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2. Hydroplane racing - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Full field of unlimited hydroplanes are set to invade Tri ...

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   In this file photo members on a Water Follies rescue sled wrestle a tree stump from the Columbia River during the one-day Spring Testing event for race boats team preparing for the 2022 season.

4. Who’s favored & what to watch for at the 2024 Columbia Cup ...

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   Villwock drove the boat in late June in the Guntersville, Ala., race, basically for a shakedown to get it ready for Tri-Cities and its new sponsor. U-40 Bucket List Racing and driver Dustin Echols.

5. Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. H1 Unlimited - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. See a dramatic series of photos of this hydroplane flipping ...

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   Driver Dave Villwock was not injured in the blowover crash of the unlimited hydroplane. The boat when perpendicular to the water before crashing back onto the river about 3:10 p.m. This is a ...

8. Rolls-Royce Merlin alternative uses - Wikipedia

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   In unlimited hydroplane racing, both were eventually supplanted by gas turbine engines, which exhibit even more favourable power-to-size and power-to-weight ratios. [17] Some of the most significant Merlin-powered hydroplanes include: [citation needed] Slo-mo-shun V (from 1954 on, 1954 Gold Cup winner, first for Merlin power)

9. Hydroplane lineup set for this weekend’s Columbia Cup + Dust ...

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   Unlimited boat testing begins Friday from 8-10 a.m. with ... Jimmy Shane in the U-1 Miss Homestreet Bank races to a 2022 Columbia Cup unlimited hydroplane race championship on the Columbia River ...