New Page 0

Kayleigh Perkins-

Birthday – June 3^rd 1988

Birth place- Black Diamond, Washington

Career Highlights

2006 Neil Yapachino award (outstanding driving)

2006 ULHRA 3^rd place high points 4 cylinder group

First Female to win a ULHRA race

First driver to win first heat ULHRA

2005 one of three driver to win ULHRA high point for 4 cylinder group

2005 1^st place at Port Angeles (4 cylinder)

2005 1^st place Neil Yapachino memorial Regatta (1 liter)

2005 2^nd place Chelan (2.5 stock)

2005 3^rd Place Pateros (2.5 stock)

2006 3^rd Tastin’ N Racin’ (2.5 stock)

2006 2^nd place Silverdale (2.5 stock)

2007 2^nd Place Moses Lake (1 liter mod)

2007 3^rd Richland (UL)

2007 4^th Tastin’ N Racin’ (UL)

2007 2^nd Seafair (UL)

2007 1^st Silverdale (UL)

2007 2^nd Port Angeles (UL)

2007 Rookie of the Year ULHRA

2007 Driver champion ULHRA

2007 Team Champion ULHRA

Biography

Kayleigh has one older brother who also races, his name is Brian. Her parents Kevin and Laurie Perkins have been involved with the local unlimited race for 40 years. So both Brian and Kayleigh grew up around hydroplanes. Brian always wanted to race and got really involved at a young age, Kayleigh didn’t as much. She loved dancing and being around boats but not being involved with the mechanics of them. Kevin bought Brian a 1 liter mod. And he raced it and set a world record in that boat. Kayleigh was a crew member at age 13. she was starting to have an urge to drive as the years passed. Brian asked her if she wanted to and she said yes.

So at 16 Kayleigh took out a 2.5 stock hydroplane. That year she did not get that much seat time in competitive racing. But the following year Kayleigh had a boat to drive, it was another 2.5 stock that could also run as a 1 liter mod. She taken 2^nd in a few races and got better at her starts. The following year she was driving a better 2.5 stock. This boat she had her first win in. she also won the ULHRA 4-cylinder championship. At age 18 she started driving her families 1 liters again. Her and her brother Brian didn't get to race each other much do to boat failures. She did very well that yea but knew she wanted to get into a bigger boat.

At the end of her 3^rd year of racing she got to test the UL-72 Miss Boat Electric. Kayleigh went out and out qualified the existing driver. That off season, Joe Frauenheim who is one of the owners of the UL-72 asked Kayleigh to be a co-driver with Patrick Howorth. She went to the First race and won her first heat. And took 2^nd and 3^rd in the following heats. Placing 3^rd in the final. Kayleigh left the first race being the points leader. That year she won one final heat at Silverdale, Washington. That year the Miss Boat Electric team won the 2007 championship.