TRI-CITIES, Wash. — The 60th edition of the Tri-City Water Follies unlimited hydroplane race will have a special birthday present in honor of the event.
Hosting the APBA Gold Cup in the backyard of so many H1 teams, July 25-27 on the speedy Columbia River course.
“For Water Follies in Tri-Cities to be this year’s host of the Gold Cup means a lot to this region of the country,” Mike Denslow, Chairman of the Board of H1 Unlimited, said in an news release. “We know it will be a great battle and wonderful way to celebrate their 60th season of hydroplane racing.”
The Tri Cities race will mark the midpoint of the 2025 H1 Unlimited season that begins, June 6-8, Guntersville Lake Hydrofest in Guntersville, Alabama. Racing continues at Madison, Indiana, July 4-6 before the annual “Western swing.”
Following Tri Cities comes the final two events, August 1-3, Seattle Seafair and September 12-14, the San Diego Bayfair Cup.