For three consecutive years (2022-24), national hydroplane races were held in early June at the Defiance rivers confluence, but that won’t be the case in 2025. Not long after last year’s races on June ...

This weekend marks the exact middle of the 2024 H1 Unlimited hydroplane season as the Apollo Columbia Cup takes place in the Tri-Cities. Columbia Cup race director Aaron Stephens said last week the ...

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 ...

I’m excited to have him start making those memories now too.” Thousands of spectators lined the banks of the Columbia River ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We’re under two weeks away until the Columbia Cup hydroplane races take place down near Columbia Park. And I’m not sure we know ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor’s Note: For all the weekend’s Columbia Cup racing action, visit tricityherald.com. Darrell and Vanessa Strong are in year ...

Darrell Strong, the owner of Strong Racing, reached out to Bruce Ratchford right after the latter saw his team win the Indiana Governors Cup on July 6. "I texted Bruce," said Strong. "I think we're ...

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 ...

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 ...