Mike Finnegan of Hot Rod Magazine takes us into the world of drag boat bracket racing. He built the 1,160 horsepower jet boat that his friend is using to compete at the highest level of the sport. The point of bracket racing is to get as close to a bogey time as possible without going too fast. Finnegan and his friend Jeff are competing in the 9 second bracket. The guys do a good job talking about what it takes to tune the engine power and water jet pressures based on the heat, humidity and water smoothness of the track. It’s something similar to drag racing cars but completely different at the same time.