The National Jet Boat Association is an organization run and hosted solely by its members. Biographical: He was practicing to later make runs at the KDBA event at Pisgah Bay on Kentucky Lake near Grand Rivers, Kentucky. RSVP. World's quickest and fastest. Rita Barnes, e-mail communication to site administrator, Buried:St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana. Shortened Polished Torqueflite 727 Trans with Lenco 426 Hemi Bell housing $700, Jack Cayer, one of the founding members of the National Drag Boat Association, NDBA, in his "Cayer Package" Blown Hemi Race Boat. This ad has been seen (1664534) times since being placed. "Investigators look into boating death,"Montgomery Advertiser, July 3, 2001, "Racing boat pulled from river,"Montgomery Advertiser,July 6, 2001, Buried:Crestlawn Memorial Park, Riverside, California, Location:Marine Creek Lake, North Fort Worth, Texas, Event: Southern Drag Boat Association Cowtown Drag Boat Nationals. Racing the liquid quarter mile throughout Arizona at speeds of up to 200 MPH+! Margaret Meier, e-mail communication to site administrator, Mar. 18 Jan. 2023. The first points race begins in March for NJBA at Lake Ming. In 1962),