The boat was the 1960 Miss Lumberville, which was restored and painted to match the 1975 Oh Boy Oberto boat. It was used in the 2005 hydroplane movie “Madison.” “I never even sat in the boat ...

After it posted the top qualifying time Friday, Oh Boy! Oberto owner Erick Ellstrom said there were a “million things” that could go wrong before a U-16 win in the Albert Lee Appliance Cup.

For most of the last decade, the Ellstrom team was battling with Oh Boy! Oberto to be the top hydroplane in the H1 Unlimited Fleet. Now the Ballard-based Ellstrom team, which has competed as the ...

SEATTLE – Steve David drove Oh Boy! Oberto to an upset victory in the ... handing favored Dave Willwock his first loss of the unlimited hydroplane season. David led wire-to-wire in the winner ...

This weekend, the “Jester of Jerky” and his Oh Boy! Oberto unlimited hydroplane will gun for their fourth consecutive victory at the Lake Washington race. While the knighting celebration might ...

Dave Villwock’s fast time was disallowed for a fuel restriction violation which handed the top spot to ABRA Unlimited Hydroplane ... David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto finished the qualifying ...

Perhaps this association adds to the guilt inherent in consuming Oh Boy! Oberto Cocktail ... the "pepperoni-powered" hydroplane, a tactic referred to lovingly as "Oberto-izing." ...

such as Miss Wahoo and Oh Boy! Oberto, still use turbocharged Allison V-1710 aircraft engines that are lovingly maintained by Brown and other veterans affiliated with the Hydroplane and Raceboat ...

SEE MORE The U-16 Oh Boy! Oberto hydroplane raceboat is ready to compete in the Albert Lee Appliance Seafair Cup on Lake Washington this weekend. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) Wouldn’t you ...

SEATTLE — Steve David with Oh Boy! Oberto won the Albert Lee Cup at Seafair ... One race remains on the 2010 unlimited hydroplane circuit, to be held in Doha, Qatar, the third weekend of November.

For most of the last decade, the Ellstrom team was battling with Oh Boy! Oberto to be the top hydroplane in the H1 Unlimited Fleet. Now the Ballard-based Ellstrom team, which has competed as the ...