The SeriesWe are a Class and a Club in the American Power Boat Association. We are Grand Prix Hydroplanes Our goal is to bring the THUNDER BACK to the fans!More
The TeamsThe Grand Prix West series consists of 12 dedicated teams who make this sport so much fun to watch.More
The BoatsThese hydroplanes are powered by 468 cubic inch big block engines with a 6-71 blower turning at 120 percent of crankshaft speed. In other words...REALLY FAST!More
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Air Guard Championship Presented by Degree Men Set For San Diego SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (August 31, 2010) – H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes will return to San Diego’s Bayfair on Mission Bay September 17 – 19 for the Air Guard Championship presented by Degree Men. In announcing the agreement which led to the return of the world’s [...]
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Shockwave racing set a new World Record on their home lake in Olympia, WA! Dustin Echols driving for Rick and Shawn Bridgeman set a 116.129 mph average lap speed on a mile and a quarter course at Black Lake.
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Black Lake has long had a reputation of being one of the best places in the world to race hydroplanes, with its glassy surface and calm waters. Dustin Echols proved it’s also one of the fastest. Echols, driving Shockwave Racing’s GP-17 Miss Ted’s Red Apple Market, set a world record in heat one of the [...]
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