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Get ready for the world's fastest race boats moving at speeds in excess of 200 mph. Hydroplanes*, or "thunderboats", truly live up to their names and when they start their engines, you can feel it in your chest! These impressive machines are powered by 3000 HP aviation engines displaying spectacular trailing roostertails of water spray a football field in length. Drivers are traveling literally within less than a ¼ inch of their lives. They're walking a watery tight-rope in a deck to deck battle to the checkered flag. This is heart pumping, white knuckle, non-stop entertainment. The team that makes the right decisions, the boat that holds together, and the driver that doesn't make any mistakes, may just take home the trophy.
The ABRA Hydroplane Series brings you all the jaw pounding action with driver and owner interviews, tech talk and strategies, and takes you behind the scenes to the water paddock. Every course is different with its own unique challenges.
*A hydroplane (or hydro, or thunderboat) is a very specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
One of the unique things about these boats is that they only use the water they're on for propulsion and steering (not for flotation)—when going at full speed they are primarily held aloft by a principle of fluid dynamics known as "planing", with only a tiny fraction of their hull actually touching the water. An Unlimited race consists of a series of five lap "heats" of racing in which the boats earn points based on the order of finish. The top six point winners gain entry into the winner take all final.
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