hydroplane

When Villwock, 70, drives the boat, he will become the oldest driver in unlimited hydroplane history.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024

The hydroplane was lifted from the lake in 2001 and restored by Tyneside engineer Bill Smith.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

Mr Smith eventually walked away and handed the hydroplane to the Ruskin Museum.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

It’s been a long time since the Miss Madison unlimited hydroplane racing team had a season like this.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

It was the first time he had called on me though I had gone to two of his parties, mounted in his hydroplane, and, at his urgent invitation, made frequent use of his beach.

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

Two- and four-cylinder hydroplanes, averaging 8 feet in length and weighing 400 pounds including the driver and engine, sped along the river reaching speeds approaching 60 mph.

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

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

This could all be done over British territory, with the part over Lakes Victoria Nyanza and Tanganyika covered by hydroplanes.

From Opportunities in Aviation by Arthur Sweetser

“There was two vehicles traveling toward each other. One hydroplaned on water and it was occupied by four people,” Sgt.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Solomon Mensah’s Hyundai Sonata hydroplaned as he slammed on the brakes to avoid a bus that had suddenly stopped ahead of him.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2023

During a downpour in Indiana, a Tesla Model 3 hydroplaned off the road and burst into flames.

From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

Marmsha Nash, a 19-year-old woman from Fairfield, was killed when her car hydroplaned and hit a utility pole, according to Solano County officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023

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

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

The quad’s balloon tires cut through the water easily, but he’d have to watch out for hydroplaning, which was just as dangerous as driving on ice.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith