The points race is tight and GP-88 entered the weekend in 2nd behind GP-46. In Beauharnois the weather was beautiful after some wind on Saturday died down. Rolling Thunder ran very fast but a phantom P5 took away a win resulting in two thirds on Saturday. Sunday a P1 placed GP-88 in lane four for …
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Aug
22
Tonawanda cut short
GP-88 was thundering up and down the Niagara River all weekend. Tom Pakradoooni finished 2nd in 3 heats but the final was cancelled due to wind and water conditions. This race draws a good crowd even when the weather is less then ideal. Christian Bergeron has photos from Tonawanda on grandprixhydroplane.com.
Jul
25
St-Felicien 2011
We made the long haul up to St-Felicien and watched the wind blow on Saturday. On Sunday the Grand Prix had two sets of heats and a final making for a very busy day. This race is the farthest north we travel, about 7 hours north of Montreal. The town is on one side of …
Jul
11
GP-88 wins Friday final at Valleyfield
GP-88 won the final on Friday at Valleyfield! In a very exciting race Rolling Thunder beat out GP-46 ADF Diesel in a special race. It was a new experiment to have a separate day of racing on Friday at Valleyfield. Have a look at the race video from Friday, the race got a lot of …
Jun
27
Brockville Thousand Islands International Regatta 2011
Saturday GP-88 finished 2nd in heat 1a, which turned out to be the only GP heat run. GP-12 Long Shot driven by Eric Langevin had a very bad blow over. At the end of the race he crossed the finish but his boat lifed 40ft into the air turning 540 degrees. Langevin landed upside down …
Jun
01
Long Sault 2011
GP-88 was 2nd fastest in time trials and finished 2nd in heat 1a at Long Sault on Saturday. Sunday did not go as well… the team discovered serious damage to the flywheel. The boat was started on the trailer but when it went in for the first heat on Sunday it would not start. GP-88 …
Jan
20
Come see us at Motorsports 2011
GP-88 will be on display at the Motorsports 2011 Race Car and Trade Show in Oaks, PA this weekend. The show is held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. On display will be GP-88 along with NM-30 with drivers and crew members. APBA Region 3 will also have an outboard display at the show. So …
Sep
13
Beauharnois Curse
For the third year in a row GP-88 came to Beauharnois, Quebec with high hopes of finishing the season strong. And for the third year we experienced heartbreak in the first heat. This year saw the boat engine running great but on the last lap of the first heat she threw a prop blade. The …
Jul
14
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Jun
23
Eastern Divisional Champion
Great weekend of racing on Onondaga Lake. Rolling Thunder won the one off Eastern Divisional Championship race on Friday after some good testing. Saturday GP-88 ran second to GP-77 in the only set of heats. Sunday Tom won his heat against Ken Brodie Jr. and in the final had lane three for the start. Seven …