Unlimited Hydroplane Powerboat APBA Gold Cup

DtRockstar1 records the 2012 Detroit APBA Gold Cup, featuring the Unlimited Hydroplane boats during qualifying. These boats use turbine engines with up to 3,000 horsepower. You'll hear the turbine engines spooling, as well as high speed passes and rooster tail turns. This video also features my own self composed music.
The song is "Jumping the Wake," composed entirely by me and I own all the rights to the music.
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[@CHUUMPASS]

yeah, that's one of the many reasons why they call Detroit the Motor City, as they'll find a way to race anything :) man these hydroplane powerboats are highly impressive machines! i'd sure like to see them race in person, i can only imagine that it certainly must be a lot of fun and quite a spectacle to watch them race. you also captured some amazing footage of parts of Downtown Detroit, its skyline and the RenCen. very nice !

[@DtRockstar1]

I'm surprised this sport isn't more popular, I enjoyed this more than some of the auto racing events I've seen. Thank you for the kind comments! - DT

[@carolwickowski7169]

Detroit use to pack the shore with over 500,000 I rode my bike from alter Rd to see them testing never missed a year between 1974 to 2013 Detroit loves the "Thunder boats" I love the roar these brave pilots with their flying machines they were Giants in my day, getting into these monsters & taming them for a while, maybe even to finish To me was crazy I LOVED IT! THANK YOU But. LITTLE & BUD for all the years YOU ROCKED ME & pushed the fleet to a safe & exciting sport 161 mph On water!!!!

[@lamborghinifreak123]

Those things are so sick, I gotta see these in person! Great music!

[@DtRockstar1]

Darryl, that is an excellent question! It amazes me that this sport doesn't get the kind of recognition it deserves, it's badass!

[@PAKiller1]

I went every year from 1970 to 2018.. I love them.. before that I watched them on TV

[@DtRockstar1]

Agreed! This was my first time going and it was spectacular!

[@DtRockstar1]

Thanks man! It was my first experience with these boats, and it was incredible. Highly recommended! - DT

[@DtRockstar1]

Thank you for the support, my friend! I will be sure to keep making the best videos that I can. :) - DT

[@steve1300]

Very well done bro! love when I see your vids in my subscription list

[@kennedyforce2335]

Hyroplane need their own movie it's going to be awesome

[@PAKiller1]

They have one.. it’s called Madison.. about the 1971 Gold Cup in Madison Indiana .. where the city owned hydroplane Miss Madison wins

[@dwnforcemedia]

That's freaking awesome...never knew this sport existed. Nice job on the filming

[@Ryanheet]

Nice man! Those boats are like F1 cars! I also liked how you began with the detroit skyline in the beginning, and ended with the same shot at night. Well done!

[@NiCadHeliPilot]

I came here for the epic hydroplanes & stayed for the awesome music. =^/.^=

[@alexander1485]

I'm surprised no one has made a modern interpretation of that game yet with awesome physics and graphics :(

[@weiandblower]

I was there this year, totally worth going if you can!!

[@DtRockstar1]

Yeah that would be catastrophic. Though most of the flips happen on the rooster tail turn, so it is unlikely that they would fly toward us. - DT

[@DtRockstar1]

Thanks man! - DT

[@keb841]

about $600,000 to get started plus $2,000 per lap to keep it going.

[@TheCatfeeesh]

Turning so close to the dock is just stupid - wouldn't catch me standing there.

[@sillydillydokieo]

agreed

[@PAKiller1]

I sat there for 12 years.. never had a problem with them coming close to flying into the stands.. they do have a fence there now tho

[@cp6565]

It's more like $1,000,000 or more for the hull and each turbine engine is about $100,000.

[@bigblazer7325]

they have. its been bought out by microsoft in a sequel called "hydro thunder: hurricane" but its only available for the xbox 360. in my opinion the old hydro thunder was better anyway. XD

[@FamilyCTSV]

those things are sick. but standing in a bad place though, not trying to be negative but if they crash on that turn, it would fly straight at you guys.

[@bigblazer7325]

there are also arcade machines which host a rip off game which has the same physics, speed and rules but with different maps and boats, called H2Overdrive.

[@fuelbasti]

I would not sit right in the corner! But looks really sick.

[@hydrojimmy1]

Great shots! Jim P (hydrojimmy1)

[@weiandblower]

My first time as well.

[@IvIustangsvt2003]

wonder how big the fuel cells are on those and how often they have to fill up again

[@cp6565]

Darryl, have you looked on the links page of the H1 website? There's a games section with a link to HydroMod, which is a mod for the racing game rFactor. We've been developing it since late 2007.

[@this1guy1000]

Michigan hell yeah

[@VEGETAfan79203]

I want A Hydroplane and Awesome Vid ;D

[@DtRockstar1]

Thanks man! :)

[@DtRockstar1]

I have no idea, but I would imagine at least 1 million USD. - DT

[@yesroh]

actually, 200 miles an hour is closer to 322kph

[@darrylhoward8490]

Hi my name is Darryl, and I have bin watching Unlimited hydro plane boat racing for a long time. I live in Detroit and never mist a race on the Detroit river 1967 2012. My question is what is taking so long for an Unlimited Hydro Plane Video Game. Boat race fans around the world are hungry for this HELP!

[@PAKiller1]

Am also from Detroit and have went every year from 1970 till 2018. First 11 years I watched from the Roostertail grandstands and then from Memorial Park Annex.. I love those boats and I miss them.. if you haven’t went yet, I encourage you to go to the Hydroplane Museum inKent Washington. Near Seattle.. you won’t be disappointed.. spectacular place

[@EdwardianGangster]

Dat Rainbow 2:26

[@Jboone31190]

2:26 for rainbow

[@atom26]

unlimidid hidroplanes do not have turbine engins they have hellicopter engins

[@bluestingray67]

Actually they are turbine helicopter engines, not to be confused with jets. They turn a propeller on the boat instead of a rotor on the helicopter.

[@scottvomit3]

I have a question If one of these boats were built with very light weight material could they take off into flight like this RC Hydrofoam HydroFlyers RemoteControl Boat Car Planes?

[@DtRockstar1]

+Scott Whitney It happens a lot. They won't actually start flying like an airplane, but they'll take off and do flips in the air. Just do a KZbin search for powerboats crashing or flipping through the air.

[@scottvomit3]

I know they flip and crash I have seen that happen.What I am asking is can they be converted for normal hovering and flight?Like Hydro Boat Plane RC. And has that ever been done?Or Attempted Yet?

[@vitityvu8732]

Yy

[@jkbowens100]

or a new jet ski game aswell :/

[@ducoinpierre6895]

this boat is'nt american ? pois é?????????? some answer would be ,,,,,,,,

[@peternk7947]

maybe joe satriani helped to you with the song lol

[@DtRockstar1]

Definitely Satriani influenced!

[@patrickwaga9249]

hydro thunder ^^

[@bigblazer7325]

hydro thunder :) LOOOL

[@seanlough30]

What is with powerboats and cheesy music