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 ...

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 ...

Thousands flocked to Columbia Park on Saturday to watch H1 Unlimited hydroplane racing amid cool and hazy weather. The second day of the 2024 Tri-Cities Water Follies Apollo Columbia Cup and STCU Over ...

The Unlimited Hydroplane races, almost an annual event on Mission Bay since 1964, have been canceled for 2023, casting the future of the event into doubt. Citing increased production costs and ...

Villwock, who holds most of the records in the sport including race wins and national championships, will drive the U-27 Wiggins Racing, which will have Apollo as the title sponsor. The U-27 is owned ...

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion Jimmie Johnson is set to drive the restored Atlas Van Lines Blue Blaster hydroplane on August 1, 2025, at the Seafair Weekend Festival in Seattle. This event ...

I would like to begin this week’s “AutoMatters & More” by absolutely assuring you that Corey Peabody, driver of the U-9 Beacon Plumbing H1 Unlimited Hydroplane was not injured in his dramatic blowover ...

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 ...

KENNEWICK, Wash. – The Tri-City Water Follies is revving up for its annual Spring Testing event on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Columbia River. The free event kicks off the hydroplane racing season ...

DETROIT – The City of Detroit is celebrating hydroplane racing on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming Detroit APBA Gold Cup races. The city is celebrating the 96 year tradition of hydroplane racing on the ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - The hydroplane races planned for next month on Lake Coeur d'Alene have been cancelled. Organizers of the Diamond Cup race cited the inability to obtain a water event permit for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From about age 6, Jason Colean remembers his dad crafting detailed, cardboard-and-tape models of hydroplanes for him to pull ...