The seventh race of the 2024 ERCU Pentair Championship Series is the Roger Newton Memorial, set for Saturday, June 29, at Long’s Pond (Woodland Creek Park) in Lacey. Here is all you need to know to be prepared for the seventh event of the year.
Location 6729 Pacific Ave SE Lacey, WA 98503 Contest Director David Newton Context This will mark the 16th 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 year he plans to make the race bigger and better than previous years with more raffle prizes, awards, lunch and other surprises along the way. 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 Roger Newton Memorial is now open. To find the pre-registration form, navigate your web browser to www.ercu-hydros.com/roger-newton-memorial.html, where you will find the pre-registration link in a gray box just under the photo of Hawaii Kai on the event page of the website. Pre-registration will close at 6 p.m., Friday, June 28. 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
Jack Regas Memorial Defending Champions
Race Format
Post-Race Cleanup and Awards Presentation Members will help clean up and pack up the trailer after the last Final heat. Once the trailer is packed, awards and the 50/50 raffle will be presented. All members are encouraged to show sportsmanship and help to clean up after the race and stay for the awards ceremony. Restrooms Public restrooms are available on site. 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. Comments are closed.
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