Race/Display Dates 2010
(Tentative)

Jan. 16
ULHRA annual awards ceremony
7 Cedars Casino, Sequim

March 1
Target Date for Completion on UL-10

March 6
Kent, Wash. Region 10 Safety Meeting
Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum

April 3
Pullman Chamber of Commerce "Cabaret"
Display/Fundraiser

April 15
Spring Training
Lake Washington, Seattle, Wash. (ULHRA)

April 24-25
Moses Lake, Wash. (APBA)

May 1-2
Unlimited Lights at Firebird Raceway
Firebird Raceway, Chandler, Ariz. (ULHRA)

May 8-9
Entiat, Wash. (APBA)

June 4
Lakewood Relay for Life
Lakewood, Wash.

June 12-13
Tastin' n Racin'
Issaquah, Lake Sammamish, Wash. (APBA)

June 19-20
River City Racin' Pepsi Racing Power Cup Challenge
Chamberlain-Oacoma, S.D. (ULHRA)

June 25-27
Burley, Id. -- APBA

July 10-11
Western Divisionals
Black Lake, Olympia, Wash. (APBA)

June 11-12, 2009
North Mason Relay For Life
Belfair, Wash.

And...(good thing we have two boats)

June 11-12, 2009
South Kitsap Relay for Life
Port Orchard, Wash.

June 26-27
Bremerton Central Kitsap Relay
Silverdale, Wash.

July 23-25
Thunder Cup
TriCities, Wash. (ULHRA)

Aug. 6-8
Graham Trucking Cup at Seafair
Lake Washington, Seattle, Wash. (ULHRA)

Aug. 14-15
Oroville, Wash. (APBA)

Aug. 21-22
Radio Waves Regatta
Polson, Mont. (ULHRA)

Aug. 28-29
Pateros, Wash. (APBA)

Sept. 11-12
Spanaway, Wash. (APBA)

Sept. 17-19
Bayfair On Mission Bay
San Diego, Calif. (ULHRA)

Sept. 25-26
Lake Chelan, Wash. (APBA)

Oct. 1-3
Lake Sammamish, Wash. (APBA)

Oct. 9-10
KILOS
Lincoln City, Ore. (APBA)

Other races/events TBD

Silverdale Thunder
Silverdale, Wash. (ULHRA)

Strait Thunder
Port Angeles, Wash. (ULHRA)

Whaling Days Parade
Silverdale, Wash.

Race/Display Dates 2009

April 14
"Spring Training"
Lake Washington's Stan Sayres Park, Seattle, Wash. (ULHRA)
(Didn't make it)

April 18-19
Moses Lake, Wash. (APBA)
(Didn't make it)

April 25-26
"Unlimited Lights at Firebird"
Phoenix (Chandler), Ariz. (ULHRA)

Photo by Julie Sparrowgrove
(results)
Heat 1 -- 2nd
Heat 2 -- 2nd
Heat 3 -- 1st
Final -- Cancelled

June 5
Shadey McKay High School Graduation
Wenatchee High School, Wenatchee, Wash.
No race/No display -- just proud daddy

June 6-7
"Tastin-n-Racin"
Issaquah, Wash. (APBA)

Photo by Chris Denslow
(results)
Saturday Heat 1 -- DSQ
Saturday Final -- 10th
Sunday Heat 1 -- DSQ
Sunday Final -- 10th

June 12
North Mason Relay for Life
North Mason High School, Belfair, Wash.
Display

June 27
Bremerton and Central Kitsap Relay for Life
Central Kitsap High School, Silverdale, Wash.
Display

July 11-12
"Pepsi Racing Power Cup Challenge"
Chamberlain-Oacoma, S.D. (ULHRA)

(results)
Saturday Heat 1 -- 2nd
Saturday Heat 2-- 2nd
Sunday Heat 3 -- 2nd
Sunday Final -- 2nd (less than a foot)

July 18-19
"Radio Waves Regatta on Flathead Lake"
Polson, Mont. (ULHRA)

Photo by Julie Sparrowgrove
(results)
Saturday Heat 1 -- 5th
Saturday Heat 2-- 4th
Sunday -- all heats canceled because of high winds

July 26
Whaling Days Parade
Silverdale, Wash.

August 8-9
Oroville, Wash. (APBA)
(results)
Bud "attacked" by kidney stone (Aug. 7)

August 11
Boys & Girls Club, Belfair, Wash.
Display

August 14
Washington Youth Academy
Invited guest speaker with Phil and Bianca Bonocini as well as display

Click here to see the entire photo gallery from our visit with the Washington Youth Academy.

August 15-16
"Silverdale Thunder"
Silverdale, Wash. (ULHRA)

Photo by Kristen Edsinger
(results)
Saturday Heat 1 -- DNF
Saturday Heat 2-- 3rd
Sunday Heat 3 -- 4th
Sunday Final -- 3rd

August 22 (5 p.m.)
North Mason High School's 60's and 70s reuinon
and fundraiser for Dennis Shirk (Bud's high school football teammate)
Leonard K's Boathouse, Allyn, Wash.
Display

August 29-30
Pateros, Wash.
Terry Troxell Memorial Regatta (APBA)

Photo by Julie Sparrowgrove
(results)
Saturday Heat 1 -- 6th
Saturday Final -- DNF
Sunday Heat 1 -- DNS
Sunday Final -- 8th

September 12-13
Spanaway, Wash. (APBA)
(we'll be there!)

September 18-20
Bayfair On Mission Bay

(results)
Saturday Heat 1 -- 5th
Saturday Heat 2-- 4th
Sunday Heat 3 -- 5th
Sunday Final -- 5th

September 26-27
"Strait Thunder"
Port Angeles, Wash. (ULHRA)
Cancelled (bummer)