This type of accident is known as a blow over in hydroplane racing terms.

Hydroplane boat wrecks. Seattle attorney Jerry Bangs was the third victim in the history of hydroplane racing on Lake Washington. A modern Unlimited Hydroplane is the worlds fastest racing boat capable of speeds in excess of 200 mph. The boats are some of the fastest in the world and can reach speeds of 270kmh.

The boat reminds me of the thrill jet boats that Ive taken at tourist destinations. Spectators gather at the Firebird International Raceway to watch top fuel hydros hydroplanes race at speeds reaching. During the first heat of the 1977 race Bangs was piloting the Squire Shop when his boat hooked a sponson and threw him from the cockpit killing him instantly.

Bangs was a prominent trial lawyer who loved boat racing as a hobby. If the pilot is unable to correctly adjust to the changing wind the boat. Muncey died in a crash in the last.

ROOSTERTAILS TAREE AQUATIC POWER BOAT CLUB. Owned by Dave Tenny and Ron Simpson AGGRESSOR was powered by an Australian-made Rolls-Royce Merlin and measured 26-12 feet in length with a 10-foot beam. Lika-De-Split blown fuel hydro.

Big motor in back with a few church pews in front for all the paying customers. There were eight more deaths in the next 20. Unlimiteds are the biggest up to four tons the fastest up to 200 miles an hour in special time trials the loudest noise from their 2000-horsepower aircraft engines is deafening and the most photogenic two tons of water thrown in a white roostertail 75 feet high and 300 feet long.

The boats driver or pilot is able to manipulate small wing flap-type devices in the front of the boat to correct and adjust the boats attitude in the water. One of the first Australian boats to correspond approximately to the concept of what an American Unlimited hydroplane is generally thought of being was the Jolly Green Giant AGGRESSOR. Miss Budweiser driven by Chip Hanauer flips qualifying for Seafair unlimited hydroplane race in Seattle Aug 1 1992.