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Open from March to September, the Aqua Stadium offers all kinds of boating events. Licensed drivers can rent machine gun-equipped craft and try their own hand in this exciting water sport. Provo is the only aqua arena in the Deseret Mountain Circuit.
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Arena Features:
The outer walls are 30 feet high and have 60 DP. Gates stand 15 feet
high and have 15 DP. They will open when rammed. Standing 15 feet above
the waterline is the central platform. The ramps are angled at 22 degrees.
Water depth is 7.5 feet within the platform and 3.75 feet deep on the ramps.
Water depth in the rest of the arena is 20 feet deep. Due to these shallow
depths no oversized boats are allowed in the arena. Stadium seating is
listed as 6,000.
Schedule:
Monday - Amateur Night
Tuesday - Public Dueling
Wednesday - Public Dueling
Thursday - Challenge Night/Team Night
Friday - Special Events
Saturday - AADA Divisionals
Sunday - Closed
Special Events:
Public Dueling - Any licensed driver is allowed to try their hand at
aqua dueling. The stadium offers machine gun-equipped boats or aqua bikes
for a reasonable fee. These particular duels are not televised, but can
be viewed in the stands or in the stadium lounge. Clean up crews usually,
but not always, clean up the arena 'floor' after each public duel. Floating
debris is sometimes left to liven up some duels.
Hold the Center - A variation on the King of the Hill events. A duelist must take and hold the central platform to win the event. For additional flavor a floating flag is often added. When caught, the duelist with the flag must stay on the platform. The event is over when the one holding the flag is the only one left on the platform. This event is a local favorite.
Racing - Buoys are used to create an oval or figure eight configuration in the stadium. No dropped weapons and no torpedoes are allowed. The racers start at one end of the 'track' and the first to complete five laps win. Staggered starting locations facing opposite directions are often used to liven up the races.
Stadium Aquabikes and Boats:
Minnow - medium aqua bike, mini boat power plant, pilot, MG front,
SWC. Armor: F10, B10, U11. Accel. 10, top speed 82.5, HC 2; 749 lbs., $3,110.
Goldfish - rowboat, mini boat power plant, propeller, pilot, MG front, SWC, oars. Armor: F9, L8, R8, B8, T0, U11. Accel. 10, top speed 80, HC 3; 799 lbs.