Driver Scott Liddycoat completed a magical rookie season Saturday by capturing his first unlimited hydroplane victory during a controversial finish at the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship.

Steve David and the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto may not have defended their national high points championship, but at least they finished the season on a winning note.

Veteran drivers Dave Villwock and Steve David each won their second heat races Friday at the Oryx Cup World Championships for unlimited hydroplanes.

What's it like trying to race an unlimited hydroplane in the Middle East?

Chip Hanauer always has loved the sport of unlimited hydroplane racing.

SAN DIEGO -- Dave Villwock won his second consecutive Air National Guard Championship at San Diego Bayfair on Sunday, sweeping through all of his heats and closing in on his first national championship in four years.

SAN DIEGO -- Steve David and Dave Villwock look to be heading for another Sunday showdown as the duo won their respective heats Saturday at the Air National Guard Championship at San Diego Bayfair.

SAN DIEGO -- Dave Villwock took advantage of a second opportunity and was the fastest qualifier in the U-96 Spirit of Qatar on Friday at the Air National Guard San Diego Bayfair.

SAN DIEGO -- Ten unlimited hydroplanes are expected to compete at the Air National Guard's San Diego Bayfair race, which begins today and runs through Sunday.

As I’ve mentioned before, I try to carve out time everyday to give a listen to Ian Furness on KJR 950 AM in Seattle.

SEATTLE -- Steve David figured he had one shot -- or should that be a pass -- to beat Dave Villwock and the Spirit of Qatar in the winner-take-all final heat of the Albert Lee Cup at Seafair on Sunday afternoon.

SEATTLE -- Kayleigh Perkins-Mallory says she's ready to be done with Lake Washington for this year.

SEATTLE -- The new starting procedure of fighting for lanes caused its fair share of incidents all day in the unlimited heats.

SEATTLE -- It wasn't all that long ago -- around the turn of the century -- when the unlimited hydroplane circuit was a cash-strapped operation on the verge of extinction. The sport known for spectacular rooster-tail plumes over sky-blue waters appeared doomed.

SEATTLE -- J. Michael Kelly, driver of the U-88 Degree Men unlimited hydroplane, thought he was hitting the start perfectly for the beginning of Heat 1B of the Albert Lee Cup at Seafair on Saturday.

SEATTLE --Like a lot of her friends, Bianca Bononcini made plans this weekend to attend Seafair.

Here is the list of Friday's Seafair qualifiers:

SEATTLE -- The Air National Guard unlimited hydroplane series will make its annual stop on Seattle's Lake Washington this weekend for the Albert Lee Cup.

TRI-CITIES -- The crowds that packed the Columbia River shoreline this weekend were well-behaved, but drunken drivers out on the roadways kept Tri-City law enforcement busy as usual during Water Follies.

As Ride of the Valkyries blasted through the speakers in a nod to the Vietnam War drama Apocalypse Now, two choppers designed for the conflict in Southeast Asia swooped across the Columbia River.

Hydroplanes weren't the only things cruising the waves at Sunday's 46th annual Water Follies.

KENNEWICK -- Bernie's tree goes back to the Ellstrom family.

KENNEWICK -- Kip Brown drove the U-17 Miss Red Dot to a third-place finish in the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup on Sunday.

KENNEWICK -- Just by her sheer presence, Bianca Bononcini is busting stereotypes in the Air National Guard Hydroplane Series.

Here is the 2011 unlimited hydroplane racing season point standings through the Columbia Cup, which was run July 31 in Kennewick, Wash.