His boat went out of control while traveling 130 MPH.

Hydroplane boat accidents. Sources Names in the news Long Beach Press-Telegram July 13 1970. 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. He was from Houston.

We had a number of classes developed from around 1947 on previous to this most racing was either scratch races or. The development of the hydroplane in Australia was more pronounced in Sydney where they formed the NSW Hydroplane Club separate to the normal boat clubs. During the first round of eliminations he was going nearly 200 MPH past the finish when his boat crashed.

Inboard hydroplane racing has undergone a transformation since the introduction of the safety capsule about 15 years ago. Some boats were equipped with string attached. Mission Possible blown alcohol hydroplane.

These boats mostly hydroplanes were built to pretty much any specification just so long as they could hold together at speeds well in excess of 160kmh. The drivers did not wear any kind of seat belts or other restraints so they were often thrown out of boat into the water when things went wrong. 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.

Home of the fastest power boats in Australia. Link to H1 Unlimited website. The boats which were in lane 1 and 2 were.

She sported a green and yellow color. For example the special committee appointed to investigate Chuck Thompsons death at the wheel of Smirnoff in the Gold Cup has found absolutely nothing out of order in the mishap. A countdown of the most spectacular crashes ever to happen in Unlimited Hydroplane Racing.