Dave Villwock, who broke nearly every record in unlimited hydroplane racing, including being the oldest driver, is retiring ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The final race of the 2024 H1 Unlimited hydroplane series is this coming weekend, and it’s a big one. The American Power Boat Association’s Gold Cup — unlimited hydroplane racing’s Super Bowl — kicks ...

DETROIT – Andrew Tate is ahead of Jimmy Shane, and he’s chasing the hydroplane superstar. Walled Lake native Tate is the points leader for the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Racing Series that is running for ...

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 ...

Bruce Ratchford launches BWR Racing after acquiring assets from Miss Madison. Ratchford teams with Darrell Strong to promote unlimited hydroplane racing. Owners seek more race sites as 2026 schedule ...

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 ...

Jimmy Shane grew up about a pitching wedge off Chesapeake Bay in Havre de Grace, Md. His father raced boats, his mother raced, his older sister raced. He built his first remote-control boat at 7.