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• Diamond Cup group secures backing for race

  June 14, 2013 in City on Page A7 A group resurrecting hydroplane racing on Lake Coeur d’Alene has cleared a tall hurdle to staging the event at the end of summer. CdA Diamond Cup LLC said Thursday it … 5

• Hydroplane group says it has funds to stage races

  June 13, 2013 in Idaho, Outdoors The races are a go, say the architects of the return of hydroplane races on Lake Coeur d’Alene this summer. 13

• Hydroplane races returning to CdA

  February 26, 2013 in City on Page A5 The enthusiasm for bringing hydroplane racing back to Lake Coeur d’Alene after a 45-year absence will be revealed by ticket sales for the Diamond Cup Regatta on Labor Day weekend. … 7

• Huckleberries: Diamond Cup Regatta directors jumping ship

  February 24, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page B3 You may know that hydroplane races are set to return to Lake Coeur d’Alene on Labor Day weekend this year. But did you know that half of the directors of … 4

• Hydroplane series adds Coeur d’Alene to schedule

  February 10, 2013 in Sports on Page C1 The Diamond Cup Regatta in Coeur d’Alene is on the H1 Unlimited Series race schedule this year. The hydroplane races will be held Labor Day weekend near the Coeur d’Alene … 6

• Coeur d’Alene delays hydro races until 2013

  July 21, 2012 in City on Page A1 Six weeks after announcing hydroplane racing would return to Lake Coeur d’Alene this summer, organizers said Friday they need more time to line up sponsors for the Diamond Cup and … 1

• Hydroplane racing to return to Lake Coeur d’Alene

  June 8, 2012 in Idaho, Sports The roar of hydroplanes will be heard again on Lake Coeur d’Alene this summer with a return to racing 44 years after the popular sport there ended. 20

• Huckleberries: Is Hagadone having his hydroplane dream again?

  March 25, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Huckleberries hears that the Hagadone Corp. and allies are working behind the scenes to bring a small hydroplane regatta to the north shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene late this summer. … 5

• Vintage hydroplanes race in CdA

  August 21, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 On the water, the vintage hydroplanes move forward fast, but their existence is steeped in the past. Inland Northwest residents caught a glimpse of history in Coeur d’Alene this weekend … 2

• Hydroplane racers risk life, limb at 200 mph

  July 17, 2011 in Sports on Page C8 DETROIT – Dave Villwock shakes hands without his right pinky or ring finger, paying a price for his profession. Hydroplane racing’s all-time winningest driver, who took his record-breaking 63rd race …

• Villwock aims to top Muncey’s hydro record

  July 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 A hydroplane driver with Northwest roots is on the verge of making history this weekend on the Ohio River in Madison, Ind., at the Lucas Oil Governor’s Cup. Dave Villwock …

• Hydroplanes make splashy CdA comeback

  August 22, 2010 in Idaho, News Sunday was an emotional day for David Williams. As a child he spent every summer on Lake Coeur d’Alene, and he always looked forward to the hydroplane races. When the … 6

• Hydroplanes return to Lake CdA for weekend museum fundraiser

  August 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 For the first time in more than 40 years, hydroplanes capable of speeds up to 175 miles per hour will zoom around Lake Coeur d’Alene this weekend. But they will … 4

• Events celebrate hydroplane races of past

  August 15, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 The Diamond Cup Regatta will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Resort Friday through Aug. 22 in celebration of the Diamond Cup Unlimited Hydroplane Races that were held on Lake …

• Wham oversees engine design

  May 21, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Unlimited hydroplane racing made an appearance in the Spokane Valley this week. While few knew the sport was in town, motor builder, hydroplane driver and racing icon Earl Wham was …