Prop
Riders-60 Years of Racing Hydroplanes
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This
at-speed view of the J-Class Steeler shows why hydroplanes are
so similar to aircraft. Driver Steven David literally flies
down the Straightaway with his engine at full song. |
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E-class
hydros are shown setting up for a turn in 1988 at St. Petersburg,
Florida. |
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The
only auto-engined hydro to win an Unlimited race was the famous
Miss Chrysler Crew in 1967. With the successful application
of powerful turbine engines in Unlimiteds, all thoughts of using
multiple auto engines were scuttled. |
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The
Danny Walls-driven N-class Just-A-Pest screams under a bridge
in Columbus, Ohio, in 1971. |
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Find
out more about APBA Hydroplane Classes in Chapter three of Prop
Riders, 60 Years of Racing Hydroplanes. |
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