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Hosted by David Newton · sports · EN-US · 199 episodes
A show dedicated for preserving the history, breaking down the racing and looking to the future of the incredible sport of Unlimited Hydroplane racing. My name is David Newton, and I will be bringing you a weekly show in which we will discuss the boats, drivers, owners, crew members, legends, fans and anything that is involved with the sport that I love; hydroplane racing. Fans you can now sign up for a subscription service for the podcast! As you can imagine, running a podcast can be pricey (from hosting fees, website fees, travel, equipment, etc.). You can help the podcast by subscribing to our new service, Roostertail Talk+. The podcast is still free to all on our website and through all major podcast platforms (such as Apple Podcast, Spotify, Castbox, etc) but with Roostertail Talk+ there is more you can enjoy ! With this service you will get early links to new episodes, enjoy access to extra content, raffle prizes and more. This is a new service that we will be adding
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Signup to Generate a PitchA show dedicated for preserving the history, breaking down the racing and looking to the future of the incredible sport of Unlimited Hydroplane racing.
Roostertail Talk is hosted by David Newton. The show has published 199 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode 197: Carl Joslin" (8 September 2026, 18 minutes), "Episode 196: Kevin Eacret, Part 3" (1 September 2026, 34 minutes), and "Episode 195: Kevin Eacret, Part 2" (25 August 2026, 34 minutes).
Roostertail Talk publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 199 episodes.
Booking probability for Roostertail Talk is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Roostertail Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Roostertail Talk's contact route on record: public web form.
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David Newton hosts Roostertail Talk, a sports show with 199 episodes published.
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Episode #25
Send us Fan Mail You can learn a lot about hydroplane racing from results sheets, but you learn the soul of the sport from the people who kept the boats alive between heats. We went back into the Rooster Tail Talk...
Episode #24
Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our conversation with Kevin Eacret by getting honest about what it takes to run two Grand Prix hydroplanes with an all-volunteer crew. We talk team roles, race-weekend mindset and what the GP...
Episode #23
Send us Fan Mail We pick up our conversation with Kevin Eacret as he explains how a blown gas GP program became a legit threat and how one violent crash changed what could have been a title year. We also dig into...
Episode #22
Send us Fan Mail We sit down at Richards Racing headquarters with Kevin Eacret and trace how a Seafair volunteer kid turns into a driver across multiple hydroplane classes, including Unlimited. Kevin shares the...
Episode #21
Send us Fan Mail We look back at a short, intense hydroplane racing season where speed is close across the field but the winners are separating themselves fast. I recap H1 Unlimited and Grand Prix America results, dig...
Episode #20
Send us Fan Mail We roll tape on a vintage radio broadcast of the 1987 Seafair Budweiser Emerald Cup and relive the day Miss Budweiser turned a tight two mile course into a showcase. With the radio broadcast of the...
Episode #19
Send us Fan Mail We catch up with Brandon Kennedy as he races both the GP35 in the Grand Prix American Series and the U-6 Royer Presents Miss Madison in H1 Unlimited. He shares what changed over the offseason, what went...
Episode #18
Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our conversation with Bryce Todd as he steps into the GP class with the brand-new Armadillo Breeders Association team and races the clock toward Columbia Cup. We dig into how the deal comes...
Episode #17
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with the GP-14 Armadillo Breeder's Association's new driver Bryce Todd and trace the path from Lake Chelan spectator to E350 racer who wins rookie national high points through consistency...
Episode #16
Send us Fan Mail 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...
Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail We jump into our annual pre-season check-in with Hydro Dan and use spring testing to size up the H1 Unlimited field heading into Madison. We also dig into the new assigned-lane starting procedure, talk...
Episode #14
Send us Fan Mail Lets travel back in time and revisit the radio broadcast of the 1987 Budweiser Indiana Governor’s Cup in Madison. Follow the weekend broadcast as it swings from qualifying optimism to delays, crashes...
Episode #13
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>You can feel it when someone’s all-in on a racing class, and Ed Thompson is exactly that right now. We sit down coast to coast with the owner of Kool Kat Motorsports and the newly announced...
Episode #12
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We pick up Part Two with David Williams and Brad Haskin as Brad steps into leadership at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum and we get honest about what it takes to keep vintage hydroplanes...
Episode #12
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We sit down with retiring museum leader David Williams and incoming director Brad Haskins to talk about what it really takes to preserve unlimited hydroplane racing history. We dig into the...
Episode #11
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>The hardest part of hydroplane racing isn’t always the speed. Sometimes it’s deciding, in real time, what actually happened when eight boats hit the start, rooster tails erase sightlines, and a...
Episode #10
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We sit down with Jonathan Abbott to trace his journey from a Valleyfield kid “born in the pits” to becoming Chief Referee of H1 Unlimited. Along the way, we dig into why the 2026 rule changes...
Episode #9
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Episode 180 of Roostertail Talk takes you back four decades to the thrilling 1986 Miami hydroplane race, the Budweiser Unlimited Hydroplane Championship. This special episode features a full...
Episode #8
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We wrap up our conversation with former H1 Unlimited commissioner Sam Cole as he lays out how the sport survived a shaky era and what it will take to grow again. We dig into sponsorship...
Episode #7
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We pick up our conversation with Sam Cole as he explains how unlimited hydroplane racing broke onto national television and why that single shift changed sponsorship leverage for decades. We...
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