Years spent as an accomplished and awarded Sailboat racer, Jeff stepped over to “the Dark Side” of powerboat racing and hasn’t looked back! Jeff has raced in every Oak Harbor H4H race since its inception in 2014 Jeff works in Portland for national marine distributor, US Distributing, Inc a division of The Englund Marine Group
Team Name: Englund Marine Owner Name: Jeff Sleight Driver Name: Jeff Sleight Hometown: Vancouver, WA Boat Name: Englund Marine Boat Number: 697 Class: Sport C Hull: Mirage “Tomcat” Engine: Nissan Crew Chief: Jeff Sleight Crew Members: Thera Bradshaw Sponsors: Englund Marine U S Distributing Awards: 2018 – 9th National High Points
Wes and Joan both grew up on south Whidbey Island (Langley HS) Currently reside “Across the Bay” in La Conner Racing Tunnel Boats (Sport C) in Region 10 since late 1980s Wes is a high school Marine Services technical school Instructor in Anacortes
Team Name: Hon-You Racing Owner Name: Wes Fridell Driver Name: Wes Fridell Hometown: La Conner, WA Boat Name: HON YOU Racing – Skagit Valley College Boat Number: 447 Class: OPC – Sport C Hull: Mirage Tomcat Engine: Tohatsu Crew Chief: Joan Fridell Crew Members: Joan Fridell, Wes Fridell Sponsors: Fisheries Supply (Seattle) Skagit Valley College North Harbor Diesel Hon You Athletic Club (HYAC) Awards: Current NORTH AMERICAN Champion, – Sport C Class Oak Harbor Hydros for Heroes Sport C class Winner: 2014, 2016
Our team is made up of a group of constantly rotating drivers. Every crew member also drives the boat (Jade, Les, Julliet, Pat, Kristin, and Conrad), as well as a large number of guest drivers throughout the season. Our team has developed the first fuel injected, computer controlled “modern” engine in APBA by using a 2.0L, 4 cylinder engine from a 2005+ Ford Focus. This engine is now approved for use in the 2.5L Stock class and will help reduce costs and increase accessibility to the sport. We are all about building our sport and having fun doing it.
Owner Name: Conrad and Kristin Malmo Driver Name: Jade Deatherage Hometown: Bellingham, WA Boat Name: Crazy 8’s Boat Number: S/A-8 Class: 2.5L Stock, 2.5L Mod Hull: 1995 Jones Engine: 2.0L Ford Duratec Crew Chief: Les Deatherage Crew Members: Kristin Malmo, Conrad Malmo, Les Deatherage, Pat Clark, Julliet Livingston, Jade Deatherage, and Marilee Clark Sponsors: JSport Autowerks, TriVan Truck Body Awards: 2018 3rd Place National High Points, in 2.5L Modified.
Raining Thunder Racing is proud to have started a veteran / active service crew participation program in 2018 . It’s give our service folks a chance to see boat racing up close and personal. Our now 20 year old hull celebrated its rebuilding in 2017 by having a pretty successful 2018 season with many 2nd and third place finishes , we hope to notch a victory in 2019 . We had a great time here at our last event despite the wild weather!
Owner Name: John Bosserman Driver Name: Michael Jarvis Hometown: OREGON City Boat Name: Raining Thunder Boat Number: E6 Class: E350 Hull: Custom wood and glass Engine: 355 Crew Chief: John Bosserman Crew Members: Bud Mckay, George Pearson Sponsors: Norflow Inc, Awards: 2nd place 2018 pro lite series, 2nd in USA Apba points E350 class in 2018.
GP-20 Blown Income Racing is based out of Olympia, WA. It was initially outfitted and competed in the 2015 Season with GPW. In 2016 GP-20 finished 3rd in national high points as reported by the American Power Boat Association (APBA) competing with over 20 teams in North America! In 2017 we finished 2nd and were crowned the 2018 APBA National Champion for Grand Prix hydroplanes in the United States. We were just crowned the APBA North American Champions for 2019! Hull is a Ron Jones Jr design and built by GP-20’s driver, Ed Preston.
Owner Name: Larry Linn Driver Name: Ed Preston Hometown: Olympia, WA Boat Name: GP-20 Blown Income Racing presents The TRUSS Company Boat Number: GP-20 Class: Grand Prix Hull: Ron Jones Jr Engine: 468 cuin, 671 blower, runs on methanol. Built by Earl Smith. Crew Chief: Earl Smith Crew Members: Don Preston, Jr.; Randy Corcoran; Mike Langford; Randy Ellis; and John Jordan
Sponsors: The TRUSS Company which is Oregon and Washington’s “leader” in truss manufacturing with locations in Sumner, Burlington, Pasco, and Spokane in Washington State; Medford and Eugene in Oregon; and a Sacramento, California location. Their goal is to provide excellence in engineering and manufacturing of truss products.
Sponsors: The TRUSS Company which is Oregon and Washington’s “leader” in truss manufacturing with locations in Sumner, Burlington, Pasco, and Spokane in Washington State; Medford and Eugene in Oregon; and a Sacramento, California location. Their goal is to provide excellence in engineering and manufacturing of truss products.
Awards: 2019 APBA North American Champion 2018 APBA Grand Prix High Points Champion 2017 APBA 2nd place in Grand Prix High Points 2016 APBA 3rd place in Grand Prix High Points Team Bio (To Be Featured On Website):
