“Everybody is taking me seriously as a driver

and knows that I'm competition and somebody to look out for,” said 20-year-old Kayleigh Perkins on Saturday during a pause in the action at the Radio Waves Regatta in Polson. Perkins drove her 1,000-horsepower Miss Boat Electric to first place in the Unlimited Light Hydroplane Racing Association's points standings last year and was also named rookie of the year. “I'm no longer under the radar,” says Perkins.
Photo by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian