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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
MILTON — Quick quiz for the fans of unlimited hydroplane racing: Who has the most successful boat in the Stan Sayres pits this weekend? Is it one from the Strong Racing fleet, be it Beacon Plumbing or ...
Earlier this month, Mike Hanson sat on a trailer in Kennewick’s Lampson Pits and watched someone else’s unlimited hydroplane hurry around the Columbia River. Though friendly to people curious with ...
Back in June, a couple of unlimited hydroplane owners felt there would be nine boats vying for the HAPO Columbia Cup title. Unfortunately, that number has dwindled to six, which as far as this writer ...