KENNEWICK Dave Villwock, driver of the U-96 Spirit of Qatar, talks about winning the 2011 Columbia Cup.

Steve David, driver of the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto, talks about his second-place finish at the 2011 Columbia Cup.

Erick Ellstrom, crew chief of the U-96 Spirit of Qatar, talks about the winning the 2011 Columbia Cup on Sunday, July 31 on the Columbia River in Kennewick, Wash.

Kip Brown, driver of the U-17 Miss Red Dot, talks about his third-place finish at the 2011 Columbia Cup. The race was run Sunday, July 31 on the Columbia River in Kennewick, Wash.

Nate Brown, owner/crew chief of the U-17 Miss Red Dot, talks about his team's third-place finish at the 2011 Columbia Cup. The race was run Sunday, July 31 on the Columbia River in Kennewick, Wash.

Here is video from the 2011 Columbia Cup Championship Heat, courtesy of Morgan Vance of KEPR-TV in Tri-Cities, Wash.

We shot this time lapse during the 2011 Columbia Cup final day, Sunday, July 31. The camera shot a photo every 30 seconds from about 7:30 a.m. to about 5:30 p.m.

Here is the on-board camera of the U-11 Stevenson Roofing Presents Peters & May, driven by JW Myers.

On Saturday, we set up a time-lapse camera to show what a day in the Lampson pits looks like. Our camera took a photo every 30 seconds between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Watch Saturday's Heat 1A from a unique point of view: aboard the U-11 driven by JW Myers. This was during the 2011 Columbia Cup.

This on-board camera shows what it's like to ride in a Grand Prix West hydroplane. This was during a test run aboard the GP-329 Lucas Oil at Saturday's Columbia Cup.

In this video interview, hydroplane driver J Michael Kelly talks about spending his honeymoon in the Tri-Cities driving hydros.

Mike Noonan, chief referee of the 2010 Columbia Cup, explains why Dave Villwock and the U-96 received a one-lap penalty after apparently winning the championship heat.

Our friends at KEPR-TV provided this footage and post-race reactions from the 2010 Columbia Cup championship heat.

Kaleigh Perkins, driver of the UL-72, talks about her surprise victory Sunday in the 2010 Columbia Cup unlimited lights finals.

U-96 crew chief Erick Ellstrom talks about the 2010 championship heat.

J. Michael Kelly of the U-7 Graham Trucking talks after the 2010 Columbia Cup championship heat.

Heat 3A of the 2010 Columbia Cup, courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV.

We talk with Steve David after he won his third consecutive Columbia Cup championship.

Dave Villwock talks about the final heat, which he appeared to win before being assessed a one-lap penalty.

Heat 3A of the 2010 Columbia Cup, courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV.

Erick Ellstrom, crew chief of the U-96, talks about his team's Heat 2B victory.

Steve David talks about finishing 4th in Heat 2B of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Dave Villwock of the U-96 talks about his victory in Heat 2B of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Brian Perkins of the U-21 talks about his victory in Heat 2A of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Heat 2B, which was very entertaining, taken by KEPR-TV.

Heat 2A action, courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV.

Jon Zimmerman, a rookie driver of the U-37, talks about his near-crash in Heat 1B of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Kip Brown, driver of the U-17 Miss Red Dot, talks about his second-place finish in Heat 1A of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

J. Michael Kelly, driver of the U-7 formulaboats.com, talks about his success in Heat 1B of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Jeff Bernard talks about the damage to the U-5 during Heat 1A of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

After a rough Heat 1B of the 2010 Columbia Cup, Ken Muscatel talks about the crash that ended his weekend early.

Mark Evans talks about driving in his first competitive race in more than a half-decade, Heat 1A of the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Steve David talks about his victory in Heat 1A of the 2010 Columbia Cup, including his difficult start.

Keith Leventhal of KEPR-TV perfectly caught the Ken Muscatel crash in Heat 1B of the 2010 Columbia Cup, as well as action from Heat 1A.

Dave Villwock talks about his victory in Heat 1B of the 2010 Columbia Cup hydroplane race in the U-96 Spirit of Qatar.

Here is video of Saturday's B-2 stealth bomber flyover during the Water Follies air show, courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV.

Steve David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto and Dave Villwock in the U-96 Spirit of Qatar battle during Saturday qualifying. David beat Villwock's Friday high-qualifying speed. Then three minutes later, Villwock topped David.

A test firing of a turbine.

We chat with defending national champion Steve David.

Video of Mark Evans testing the U-57 on Saturday morning, courtesy of KEPR-TV.

Video of Friday's 2010 Dash for Cash, courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV.

Video of U-96 Spirit of Qatar, piloted by Dave Villwock, courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV. This was from Friday's qualifying session during the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Video of Steve David in the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto during Friday's qualifying session at the 2010 Columbia Cup. Video courtesy of our friends at KEPR-TV.

We chatted with longtime driver Mark Evans, who is returning to the Columbia River after several years in "retirement."

Enjoy this live video feed from the 2010 Columbia Cup.

Video of the 1951 Seafair race, courtesy of The Seattle Times.

Steve David and the U-1 Oh Boy! Oberto outdistance the field in the final heat to win the 2009 Lamb Weston Columbia Cup on Sunday, July 26 in Kennewick, Wash.

Steve David chats with hydroracing.com after his second consecutive victory in the Columbia Cup.

Kayleigh Perkins gets her fourth victory in four races on the unlimited lights circuit. After winning on the Columbia River, she talks about the victory.