Team Profile: Our Gang Racing

Our Gang Racing joined the Unlimited hydroplane tour in 2007. Headed by Unlimited veteran Nate Brown, Our Gang Racing is a  Pacific Northwest-based group of individuals with wide-ranging skills that share a common passion for Unlimited hydroplane competition. They designed and built the boat themselves.

The Our Gang Racing team appeared only at the Tri-Cities and Seattle races during its first two seasons. They became full-time participants in 2009 when they qualified for the Final Heat at each of the last four races, including the UIM World Championship event at Doha, Qatar. The team’s best 2010 finish was a fourth-place in the Tri-Cities Columbia Cup at Kennewick, WA, with Nate Brown driving.

Owner/Driver: Nate Brown

Nate Brown has over 30 years of experience in boat building, racing, and driving. An APBA Hall of Champion inductee, Nate was named the Unlimited Rookie of the Year when he built and drove the Miss Rock in 1992. In 2001, he drove the Miss E-Lam Plus to victory in Seattle, followed by triumphs in Madison and the Tri-Cities in 2002. and set a new world speed record in San Diego. In 2004 at Detroit, Nate won the APBA Gold Cup, the most prestigious and oldest motorsports trophy, with Kim Gregory’s Miss DYC.

In 2008, Nate began sharing the driving with his nephew Kip Brown, and experienced driver in limited classes. In 2010, Kip will become the team’s primary driver.

Racing Performance:

The U-17 raced in Tri-Cities and Seattle in its first two seasons.  Then, in 2009, Our Gang set out to run the entire season on the unlimited circuit.  Even running with a small, all volunteer crew,  the team produced respectable results, made the final heat in the last four races (including Doha, Qatar) and finished the season sixth in national points.  The u-17 and Our Gang Racing team are looking forward to an even better 2010!