 The seventh race of the 2023 ERCU Pentair Championship Series is the Roger Newton Memorial, set for Saturday, July 8, 2023, at Woodland Creek Park in Lacey. Here is all you need to know to be prepared for the seventh event of the year.
Location Long’s Pond at Woodland Creek Park 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, WA 98503 Contest Director David Newton Context This will mark the 17th running of the Roger Newton Memorial. Roger Newton, club founder and hall of fame RC scale racer, passed away in the summer of 2008. Since then, the club has been dedicated to racing in his honor. Roger spent his lifetime promoting and racing scale RC hydroplanes of all sizes. In the early 1970’s he created Newton Marine, a side business that sells 1/8-scale hydroplane plans. He then created R/C Unlimiteds in 1976, the first club dedicated to racing nothing but scale hydroplane models. He helped to form Classic Thunder in 1994 and then created ERCU in 2003. He was influential with scale RC racing around the world and spent his life fulfilling that dream. David Newton will again direct the race. This will be a race you won’t want to miss! What to Expect (All times approximate, and subject to change)
Pre-Registration Pre-Registration for the Jack Regas Memorial is now open. To find the pre-registration form, navigate your web browser to https://www.ercu-hydros.com/roger-newton-memorial.html, where you will find the pre-registration link in a blue box just under the race site map. Pre-registration will close at 10 p.m., Friday, July 7. After that deadline, please register in person on site before 8:30 a.m. You can also find pre-registration by going to www.ercu-hydros.com, then selecting “Schedule” from the main menu, and “Roger Newton Memorial” from the schedule itself. Drivers Meeting The drivers meeting is mandatory for ALL divisions and all classes and will begin at the scorer’s table within five minutes of the closing of the testing period. Drivers who do not attend the drivers meeting will be scratched from the first heat regardless of whether they are pre-registered and pre-paid. Drivers arriving after the drivers meeting will not be added to the event until the draw for the second flight of heats. Race Officials
Roger Newton Memorial Defending Champions
Race Format
Post-Race Cleanup and Awards Presentation Club equipment cleanup and re-packing the trailer will take priority once the race is over. Once the trailer is re-packed, awards will be presented. Awards will be given to the first, second and third place finishers, first connie and Triple Crown winners. All members have a responsibility to help with set up and breakdown of club equipment. As a courtesy to your fellow racers, please stick around for the awards presentation whether you’ve won one or not. Weather Forecast The forecast for the Roger Newton Memorial is partly cloudy skies and 77 degrees with a 9 mph breeze out of the south-southwest and a 6 percent chance of rain. Restrooms Public restrooms are available on site, at the east end of the parking lot. Electricity There is no access to electricity in the pits. It would be wise to bring a generator or other power source to charge your batteries if you need to charge during the day.  The sixth race of the 2023 ERCU Pentair Championship Series is the Jack Regas Memorial, set for Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Waughop Lake in Lakewood. Here is all you need to know to be prepared for the sixth event of the year.
Location Waughop Lake/Fort Steilacoom Park 8714 87th Ave SW Lakewood, WA 98498 Contest Directors Jerry Dunlap & Bill Mowatt Context This race had been known as the ERCU Apple Cup since its inception in 2010, when Ben Keller created the event, complete with an exhibition race drawing as many boats as possible that ran in the 1957 Apple Cup in Chelan, Wash., to recreate that final heat. After Jack Regas passed away in early 2014, Keller requested permission from the ERCU Contest Board to change the name of the event to the Jack Regas Memorial, in honor of the onetime Hawaii Kai III driver, who had not only met with Keller to see his models of the “Pink Lady”, but also followed the boat’s seasons in ERCU and ESU. After ERCU high points championships in 2011 and 2012, Keller presented Regas with plaques commemorating the wins. Jack Regas meant a lot to not only the Hawaii Kai history, Keller, and Choral Enterprises, but also to unlimited hydroplane racing in general. ERCU is proud to have an event named for his memory. What to Expect (All times approximate, and subject to change)
Pre-Registration Pre-Registration for the Jack Regas Memorial is now open. To find the pre-registration form, navigate your web browser to https://www.ercu-hydros.com/jack-regas-memorial.html, where you will find the pre-registration link in a blue box just under the race site map. Pre-registration will close at 6 p.m., Friday, June 23. After that deadline, please register in person on site before 8:30 a.m. You can also find pre-registration by going to www.ercu-hydros.com, then selecting “Schedule” from the main menu, and “Jack Regas Memorial” from the schedule itself. Drivers Meeting The drivers meeting is mandatory for ALL divisions and all classes and will begin at the scorer’s table within five minutes of the closing of the testing period. Drivers who do not attend the drivers meeting will be scratched from the first heat regardless of whether they are pre-registered and pre-paid. Drivers arriving after the drivers meeting will not be added to the event until the draw for the second flight of heats. Race Officials
Jack Regas Memorial Defending Champions
Race Format
Post-Race Cleanup and Awards Presentation Club equipment cleanup and re-packing the trailer will take priority once the race is over. Once the trailer is re-packed, awards will be presented. Awards will be given to the first, second and third place finishers, first connie and Triple Crown winners. All members have a responsibility to help with set up and breakdown of club equipment. As a courtesy to your fellow racers, please stick around for the awards presentation whether you’ve won one or not. Weather Forecast The forecast for the Jack Regas Memorial is mostly cloudy skies and 76 degrees with a 8 mph breeze out of the northwest and a 24 percent chance of rain. Restrooms Public restrooms are available on site, at the east end of the parking lot. Electricity There is no access to electricity in the pits. It would be wise to bring a generator or other power source to charge your batteries if you need to charge during the day.  Another benefit to being a member of ERCU is discounts with ML Boatworks RC. Owner Mike Luszcz has been very generous to ERCU over the years, and he continues to be today.
ML Boatworks is currently offering ERCU members a 15 percent discount on Dinogy batteries in his RC store on his website when you use the code ercu (all lower case) in the discount code section at checkout. Mike has also said that he would give a discount on his kits to ERCU members as well and asks that we please contact him directly for that discount rate and ordering. To get to the website, click here.  With many thanks to David Newton, AMain Hobbies has teamed up with ERCU as a sponsor of the 2023 ERCU Gold Cup.
Amain will contribute raffle prizes for the Gold Cup and we appreciate their support. AMain Hobbies offers a wide selection of RC boats, RC planes, RC helicopters, drones, and RC cars/trucks, along with industry leading customer service and support. AMain Sports & Hobbies' mission is a commitment to sharing the fun, camaraderie, and joy of sports and hobbies with everyone. Whether you're new to the hobby or an extreme pilot, basher, or hard-core racer you can rest assured our team of passionate experts and professionals will check, double-check, and triple-check your order. Their goal is to provide the best before and after sale support in the industry. AMain Hobbies can be found online by clicking here. |
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