Corey Peabody has been waiting almost a year to drive an unlimited hydroplane in an actual race. Last year, the driver of Strong Racing’s U-9 boat, won the APBA Gold Cup in Guntersville, Ala. But the ...
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 ...
SEATTLE — Brent Hall’s dream is finally about to come true. Hall has been trying for years to land a seat in an unlimited hydroplane, which would make him the first Black driver to qualify in an ...
Driver Corey Peabody walked away uninjured Saturday morning when the U-9 Unlimited Hydroplane blew over during the first heat of the races on east Mission Bay. Peabody was traveling around 160 mph in ...
When asked on Thursday, neither Corey Peabody nor Darrell Strong felt there was a good chance that Peabody could catch either U-8 driver J. Michael Kelly or U-11 driver Jamie Nilsen for the national ...
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 ...
Jimmy Shane declines to say what can be the more exciting event — winning a Gold Cup, or being part of a company that sends people into space. The 33-year-old Shane had both experiences this month.