The supercharged Allison V-12 explodes into life, its exhausts firing smoke and flame as the unlimited hydroplane shakes like a plesiosaur on meth. A gleaming prop then shoves the wooden beast onto ...

Backflips are dangerous if you don’t pull them off. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about doing it in a car, bike, or boat—get it wrong, and you’re likely to break your neck, or worse. One ...

The thunder of vintage race boats once again echoes across Lake Winnipesaukee as the Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta returned for its 25th anniversary celebration.The biennial event, presented by ...

HYDROPLANE RACING is a sport for thrill-seekers. A human is strapped into what is essentially an airplane wing fitted out with an airplane (or helicopter) engine, and then zooms almost airborne across ...

A West Richland couple sat in the shade Sunday watching the boats and jets speed past on the Columbia River. Glenn and Terri Grant have been coming to the Tri-City hydroplane races for more than 35 ...

After a year’s absence, Unlimited Hydroplane racing will return to Mission Bay in September. And, if things go right, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson might celebrate his 50 th birthday on ...

GENESEE TWP., MI -- The coordinator of the first-ever hydroplane boat race on Mott Lake this weekend has a message for people thinking about attending their first regatta. Pack your vehicle with ...

Dave Villwock has always been a master of getting his timing marks down when it comes to starting an unlimited hydroplane race. He has had charts on the Columbia River for decades, knowing exactly ...

Jimmy Shane in the U-1 Miss Homestreet Bank takes the checker flag during heat 5 of the Columbia Cup unlimited hydroplane race on the Columbia River in Kennewick in 2022. Bob Brawdy ...

The APBA Gold Cup — unlimited hydroplane racing’s answer to the NFL’s Super Bowl — is set for July 25-27 in the Tri-Cities. That’s still a few months off. But until then, boat racing fans can watch ...

Editor’s Note: For all the weekend’s Columbia Cup racing action, visit tricityherald.com. Darrell and Vanessa Strong are in year three of Strong Racing’s four-year plan, and the Tri-Citians have no ...