"Thunder At the Outer Harbor"
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Featuring:​
The Evolution of Raceboats - AND....
A Classic Car Show with a special display of the evolution of cars by the decade starting with 1900!
July 22 & 23, 2017

Click on the link below to see some 2016 event footage!

Bill DeGlopper and Nate Slotiuks take the Bison Mascots for a Skiff Ride!

The Thunder in the Outer Harbor is just around the corner so here are some updates:


1. The pits open on Friday for you to drop your boat off.
2. There is overnight security on both Friday and Saturday nights
3. Bring bumpers and lines if your boat is capable of staying in the water between heats. Less crane congestion and a better opportunity to provide more continuous action.
4. We have added 180 feet of floating docks in addition to what we had last year. Giving us 400 feet of dock. We have dock hands to assist with docking.
5. We have scrapped the big 120’ by 40’ tent from the Italian Festival as it was in a undesirable location for our event. We have replaced it with pop up tents in a location where spectators will have better access.
6. The drivers meeting is at 9am each day.
7. Mike Endres is in charge of safety inspections.
8; Peg DeGlopper will be in charge of registration / waivers - she will be located in a tent by the pit entrance
8. There will be 3 food trucks on site as well as a beverage tent
9. There are no parking or admission fees for participants or spectators
10. GPS address for race site - 225 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203 - Look for the crane located in the pits
11. If you need to trailer launch you can do so at the Safe Boat harbor located at the other end of Fuhrmann Blvd. 1111 Fuhrmann Boulevard, Buffalo, NY 14203  Hours daily from 8am - 8pm  - Fees apply
12. Hotel address: Embassy Suites Buffalo, 200 Delaware Ave Buffalo, NY 14202    www.embassysuitesbuffalo.com, Phone: (716) 842-1000
       Fly By Schedule - Same for both event days
10:00 - 11:30 Run Heat 1
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch Break - All vessels allowed to transit
12:30 - 2:00 Run Heat 2
2:00 - 2:30 Open Course and allow all vessels to transit
2:30 - 4:00 Run Heat 3
4:00 - Remove course buoys
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Last Year we ran a small event to test out this new Venue - now we are ready to expand and are looking to showcase the evolution of the various classes of raceboats starting with woodies!

Downtown - Buffalo, NY 

​ Behind the Outer Harbor Breakwall 

July 22 and 23 - 2017

​Each Day 10 am - 4pm

This event being sponsored by the Outer Harbor Management Company and the Niagara Frontier Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society Inc.
- www.oldboatsbuffalo.org

 Raceboats - Hot Rods & Classic Cars


This is the second year for the  event at this new location on the Buffalo waterfront . It is located behind the breakwall of the Buffalo Harbor. It is what I am calling a "hybrid" event. On the water It will involve: unlimiteds and other classes of hydroplanes, a fleet of jersey skiffs,  offshore boats, and E & F service runabouts that preceded the later classes of race boats. We hope to display the evolution of different racing classes both on land and in the water. We will have 2 days of water activities beginning at 10am and running until 4pm. To top things off we will have a display of hot rods and muscle cars shoreside.
For those interested we will arrange a special tour of the Buffalo Maritime Center and Rich DeGlopper's new boat shop! Both located 10 minutes away.

Drivers meeting 9:00 am each day. General safety inspection of all boats. Waiver forms to be signed at event.
NOTE: if your boat will be staying in the water inbetween heats, remember to bring your bumpers and lines.
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On Saturday evening we will have an informal gathering at the Wilkeson Point area - Details to follow!

Other family activities available at the next slip over from the race site

Bike and Kayak rentals @ Wilkeson Pointe
​Next slip over