John Wiener's Page

"If you're ever interested, a couple of us go run our model boats on the Spokane river near Felts Field in Spokane Valley (once it warms up again). As close to driving the real ones as I'll ever get. Ken"

"In the last couple of day we have seen more ideas coming in. Keep them coming, it is great to read what other people think about the sport. One day event for sure, but let people come down on Saturday for free to watch…"

"Jim is right on, his point proven with the twin automotive ULIMITEDS of the past. They sounded great and went fast, just not as fast as a turbine or a Rollsroyce V12, they also had problems with reliability in a 15 mile heat. With the tech age this…"

"  I do not expect nor am I suggesting teams throw out there turbines and start over. The sport will need to have them for now. I have been a fan since. What I have noticed since the turbines took over, is the sport has become boring. When…"

"yes I got to ride on a limited class hydroplane when I was a little kid at baker lake several times and now I am trying to do some research on hydroplanes and see what I got at a garage sale if it was ever a race boat or if it was advertisement"

"  We have the technology, we have the speed, we have great young drivers, we don't seem to have the innovators in the sport. With out innovation this sport has become boring, same year in and out. Remember the days of…"