Sprint boats to return to Webb’s Slough

Windows from Lancaster to Ewan should be rocked this weekend, as engines roar on the second race of the United States Sprint Boat Association season at Webb’s Slough in St. John.

Racers will descend on the town Friday night, lining Front Street with their boats for safety and technical inspections. The line-up also gives race fans a last chance to view the boats at their polished best before they are coated with mud from Webb’s Slough the next day.

Colfax racer Scott Ackerman and wife/navigator Lori will try to rebound from a disappointing showing in the last race July 25 at Albany, Ore.

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