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Police Believe Champion Powerboat Racer Faked His Death In Boat Crash
The official story goes like this: Last month, a pontoon boat carrying two men crashed off of Longport, N.J. One swam to shore safely; the other, 44-year-Andrew Biddle, has not been found and was reported missing. But local police now believe that Biddle faked the accident in an attempt to escape pr...

High-Powered Sprint Boat Careens Off Course, Crashes Into Spectators
Sprint Boat racing is a niche sport in which 1,000-horsepower engines propel tiny boats around what looks like a flooded go-kart track. If this sounds like a recipe for disaster, you're right—as spectators at Oregon's "Field Of Dreams" learned yesterday....

Hey, You Can't Park That There!
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Hey! You're Scaring The Fish
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap Ah, drag boat racing; one of those not-at-all-insane sports that ranks right up there with cliff diving and playing catch with a hand grenade. Cruising along at 200 MPH, all it tak...