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Officials of the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series and the Grand Prix West Hydroplane Series announced this week that they have entered into a “memorandum of agreement” that will lead to increased participation and exposure for the GPW series at H1 Unlimited events.
“Our hope is that this agreement will encourage race sites to include the very exciting GPW series in their events,” said H1 Unlimited Chairman Steve David. “We will support the series by providing logistics and infrastructure, as well as including them in our live streaming, Internet presence and other promotion.”
GPW president Larry Linn added, “On behalf of Grand Prix West, I want to thank Steve David and H1 for recognizing our series and our ability to add to the show and the fans’ experience. We look forward to working with H1 in the future.”
GPW team owner Scott Pierce said the agreement is a big step for the series.
“While we (GPW) will still have to negotiate with race sites separately, it certainly increases our leverage with promoters and adds a lot of credibility to our series,” Pierce said. “We have meetings scheduled with race sites in the near future and will know shortly how many will be able to include GP’s in this first year of the new agreement.”
David said the move will help make the sport more attractive.
“Our younger fans demand more on water excitement,” he said. “This agreement encapsulates what we hope will become a model for other series that join with us to raise the bar on the excitement and on water action for future events.”
The GP boats are the largest, most powerful class of automotive powered hydroplanes. They are powered by blown alcohol 468 cubic-inch piston engines. The boats are 26-feet long and weigh approximately 3,500 pounds. Top speeds exceed 170 mph.
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