Episode 188: Jimmy Shane

We catch up with 2026 APBA Gold Cup champion Jimmy Shane right after his Madison win to hear how he returned to H1 Unlimited and why this victory feels uniquely special. Jimmy walks us through the mental pressure, the technical unknowns of a new hull and crew, and the moments in the final heat that nearly got away from him. 

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Welcome And Gold Cup Champion Guest

SPEAKER_00 0:52

Hello, fans. Welcome back to the podcast. Today is Wednesday, July 8th, 2026, and this is episode 188. We'll have to apologize for being a little bit late this week. Things turned around a little bit. It's a busy time of the year, and I've been in talks with many people, and many people are willing to be on the podcast, but it's just a busy time of the year. People are busy racing and preparing for races. But fortunately, I was able to connect with Jimmy Chane, your 2026 H1 Unlimited APPA Gold Cup champion. As he's over in Maryland right now, actually making some parts for hydroplanes. And he's he's getting ready for the next race in a couple of weeks over in Tri Cities, Washington. But thankfully he took some time out of his schedule working on those hydroplane parts to reflect back on the weekend of his Gold Cup victory, as well as returning to the sport of H1 Unlimited with BWR Racing. So let's get into my interview with the 2026 APBA Gold Cup champion Jimmy Shane. Well, I'm sitting down talking coast to coast, talking with Gold Cup champion Jimmy Shane out in Maryland. Jimmy, how are you doing today?

SPEAKER_02 2:11

Oh, doing great. Still a little uh sore, but obviously well worth it. Um for for the uh you know the outcome of the weekend. I'll I'll take being sore for a couple days uh any any time to to have uh another Gold Cup win for sure.

SPEAKER_00 2:30

Yeah, most definitely. Pop a couple more Tylenols today and uh I'm still I'm sure you're still riding that uh that high of of the victory, right?

SPEAKER_02 2:39

Oh yeah, you know, it's it's I I know I've been there before and I know I've I've won a bunch of races, but this, you know, each one has its own like unique special thing about it. And this this one has uh a lot of uh a lot of uniqueness to it, a lot of stuff going on with this gold cup win, and I'm just so happy uh for Bruce, Ratchford, his family, Apollo and the team and the crew, and it's uh it's it this this is a pretty cool one.

SPEAKER_00 3:09

Yes, yeah, yeah, and congratulations on that. It was it was fun to watch. Um little Harry at some times, and but we'll talk more about

Why Jimmy Shane Returned

SPEAKER_00 3:17

that. But I want to I want to start off talking about how you you had five years of absence from the sport. You decided to re-um step away five years ago when you were racing with Ms. Madison's uh home street team. What what made you decide to come back to H1 Unlimited and be racing uh these hydroplanes again?

SPEAKER_02 3:37

Yeah, I I mean I I knew I I was ready for a break, you know, a couple years ago, and uh decided that it was the right time. I wanted to focus on some family stuff and keep my schedule more open. Um I felt like it was kind of the core ages of my my kids' uh childhood uh approach fast approaching and going away quick. And so I was like, you know what, I just I'm ready, ready for a break. Um and so we did a lot. It was uh took four years off from the sport, and it was um it was wonderful. Got to go uh racing with my boys, and we got to travel and see a lot of different cultures and do a lot of unique stuff through those years. And then, you know, I I started uh started realizing the change with them as they got older, um, that they're getting more and more independent and they don't need dad and mom as much. And uh, you know, that's it's kind of eye-opening, but um, I also you know realized that um maybe there's a little more opportunity for me to, you know, do do some a little more for myself and and see what's out there. And then this opportunity uh presented itself with uh Bruce Ratchford and Apollo. And I got a call from Mike Hansen um oh a while ago.

SPEAKER_01 5:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 5:02

And he he just wanted to to poke and see if there was any interest. And I I kind of turned him down right away initially, and then I went back and thought about it and I was like, you know what, maybe I let me think about this a little bit more. Let me see what what it all is involved, and the boats and the team and the crew. And um, and so I thought about it for a while and eventually uh called Mike back and said, Hey, I've you know, I chatted with family, chatted with the kids, and um I think I might you know be interested in talking some more. So it all worked out. Um, it was opportunity, timing, and honestly, it was um the situation that I would have been coming back into in the sport. Um, it just it kind of made sense to me. Um and so I I I said yes. Um, and here we are.

SPEAKER_00 5:58

Yes, and you're back in the sport, and I know a lot of fans are excited to have you back, but I gotta ask, like I'm that was I'm sure that was so meaningful to have that time with your kids, uh especially because was at that age, and I think my son's at that age now where he's still innocent and hasn't gotten to his teenagers

Racing With His Kids

SPEAKER_00 6:17

for years. But did they did your kids get the bug at all for hydroplane racing?

SPEAKER_02 6:21

Oh, yeah, yeah. And uh honestly, a lot of the four years that I was off, um, it was to focus on on the boys racing. So Colton, it was his first year in junior hydro and junior runabout when I stopped racing. And so, you know, we we were building uh a small program for the junior racing, and uh we did a couple races the first year with Colton, and he progressed, and then Hudson turned nine uh two years ago, and so I got a rig, a couple rigs together for both the boys, and we've been racing for the last four years. Um, we only go to a couple races a year, uh, that makes sense, but um we we've got some really good equipment, and we we, you know, they're they're getting some experience now to where they're getting really comfortable in the boats, and so we just go whenever it makes sense and we have fun, and um, we the boys try to do the best that they can. And I'm I'm extremely proud of their growth and what they've been able to do in their own racing uh careers, I guess. Um, just just at the beginning. So uh yeah, it's it's definitely fun to watch.

SPEAKER_00 7:28

Yeah, yeah. So so nice to share that with your your kids and have that experience with them. But like you said, you're you're focusing more on your career now with and getting back with H1.

What He Missed About H1

SPEAKER_00 7:39

In that time frame that you were away from the sport, what did you miss the most?

SPEAKER_02 7:44

Oh, you know, um, I I definitely missed uh the the adrenaline rush of being in an unlimited hydroplane. It's such, like I said, it's such a unique sport. There's only a handful of people that really get to go out there and experience um what it is like going 200 miles an hour in a race boat. Um and so I I definitely missed the the adrenaline rush, the thrill, um, you know how how you handle being under a lot of pressure, uh, not just from a racing aspect, but sometimes from a sponsor or you know, uh a team uh member or something along those lines and um and seeing how you handle that stuff. That that was that's probably what I missed the most. Um uh and then the you know the people, the the stories, the people, the communities. You go to the same races um for the most part throughout the season, and you honestly get to catch up with a lot of um a lot of interesting people in the sport, and they've got some really good stories, and uh, you know, they they they make new ones throughout the the year year to year in between races, and then they're very happy to share those stories with with you when you come back to their town and see them and and get to put on a show for them. So definitely the the people, the communities, um, the race team, the other race teams, the competition. I'd say that was the most that I that I missed from it.

SPEAKER_00 9:19

Yeah, yeah. It's like you said, there's there's so many unique individuals around the sport, and uh it's it in a lot of ways it's like an extended family. I'm sure. Hopefully, everyone embraced you back. And I know a lot of fans are excited that you're back now.

Jumping Back In At Testing

SPEAKER_00 9:34

Well, looking at this wasn't the first time you were back in a hydroplane this weekend. You went to spring testing over in Tri Cities, Washington. And when I was watching the footage, I was expecting your approach to be a little bit different than than you took it. Um, I was expecting to, you know, kind of have some training wheels and kind of go up, but it looks like you just kind of said the hell with it and just kind of went full bore right away. So I didn't see any rust, but what was it like to get back in a boat after your absence?

SPEAKER_02 10:04

Uh I mean, I I've I've told a couple people this that have asked asked me that question like what was it like being off for that amount of time and then jumping right back in? And I tell them kind of the same thing, like the I'm I'm in uh you know, pretty much the same cockpit and the same seat, and I'm wearing the same equipment. And I jumped in, and there was definitely some butterflies. Uh, I I won't lie, to before I went out, but the second that that turbine engine started spooling up, I said, Oh, you know what, this definitely feels like I'm at home. And uh it just felt comfortable. It felt like where where I was supposed to be um in the cockpit of one of these boats. And so uh I definitely uh I definitely didn't want to like wait too long to um get back into I knew I was gonna have to get the feeling back pretty quick. It's a short season, we only have four races, and I knew that I was gonna have to jump right back in it and get going um to have any shot of being competitive this year. And so uh yeah, I did uh a warm-up lap of 160. So that that was uh yeah, that that was my my my warm-up lap. Which uh yeah, I I was I will say I was not totally 100% comfortable with. Um and then when I came back in and I heard the speed, I was like, oh okay, yeah, I can I can do this. We're good.

SPEAKER_00 11:39

Oh, that's hilarious. So in your mind, we were not going as fast as that 160? Did you think you were going a little bit slower?

SPEAKER_02 11:47

I I uh thought that I uh was going a little bit slower than that, honestly. Yeah, I was yeah, uh I was taking uh the definitely the first uh first back stretch. I was taking it easy. Yeah, and then I was like, uh, this feels right, let's go. Everything feels tight and good. And um it was it was in a new boat to me. It was in the Apollo boat uh the first time I was back in. So you know that boat had a lot of history, and uh it wasn't really good, uh positive history. Yeah, um, and so there were some reservations there, but I when I jumped in it, I said, Oh, this really doesn't feel that bad. Like uh I feel pretty comfortable. So, you know, even with that uh warm-up lap, we still uh progressed the boat throughout the weekend and it got better and better at at spring training. And uh to go out and run a 165 lap in that boat, that was pretty amazing. Um, and I think that probably shocked a lot of people um at spring training.

SPEAKER_00 12:52

Yeah, I mean, like you said, it has a lot of history, but I know the crew, Hansen, did a lot of work on that hole since the last time it was on the water. Because the last time it was on the water before you drove it was when it went over in Gunnersville. Correct. But you had you had a tough decision there because you had kind of old faithful, your Sharky that was there in spring training, and then the the unknown with the Wiggins hole, which I think they ran pretty similar lap times, but you had to make a decision before Madison which which hole you were gonna

Choosing The Apollo Hull

SPEAKER_00 13:25

choose. I think it was I have a feeling it was a little bit more dramatic on on social media, like which Jim you're gonna choose. But how did you decide which hole to go with and how long was that process?

SPEAKER_02 13:37

Yeah, I've I uh I've always I would agree with you that it's probably more dramatic on the internet than uh the words that were probably uh being thrown out with amongst our own team members about what we were gonna do. Yeah. Um I threw out there to Mike, I said, man, it's got uh a better paint job on it, and it's uh it's it's fitting for this year, uh the America's 250th celebration, and it's fitting for you know Madison weekend, uh being 4th of July weekend. I said, let's just run that boat because it's uh it felt okay at the test session, and there was obviously a lot more to it than just a paint job.

SPEAKER_00 14:21

Yeah. Um but that would be a bonus to not have to paint another boat for the yeah, and so that's a that that was another thing.

SPEAKER_02 14:28

Like they would have had to, you know, we could have gone with the white boat, uh, but there was additional work that would have had to been done with Sharky. Um, and that anything, any change you make like that or decision you make, it has big effects on how much time it takes to get something ready. Even the painting one of these unlimited hydrophones, they're so massive. Um and Mike and Taylor, you know, they don't do things uh quick, uh they do them correctly. Yeah, and they do it, they do it right the first time. And so we weren't just gonna throw a wrap on the boat um for Sharky. So if it if we picked Sharky, we we would have painted it completely before Madison, and that that's a big undertaking. Um, so yeah, maybe the paint did have a little bit to do with the strategic decision uh of giving us the best shot for the season.

SPEAKER_00 15:24

Yeah, well, I mean, whatever reason it was, you you chose right, you chose correctly. And it's a it's a shorter season, only four races, and you start off right away with the gold cup.

Madison Return And Fan Reaction

SPEAKER_00 15:33

Uh it's your old I don't want to say hometown, but you were the hometown favorite there for so many years. You were their their guy. What was it like to return to Madison once again? Were you were you embraced? Were you booed because you're not for other team now?

SPEAKER_02 15:49

Yeah, you know, I mean, uh it was wonderful to go back to Madison, Indiana. I, you know, it's been uh hometown race team for 10 plus years for me. Um, and having the support of all the citizens of Madison and the fans, not just the citizens of Madison, but anybody that was a fan of Miss Madison racing, um, I would say I got a 99% really positive reception in uh coming back to Madison. And uh the the couple of boos and and uh you know smears from the the couple, um, even those felt like they were kind of you know wholehearted and uh not too serious. So I think it was it was extremely positive to go back to Madison and be uh be a competitor against them.

SPEAKER_00 16:41

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I just I I just always think about trades and and like football or basketball or whatever, and you you never have a hundred percent satisfaction when you come back to that hometown. But I'm sure that they they embraced you uh because I know they loved you over there and you did so much for them for so long, like you said, 10 years. You have you had a pretty significant weekend. Congratulations again on your gold cup victory, and it's significant for a lot of reasons. You are now outright for fourth place all time for career victories. You were tied with Dean Chenow with before that. Now you surpassed him on all-time victories. You have the most uh victories out of all the current drivers in H1 now. It was your sixth gold cup victory, and it was the first time that that hull has won a race as well. So you did that in your first time out.

What This Gold Cup Means

SPEAKER_00 17:32

Let's talk about this gold cup, talk me through it. What does this mean to you?

SPEAKER_02 18:40

Oh, I mean, you know, like Jay Michael kind of said it, you know, very clear. Um, and I remember this very clearly back in 2012 when I won my first race in Tri-Cities uh against Jay Michael. And it was between him and I when Steve David jumped the gun, uh jumped the one-minute pin in Tri-Cities. So we were battling out for uh the win there. And Mike had only won, I believe, one one race before then, one or two races before that. And when I ended up winning Tri-Cities, he got on the interview and said, you know, these don't come very often. An H1 Unlimited win doesn't come around very often. And that really stuck with me um at the beginning of my career. So I realized early on you have to take advantage as much as you can because we're so limited on the amount of opportunities we get to win races. So to win to win one of the four races already this season, um, I mean, just that in itself is is a monumental task. Um so to get it out of the way is uh is really nice. Yeah. Um, but then then to you know to load on top of that, uh, the fact that it was another gold cup is just you know, it's amazing. Um it's it's for me, it's just another race. Um but I think it it from a tradition and a history standpoint, it means so much more to everybody that we got a chance to run for the gold cup. There was a lot of adversity that happened throughout the Madison weekend. Um, the storms that came through, the setting the course up is always a challenge in Madison. Um the because of the storms that came through, the debris that was in the water. And the fact that um the race committee and the teams and the crews, um, they all work together to be able to do the minimum requirements of what it takes to at least run for a gold cup. I mean, that in itself, I'm so fortunate and and that that the race even got off. Um, and and we had a chance to race for the gold cup. So uh yeah, I mean, just a lot to be humble about, about just having the opportunity. Um just that in itself is is amazing. So yeah, I just can't thank Madison and and the race committee and all of the people that jumped in their boats and volunteered to go sweep the river. Um, there's no way that we would have been able to pull that off um and race for a Gold Cup if we didn't have all those hands chipping in and volunteering and going out of the way just for us to put on a show for a trophy. It's pretty amazing.

SPEAKER_00 21:36

Yeah, hats off to everyone uh over there that had that effort because I was seeing some photos of like logs and debris taken out of the river, and it was getting later on Sunday, and I just thought to myself, this isn't gonna happen, probably. Uh, you know, but but you guys made it happen and it was a great race. Well, what where does this rank in your gold cup rankings? This victory. So I think about like Chip Hannah was always talked about his first victory in '82, was his number one, and then I think his last one in '99 was his number two. Where would this rank for you in as far as as victories go for a gold cup?

SPEAKER_02 22:13

Well, I think there's a couple of different facets to this one. Um, and I'd I'd have to, it's hard for me to rank races because I still feel like I I have a long way to go, hopefully.

SPEAKER_01 22:25

Maybe.

SPEAKER_02 22:26

Um, in in the sport, I mean, I've been able to accomplish a lot, but you you never know what the future holds. Um, but I would say this one personally, um, this is probably the the coolest race win of all time. Uh, when you really look back at everything um and how it all added up and stacked up um a new boat to basically the circuit. Um, it had a couple of heats under it. I think it had only finished one or two heats um previously. It had been wrecked a couple times. And it was built independently by a small crew in Alabama, in Gadston, Alabama. Charlie Wiggins and that whole entire Alabama crew, they wanted to do something different and special with this boat. And so they made a ton of changes. Like this boat is so unique. Dan Walters did my radio a couple times in the past. But this was the first time that we've had, you know, a true full season approaching where he was going to be doing my radios and countdowns and starts. And so just meshing the limit time that we had to mesh with the crew and get a feel for the boat and what we were able to pull off and accomplish um in a short period of time is just amazing. And so this has to be right up there with one of the best wins for me personally. Just because of all that uh that buildup and the unknown is is uh just makes it so unique.

SPEAKER_00 24:38

Well, we'll have to look back on this after your career is all said and done many years from now and see see where it ranks up. It's it is like you said, it's hard to when you're still in the thick of it, it's hard to to to reflect on that. But like you're right though, it's it's hard to get a whole new crew together and really mesh and and do so well right off the bat. It's very impressive. Very impressive. Well, I gotta ask you you looked like you got out of hand a little bit in the final heat. Was it uh it seemed like you're out over the edge a

Close Calls In The Final

SPEAKER_00 25:09

couple times? Was it uh a little hairy out there in the final heat?

SPEAKER_02 25:15

Yeah, I mean that there was definitely some moments. Uh I I'll call them moments um that that happened in the final heat. Um, I had a really you know squirrely turn. Um, luckily I I had enough boat lengths um ahead of Andrew and the other guys where I actually skipped out of lane um because of coming unhooked. But luckily I had the boat, the boat lengths um where I wasn't didn't get a penalty um for that. So hey, that I'm very lucky and fortunate there because turn one in Madison has always been unforgiving. And so uh I kind of expected it on the first lap, um, but I I to be honest, I don't know how I made it through turn one on the first lap. Uh I didn't close my eyes, but I wasn't really thinking too hard either. I said, well, it's either gonna get through here or not. So uh I just went for it on turn one on the first lap. And um I think I grazed at least three out of the five buoys. Oh my god going through that point. I I vividly remember the left sponsing tapping at least two buoys, and I was just like, oh god, I hope I didn't cut the rope or you know, it hit the speed, or right. Um, but but that's what it took. Um, you know, lane one, everybody has said in the past, lane one in Madison is not where you want to be. Um, they say you want lane two or lane three to get clean corner through there. Um, I've been I've been very fortunate to I think win three times now from lane one in Madison. Um and so it it is a it is a risk versus reward, but uh I I I still don't think I'm gonna ever be comfortable in lane one go and do Madison. Um but when when it works out, it works out. Um and so we were willing to take the risk this year. Um, and and when lane one had you know had the opportunity for lane one in the final, I I took it. Um so that that was one thing. The turn was there was a rough turn. Um, and then on lap four, coming across the start-finish line, um, I will say the boat got away from me. It was it was at least six feet. The sponsons were at least six feet in the air. Um, and it was that moment where it it got quiet in the cockpit, and that's when you know you're you know you're not in a good spot when it gets quiet. So I was doing everything I could. Um I was pushing my left foot as hard as I could um as soon as that happened, and the boat hung for probably two or three seconds before it came down. And I said, okay, that was my second um second strike in the final heat. Um, and so I said, I can't do anything else. I have to have you know uh another perfect lap, and I can't make any more mistakes if I want to win this thing. So um yeah, I think uh I I was able to just lock back in um and get those two moments out of my head for the last lap, and it all worked out um in the end. So yeah, just uh we we still have some changes to make to the boat. There's a couple things going on. Um uh the other thing for the final heat in Madison that you know, we ran it so late in the day that I think part of the boat getting out of hand was um the drivers. I think we all had a tough time reading the water. There was so much glare from the sun setting that uh we typically you can read the water way ahead, uh, you know, a couple hundred feet ahead of what you're approaching, and you can adjust for that. We didn't have that luxury in the final heat because it was all glare and shine and crystals and little diamonds on top of the water. And so you at that point you're reacting so to to what the boat is doing. You're not able to like look ahead and prevent uh what what would be coming. You you gotta be reactive at that point. Um, it made it really good for the photographers and cameramen.

SPEAKER_00 29:30

Yeah, it's beautiful. It was beautiful, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 29:32

I think I think they got some really good shots, but um uh yeah, I'm hoping we don't have to run run that late um uh ever again. It kind of it reminded me of Doha guitar a lot, uh running late in the afternoon with all the salt uh in the air. You were almost running, you know, 50% blind um and trying to pick up the buoys. So yeah, um I'm happy it all worked out, but happy we got it in, and I'm happy the boat came back in one piece for sure.

SPEAKER_00 30:00

Yeah, no, most definitely. Yeah, the visibility part, it's hard when you can't anticipate the the waves uh on there. Uh I do have to say though, yeah, you're one of the very few that can get through that Madison first turn in lane one. Like early in the day, Dylan had a hard time with that. He hooked. Uh, and historically over the years, many people have hooked on that turn. You have to ask Mike Hansen about that because he he wasn't as fortunate to that first turn as you've been. All right. So what so with all this said and done, we still have some more races coming up. What what are you looking forward to for the rest of the season?

SPEAKER_02 30:34

Um, yeah, we're we're looking forward to um honestly making

Chasing High Points All Season

SPEAKER_02 30:38

uh we learned a lot about the boat uh from the spring training and from actually running it in heat races. And we've got a few changes that we want to make um to this awesome Apollo boat to try to improve it even more. We think there's a little bit left in it. We know there's a little bit left in it, honestly. And um, we've got some stuff that we're gonna be making some changes. Uh and I think hopefully, you know, the boat gets even better um from here on out. So just looking forward to you know putting a good show on at the next couple races. Um our equipment's running great, our program's looking good, and uh honestly just being consistent, getting points. Um, I think we're coming out of we came out of Madison with the points lead. Yeah. Uh and so honestly, I'm looking forward to a good fight, a really good fight for the rest of the season. I've always been more uh goal-oriented towards national high points. I want to I want to win a national high points championship, and if I win races, that's just a bonus um throughout the season. But high points has always been my biggest goal because that's that's you know, that's the one that uh gets put on the trophy every year. And the the number one always always meant a lot to me because it just I think it just meant you were the most consistent um team throughout the entire season. And that that to me is a a greater goal, just personally, than winning individual races. Um it's not you just didn't have one good moment, you didn't have one like shining star uh moment. Um, it wasn't a fluke. It meant that the work you put in, the effort you put in to go for a high points championship, it all panned out um for the entire season. So uh yeah, we're gonna keep that as our overarching goal for the Apollo team, and we're just gonna keep fighting. And I'm hoping that I can just keep bringing the boat back in one piece and and ripping points up um throughout the season.

SPEAKER_00 32:47

Yeah. Well, yeah, you are a master at the high points. You uh you always have that mentality to what it takes to get those high points for the for every year. But last question I have for you. I think I don't know if it's yourself or or whoever did this, but I feel like you have this Captain America uh

The Captain America Theme

SPEAKER_00 33:04

persona now. Uh how do you feel about being the the new Captain America for H1?

SPEAKER_02 33:11

Yeah, I you know, when when we looked at the team and looked at the Apollo boat and we started talking about it, I didn't really ask Mike or Taylor for any like uh insight, but I wanted to one of my my mindset changes coming in this year was that no matter what, we were gonna have fun. And the crew, I wanted to make sure the crew had fun. And so I said, you know what would be fun? Let's let's legit make a let's go all in on this red, white, and blue theme, and let's design a Captain America suit for the boat and the team. And I, you know, I didn't tell anybody about it. And I rolled the suit out at uh the media day, and everybody started cracking up, and I said, that's exactly the response I was looking for. That's perfect. Um, you know, this is what it's about. We're gonna have fun. Uh, and then next thing you know, one of the crew guys bought uh umbrella uh that looked like Captain America's shield, and then you know, now we're rolling into something else with this Captain America thing. And it's fitting for this year, it's fitting for um America's 250th um celebration and anniversary, and we are we're just having fun. That's all it's about. So that's literally the thought process on the Captain America suit. I said, that's pretty American. Let's roll it up.

SPEAKER_00 34:46

Yeah, no, I love it, love it. It's really fun. I was worried though, because I saw the Batman symbol on Tate's boat. So I was worried that you're gonna become the Robin, but I'm glad that the Captain America fits. So really happy you're doing that.

SPEAKER_02 34:58

Maybe, maybe I maybe I uh preemptively uh you know avoided being robin, yeah, dodged it for the season. Um, just out of luck.

SPEAKER_00 35:08

You know, you never know. There you go. All right. Well, congratulations again. It was a great, great victory, great way to start the 2026 season, and thanks for taking the time to be on the podcast, Jimmy.

SPEAKER_02 35:19

Thank you very much. I appreciate all the listeners too tuning in and let's keep keep growing the sport, let's keep it going. Exactly.

SPEAKER_00 35:26

Well, knuckleheads, once again, that's all the time we have for this week. Really hope you enjoyed my talk with Jimmy Chain, uh, the current APVA

Wrap Up And How To Support

SPEAKER_00 35:34

Gold Cup champion. It was fun reflecting with him on the weekend as it unfolded. Really glad that he's back in the sport. That's a great boost for the sport. I'm looking forward to some more races coming up this season, not only for H1 Unlimited, but also for the Grand Prix America series. And I've got some fun interviews in store and just trying to get those schedules to line up so we can get some more people on the show. We'll be back next week for another episode. But in the meantime, don't forget to check us out online. We're on social media, Facebook, Instagram, as well as our website, Richeltalk.com. And while you're on that website, don't forget to check out the Richetel Talk Plus subscription service. As when you enter, you are entered into a lot of other fun and exciting things, but you help support the podcast to help it to continue to grow and expand as we are trying to preserve history with Hydroplane Racing. But like I said, that's all we have for this week. So until next time, I hope to see you at the Racing.