After over a 100 years of evolution in race boat design, the modern Unlimited Hydroplane is the worlds fastest race boat, capable of speeds over 200mph and powered by a 3000 horsepower Lycorning T-55 L-7 military Chinook helicopter turbine engine. Welcome to H1 Unlimited.
Hundreds of positions will be up for grabs on the first day of the 55th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30, more than 20 marine businesses will be accepting applications on the second floor of the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.
Entrance to the job fair is free, and the first 100 attendees … More
Drivers Jimmy Shane and J. Michael Kelly will be battling for supremacy Sept. 12-14 when the unlimited hydroplanes return for the sport’s 50th anniversary on Mission Bay.
Shane, piloting the Oh Boy Oberto boat, and Kelly, with the Graham Trucking boat, have each won a pair of races in the H1 Hydroplane series of San Diego Bayfair.
Since 1964, when legendary hydro driver Bill Muncey convinced the City Council that the bay was the right place for hard-charging, rooster-tail spewing unlimited hydroplanes … More
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. — Less than an hour after racing began, tragedy struck the 2014 Shootout when a Outerlimits catamaran driven by Joel Begin and throttled by Mike Fiore crashed at the finish line.
It was only the sixth run of the day, at about 10:30 a.m. The water along the 34 Mile Marker was calm, with minimal winds. The run started well, but just as the brand-new Outerlimits approached the finish line at the end of the one-mile course, the bow began to lift dangerously high. Suddenly, the boat flew out of the water, flipping end-over-end … Pictures and more