Texas-area Sports - KCBD

The event brought top competitors to the lake just southeast of Lubbock, a spot most folks here know for summer weekends and boating, not national racing circuits.

For Lubbock, it means a slice of national sports attention landing somewhere locals usually reserve for swimming and fishing trips. Buffalo Springs Lake draws crowds already, but a national tour stop puts it in front of an audience well beyond the South Plains.

The lake that hosts your cousin's birthday party also just hosted the nation's fastest jet skis.