Gold Cup Hydroplane Races Detroit. With a bid of $40,000, detroit won the bidding for the 1964 running of the gold cup unlimited hydroplane race. The drei is thrilled to announce the comeback of hydroplane racing to the detroit river in 2024, and we are excited to share that we are moving the dates to august!

Hydrofest last awarded the gold cup, north america’s oldest motorsports trophy, in 2017. Nineteen consecutive apba gold cup races were contested on the detroit river.