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RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK SET TO HOST MOTOAMERICA IN 2020

Friday, November 08, 2019

MotoAmerica is thrilled to announce that the 2020 MotoAmerica Series will for the first time feature a round in the Pacific Northwest, with the three-day event set to take place at the Ridge Motorsports Park, which is located southwest of Seattle, Washington, June 26-28. The Ridge Motorsports Park racetrack was designed by Steve Crawford, the man who also designed Thunderhill Raceway Park in Northern California and it’s nestled in a truly picturesque portion of Washington State with views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens. The circuit blend with its surroundings and features 16 turns with over 300 feet of elevation...

Hood Canal Communications Increases High-Speed Internet Connection

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Initiative marks a major improvement to Mason County’s Internet infrastructure. Union, WA – Hood Canal Communications, an independent cable and broadband provider serving rural Mason County, Washington, announced today that it has completed a yearlong project to upgrade its network facilities by adding two geographically diverse fiber-optic cable connections, each capable of providing 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) of throughput to the public Internet. Hood Canal’s network upgrade marks the largest connections to be deployed in Mason County, giving the company the fastest “backbone” Internet connection currently available in the area. The company’s backbone infrastructure upgrade compliments HCC’s ongoing Connect Cushman gran...