Racing in the water
Got to camp in the pits at an event available only in the Pacific Northwest, or Australia and New Zealand. Called sprint-boat racing in the US, it's so heavily attended out here on the coast that the...
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Pangaea Ron wrote:
I met Cara McGuire when she came to our house for dinner a few months ago. She is the navigator with her father the driver for Wicked Racing. They were National Champions in 2011, and were second place this year in the Super Boat Division in the Palouse.
I had no real idea that this sport existed. She invited us to bring the MH to Port Angeles for the race at their course later this year for a bit of special treatment. It looks like fun.
Oh, you gotta go! This had everything - speed, crashes, oohs-and-ahhs from the crowd - and nobody gets hurt. MH's by the hundreds. The sport got started in the US in 1997. Evidently they dig a track in a flat field, 3' deep and 12' wide, then make it comfortable for everyone to enjoy. And Wicked Racing is a fun team to watch! See if you can get a ride!
