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 ...

Tri-Citians got a sneak peak of the summer’s biggest event Friday when a fleet of hydroplanes hit the waters for spring training. The high octane kick off to the H1 Unlimited season was an all day ...

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 ...

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 ...

Crew members work on the U-9 Beacon Plumbing boat in the Lampson Pits at Columbia Park in Kennewick on Friday. The unlimited hydroplanes did not run on Friday because of unsafe river levels. Eric ...

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 ...

To paraphrase a very popular meme, Ferrari doesn’t always build boats, but when it does, it builds rockets on water in an almost literal sense. Now’s your chance to get your hands on it. Dubbed the ...

Seven-time unlimited hydroplane racing champion Jimmy Shane announced his short retirement is at an end and he will join BWR Racing.

Scores of spectators flocked to Vancouver’s Columbia River shoreline on Friday to watch some of the world’s fastest boats. Four Unlimited Hydroplane teams held a practice exhibition, racing around a 2 ...

Those wandering around the Stan Sayres pits Saturday might have noticed something not normally seen at the HomeStreet Bank Cup at Seafair. Empty space. Normally, just about every available inch is ...