ERCU
  • Home
  • Schedule
    • Results
  • News
  • Boats
    • 1/10 Scale Vintage
    • 1/10 Scale Classic
    • 1/10 Scale Modern
    • 1/7 Scale Vintage
    • 1/7 Scale Classic
    • 1/7 Scale Modern
  • Stats
  • 2025 Rules
  • Photos
  • Resources
    • About/Contact Us
    • Chair Chatter
    • Registration
    • Winter Meetings
    • ERCU Documents
    • For Sale
    • Club History >
      • Blogspot
      • Newsletters
  • Sponsorship

ERCU celebrates two decades of history this season

1/16/2023

 
Picture
Founded by Roger & David Newton, Rick Lentz, Ron Daum, Bob Van den Akker, Monte Steere and numerous others, ERCU was born in 2003, following a successful model long before established by RC Unlimiteds.

But the club itself still isn't old enough to go out for post race beers.

This season, we celebrate our 20th season of racing as we've begun to re-emerge as the region's largest fast electric scale hydroplane racing club, with more than 100 boats registered to race in the 2023 season. To celebrate, and to recognize those who established the club, who built the club and who sustained the club over the years, we will find ways to celebrate and recognize the first two decades of the club's illustrious history. Stay tuned to our website, our social media and please make sure to attend our events this year.

ERCU was formed by folks who enjoy building and racing models of some of the truly great, and even some of the not-so-great unlimited class hydroplanes from the past and present. Who knew that 20 years later, the whole world would be electrifying everything from their homes to their cars.

With the blessing of RC Unlimiteds, which supported the startup new club, Roger Newton led the founding of the club during an organizational meeting at the Northwest RC Model Show at the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup. That was February 2003. By that spring, there were enough members, and enough race sites - including the waterfall pond at Bellevue Downtown Park - to conduct the first racing season with just a handful of 1/10 scale FE boats.

With know-how, energy and a lot of hard work by the founding members of the club, and later by Jeff & Mike Campbell, it wasn't long before the number of boats grew significantly, and motor and battery technology quickly changed and evolved to something that kicked off the modern era of 1/10-scale RC racing.

While the club continues to be very strong, and is still growing, there is always room to learn and to improve. We'll see what's to come in the 20th season of ERCU racing. Should be fun.


Comments are closed.
    Facebook

    Archives

    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020

    RSS Feed

Resources

Membership/Registration
Intent to Build Form
Hull Inspection Form
Master Hull Roster (1/10 scale)
For Sale/Wanted

Schedule

Race Schedule
Results (prior to 2025)
Driver of Year Award
ERCU Triple Crown

Rules

Online Rulebook
Print Rule Books

Boats

2025 Registration Roster
1/10 scale vintage
1/7 scale vintage
1/10 scale classic
1/7 scale classic
1/10 scale modern
1/7 scale modern

Contact

About ERCU
Board of Directors
Contact form
Credits
Copyright © 2025 Electric Radio Controlled Unlimiteds
  • Home
  • Schedule
    • Results
  • News
  • Boats
    • 1/10 Scale Vintage
    • 1/10 Scale Classic
    • 1/10 Scale Modern
    • 1/7 Scale Vintage
    • 1/7 Scale Classic
    • 1/7 Scale Modern
  • Stats
  • 2025 Rules
  • Photos
  • Resources
    • About/Contact Us
    • Chair Chatter
    • Registration
    • Winter Meetings
    • ERCU Documents
    • For Sale
    • Club History >
      • Blogspot
      • Newsletters
  • Sponsorship