Fascinated by hydroplanes as a child, Cindy Shirley gets a chance to command her own team, being named crew chief for Miss HomeStreet Bank. She's the first female chief in the sport.
U-9 RealTrac/Delta Gear driver Andrew Tate picks up his second career H1 Unlimited victory in the first of two cup races this weekend on the Detroit River.
Jimmy Shane captured his first H1 Unlimited cup win of the season after Andrew Tate beat him on the water, but was penalized during the milling period for the finale of the 2017 Albert Lee Appliance Cup at Seafair in Seattle.
J. Michael Kelly drove the U-12 Graham Trucking boat to victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all HAPO Columbia Cup final for his first victory in the Tri-Cities, exorcising the demons of a 2016 Cup that was stripped from him five months after the race.
J. Michael Kelly drove the U-12 Graham Trucking boat to victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all HAPO Columbia Cup final for his first victory in the Tri-Cities, exorcising the demons of a 2016 Cup that was stripped from him five months after the race.
Only eight boats competed in the HAPO Columbia Cup for H1 Unlimited Hydroplanes, which is now just one of four points races on the circuit. But as the field shrinks, the number of competitive boats increases.
J. Michael Kelly in the U-12 Graham Trucking hit a perfect start Sunday, all but securing a win before the rest of the field even crossed the start line to claim the 2017 Columbia Cup, the signature event of the Tri-Cities Water Follies.
Four-time defending national champion Jimmy Shane leads the field after Saturday heats of the HAPO Columbia Cup. The U-21 Darrell Strong presents Payne West Insurance boat, driven by Brian Perkins, makes an early exit.
Only Dave Villwock has won four straight times in the Tri-Cities. A victory for Jimmy Shane at Sunday’s HAPO Columbia Cup for Unlimited Hydroplanes would be his fifth overall, a feat only three other drivers have accomplished.
J. Michael Kelly drove the U-12 Graham Trucking boat to victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all HAPO Columbia Cup final for his first victory in the Tri-Cities, exorcising the demons of a 2016 Cup that was stripped from him five months after the race.
