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Alan Lagervall shares our first photos from Spring Training!


UL15 Mike's Hard Lemonade / Happy Go Lucky		UL17 Miss Ted's Red Apple Market

UL19 Windows SharePoint Services		UL72 Budweiser/Pocket Mechanic

Mark Sharley shares a great set of photos from Spring Training!


John Lynch 'The Voice...	Phil Bononcini lets Rene Gonzales sit in the UL-72 cockpit creating a fan for life. Rene was so small that when he sat down, he disappeared completely from sight.	Phil Bononcini, Co-owner / Driver of the UL-72, and Pat Malara, ULHRA General Manager, oversee the launch of the UL-51.	George Woods, Jr. came out of a ten-year retirement to pilot the newly re-christened UL-51 Security Racing Products.

Steve Hook straps into the UL-19 Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.	Pat Malara, L, and Owner/Driver of the UL-929 Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server', and Spring Training organizer, Vince Xaudaro, R.	Sooo cute!	Jerry Hopp, atop the UL-15, Mike's Hard Lemonade/Happy Go Lucky that he co-owns and co-drives with his son Greg


The hard-working safety crew were glad that their weekend consisted mainly of keeping pleasure boats off the course and towing boats that ran short of fuel mileage.	Those who think 'Spring Training' is just a witty moniker thought up by some clever marketing expert need to check out this shot of rescue diver Nick Ehli putting the crews through his version of boot camp. Looks like he's achieving varying degrees of success...	UL-17, 'Ted's Red Apple Markets' Owner/Driver, Rick Bridgeman being interviewed by local television station, KEPR, after laying down some of the weekend's fastest laps.

Mark Sharley returns with a second set of outstanding Spring Training photos...


Phil Bononcini, Co-owner/Driver of the UL-72	Phil gets ready for a test run.	Andrew Gonzales, obviously enjoying his stint as UL-72 'driver'

History being made. George Woods, Jr. readies for his first hydroplane ride in ten years.	Jerry Hopp, Co-Owner/Driver of the UL-15 Mikes Hard Lemonade / Happy-Go-Lucky puts on his game face	George Woods, Jr. is interviewed by Tri-Cities radio station, KONA 610 A.M. sports director, Michael McDonnal

UL-17 Ted's Red Apple Markets crew member, Bill Thompson won a bottle of Powers Wine, donated by the Badger Mountain Winery, for coming closest to guessing the correct weight of the UL-51.	John O'Brien, along with Ken Eng stayed busy giving kids of all ages hydroplane 'rides' (they'd shake the trailered boat and make motor noises...), insuring that the sport gains a new generation of fans and participants.	Marie Frauenheim shows everyone exactly what it means to work through the day on a race team (and still manages to stay pretty, start to finish).

	More future fans. That's Lynn Hanson, Mom, and daughter Makayla

Alan Lagervall shares a look at the boats that joined the
Lights for Spring Training. The 5-Liters...


Wayne Howard is driving this boat and it is owned by Rod Lewis from Oregon.		The E/NM-4

The E/NM-4 - This is Rookie Bryan Richards. The boat was formally a NM owned by UL driver Wayne Howard and Donnie Graham. They were the 2nd fastest boat in the region behind Terry Troxell in the NM-34 Stinger.

This is the "Dream Weaver" owned and driven by John Weaver.	This is Wally Johnson's boat. He drove the UL-19 the first season the team from Idaho raced.

These teams were joined by a few others, but Alan didn't have a chance to shoot them during the very busy event.
Each of the teams has our thanks for supporting Spring Training!

Mark Sharley offers a new mix of Spring Training photos...
Mark Sharley's first look at the 5-Liters that joined the Unlimited Lights in Tri-Cities...


Wally Johnston, running his E-98, 'Agitator' hard	Larry Garcia, owner/driver, 'The Joker', formerly campaigned in Canada by Gaetan Latouor	The E-4, 'Miss Shoreline Sign & Awning', is christened by the Richards family	Wayne Howard was on hand, doing driving duty in Rod Lewis' boat and generally helping out

Wally Johnston removes the off-season cobwebs from the engine of his E-98, 'Agitator'.	Rookie Bryon Richards prepares for the maiden voyage of the E-4, 'Miss Shoreline Sign & Awning'.	The E-4 underway.	John Weaver, owner/driver E-53, 'Dream Weaver'. Nope, not the Alcohol Funnycar driver of the same name...