Kennewick Water Follies | Lamb Weston Columbia Cup | Hydroplane Racing

Can you believe it's time to start thinking about boat racing! That's right; the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup for Unlimited Hydroplanes will be here before you know it. Mark your calendar now for July 24 - 26, 2009, and get ready for the Tri-Cities annual celebration of high-speed hydro action. Read the rest of the Tri City Water Follies article.

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Kennewick Water Follies ~ The Kennewick Rumble on the River is an annual event held in July on the Columbia River. Spectators can enjoy watching Water Follies contestants compete for the Atomic Cup for Unlimited Hydroplanes; the Robert Young Apartments Aerial Demonstrations; and the HAPO Community Credit Union Thunder Cup for Unlimited Light Hydroplanes.

The Kennewick Wa area is an integral part of the Tri City Water Follies Association. It is a not for profit organization that was established in 1965 and continues to be managed by a volunteer board of directors. The Rumble on the River is one of the largest weekend events held for the communities in the Tri City area.

2007 will be the 42nd anniversary of the Tri City Atomic Cup to be presented by the Tri-City Water Follies Association. Some of the world's fastest race boats will be in Kennewick Wa including; the American Boat racing Association (ABRA); the Unlimited Light Hydroplane Racing Association (ULHRA); as well as civilian and aerial stunts that will entertain and fascinate all who attend the annual Water Follies.

The Kennewick Wa shoreline too will host numerous recreational Water Follies activities, live music and roving performers; and there will be fun on-the-water entertainment to boot.  Tickets for the 2007 event go on sale in May, and can also be purchased online through Tickets West: www.waterfollies.com; and an assortment of supermarkets throughout the Tri-City area also sell tickets leading up to event. A brochure is also available via the website.

Related Resources:
• Water Follies ~ Kennewick Washington
• River Recreation ~ Kennewick Washington
• Kennewick's Rivers ~ Kennewick Washington
• Arts & Culture ~ Kennewick Washington
  

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Hydroplane racing (also known as hydro racing) is a sport involving racing hydroplanes on lakes and rivers. It is a popular spectator sport in several countries (at least the U. S., Canada, Australia and Central Europe), and one of the more commercialized sports.

Hydroplane Racing Safety
In the early days of hydroplane racing, accidents, and even the deaths of drivers, were considered somewhat routine. As top speeds increased, more attention was paid to driver safety, much like with auto racing. Today the U.I.M has introduced safety measures, like Carbon Kevlar Cockpits, Safety belts, and side protection making the boats safer for the driver.

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Limited Racing
Limited hydroplane racing uses several size classes to ensure fair competition, similar to boxing weight classes. Within the European Union the U.I.M has governed a wide range of classes from OSY-400 which is a stock racing class, to F-125, F-250, F-350 and F-500. These classes are affordable classes to race in which can achieve speeds of 100MPH.

Unlimited Racing
Although bit of a misnomer as the boats aren't without limits, unlimited hydroplane has much fewer restrictions than with limited hydroplane racing. The main difference being the size of the engines, as these engines were normally 750cc as opposed to the 500cc engines used in the F-500 class.

Stock Outboard Racing
Stock Outboard Racing utilizes both hydroplane and runabout or monoplane hulls with racing engines that utilize a service outboard powerhead and a racing lower unit with a direct drive (i.e. start in gear). Racing in this form ranges from classes designated as follows: A Class, B Class, C Class and D Class. There is also a Junior or "J" Class for kids between the ages of 9 and 16 years of age. The engine sizes range from 9.9 horsepower to 50 horsepower with speeds from 30 miles per hour to 90 miles per hour. In the C Stock Class, the Yamato Motor Company engines used in kyōtei, parimutuel betting in Japan, are reconditioned, shipped to the United States and used for racing in these classes. The American Power Boat Association (Detroit, Michigan) sanctions approximately fifty stock outboard events per year in the United States. See Wikipedia, Hydroplane Racing.

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What constitutes a rate: All Unlimited races (except for the Gold Cup) consist of three Qualification Heats, one Provisional Heat (optional), and one Final Heat.

In all heats, the boats will fight for starting lane positions.

The Qualification Heats and the Provisional Heat are three laps; the Final Heat is five laps.

The maximum number of boats that may start in any one heat or section shall be six. The Chief Referee may reduce this figure if necessary in the interest of safety.

Boats not seeded to the Final Heat are eligible to run in the Provisional Heat. The winner of the Provisional Heat advances to the Final.

All sections of the Qualification Heats must be declared completed before a race can be declared a contest.

The Gold Cup race (in Detroit) consists of four Qualification Heats and one Final Heat. The Qualification Heats are four laps; The Final Heat is five laps.
Method of scoring points: In each heat or section, a boat will be awarded that number of points for its position of finish. First-place is worth 400 points, second-place 300, third 225, fourth 169, fifth 127, sixth 95, and seventh 71.

Qualification heats: In each of the three Qualification Heats, the entries are divided by a blind draw into sections 1-A, 1-B, 2-A, 2-B, 3-A, and 3-B.

Final Heat: The Final Heat field consists of those boats accumulating the highest point totals from the Qualification Heats, plus the winner of the Provisional Heat. Time trial order is used to break any point ties for determining eligibility for the Final Heat.

Determining the winner: The winner of an Unlimited Hydroplane race is determined by the order of finish in the Final Heat.

National High Points: National High Points are awarded at all sanctioned ABRA races where a minimum field of three boats crosses the starting line in the first Qualification Heat.

The total number of points scored by each boat in each sanctioned event is credited toward the National Boat Championship.

The total number of points scored by a driver in any one boat is credited toward the National Driver Championship. A driver may score points in only one boat during any one sanctioned event.

Should a boat be destroyed or declared unseaworthy by the Chief Referee, then the boat's replacement, if it carries the same U-number, will have its predecessor's National Points transferred to its credit.

General: The ABRA reserves the right to prohibit the use of any part, component and/or system it deems will give a team an unfair competitive advantage.

No boat is allowed to leave the pits after the beginning of the one-minute warning period, prior to the start of a heat of racing. If a boat "jumps the gun" by crossing the starting line with less than 30 seconds remaining until the start of a heat, it must run an extra lap to be scored.

A boat that strikes and thereby damages, dislodges, or destroys a buoy must run an extra lap to be scored. When an offending boat forces an unoffending boat into a buoy, then the offending boat shall be disqualified from the heat. (NOTE: When a buoy is dislodged or destroyed, it ceases to be a marker and may be disregarded.)

During a heat of racing, a passing boat must move at least seven boat lengths ahead, which is considered one roostertail length, before altering course to the buoy line.

The race will be stopped immediately if a driver enters the water or if a boat has encountered a flip, a rollover, or a severe impact with the water.
The race may also be stopped if, in the opinion of the Chief Referee, an occurrence or situation on the race course makes competition hazardous to participants beyond the usual hazards of competition.

Should a heat or section be stopped, it will be considered complete if the lead boat has completed at least half the number of laps scheduled. The position of boats running at the completion of the lap previous to the stoppage shall be used to determine the order of finish.

The boat or boats responsible for a stoppage may not receive points in that heat or be allowed to participate in a restart of that heat.

In the event of a race stoppage in the Final Heat, prior to the completion of the third lap, and a restart is not possible, the final order of finish will be determined by total accumulated points. In the event of a tie in points, time trial speed will be the determining factor.

A fuel flow violation is judged to have occurred when a turbine-powered boat exceeds 4.3 GPM for more than five seconds. The boat then forfeits all points earned for that heat. Any boat found to have a fuel flow violation during the Final Heat is disqualified.

An N2 speed violation is judged to have occurred when the maximum N2 RPM of 110% is exceeded for more than five seconds. Any turbine-powered boat found to have an N2 speed violation shall forfeit all points earned for that heat.

Any boat found to have an N2 violation during the Final Heat is disqualified.

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