Eric Mann, 43, is a vintage-hydroplane owner and president of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, 1650 S. 93rd St., near Boeing Field. He's also an electrical engineer with Cypress Semiconductor with ...

At the Active Auto Care shop in Auburn the guys don’t just talk engines, they also talk hydroplane racing. They’re locals, you know? Rich Matkin, 61, Newport High class of 1971, who went to his first ...

A West Richland couple sat in the shade Sunday watching the boats and jets speed past on the Columbia River. Glenn and Terri Grant have been coming to the Tri-City hydroplane races for more than 35 ...

The Museum of North Idaho is about to publish Stephen Shepperd’s book about the love-hate relationship that the city of Coeur d’Alene has with hydroplane racing. There’s a coupla chapters that feature ...

SEATTLE – Casual fans of unlimited hydroplane racing in Seattle can be excused for not knowing about the sport’s predicament. If your only exposure to turbine-powered boats that can reach speeds of ...

Sometimes there is a crossroads in a person’s life where a decision changes their life forever. David Williams came to that crossroads in 1992. “I love to cook, and I was saving to go to the Le Cordon ...

Got to hand it to the folks at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America for coming up with unique auctions to help support the Hall of Fame and its mission of honoring racing greats. The latest such ...

The Bluebird K7, the world's first successful jet-engined hydroplane and a multiple-record holder for speed on water, is back at home in Coniston, Cumbria, in the UK. Its road back home was long, ...

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 ...

MILL CREEK — Peter Olesen is squeezed into the tiny cockpit of an 11-foot racing boat that sits on a trailer in front of his Mill Creek home, fiddling with the steering wheel. He, his father, Steve, ...