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Post by MTwomn on Jul 29, 2023 17:09:48 GMT -5
The race this week is on the Columbia River not it Richmond.
The Unlimiteds are powered by turbine-engines that produce around 3,000 horsepower and World War 2-era Allison V-12’s that kick out around 2,500 horsepower – allowing our drivers to reach speeds of nearly 200 mph and producing a massive 60-foot tall, 300-foot long wall of water called a “roostertail” behind them. With very few restrictions, these majestic hydroplanes race in front of shorelines packed with fans on bodies of water throughout the United States.
Miss Madison 2023
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Post by MTwomn on Jul 29, 2023 17:19:53 GMT -5
Working in the garage on Thursday.
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Post by MTwomn on Jul 29, 2023 18:11:44 GMT -5
This is a photo of the post heat inspection station.
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Post by Fire21 on Jul 30, 2023 8:25:13 GMT -5
If you recall, I told of when I was stationed in Washington, DC, I went to the President's Cup Regatta...the thunderboat races on the Potomac River. This was before the advent of turbine engines in the boats, so everyone was running the V-12s made by Allison and Rolls-Royce.
I didn't know anyone was still using the V-12s; I thought they all were turbine powered nowadays.
Anyway, after seeing videos of some boats flipping and crashing like they do, there's no way I'd EVER get into one of those things!! Fun to watch, but I'd never get closer than the shore line to one of them!
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