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With just five races again on the 2023 H1 Unlimited circuit, points will be very important for the national championship — especially from the get-go.
Although a bit of a misnomer as the boats aren't without limits, unlimited hydroplanes have much fewer restrictions than with limited hydroplane racing. These 30 foot, 6,800 lbs boats most often powered by a Lycoming T55 -L7 turbine engine (used from the Vietnam era to the present day in the CH-47 Chinook military helicopter ), which is capable ...
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.
The cockpit camera on the U-1 Beacon Electric captured the dramatic launch and flip of the H1 Unlimited hydroplane on the Columbia River on July 27, 2024, the first day of racing at the Apollo ...
The final race of the 2024 H1 Unlimited hydroplane series is this coming weekend, and it’s a big one. ... FBI releases new video, information in hunt for Jan. 6 pipe bomber.
2015 H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Race Winners [8] Race title Location Date Winning Boat Winning Driver Indiana Governor's Cup (Madison Regatta) [9] Ohio River, Madison, Indiana: July 3–5 Graham Trucking I† J. Michael Kelly† Silver Cup Coeur d'Alene, Idaho: July 17-19 Event cancelled [10] HAPO Gold Cup [9] Columbia River, Tri-Cities ...
That’ll include eight unlimited hydroplanes — the most at any race site so far this season. They are: U-1 Beacon Electric with driver J. Michael Kelly. Kelly is the defending national champion.
The Oryx Cup was founded in January 2009 when H1 Unlimited and the Qatar Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) reached an agreement to have the final race of the 2009 H1 Unlimited hydroplane season in Doha, Qatar. The 2009 event was also sanctioned as the UIM Unlimited Hydroplane World Championship. [1]