‎2011 was quite a year!! We qualified #1 seven times, won four races, won our third consecutive World Finals race, made the seven quickest 1,000’ runs of all time: 3.39, 3.42, 3.43, 3.48, 3.49, 3.50, 3.51 seconds (six of these were run consecutively), reset our own ET record twice (3.488 and 3.396), ran the fastest 1,000’ pass of all time at 261.23, set the MPH record at 258.26 mph, and won both the SDBA and LODBRS Top Fuel Championships! It will be tough to top that next season, but we are certainly going to try!!! Wishing all of our sponsors, families, friends, and fans a fun, safe NYE and we'll see y'all on tour in 2012!

Heading into the LODBRS World Finals at Firebird Raceway, we had a 91 point lead (less than one round) on Spirit of Texas in the run for the championship. We had one run of qualifying on Friday, and two on Saturday. We qualified #1 on Friday with a 3.49 @ 254, and we remained #1 heading into Sunday. Our other qualifying efforts were 3.53 @ 248 and 3.98 @ 166. Spirit of Texas qualified #2, so we only gained 2 points, furthering our lead to 93 points (still less than one round win). We faced the Lucas Oil Speed Sport Special in round one Sunday and ran a 3.51 @ 253, giving us the win as Speed Sports broke right off the line. Spirit of Texas also advanced, which meant we would meet them in the final round to decide the winner of the race AND the winner of the LODBRS championship!! There was so much excitement surrounding this final round! We ran a 3.55 @ 240, Spirit of Texas redlit, and then lost the blower belt shortly after the launch. Both teams put it all on the line for the championship, and it was a thrilling end to this season long battle! This also marks our third consecutive year winning the World Finals at Firebird!!
Thank you to all of our sponsors, fans, friends, and family for your support!! This season was filled with many highs and a few lows, and we are ecstatic to be the 2011 LODBRS & SDBA Top Fuel Hydro Champions!!

The San Diego race did not turn out as planned. None of the TFH's were able to make a full pass down the track . . . . . It seems we all had too much horsepower and the water had too much bite. Bad news is, Spirit of Texas was able to gain 202 points on us at the race . . . Good news is, we do still have a 91 point lead (one round) going into the World Finals, where the championship will be decided! This will make it VERY exciting . . . and a little nerve-wracking!! Stay tuned for more details as the race gets closer.

Problem Child's record-breaking runs in Wheatland will be shown on CBS THIS Saturday morning, August 20th at 10am Pacific. Watch the clip below for more details!

lakefest in Marble Falls, TX August 12-14 continued our record-setting streak. We lowered our own ET record two more times, and also reclaimed the MPH record! Our last six passes down the track have broken either the ET record, MPH record, or both!

In the first round of qualifying on Saturday, we ran a 3. 396 @ 261. 233 - The quickest and fastest 1,000' pass in drag boat racing history! It was a leg on our current 3.488 record set in Wheatland two weeks ago, and leg on the MPH record of 255. 363 held by Spirit of Texas (set at this same race last year). Daryl carried the nose about 500' before having to pedal it to set it down. We are also getting closer to the (our) fastest 1/4 mile MPH of 265. 52.

We did not go back out for Q2, and we remained #1 qualifier.

Sunday- Round 1- vs. Spirit of Texas- we ran 3. 434 @ 258. 264 to their 3. 903 @ 207. 24. Our times were not quick enough to back up the legs set in qualifying, but the qualifying numbers backed up both the ET and MPH in this run. The 3. 434 & 258. 264 became the new records at this point.

Second (final) round vs. Lucas Oil Speed Sports- we ran a 3. 426 @ 254. 41 to their 3. 633 @ 240. 925. Our ET was able to back up the 3. 396 from qualifying as the new ET record.

We broke the ET record twice, and MPH once, plus another #1 qualifier and race win. Our performance is adding up to many extra points and furthers our points lead in the chase for the LODBRS Championship!

Our next stop is Chouteau, OK August 27-28 for a few exhibition runs at the SDBA Mid-Summer Nationals. After that, we are off to San Diego, CA Sept 16-18 for LODBRS Bayfair. That should be another record-breaker as the water there at sea level is very, very fast. In fact, that is where we recorded the fastest 1/4 mile pass in drag boat racing! Don't miss it!!

WHEATLAND, Mo., Aug. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At the Inaugural Diamond Drag Boat Nationals, held July 29-31, the Red Line Oil-sponsored Top Fuel Hydro won the event, captured the points lead, and set a world record for drag boat racing on a 1000-ft course. With a final round time 3.50 seconds at 242 mph to beat the Lucas Oil "Speed Sport" Top Fuel Hydro, the Daryl Ehrlich-driven "Problem Child" boat broke the elapsed-time record three times over the weekend, capturing the series points lead in the process.

In the first round, the Eddie Knox-owned boat covered the 1,000-foot course in a series record time of 3.488 seconds at 251 mph. "Problem Child" claimed a final-round victory and overall event win over driver Jarrett Silvey of New Braunfels, Texas, after his boat lost a supercharger belt in the final round.

"Man, to win this inaugural race here is awesome, this was one of those perfect series of events when everything falls into place," Ehrlich said after the $12,000 victory before an estimated 5,000 fans. Ehrlich also reclaimed the series points lead from Scotty Lumbert, whose "Spirit of Texas" lost in the first round. "Eddie and the crew guys worked like mad to get this thing ready," Ehrlich said.

"To set a new elapsed time record, to take back the points lead and to beat our rival, it doesn't get better than this," said team owner Eddie Knox. "The Lucas folks showed a lot of grace and class in the winners circle, as a Red Line Oil boat won their debut race at such a fantastic new facility."

The event will be televised on CBS on August 20, at 1pm EST/10am PST.

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For race results, please follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/problemchildtfh) or Twitter (www.twitter.com/problemchildtfh). We will post round by round results right after each run, as well as photos/video when we can. Next stop is Augusta, GA this coming weekend (July 15-17)!

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The season opener was a little different in some ways, and very familiar in other ways......High winds were in Sunday's forecast, so the officials decided to run all qualifying and eliminations on Saturday. In Top Fuel, it was just Problem Child and Spirit of Texas for this first race. On the first qualifying pass, we had some issues, hit a timing light, and put the first few scratches on the hot rod....Spirit of Texas ran a 3.734. In Q2, we were able to get a small break in the wind and run a beautiful 3.649 to take the #1 spot. S.O.T. did not make a second qualifying pass. In the final, we experienced some equipment failure, and we ran a 3.841, to Spirit of Texas' 3.588. A big congratulations to our pals and their incredible run! We are really looking forward to this exciting racing season and duking it out with our friends....It's bound to be a great show for everyone!!!  

We would like to thank all of our sponsors and fans that came out to support the team........without you it is just not possible!!!!