A gull flies over the Columbia River as J. Michael Kelly in the U-8 Miss Tri-Cities unlimited hydroplane races to victory in front of Andrew Tate in the U-12 Graham Trucking in Heat 2A of Columbia Cup ...

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 ...

The Mid-Columbia’s recent heat wave was reportedly being blamed for putting a damper on the start of unlimited hydroplane racing in the Tri-Cities. Friday was the day the field of H1 Unlimited boats ...

Jamie Nilsen, left, in the U-11 J&D’s unlimited hydroplane battles for position with Andrew Tate in the U-12 Graham Trucking in 2021 in Tri-Cities. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald We’re under two weeks ...

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 ...

It could all be on the line in a single heat for the unlimited hydroplane teams as they return to Lake Washington this weekend. Not only will this weekend decide the Gold Cup, the biggest race on the ...

Rob Graham said the plan has always been to race the U-12 Graham Trucking boat this year, in both the Tri-Cities and Seattle. “We never really stopped getting ready to go racing,” said Graham in a ...

AUBURN — Owners of unlimited hydroplane racing teams have a tendency toward gallows humor when discussing their sport. Take, for example, this text Darrell Strong received when he and his wife, ...

SEATTLE — Brent Hall’s dream is finally about to come true. Hall has been trying for years to land a seat in an unlimited hydroplane, which would make him the first Black driver to qualify in an ...

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 ...

Long before the Mariners or Seahawks, Seattle sports fandom revolved around one thing and one thing only: hydroplane racing. In many ways, it was Seattle’s first major league sport. Locals would watch ...

"Not afraid to take risks," said Jill Glass. She would know. "I always wanted to do what my dad did," Glass said. As the daughter of hydro race Ron Morrison, she got into the family business in her 20 ...