MOUNT VERNON — Red Bird Racing is on the rise.

On rivers throughout the West, Mike Egbers of Mount Vernon and former Mount Vernon High School classmate Eric Hamburg of Shasta Lake, Calif., have been making waves on the U.S. Northwest Circuit of whitewater jetboat racing.

The circuit consists of six races a year. They begin in March, and are held in Idaho, Oregon and California.

Recently, the pair finished second at the Salmon River Jetboat Races in Riggins, Idaho. Their boat, Red Bird, was dominant in the small block/stock classification (SBFX).Read The Full Story