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 …
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Sep
13
Jul
14
Article in August PropTalk
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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 …
Jun
07
Banging in Brockville
GP-88 had a great start in Heat 1B at Brockville on Saturday. Tom hit the start perfect and took an early lead. Bert Henderson in the new GP-77 The Crush II came charging hard from lane 4 and at the completion of lap 2 was right with Tom. Henderson went into turn 1 on lap …
Jun
02
Long Sault 2010
It was an eventful first weekend of racing in Canada. There was a bad accident between Marty Wolfe (GP-93) and Ken Brodie (GP-50) but both came out largely unscathed. GP-88 had some solid showings in the qualification heats but problems with the barrel valve in the final kept the team out of contention. Bert Henderson …
May
28
Leaving for Long Sault
We will soon be on our way to the first GP race of the year in Long Sault, Ontario. Should be a very exciting weekend. Check out Tom’s interview over at Grand Prix Hydroplane.
May
15
GP Testing on the Bohemia River
Yesterday we took GP-88 to Two Rivers Yacht Basin for testing on the Bohemia River. The team worked out a few kinks and got to test some improvements to the boat and engine. Everyone is looking forward to the first GP race in Long Sault, Ontario May 29-30.
Apr
12
GrandPrixHydroplane.com
Check out the new GrandPrixHydroplane.com by Hydroplane Quebec. There will be live video coverage of ACHA GP races this summer on the new site.
Mar
12
Treasure Coast Regatta
GP-88 will be at the Treasure Coast Regatta in Jensen Beach, Florida on April 24th and 25th. There will be a good number of GPs at this brand new race along with other hydroplane and flatbottom classes. This should be an excellent race in the Sunshine State and it will be broadcast live on Hydroplane …
Feb
22
ACHA GP Schedule Updated
The 2010 ACHA Grand Prix schedule is coming together nicely. Take a look at the schedule page to view all the details including a map. The Detroit and Morgan City dates remain tentative but all other dates should stay the same. Check back soon for further updates to the schedule, including a possible additional early …