Team owner Rob Graham is bringing the boat out of drydock for the first time in three years, expecting to race it here in the Tri-Cities and in Seattle the following week for the APBA Gold Cup. The U-12 Graham Trucking with rookie driver Bobby King (who happens to be Jimmy King’s son). The team sits atop the national high points standings, and owners Scott and Shannon Raney are based out of the Cle Elum area. The U-11 Legend Yacht Transport presented by The Truss Company, with driver Jamie Nilsen. Both the U-8 and U-9 are owned by the Tri-Cities’ Darrel and Vanessa Strong. The team sits in third place in the national high points standings. The U-9 Beacon Plumbing, with driver Corey Peabody.
The team currently sits in second place in the national high point standings, just 1 point behind the U-11 team.
The boat is the fleet’s lone piston-powered boat. The U-3 Grigg’s presents Miss Ace Hardware, and driver Jimmy King. The U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank, with first-year driver Dylan Runne. Here is the list of unlimiteds vying for the crown: The event runs Friday through Sunday this coming weekend. The Tri-Cities Water Follies organization confirmed this week that there will be nine unlimited hydroplanes competing for the Columbia Cup trophy.
