Times: Seafair hydroplane race in jeopardy

[Mrs blueskyracer]

The future of the Seafair unlimited hydroplane race remained in question Monday after boat owners could not agree whether to accept the latest financial offer from the race's organizers, a package that is less than in previous years.

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[blueskyracer]

What happened to racing for the love of the sport. I guess the saying "money talks or the people walk" stands true in this case.

I remember the telethon a long time ago that saved this race before. But that was when the races were the only sport in Seattle.

Let it die and that leaves how many races in the US, three?

[ricochet112]

Last year I finally attended Seafair for the first time. I got tickets in the grandstands just off the entrance pin to turn one for Sunday. What I found amazing was the low attendance in the more expensive grandstands, until the Blue Angles took to the air, the bleachers were packed for the air show, and immediately after, they emptied (about 50%) again.