# Fast Boats! poker run Friday and Saturday in Buffalo **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 11, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415 "2011-08-11T23:23:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/1 "2011-08-11T23:23:34Z")
[http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/08/slide-show-international-thunder-on-the-water.html#SlideFrame\_1](http://www.buffalorising.com/2011/08/slide-show-international-thunder-on-the-water.html#SlideFrame_1) Check the link for the schedule. Big, fast boats gonna be ripping up the waters around Buffalo this weekend:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Trkbossls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Trkbossls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Trkbossls)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/2 "2011-08-12T09:38:00Z")
Did this 2 years ago on a 38 top gun. So much fun doing 90+ with a group full of boats down the river. Amazing some of these boats run race gas considering its mostly used for pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/3 "2011-08-12T12:38:57Z")
Minus the fact that you have massive money to blow on a boat that is built for speed, how much does it cost to run something like this? Running that long on race gas going full speed has to be hell on a wallet. Lol ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/4 "2011-08-12T12:44:14Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Minus the fact that you have massive money to blow on a boat that is built for speed, how much does it cost to run something like this? Running that long on race gas going full speed has to be hell on a wallet. Lol wouldn’t be surprised if it cost 500 bucks to fill the boat with gas… boats usually have really large tanks and probably get like 1/2 mile per gallon lol. ---
**Author:** ![Mike93](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike93/32/7325_2.png) [@Mike93](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike93)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/5 "2011-08-12T12:50:03Z")
Anyone have any idea where would be a good spot on land to catch a glimpse of these fuckers going WOT? I have a boat…but it isn’t water-ready:( ---
**Author:** ![sbanzer123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@sbanzer123](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sbanzer123)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/6 "2011-08-12T13:01:48Z")
a lot of the bigger boats have twin 100+ gallon tanks, and on a run like this you will put a very large dent in both of them. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/7 "2011-08-12T13:08:18Z")
Seems like they start and stop at a few places. I figure Niawanda Park, the harbor, and maybe riverside park would be pretty good spots through the river. ---
**Author:** ![gt08vapor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@gt08vapor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gt08vapor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/8 "2011-08-12T14:55:51Z")
My brother in law has A crown line, Either a 454 0r 502 dont remember. he has a procharger on it though. Olcott marina to the river and back around will burn 60 gallons of fuel. ---
**Author:** ![suzukiriderman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/suzukiriderman/32/7421_2.png) [@suzukiriderman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/suzukiriderman)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/9 "2011-08-13T07:01:04Z")
Cool, I’ll be out on the boat between Strawberry Island and Grand Island today so it’ll be a prime viewing spot. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/10 "2011-08-13T07:13:03Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > wouldn’t be surprised if it cost 500 bucks to fill the boat with gas… boats usually have really large tanks and probably get like 1/2 mile per gallon lol. You need to double that number if you’re talking about go fast boats A lot have tanks around 185gallons ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/11 "2011-08-13T08:02:27Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > You need to double that number if you’re talking about go fast boats > > A lot have tanks around 185gallons Yeah definitely …depends on the boat size but it was a cautious estimate. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/12 "2015-08-07T10:58:02Z")
Bump. This is causing me a bit of grief professionally, but it’s still a cool event. Today and tomorrow there are some wild boats down at Erie Basin Marina! - - - Updated - - - ![http://buffalopokerrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/140809-218W.jpg](http://buffalopokerrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/140809-218W.jpg) - - - Updated - - - … and somewhat on topic because it came up on YouTube: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/13 "2015-08-07T11:07:21Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > snip… Aftermath of that wave jump… [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298785/Dramatic-moment-600k-powerboat-flung-40ft-air-driver-speeds-huge-wave.html](http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/483449-pictures-damage-donzi-43zr-hit-huge-wave-california.html#b) ![http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/25/article-0-18E87B8A000005DC-937_634x378.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/9/89cb9d5f239b3f486a1f8e5aa4bc498b2df45e57.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/14 "2015-08-07T11:09:50Z")
wow what an idiot ![http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/25/article-0-18E87B8A000005DC-937_634x378.jpg](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/25/article-0-18E87B8A000005DC-937_634x378.jpg) > **[Dramatic moment a $1million powerboat is wrecked as 'show-off' driver speeds...](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298785/Dramatic-moment-600k-powerboat-flung-40ft-air-driver-speeds-huge-wave.html)** > > The terrifying incident at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, left the driver and his two passengers badly injured and needing hospital treatment. DAMNIT @JayS beat me to it ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/15 "2015-08-07T11:21:33Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > [Dramatic moment a £600k powerboat is flung 40ft into the air after 'show off' driver speeds into huge wave | Daily Mail Online](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298785/Dramatic-moment-600k-powerboat-flung-40ft-air-driver-speeds-huge-wave.html) > DAMNIT @**[JayS](http://www.nyspeed.com/member.php?u=661)** beat me to it I was editing mine with the link you found while you were posting this too. The dailymail story has a lot more details and a lot less nonsense than thehulltruth link I originally posted. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/16 "2015-08-07T11:27:16Z")
What an idiot though, obviously showing off. He didn’t need to go full throttle to get out of that mess. A light amount of throttle would have gotten him up and over. _sigh_ Money can’t buy brains. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2015, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/17 "2015-08-07T12:03:46Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Aftermath of that wave jump… > > [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298785/Dramatic-moment-600k-powerboat-flung-40ft-air-driver-speeds-huge-wave.html](http://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/483449-pictures-damage-donzi-43zr-hit-huge-wave-california.html#b) > > ![http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/03/25/article-0-18E87B8A000005DC-937_634x378.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/9/89cb9d5f239b3f486a1f8e5aa4bc498b2df45e57.jpeg) Just a little buffing… ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/18 "2015-08-08T06:59:13Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Bump. This is causing me a bit of grief professionally, but it’s still a cool event. Today and tomorrow there are some wild boats down at Erie Basin Marina! > > - > - > - Updated - - - Those of you who make it down there make sure you take some pics! ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/19 "2015-08-08T11:49:45Z")
We were fishing today when a few waves of them flew by us. I’ll post a few videos. - - - Updated - - - ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415/20 "2015-08-08T12:49:00Z")
My phone was shaking watching the vid. Apparently that areas not a no wake zone. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-boats-poker-run-friday-and-saturday-in-buffalo/215415.md?page=2)