ERCU Gold Cup

Woodland Creek Community Park -- Bill Mowatt Memorial Race Course
Lacey, Wash.
Date Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025
Contest Directors ERCU Board of Directors
Drivers Meeting: Approximately 9:05 a.m.
First Heat: Approximately 9:30 a.m.
The Gold Cup has long been held in high regard. It’s been referred to as “boat racing’s Indy 500” – the granddaddy of them all. It’s no different in model boat racing. In ERCU, the Gold Cup is the most coveted of all trophies. Consistent with boat racing history and the tradition of the Gold Cup, the race is one of endurance and survival. Thus, the course will be longer than others during the 2023 season, and there will be four flights of heats rather than the regular three. Winner take all finals will determine the winners of our club’s Gold Cups for 2023. There will be five Gold Cups awarded at the end of the day: 1/10 scale modern; 1/7 scale modern; 1/10 scale classic; 1/10 scale vintage and 1/7 scale vintage. The club is doing its best to make sure the five actual cups are present at the event to be awarded in person.
Race Format

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025
7-8 a.m., Set racecourse/club equipment, registration
8-9 a.m. Open water
8:30 a.m. Heat Draws
9:05 a.m. Gold Cup Drivers Meeting
9:30 a.m. Heat 1A, 1B, etc. (1/10 modern, 1/7 modern/classic 1/10 classic, 1/10 vintage, 1/7 vintage)
10:45 a.m. Heat 2A, 2B, etc.  (1/10 modern, 1/7 modern/classic 1/10 classic, 1/10 vintage, 1/7 vintage)
11:a.m. 30 minute lunch break Club-provided lunch to be served upon the completion of the third round of heats.
11:30 a.m. Heat 3A, 3B, etc. (1/10 modern, 1/7 modern/classic, 1/10 classic, 1/10 vintage, 1/7 vintage)
1:15 p.m. Heat 4A, 4B, etc. (1/10 modern; 1/7 modern/classic; 1/10 classic; 1/10 vintage; 1/7 vintage
3 p.m. Ted Jones Memorials for all appropriate classes. (Gold Cup First Connies are the Ted Jones Memorial and count as a race win. Winners move up as trailer in Gold Cup Final)
3:45 p.m. Winner-take-all Gold Cup Final Heats (1/10 modern, 1/7 modern;/classic, 1/10 classic, 1/10 vintage, 1/7 vintage)
4:45 p.m. Club equipment breakdown and packing – ALL HANDS
5:45 p.m. Awards Presentation

All times are estimated

2024 Race stats

2024 race results

1/10 Scale Modern Class
  1. 2016 Grigg's Ace Hardware, Mitch Dillard
  2. 2000 Elam, Chuck Murray
  3. 2015 Dalton Industries, David Heilbrunn
     DNF 2019 Graham Trucking American Dream, Paxton Reunanen

1/7 Scale Modern/Classic Class
  1. 1989 Winston Eagle (lobster), Mike McIntosh
  2. 1975 Miss U.S., Craig Mullen (Owner: Denise Sjostrom) ^
  3. 1980 Miss Budweiser, Gary Simmons (Owner: Jim McKeon)
  4. 1992 Winston Eagle, John Sjostrom
     DNF 2023 Goodman Real Estate, David Heilbrunn
     DNF 2023 Beacon Plumbing, Paxton Reunanen (Owner: Mike McIntosh) *
     DNF 1990 Oh Boy! Oberto, Denise Sjostrom

1/10 Scale Classic Class
  1. 1975 Pay 'n Pak, Mitch Dillard
  2. 1983 Miss Houston, Chuck Murray
  3. 1982 Gilmore Special Gary Dawn
     DNF 1983 Miss Rock KISW, Paxton Reunanen
     DNF 1985 Coor's Light, Jim Hagan (Owner: Jerry Dunlap)

1/10 Scale Vintage Class
  1. 1954 Slo-Mo-Shun IV, Mitch Dillard
  2. 1964 Blue Chip, David Heilbrunn
     DNF 1960 Miss Thriftway, Paxton Reunanen (Owner: Kerry Kjos)
     DNF 1964 Miss Exide, Paul Dunlap
     DNF 1971 Miss Madison, Ron Forister

1/7 Scale Vintage Class
  1. 1982 Island Security Systems, Paxton Reunanen
  2. 1962 $ Bill, Bob Van den Akker
  3. 1957 Maverick, Jim McKeon
  4. 1968 Eagle Electric, Dennis Caines
  5. 1976 Vagabond, Chuck Murray
     DNF 1980 Evergreen Roofing, Denise Sjostrom


^ - denotes started as a trailer
* - denotes a backup driver for the final
Gold Cup Time Trials

1/10 Scale Modern
  1. 2016 Miss Ace Hardware, Mitch Dillard, 100 points
  2. 2019 Graham Trucking American Dream, Paxton Reunanen, 80 points
  3. 2015 Dalton Industries, David Heilbrunn, 70 points
  4. 2000 Elam, Chuck Murray, 60 points

1/7 Scale Modern/Classic
  1. 2023 Beacon Plumbing, Mike McIntosh, 100 points
  2. 1989 Winston Eagle (lobster), Mike McIntosh, 80 points
  3. 1980 Miss Budweiser, Gary Simmons (Owner: Jim McKeon), 70 points
  4. 1992 Winston Eagle, John Sjostrom, 60 points
  5. 2021 Goodman Real Estate, David Heilbrunn, 50 points
  6. 1990 Oh Boy! Oberto, Denise Sjostrom, 40 points

1/10 Scale Classic
  1. 1976 Olympia Beer, Chuck Murray, 100 points
  2. 1983 Miss Rock KISW, Paxton Reunanen, 80 points
  3. 1975 Pay 'n Pak, Mitch Dillard, 70 points
  4. 1982 Gilmore Special, Gary Dawn, 60 points
  5. 1985 Coor's Light, Jim Hagan (Owner: Jerry Dunlap), 50 points

1/10 Scale Vintage
  1. 1971 Miss Madison, Ron Forister, 100 points
  2. 1954 Slo-Mo-Shun IV, Mitch Dillard, 80 points
  3. 1964 Miss Exide, Paul Dunlap, 70 points
  4. 1961 Miss Madison, Ron Forister, 60 points
  5. 1970 Hallmark Homes, Robbie Roberts, 50 points

1/7 Scale Vintage
  1. 1960 Miss Thriftway, John Sjostrom, 100 points
  2. 1982 Island Security System, Paxton Reunanen, 80 points
  3. 1957 Maverick, Jim McKeon, 70 points
  4. 1976 Vagabond, Chuck Murray, 60 points
  5. 1968 Eagle Electric, Dennis Caines, 50 points
  6. 1980 Evergreen Roofing, 40 points

ERCU Gold cup all-time results

1/10 Scale Vintage Class Race Winners
2003 — 1957 Maverick. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue
2004 – 1957 Maverick. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue
2005 – 1970 Pay ‘n Pak’s Lil’ Buzzard. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2006 — 1970 Pay ‘n Pak’s Lil’ Buzzard. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2007 — 1969 Pride of Pay ‘n Pak Outrigger. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2008 — 1969 Pride of Pay ‘n Pak Outrigger. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2009 — 1972 Miss Timex. Owner/Driver: Jason Hartley. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2010 — 1969 Pride of Pay ‘n Pak Outrigger. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2011 — 1971 Hallmark Homes. Owner/Driver: Bill Smiley. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2012 — 1957 Hawaii Ka’i III. Owner: Ben Keller. Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland
2013 — 1961 Miss Supertest II. Owner: John Earnest. Driver: Ryan Opfer. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2014 — 1960 Miss Thriftway Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2015 — 1975 Miss Vernors Owner/Driver: Robert Roberts. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2016 — 1970 Parco's O-Ring Miss. Owner/Driver: Gerry Bordon. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2017 — 1970 Parco's O-Ring Miss. Owner/Driver: Gerry Bordon. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2018 — 1969 Miss Schweppes. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2019 — 1957 Hawaii Kai III. Driver: Jerry Dunlap. Owner: Ben Keller. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2020 — 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2021 — 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2022 — 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2023 — 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2024 — 1954 Slo-Mo-Shun IV. Owner/Driver: Mitch Dillard. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey

1/10 Classic Class Race Winners
2020 — 1985 The Squire Shop. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2021 — 1976 Spirit of Dayton Walther. Owner/Driver: Jay Fonville. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2022 — 1979 Squire Shop. Owner: Paxton Reunanen. Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2023 — 1976 Olympia Beer. Owner: Paxton Reunanen. Owner: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2024 — 1975 Pay 'n Pak. Owner/Driver: Mitch Dillard. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey

1/10 Modern Class Race Winners
2003 — 1980 Tempus. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue
2004 – 1972 Pride of Pay ‘n Pak. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell.  Location: Bellevue Downtown Park, Bellevue
2005 – 1974 Country Boy. Owner/Driver: Mike Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2006 — 1972 Pride of Pay ‘n Pak. Owner/Driver: Jeff Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2007 — 1974 Country Boy. Owner/Driver: Mike Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2008 — 1978 Miss Circus Circus. Owner/Driver: Mike Gossler. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2009 — 1982 Executone. Owner/Driver: Mike Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2010 — 1982 Executone. Owner/Driver: Mike Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2011 – 1982 Executone. Owner/Driver: Mike Campbell. Location: Lake Wilderness, Maple Valley
2012 – 2010 Formula Boats. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Juanita Beach Park, Kirkland
2013 — 2011 Miss Peters & May. Owner/Driver: Ryan Opfer. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2014 — 2011 Valken. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2015 — 2014 Oberto. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2016 — 1983 Miss Houston. Owner/Driver: Chuck Murray. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2017 — 1983 Miss Houston. Owner/Driver: Chuck Murray. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2018 — 2011 Valken. Owner/Driver: JimmeJames Cusworth. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2019 — 1972 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans. Location: Lake Silverado, Adna
2020 — 1988 Miss Budweiser. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Harry Gatjens. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2021 — 1991 Winston Eagle. Owner/Driver: Mike Hughes. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2022 — 1991 Winston Eagle. Owner/Driver: Mike Hughes. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2023 — 2017 Spirit of Detroit. Owner/Driver: Geoffry Grembowski. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2024 — 2016 Grigg's Ace Hardware. Owner/Driver: Mitch Dillard. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey

1/7 Vintage Class Race Winners
2021 — 1986 Miss Bahia. Owner/Driver: Terry Harmer. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2022 — 1958 Hawaii Kai III. Owner/Driver: Craig Mullen (Co-Owner: Ben Keller). Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Comm. Park, Lacey
2023 — 1958 Hawaii Kai III. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Comm. Park, Lacey
2024 — 1982 Island Security System. Owner/Driver: Paxton Reunanen. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Comm. Park, Lacey

1/7 Classic Class Race Winners
2021 — 1972 Notre Dame. Owner: Gary Hansen. Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2022 — 1970 Pride of Pay 'n Pak. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Community Park, Lacey
2023 — 1970 Pride of Pay 'n Pak. Driver: Bill Mowatt. Owner: David Newton. Location:: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Comm. Park, Lacey
2024 — 1989 Winston Eagle (lobster). Owner/Driver: Mike McIntosh. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Comm. Park, Lacey %

1/7 Modern Class Race Winners
2022 — 1990 Oh Boy! Oberto. Owners: Denise & John Sjostrom. Driver: Bill Mowatt. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Park, Lacey
2023 — 1980 Pay 'n Pak. Owner: Aaron Olson. Driver: Mike McIntosh. Location: Long's Pond, Woodland Creek Park, Lacey
2024 — no race due to boat count (modern/classic combined)

% - Modern/Classic classes were combined for racing in 2024
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