The wait is finally over—the 122nd running of the APBA Gold Cup is set to return to the historic Ohio River course in Madison, Indiana. As the most prestigious trophy in Unlimited Hydroplane racing, look for all the H1 competitors to let it all hang put for Gold Cup glory!

Quality Field:
The 2026 fleet is ready to battle for the oldest trophy in motorsports as all seven competitors have tested in the pre-season. Expect an intense showdown from the teams vying for the sport’s ultimate prize, including the U-1 BWR Racing, U-00 Maverick, U-3 Tahoe Miss, U-6 Royer Miss Madison, U 11 FlavRPak, U-27 Apollo, and U40 Bucket List Racing. With the Madison Regatta’s notorious river conditions, teams will need a perfect balance of top-end speed, handling, and luck to survive the weekend.

New Starting Format:
The 2026 H1 season also ushers in a new starting procedure in which lanes will babe selected based on weekend point totals. With the elimination heats selected inverse of weekend high points. This new format will likely equalize weekend points and make points are harder to come by for even the fastest boast in the field. As always there is an extra set of heats for the Gold Cup competition so more points will be at stake than any other race of the season.

Pick Deadline:
Don’t DNS, make sure your two picks are finalized and submitted before the pick deadline on July 4th at 11 am Madison time.

Good luck and thank you for racing with us in 2026!

Welcome back, Race Fans. Get ready to Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with the world’s fastests raceboats as the H1 Unlimited season kicks off in Madison, Indiana over Independence Day weekend. That means you’ll need to make your fantasy hydroplane picks now so that you’re locked in for the Gold Cup race being held on the Ohio River on this weekend.

Don’t forget to invite friends to a private league, or join a public league. To get started, click Create an account in the upper right corner. Registration is quick and free.

Answer the bell! Compete in the 2026 Deck2Deck fantasy hydroplane season.

A huge congratulations to our podium and new national champion, 5 to the 5!

1st: 5 to the 5: 8214 points
2nd: rozzy43: 7911 points
3rd: Jeff C: 7848 points

We will see you in 2026!