the miss value mart, man, I remember all those boats, they had the one up on a pole you could see it off the freeway at columbia park there in Kennewick.. all those old boats man it was sure fun tho, different, no gates, or fences, people bring their motorhomes stay all week at tri cities races.. good time
I was 9 when I went to this race. Still remember my favorite boats being the Pay n Pack & Atlas Van Lines. We moved to the Tri-Cities & was lucky to see all of the Columbia cup races in person through 1996. Awesome racing!
Ray McMakin...was the perfect commentator for the 1970s,,,,fueled by enthusiasm, as well as cocaine!. Which is why his partying ways eventually led to his parking ways with KING TV.
I enjoyed watching that a lot.. that Pay N Pak is my favorite hydroplane of all time.. I went to see it refurbished at the Hydroplane Museum in Kent Washington a few years back.. it is still a beautiful and fast boat.. I went to every hydroplane race on the Detroit River from 1970 until 2018.. also went to 2 in Madison Indiana and 1 in Owensboro Kentucky
I commented on another video about the battles I remember between the Pac and the Bud and how freakin awesome the racing was, and there it is! Still super exciting, thanks for the memories!
