A blast from the past
Miss Thriftway Driver Mitch Evans (left) and crew member wait to hit the water Saturday. The hydroplane, from 1959, was formerly owned by Bill Muncey; a national championship winner went into storage for years before being purchased and restored.
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Raining Thunder driver John Bosserman loads onto his hydroplane Sunday. The boat was built in Quebec in 1997 and restored by Jarvis and his friends.
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The Miss Bardahl hydroplane zips across Moses Lake Sunday.
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The Country Girl, driven by Bart Burnison, is a tribute to both his mom and dad. The boat, pink, represents his dad’s favorite driver, and the name Country Girl comes from the nickname his dad had for his mom.
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Connelly Park, despite some rain and wind Sunday, was full of people enjoying the grand reopening of the park.
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Vintage hydroplanes line up in the boat dock; crew members used sticks to prevent the boats from hitting the edge while others were out racing on the water.
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Aaron Olson and a member of his pit crew work on final touches Hombre F-40, a 1970s-era boat before hitting the water Sunday.
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Driver Ron Musson pulls Miss Bardahl back into the boat dock after completing laps Sunday. Musson prepares the boat to be lifted out of the water with the crane.
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The 1959 Miss Thriftway was removed from the water with a crane on Sunday. The flat bottom boats cannot use a traditional boat ramp.
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A Red Baron crew member works on engine touchups after the boat was in the water Sunday. The boat, refurbished and now driven by Doc Minnich, had the original drivers uniform on display too.
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MOSES LAKE — Vintage hydroplanes roared back onto Moses Lake this weekend as the Moses Lake Vintage Test & Tune event served as the grand reopening of Connelly Park, which had been closed for months after a powerful storm caused extensive damage earlier this year.
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