On the water, the vintage hydroplanes move forward fast, but their existence is steeped in the past. Inland Northwest residents caught a glimpse of history in Coeur d’Alene this weekend at Hydros, Hot ...

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 ...

A West Richland couple sat in the shade Sunday watching the boats and jets speed past on the Columbia River. Glenn and Terri Grant have been coming to the Tri-City hydroplane races for more than 35 ...

They are names from the golden age of unlimited hydroplane racing. Boats like Slo-Mo-Shun, Miss Bardahl, Miss Budweiser and Miss Thriftway. Drivers like Lou Fageol, Mira Slovak, Bill Schumacher, Ron ...

Learn more about the vintage hydroplane exhibition at Lake Coeur d’Alene Aug. 20-21 online at thunderboats.ning.com/events/2011-diamond-cup Vocal Point is written ...

A hydroplane driver was killed Saturday during an exhibition on the Ohio River for this weekend's Madison Regatta. Rick Beatty, 60, of Dayton, Ohio, was ejected from the open cockpit of his vintage ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man was killed Saturday while driving a vintage hydroplane on the Ohio River during a test run for the Madison Regatta in Madison, Indiana. The driver was identified as ...

Sometimes there is a crossroads in a person’s life where a decision changes their life forever. David Williams came to that crossroads in 1992. “I love to cook, and I was saving to go to the Le Cordon ...

The oldest motorsport event in the United States, the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Series' American Power Boat Association Gold Cup race, will return to Madison, Ind. for the first time in 40 years, ...

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When the vintage hydroplane’s engine powers on, it sounds like I’m sitting right on top of a giant airplane turbine. Even through my ear plugs and clunky helmet, the rumble takes over my senses. I’m ...