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This site was last updated on February 15, 2008.

The Bladder Grabber is a triple-elimination Fast contest, held for the past 28 years in Snohomish, Washington, a few miles north of Seattle.

This year, there were 15 entries.

  1. Milissa Huber
  2. Howard Rush
  3. Rich Lopez
  4. Darrin Albert
  5. Jeffrey Rein
  6. Tony Huber

Milissa Huber

Behind every successful woman, there's a good pit crew.
Tim, Tom Jr, Tom, and Tony

Rich Lopez

Mel Lyne and Bob Smiley

Norm McFadden

Darrin Albert and Ron Enos

Tim Strom

Chuck Rudner

The pull-test machine in action

Rich Connel pulling

Milissa Huber

Tony Huber (Milissa'a uncle)

Bob Huber (Milissa's dad)

Buzz Wilson

Howard Rush and Milissa Huber

Tom Strom and Dick Salter

One of Dick Salter's planes

Howard brought a Son of Snort, but didn't fly it

Tim Strom and Tom Strom, Jr.

Plenty of room to fly

Tony Huber and Jeffrey Rein

One of Darrin Albert's planes

Darrin Albert and Ron Enos (Ron later dissected the plane with a pocket knife)

Chuck Rudner

Tom Strom and Tom Jr launch

Caroline

Rich Lopez

One of Howard's planes, after!

Richard Entwhistle

Bob Carver was generous with the loot

Friends of Jon Spain

Jeffrey Rein entertains with a rendition of Fokken A.

Howard ponders his winnings

Millisa Huber, first woman winner, and probably the youngest winner

Bob Carver and Millisa Huber