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Cle Elum, WA, August 3, 2022 - Unlimited Racing Group has partnered with The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse to serve as the title sponsor of the U-11 Race Team for Seafair, August 5-7th, 2022. Come see why customers vote us "Best Furniture Store in Western Washington." We proudly offer the best selection & lowest prices on furniture & accessories in the Pacific Northwest. The Old Cannery, Est.1984 Family owned & operated.

Dave Radcliffe says, "Growing up in Tacoma, I towed a model hydroplane behind my bicycle and looked forward to watching the races on our black and white television set. I’ve spent time on the log boom, spent time in the pits, and am grateful to finally sponsor Miss Old Cannery! For years, The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse has been looking for opportunities to participate in the tradition of Seafair. We are grateful to our partners at Unlimited Racing for providing us our first opportunity. We look forward to many years together."
 
Catch the Miss The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse at Seafair starting Friday August 5th with qualifying and continuing with two full days of racing on Saturday and Sunday. Streaming will be found on H1 Unlimited’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Local coverage in the Seattle market can be found through KONG.

About Unlimited Racing Group: Headquartered in Cle Elum, WA.  URG races the U-11 Hydroplane on the H1 Unlimited tour with stops in Vancouver, WA, Guntersville, Al, Madison, In, Tri-Cities, WA, Seattle, WA and San Diego Ca. Driven by record setting pilot Jamie Nilsen, the always colorful U-11 is a fan favorite. www.u11racing.com

The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse: We are proud to be a family owned store that has grown from the imagination of one man his wife and his daughter, Tony, Mabeth and Sherry Grout, into one of the largest home furnishing stores on the west coast today. There have been  plenty of bumps along the way and the growing pains have been sometimes apparent but all in all we have become what we are today because of you, our customers, our neighbors and our friends. Because of your loyalty to us and your continued support we are able to offer a unique if not unusual way to shop for home furnishings.

The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse is located at 13608 Cannery Way, Sumner, WA 98390. Come see why customers vote us "Best Furniture Store in Western Washington."

Cle Elum, WA, July 18, 2022, - Unlimited Racing Group is proud to announce Joker's Casino in Richland as sponsor for the 2022 Hapo Columbia Cup July 29- 21.
 
The U-11 team with drive Jamie Nilsen will be racing the Miss Joker's Casino looking for it's third straight podium finish in the 2022 H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series.

The team has worked hard at getting the boat faster at each race and it's paying off. Look for the C​hartreuse and blue Miss Joker's Casino to be in the mix for the Hapo Columbia Cup.

About Unlimited Racing Group: Headquartered in Cle Elum, WA.  URG races the U-11 Hydroplane on the H1 Unlimited tour with stops in Vancouver, WA, Guntersville, Al, Madison, In, Tri-Cities, WA, Seattle, WA and San Diego Ca.  Driven by record setting pilot Jamie Nilsen, the always colorful U-11 is a fan favorite. www.u11racing.com

Joker's Casino: Jokers Casino in Richland has all your favorite poker, blackjack and other table games.  Jokers has the friendliest dealers and the best odds in the Tri-cities. Jokers also has two gaming pits; one inside and one outside in our Jester’s Hall. Play cards for money at Jokers.   

Joker's also had the Joker's Comedy Club, Joker's Night Club, Atomic Bowling and Atomic Blast Game Room for all your entertainment needs.

Cle Elum, WA, June 21, 2022, - Unlimited Racing Group has once again partnered with AkzoNobel to serve as the official paint sponsor of the U-11 Race Team for the H1 Unlimited series in 2022.
 
The U-11 team will be utilizing the Sikkens Autocoat BT LV650 system on the hydroplane. The product, a multi-generational upgrade to the popular Autocoat LV, utilizes a single set of mixing toners for both basecoat/clearcoat and single stage systems. This capability enables users to minimize inventory and increase working capital. It also provides maximum application flexibility. LV650 was specifically designed to be used in either OE manufacturing or repair markets. Autocoat BT LV 650 is also low VOC and HAPS compliant to minimize environmental impact.

“We are thrilled to be able to represent Sikkens/AkzoNobel and showcase their excellent products on the U-11.  The products are very user friendly and have proven to be extremely durable and repairable under our harsh racing conditions -- the quality is unmatched,” according to owner Scott Raney.

“AkzoNobel is excited to sponsor the U-11 for the seventh consecutive year and we are honored that the U-11 Race Team team trusts our products to maximize the appearance and protection of this high-performance hydroplane,” says AkzoNobel representative David Mifflin.

About Unlimited Racing Group: Headquartered in Cle Elum, WA.  URG races the U-11 Hydroplane on the H1 Unlimited tour with stops in Vancouver, WA, Guntersville, Al, Madison, In, Tri-Cities, WA, Seattle, WA and San Diego Ca.  Driven by record setting pilot Jamie Nilsen, the always colorful U-11 is a fan favorite. www.u11racing.com

About AkzoNobel: We’ve been pioneering a world of possibilities to bring surfaces to life for well over 200 years. As experts in making coatings, there’s a good chance you’re within reachof one of our products. Our world class portfolio of brands – including Sikkens , Dulux, International, and Interpon – is trusted by customers around the globe. We’re active in more than 150 countries and have set our sights on becoming the global industry leader. It’s what you’d expect from the most sustainable paints company, which has been inventing the future for more than two centuries.  

For more information:
Nelson Holmberg
Race Director
360-521-1590
nelson.holmberg@icloud.com 

Andy Muntz 
H1 Unlimited Media Contact 
425-772-1060 
ajmuntz@icloud.com 

Erica Lindemann
Director of Marketing, Visit Vancouver WA
564-544-5435
ELindemann@VisitVancouverWA.com 

VANCOUVER WELCOMES THE RETURN OF THE FASTEST BOATS IN THE WORLD FOR EXHIBITION ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER 

H1 Unlimited Championship Series set to run exhibition to test in Vancouver 

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The fastest race boats in the world will return here for the first time in nearly 43 years on Friday, May 20 when a small fleet of unlimited hydroplanes take to the Columbia River. 

The event is officially tabbed as the Visit Vancouver Washington H1 Exhibition presented by May Awning & Patio. 

H1 Unlimited is set to begin its spring training for the 2022 season in Vancouver with as many as four boats running for the first time after the winter offseason. The H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series begins June 25-26 with the Gold Cup in Guntersville, Ala. 

“Unlimited hydroplanes are 28-foot-long race boats capable of running top-end speeds approaching 200 m.p.h.,” said Race Director Nelson Holmberg, a Vancouver-native who’s been involved in the sport since they last ran in Vancouver in September 1979. “They’re spectacular to see, not just the speeds these impressive machines travel at, but also the stunning 150-plus foot long roostertail the propellers throw into the air behind them. It’s a beautiful display of the powers of water and mechanical engineering.” 

Boats in town for the Vancouver exhibition will be on public display from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 19, before moving into the pits to be set up for Friday’s test day. The Thursday display will be on Phil Arnold Way in downtown Vancouver at the Block 24 parking lot, south of the Hilton Vancouver. Enter at 4th Street off of Columbia Way. The pits, being on private property, will not be open to the public.
The Boat Showcase Public Viewing allows people to get up close with four Unlimited Hydroplanes and talk to teams and drivers. Merchandise will be available for purchase, as well as autographs and more information about the H1 Racing Series and 2022 schedule. Participating teams include: 

o U8 – Strong Racing – Sponsor Visit Tri-Cities. Driver J. Michael Kelly 

o U11 – Unlimited Racing Group – Sponsor May Awning & Patio. Driver Jamie Nilsen 

o U40 – Bucket List Racing - Sponsor Beacon Plumbing. Driver Dave Villwock 

o U-91 – Miss Madison Racing – Sponsor Goodman Real Estate. Driver Jeff Bernard 

Hydroplanes are not completely new to Vancouver, as a similar exhibition was held on the Columbia River on September 23, 1979. Like that exhibition, the 2022 version will be considered a test opportunity for not only teams⁠—but also to see whether Vancouver is a suitable site for an official race on the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Series in future years. 

The 2-mile oval race course will be on the Columbia River between Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 with the start-finish line located near Beaches Restaurant & Bar. The Coast Guard plans to establish a safety zone around the exhibition, for the safety of the maritime public, between 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. No vessels will be permitted to anchor or loiter within the zone and all vessels desiring to transit the zone must contact the Coast Guard on Channel 16 to request permission. The zone will extend between Hayden Island and the Vancouver side of the Columbia River, starting at approximately 700 yards east of the Interstate Bridge and extending to the east end of Hayden Island. 

Spectators are asked to watch from the Columbia River Waterfront Renaissance Trail between Who Song & Larry’s and Beaches Restaurant & Bar. Parking for the event will be limited to special zones in fields by the entrance to the Old Apple Tree across from Waterfront Park on SW Columbia Way (weather permitting), at Waterfront Park by Who Song & Larry’s, and public parking. Restaurant, business, and residence parking is for customers and residents only.
Spectators should expect to see the hydroplanes take to the water one at a time for their test runs. For more information about the Vancouver H1 Exhibition events please visit visitvancouverwa.com/h1-exhibition. 

The 2022 H1 Unlimited schedule includes a Spring Training testing day in Kennewick on Friday, June 3, the Gold Cup in Guntersville June 25-26, the Indiana Governor’s Cup in Madison, Ind. July 1-3, the HAPO Columbia Cup in Kennewick, Wash., July 29-31; Seafair in Seattle, Aug. 5-7 and Bayfair in San Diego, Sept. 16-18. 

About Visit Vancouver Washington 
Visit Vancouver Washington is the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for Vancouver and the surrounding Clark County, Washington. The nonprofit competitively markets the region as a place to visit for leisure, a venue for sports events, and a destination for meetings, conventions, and group travel. The organization’s primary mission is to increase visitor spending in the area to support and encourage economic growth and vitality to Vancouver, Washington’s valued local community. For more information call 360-750-1553 or visit www.VisitVancouverWA.com. 

About H1 Unlimited 
The H1 Unlimited Racing Series features competition among the fastest boats in the world. The hydroplanes that compete in the H1 series careen across the water at speeds reaching 200 m.p.h., throw a spectacular plume of spray high into the air, and give race fans the “Greatest Show on H2O.” 

The 2022 season will begin with the exhibition in Vancouver then will move to Guntersville, Ala., where the Gold Cup, the oldest trophy in American motorsports, will be contested on June 25-26. The remainder of the season also will tentatively include stops in Madison, Ind., on July 1-3; the Tri-Cities, Wash., on July 29-31; Seattle on August 5-7; and San Diego on September 16-18. For more information, visit www.h1unlimited.com. 

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