There are two racer classes: hydroplanes, which feature a step in the bottom, and runabouts, which don't. Steps reduce the surface area on the bottom, making the boat faster and more "hydrodynamic ...

New Martinsville welcomed vintage hydroplanes back to the fastest freshwater course in America on Labor Day weekend 2025.

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 ...

Since 1939, there hasn't been a year that didn't have a Hauenstein racing in the stock and modified outboard hydroplane boat racing competitions.

One of the three he owns is an 8-foot-long hydroplane he constructed himself; the old 12-horse Seabee outboard he restored and put on it can get it up to 30 mph.

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 ...

The hydroplanes range from 8 to 15 feet long, and the outboards are powered by engines ranging from 30 to 75 horsepower, capable of speeds that range from 45-50 mph in the novice division, up to ...