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the city is home port to half a dozen

the city is home port to half a dozen professional teams including one time

professional teams including one time

professional teams including one time national champion miss Elam plus team

national champion miss Elam plus team

national champion miss Elam plus team Elam is a family affair fathers fan and

Elam is a family affair fathers fan and

Elam is a family affair fathers fan and Sons Eric and Tom race their boat miss

Sons Eric and Tom race their boat miss

Sons Eric and Tom race their boat miss eel and the brothers design and build

eel and the brothers design and build

eel and the brothers design and build boats in their own shop hydroplanes like

boats in their own shop hydroplanes like

boats in their own shop hydroplanes like miss Elam are lightning fast because

miss Elam are lightning fast because

miss Elam are lightning fast because they are designed to fly through the air

they are designed to fly through the air

they are designed to fly through the air barely touching the water for a Seattle

barely touching the water for a Seattle

barely touching the water for a Seattle boy racing line is a dream come true

boy racing line is a dream come true

boy racing line is a dream come true growing up in Seattle hydroplane racing

growing up in Seattle hydroplane racing

growing up in Seattle hydroplane racing was everything when you were kids here

was everything when you were kids here

was everything when you were kids here and then unlimited hydroplane racing was

and then unlimited hydroplane racing was

and then unlimited hydroplane racing was the pinnacle of motor sports in Seattle

the pinnacle of motor sports in Seattle

the pinnacle of motor sports in Seattle but you know as a kid of my age I don’t

but you know as a kid of my age I don’t

but you know as a kid of my age I don’t know anybody that wouldn’t want to run

know anybody that wouldn’t want to run

know anybody that wouldn’t want to run unlimited hydroplane it’s just it’s

unlimited hydroplane it’s just it’s

unlimited hydroplane it’s just it’s awesome the team’s philosophy is simple

awesome the team’s philosophy is simple

awesome the team’s philosophy is simple I’d like to say winning isn’t everything

I’d like to say winning isn’t everything

I’d like to say winning isn’t everything but I got to tell you winning is

but I got to tell you winning is

but I got to tell you winning is everything and that’s that’s what drives

everything and that’s that’s what drives

everything and that’s that’s what drives everything it’s just a pure will to want

everything it’s just a pure will to want

everything it’s just a pure will to want to win okay all right there now it’s

to win okay all right there now it’s

to win okay all right there now it’s like the boom all the way in second

like the boom all the way in second

like the boom all the way in second place is the first guy to lose a key to

place is the first guy to lose a key to

place is the first guy to lose a key to the team’s success driver de Ville walk

the team’s success driver de Ville walk

the team’s success driver de Ville walk one of the most successful racers in the

one of the most successful racers in the

one of the most successful racers in the sport the motorsport today it’s all

sport the motorsport today it’s all

sport the motorsport today it’s all about relationships and communicating

about relationships and communicating

about relationships and communicating the team that can communicate together

the team that can communicate together

the team that can communicate together and keep about running you know under

and keep about running you know under

and keep about running you know under adversity as a team that’s gonna win in

adversity as a team that’s gonna win in

adversity as a team that’s gonna win in the end team e lam is fighting for the

the end team e lam is fighting for the

the end team e lam is fighting for the top spot in the standings and is busy

top spot in the standings and is busy

top spot in the standings and is busy preparing for its next race

preparing for its next race

preparing for its next race this week’s problem the engine the most

this week’s problem the engine the most

this week’s problem the engine the most critical component of the boat miss Elam

critical component of the boat miss Elam

critical component of the boat miss Elam uses chinook helicopter engines to reach

uses chinook helicopter engines to reach

uses chinook helicopter engines to reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour each

speeds of over 200 miles per hour each

speeds of over 200 miles per hour each engine costs 125 thousand dollars and

engine costs 125 thousand dollars and

engine costs 125 thousand dollars and can take ten weeks to adapt from

can take ten weeks to adapt from

can take ten weeks to adapt from helicopter to hydroplane because of the

helicopter to hydroplane because of the

helicopter to hydroplane because of the wear and tear of racing the team must

wear and tear of racing the team must

wear and tear of racing the team must have more than one engine ready at all

have more than one engine ready at all

have more than one engine ready at all times with the next race just days away

times with the next race just days away

times with the next race just days away team alam is down one engine and

team alam is down one engine and

team alam is down one engine and scrambling probably no one has really

scrambling probably no one has really

scrambling probably no one has really had a good night’s sleep in about three

had a good night’s sleep in about three

had a good night’s sleep in about three weeks we have been working around the

weeks we have been working around the

weeks we have been working around the clock we’ve been working to just just to

clock we’ve been working to just just to

clock we’ve been working to just just to the point to get a few hours of sleep

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