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 ...

Unlimited hydroplane champion Scott Pierce died early Sunday morning. Pierce, 64, lived in Woodinville and died at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland from organ failure. Pierce, whose dad Laird owned ...

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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 APBA Gold Cup — unlimited hydroplane racing’s answer to the NFL’s Super Bowl — is set for July 25-27 in the Tri-Cities. That’s still a few months off. But until then, boat racing fans can watch ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jamie Nilsen is getting a second chance at unlimited hydroplane driving. For the 34-year-old Gig Harbor resident who's worked for the last decade as a financial analyst at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard ...

Unlimited Hydroplanes can reach up to 200 miles per hour. Four of the boats are scheduled to practice on the Columbia River in Vancouver on Friday. (Chris Denslow/Contributed photo) The Columbia River ...

The oldest trophy in American motorsports will be on the line this summer when the unlimited hydroplanes race on Lake Washington. The Gold Cup, the biggest trophy in boat racing, will return to ...