The supercharged Allison V-12 explodes into life, its exhausts firing smoke and flame as the unlimited hydroplane shakes like a plesiosaur on meth. A gleaming prop then shoves the wooden beast onto ...

Here is the weekend schedule for the 56 th running — since the race didn’t happen in 2020 — of the HAPO Columbia Cup. As always, the schedule is subject to change. 4:25 p.m. — Connell Oil H1 Unlimited ...

HYDROPLANE RACING is a sport for thrill-seekers. A human is strapped into what is essentially an airplane wing fitted out with an airplane (or helicopter) engine, and then zooms almost airborne across ...

Michigan powerboat administrator Mark Weber knows the sport from in and out of the cockpit. A champion hydroplane racer in 5 Liter to Unlimited Hydroplanes, Weber has also been the longtime race ...