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Grand Prix (GP) is a class of boats featuring supercharged big-block V8 piston engines producing as much as 1,500 horsepower. The 23- to 26-foot craft are fast—routinely attaining speeds in excess of 170 miles per hour (273.5 km/h) in the straights.
2:45 p.m. — Grand Prix hydroplanes Heat 1. 3:10 p.m. — E-350 hydroplanes Heat 4. 3:35 p.m. — IBEW Local 112/National Electrical Contractors Association Vintage Heat 2.
4:30 p.m.: Connell Oil H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Heat 1B BONUS: The Boat Race Bash after-party will be at the Red Lion Hotel in Pasco . The party will feature two stages and four DJs.
Throw in four vintage hydroplanes and a number of Grand Prix boats, and action out on the Columbia River looks to be non-stop as teams get the kinks out of their vessels.
H1 Unlimited is an American unlimited hydroplane racing league that is sanctioned by the American Power Boat Association (APBA). Until 2009, the series was known as ABRA Unlimited Hydroplane, in turn renamed from APBA Unlimited Hydroplane in 2004. The H1 Unlimited season typically runs from July through September, consisting of five races.
Inaugurated in 1981, F1 powerboat racing is a Grand Prix style event, in which teams compete around the world each season. In the 2013 season, a total of 23 drivers and 9 teams entered at least one race, with 16 boats competing full-time. The races take place along a track of approximately 350 meters with multiple turns, over which the boats ...
Meanwhile the smaller classes — the Grand Prix boats and the 2.5 Stocks — will hold heat races during the day. The Vintage hydroplanes will also be out on the Columbia River.
Boat classes; Jersey Skiffs, Inboard and outboard Hydroplanes, Grand Prix Series; Beer Can Regatta, boats made from aluminium cans in Darwin, NT, Australia. Madison Regatta, Madison, Indiana. (hydroplanes) Kingston Multi-Hull Regatta, Kingston, Ontario (multihull sailboats and sailing hydrofoils) Henley-on-Todd Regatta - an Australian dry-land ...