Steve Huff is a 20+ year veteran of racing from motorcycles to electric dragsters to hydroplanes; Steve races on salt, dirt, asphalt, and water. In addition to racing Steve’s custom motorcycles have been on the covers of industry magazines and are owned by his rock […]
September 2004 was my first race with the capsule. Absolutely would not give it up for anything. Safety firstand with our Region 10 Rescue team–I’m in the best of hands if something were to occur.They are the best Rescue team in the Nation BAR NONE!! […]
Hydros for Heroes welcomes Marissa Bartels and the Bartels Family Racing team.
Owner: Marissa Bartels
Driver: Marissa Bartels
Crew Chief: Darren Bartels
Class: 2.5 mod/stock
Engine: Ford
This is our second year of racing with the four of us! We have been pushing the boat to see what all it can do and we are very happy with how it is running this season.
2nd Nationally 2.5 mod, 5th Nationally 2.5 stock, Seattle Drag and Ski Rookie of the Year, Seattle Inboard Racing Association Rookie of the Year.
Marine Dream Racing was founded in 2005, racing a 2.5 mod hydroplane. Construction of the GP 74 started in 2009, and with the help of many GP owners, the dream of the Premonition became a reality at Soap Lake, WA in 2015. Since then, the […]
Mike White has signed up Grand Prix Class Miss 600 and the team at White-Coker Racing to compete in the 4th Annual Hydros for Heroes race in Oak Harbor on August 24th and 25th, 2019. The team was the 2018 US-1 Sports C National High […]
From the Drivers Stand To The Drivers Seat: I am now feeling through the seat of my pants, APBA Inboard Hydroplane Racing. My hydroplane racing started decades ago racing remote control scale hydroplanes from a drivers stand. Now I’m in the capsule of our inboard hydroplane and loving every moment. The fully Loaded Racing team and I would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the men and women of our military for their dedication and courage to protect our freedom and liberty. It is our pleasure to have with us 2 honorary military crew members to help us express our gratitude for all that our military represents.
We are a small race team made up of family and close friends out of Tumwater, WA. My first race was in Oak Harbor about 6 years ago, we’ve come a long way since that first race and now field a competitive hydroplane. Owner / […]
Schellhase Racing was formed in 2006 when this hull was purchased from the builder, Droullard Motorsports. The team originally raced the boat as an Unlimited Light in partnership with Hopp Racing and won the UL National Championship in 2008. In 2009, the boat filled in […]
Welcome, WFO Motorsports to Hydros for Heroes. Brandon Cushing will be driving boat #33 Miss Pateros. The team hails from Pasco Washington and includes Crew Chief Kannon Cushing and teammates Scott, Austin, Shane and a “fleet of kids”.
Miss Pateros was the 2017 Region 10 High Points Champion and 2017 Summer National Champion and this year they won the 2019 Tracy Osterhout Sportsmanship Award,
The locals may remember a little hydro boat history in Oak Harbor, as its root go back to the early days of boat racing when an Oak Harbor native named Tom Foresman and his friends built the first dual automotive powered Unlimited Hydro Plane aptly […]
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