hydroplane
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The nation’s only public museum dedicated solely to unlimited hydroplane racing, the nonprofit reaches beyond pure recreation to benefit children and wounded veterans, as well.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
Mr Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
She describes being surprised in March the following year when she was asked by the museum's trustees to mediate with Mr Smith, who harboured ambitions to run the hydroplane across the globe.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
Hampton Cup Regatta organizers canceled that event in Virginia saying the forecast wasn’t optimal for hydroplane racing or Friday evening’s concert.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
"And don't forget we're going up in the hydroplane tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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As I took off my racing gear and hydrated, I spotted some modern hydroplanes running practice laps in the distance, preparing for the races later that day.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Pre-pandemic, the F1 Tunnel Boats were the undercard for the unlimited hydroplanes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Outside of the HomeStreet Bank Cup competition, you can spot vintage hydroplanes on the water and catch 9- to 16-year-olds racing at up to 40 mph in the junior hydroplane races.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
If you’re fascinated with hydroplanes, consider getting a $15 Pit Pass, letting you watch boaters get in and out of their hydroplanes close up and snag autographs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
This was the work of but a few moments; and half an hour later the two lads soared into the air in one of the Queen Mary's large hydroplanes.
From The Boy Allies at Jutland by Clair W. (Clair Wallace) Hayes
A man in San Mateo County died Thursday after his vehicle hydroplaned and struck a tree, becoming the first storm-related death, according to Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for the governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
The Fairfield Police Department said in a statement that the woman apparently hit a patch of standing water and hydroplaned, crashing into a nearby utility pole.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023
The three were traveling southbound on Interstate 35 in Tonkawa, Okla., near the Kansas border, when their Volkswagen Tiguan hydroplaned and became disabled, blocking the outside lane, according to the department of public safety.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
The next batter, Andrew Vaughan, hit a groundball that hydroplaned to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who misplayed it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
The company investigator, Scott Kimbrough, concluded that, no, Reggie had not hydroplaned.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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The agency also says Tesla made safety updates after the recall fix was sent out, including an attempt to reduce crashes caused by hydroplaning and to reduce collisions in high speed turn lanes.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
In Garfield County, Okla., severe weather destroyed some barns, felled trees and sent cars hydroplaning into ditches, but no one was injured, said Mike Honigsberg, the emergency management director for the county.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2024
A second storm-related death occurred when a teen driver’s car crashed after hydroplaning in the Solano County city of Fairfield, the Fairfield Police Department said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
The speaker is also rated for IP55 dust and water resistance, so it can handle hydroplaning drifts.
From The Verge ● Apr. 14, 2022
The “dynamics of the vehicles involved in the accident strongly indicate that the vehicles had much higher levels of traction than would be available in a hydroplaning situation.”
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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