hydroplane
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Donald Campbell died aged 45 when the hydroplane flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a water speed record.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
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
"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
Some participants drove runabouts that slice through the water, while others used hydroplanes, which glide over it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Gunnar’s boat racing career started as so many do, building J-stock outboard hydroplanes at the museum with his grandfather and his sister.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
His son, Brent Hall Jr., 12, is competing in the J-stock hydroplanes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
They both race 2.5-liter modified hydroplanes, and there will be races where they compete against each other.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Grimshaw knew little of hydroplanes, and the Interstate people had sent an expert demonstrator to the spot to teach their young exhibitor the ropes.
From Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane by Roy Rockwood
A flood watch was in effect when the game kicked off on a sodden field drenched with so much standing water, players hydroplaned after well-struck passes that stopped suddenly in the puddles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
During a downpour in Indiana, a Tesla Model 3 hydroplaned off the road and burst into flames.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
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 next batter, Andrew Vaughan, hit a groundball that hydroplaned to third baseman Eugenio Suarez, who misplayed it.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
When he got into the wreck, he thought he hydroplaned.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Proper inflation and tread can reduce the risk of hydroplaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
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
There have also been several car crashes reported, many due to hydroplaning, according to WAPT-TV.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Cars were hydroplaning all over the course, crashing into the wall and struggling to get the windshield wipers working.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
As to substance, she truly believed that the accident had been caused by the weather, hydroplaning.
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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