Dave Villwock, driver of the U-96 Spirit of Qatar pumps his fist celebrating winning the 2011 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup on Sunday. Villwock has 64 unlimited hydroplane victories to his name. See more photos at hydroracing.com.
KENNEWICK -- Bernie's tree goes back to the Ellstrom family.
Nate Brown, owner/crew chief of the U-17 Miss Red Dot, talks about his team's third-place finish at the 2011 Columbia Cup. The race was run Sunday, July 31 on the Columbia River in Kennewick, Wash.
Here is the 2011 unlimited hydroplane racing season point standings through the Columbia Cup, which was run July 31 in Kennewick, Wash.
The U-17 Miss Red Dot, U-21 Albert Lee Appliance, U-25 97 Rock and U-57 Formulaboats.com compete in Heat 3B at the 2011 Columbia Cup. Kip Brown won the heat in the U-17 Miss Red Dot.
KENNEWICK -- Kip Brown drove the U-17 Miss Red Dot to a third-place finish in the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup on Sunday.
Kip Brown, driver of the U-17 Miss Red Dot, talks about his third-place finish at the 2011 Columbia Cup. The race was run Sunday, July 31 on the Columbia River in Kennewick, Wash.
KENNEWICK -- Here are the heat draws for today's first three Lamb Weston Columbia Cup unlimited hydroplane races:
KENNEWICK -- Kudos to the U-17 Miss Red Dot team and driver Kip Brown, whose 156.565 mph qualifying time was third-best Friday at the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup.
KENNEWICK -- Two races into the Air National Guard Hydroplane Series and the team sitting atop the points standings is neither of the favorites heading into the season.
Hull No.: U-17
KENNEWICK -- Steve David and Dave Villwock beat the rest of the field Saturday in the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup, while the boat graveyard on the Columbia River known as the first turn claimed one victim, injured another and nearly got a third.
KENNEWICK -- Unlimited hydroplane racing has had its share of controversy over the years, and Saturday's Lamb Weston Columbia Cup added to that legacy with another chapter of the soap opera called As the Turbine Turns.
KENNEWICK -- Jean Theoret took the U-37 Hoss Mortgage out for a spin Saturday morning, hitting a top speed of 153.442 mph.
KENNEWICK -- It was the same old story on the unlimited hydroplane circuit Friday at Lampson Pits.
KENNEWICK -- When it comes to racing unlimited hydroplanes, the Columbia River is known as a superspeedway.
The 44th version of the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup gets under way this Friday.
At the age of 55, Steve David has to be considered the senior statesman of the unlimited hydroplane circuit.
