Yesterday's culmination of the 2017 Tri-Cities Waterfollies proved to be another exciting day of H1 Unlimited Hydroplane racing on the Columbia River.

As seen live on SWX/NBC Right Now, J.Michael Kelly powered his boat wire-to-wire in the final heat to take home the 2017 Columbia Cup.

Here is what the race looked like from our vantage point in the water from the Pasco side of the river on the backstretch between turns two and three.

Turbine engine-powered boats sailing by at 148 MPH and just yards away?!?!
Exhilarating!

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