New Martinsville dentist Dr. David Bridgeman puts his hydroplane raceboat “Gemini” through its paces at high speed. Bridgeman and his boat will be among those making exhibition runs at the Wheeling ...

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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 ...

Seafair weekend approaches with a roar! You’ve probably already heard the Blue Angels soaring overhead as they practice for the big Boeing air show. The waters around Lake Washington are already ...

Photo Provided Chris Cox, of Wheeling, left, driving Jade Dragon, and Chris Gardill, of Wheeling, in Roman Candle, roar down the straightaway at a past Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta. This year’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

After nearly six decades of hosting hydroplane races, San Diego abruptly canceled its annual Mission Bay event due to a lack of funds and support. It’s a loss for the H-1 circuit, but racing ...

Billy Schumacher, who started racing boats around Seattle when he was 8 years old and became one of the biggest figures in unlimited hydroplane racing when the sport was king on Lake Washington, died ...

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 ...

The Miss DiJulio/J&D’s thunderboat is moved into Lake Washington for this weekend’s hydroplane races. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake ...

When the vintage hydroplane’s engine powers on, it sounds like I’m sitting right on top of a giant airplane turbine. Even through my ear plugs and clunky helmet, the rumble takes over my senses. I’m ...