Where in the World is Our Gang Racing? Times Article Shoestring Budget Roostertails: Red Dot cruises amoung H1 elite Free Press Article on Cal Phipps and U-17 Cal Phipps and U-17 article in Free Press Kip Brown Scores First Heat Win
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Article in Local Paper on Our Gang Racing Team in Qatar Where in the world is Our Gang Racing?January 24, 2012 By Christina Corrales-Toy Local hydroplane team competes in the Middle EastThere’s nothing quite like watching an unlimited hydroplane race. The sleek boats travel at speeds of about 200 mph, kicking up massive walls of water (called rooster tails) in their wake, all while majestically skipping across the surface waves. “It’s a dangerous sport, but when it works, it’s like a ballet on water,” said John O’Brien, an Issaquah attorney and a principal owner of Our Gang Racing... Read More
Article in Local Paper on Our Gang's Katie Forsell Mount Si grad Katie Forsell gets taste of hydroplane racing, behind-the-scenesBy SETH TRUSCOTT Snoqualmie Valley Record Editor “Holy cow!” That’s what 21-year-old Katie Forsell remembers thinking when she got the Perkins-Glass hydroplane up to speed. Bouncing across the waves on Lake Sammamish in a vehicle that’s almost as much aircraft as boat, Forsell, a third generation hydro enthusiast from North Bend, had to think fast. Read More...
Article in Seattle TimesNate Brown's Miss Red Dot makes most of shoestring budgetNate Brown's unlimited hydroplane is one of the surprising stories of the season as Seafair racing kicks off. By Bob Condotta Seattle Times staff reporter The definition of success is changing for owner Nate Brown and the Miss Red Dot hydroplane. For a few years, it was simply getting the boat on the water and back to the pits in one piece. Read more...
Roostertales: Red Dot cruises among H1 eliteBy Jeff Morrow and Katie Dorsey, Tri-City HeraldKENNEWICK -- Kudos to the U-17 Miss Red Dot team and driver Kip Brown, whose 156.565 mph qualifying time was third-best Friday at the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup. The U-17 comes into this weekend as the national high points leader with 2,682 points. And a big reason is the boat has gotten faster. Read More...
NEW - Issaquah Press article on Miss Red Dot Article in Free Press on Cal Phipps and the U-17 Miss Red Dot Cal Phipps and Miss Red Dot featured in the Detroit Free Press U-17 Miss Red Dot Featured in Article in Detroit
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