Presidents Cup
Gissberg Twin Lakes Park - North Lake
Marysville, Wash.
Date Sunday, May 21, 2023
Contest Directors: David Heilbrunn
Marysville, Wash.
Date Sunday, May 21, 2023
Contest Directors: David Heilbrunn
The real-life Presidents Cup trophy, as presented by H1 Unlimited in 2017. (photo courtesy of H1 Unlimited)
The Presidents Cup was contested by unlimited hydroplanes between 1926 and 1977, with time out for World War II (1941-1945). After 1977, the Presidents Cup became a limited event for several years.
A man named William A. Rogers is the "father" of the Presidents Cup Regatta. Rogers convinced his fellow Corinthian Yacht Club members to host the race and persuaded President Calvin Coolidge to sponsor the trophy.
Most of the Presidents Cup races were contested on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., adjacent to Hains Point, except for a few pre-war races that were run in Annapolis, Md.
The first-place trophy was traditionally presented to the winner by the nation's chief executive. The president that demonstrated the keenest interest in the race was undoubtedly Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose love for aquatics is well known.
FDR watched the 1938 race from the deck of the presidential yacht Potomac. Mr. Roosevelt was so thrilled by the close finish in the last heat that he sent for the drivers of the first and second-place boats (Theo Rossi of Alagi and George Seay of Miss Manteo II) so that he could congratulate them in person for their good sportsmanship and excellent driving.
The original winner of the Presidents Cup was L. Gordon Hammersley in his $60,000 duraluminum Cigarette IV. The winning speed was around 55 miles per hour.
Please join ERCU at Gissberg Twin Lakes Park in Marysville on SUNDAY, May 21 and relive those golden days of yesteryear if only in 1/10 & 1/7 scale form.
A man named William A. Rogers is the "father" of the Presidents Cup Regatta. Rogers convinced his fellow Corinthian Yacht Club members to host the race and persuaded President Calvin Coolidge to sponsor the trophy.
Most of the Presidents Cup races were contested on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., adjacent to Hains Point, except for a few pre-war races that were run in Annapolis, Md.
The first-place trophy was traditionally presented to the winner by the nation's chief executive. The president that demonstrated the keenest interest in the race was undoubtedly Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose love for aquatics is well known.
FDR watched the 1938 race from the deck of the presidential yacht Potomac. Mr. Roosevelt was so thrilled by the close finish in the last heat that he sent for the drivers of the first and second-place boats (Theo Rossi of Alagi and George Seay of Miss Manteo II) so that he could congratulate them in person for their good sportsmanship and excellent driving.
The original winner of the Presidents Cup was L. Gordon Hammersley in his $60,000 duraluminum Cigarette IV. The winning speed was around 55 miles per hour.
Please join ERCU at Gissberg Twin Lakes Park in Marysville on SUNDAY, May 21 and relive those golden days of yesteryear if only in 1/10 & 1/7 scale form.
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Race Format
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2023 race stats
2023 race results
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1/10-Scale Modern Class
DNF - Nelson Holmberg, 2022 Beacon Plumbing SCR - Paxton Reunanen, 2000 Miss Elam Plus (Owner: Chuck Murray) 1/10-Scale Classic Class
1/10-Scale Vintage Class
DNF Paxton Reunanen, 1970 Burien Lady |
1/7-Scale Modern Class
1/7-Scale Classic Class
1/7-Scale Vintage Class
^ - Started final heat as trailer |
presidents cup all-time results
1/10-Scale Vintage Class Race Winners
2012 — 1960 Miss Burien. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2015 – 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2016 – 1964 Savair's Mist. Owner/Driver: Chuck Murray. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2017 – 1971 Hallmark Homes. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2018 – 1962 $ Bill. Owner/Driver: Geoffry Grembowski. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2019 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2020 – No race due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/10-Scale Classic Race Results
2020 – No race due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 – 1985 The Squire Shop. Driver: Brandon Sano. Owner: Bob Sano. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 1983 Miss Houston. Driver: Paxton Reunanen. Owner: Chuck Murray. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1983 Miss Houston. Owner/Driver: Chuck Murray. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/10-Scale Modern Class Race Winners
2012 – 1999 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 2010 Oh Boy! Oberto. Owner/Driver: Craig Bradshaw. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 — 2013 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2014 — 2014 Oberto. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2016 – 2011 Oh Boy! Oberto. Driver: Gabriel Kjos. Owner: Dead Guy Racing. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2017 – 1999 Appian Jeronimo. Owner/Driver: John Bischoff. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2018 – 1976 Olympia Beer. Driver: Gerry Bordon. Owner: Chuck Murray. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2019 – 1972 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2020 – No race due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 – 2015 Dalton Industries. Driver: Jerry Dunlap. Owner: Rick Evans. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 2018 Oberto Beef Jerky. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 2021 Goodman Real Estate presents Homestreet Bank. Owner/Driver: David Heilbrunn. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/7-Scale Modern Race Results
2021 – 1982 Gilmore Special. Owner/Driver: Rob Edwards. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 2021 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 2021 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/7-Scale Classic Race Results
2022 – 1970 Pay 'n Pak (hemi). Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1970 Pay 'n Pak (hemi). Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/7-Scale Vintage Race Results
2021 – 1974 Miss Lapeer. Owner/Driver: Tyler McKeon. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 1969 Parco's O-Ring Miss. Owner/Driver: Gerry Bordon. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1958 Hawaii Kai III. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2012 — 1960 Miss Burien. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Driver: David Newton. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2015 – 1971 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2016 – 1964 Savair's Mist. Owner/Driver: Chuck Murray. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2017 – 1971 Hallmark Homes. Owner/Driver: Robbie Roberts. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2018 – 1962 $ Bill. Owner/Driver: Geoffry Grembowski. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2019 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2020 – No race due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1960 Miss Thriftway. Driver: David Newton. Owner: Kerry Kjos. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/10-Scale Classic Race Results
2020 – No race due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 – 1985 The Squire Shop. Driver: Brandon Sano. Owner: Bob Sano. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 1983 Miss Houston. Driver: Paxton Reunanen. Owner: Chuck Murray. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1983 Miss Houston. Owner/Driver: Chuck Murray. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/10-Scale Modern Class Race Winners
2012 – 1999 Miss Madison. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2013 — 2010 Oh Boy! Oberto. Owner/Driver: Craig Bradshaw. Location: Silverado Lake, Adna, Wash.
2014 — 2013 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2014 — 2014 Oberto. Owner/Driver: Ron Forister. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2016 – 2011 Oh Boy! Oberto. Driver: Gabriel Kjos. Owner: Dead Guy Racing. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2017 – 1999 Appian Jeronimo. Owner/Driver: John Bischoff. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2018 – 1976 Olympia Beer. Driver: Gerry Bordon. Owner: Chuck Murray. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2019 – 1972 Notre Dame. Owner/Driver: Rick Evans. Location: Lake Sacajawea Park, Longview, Wash.
2020 – No race due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2021 – 2015 Dalton Industries. Driver: Jerry Dunlap. Owner: Rick Evans. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 2018 Oberto Beef Jerky. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 2021 Goodman Real Estate presents Homestreet Bank. Owner/Driver: David Heilbrunn. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/7-Scale Modern Race Results
2021 – 1982 Gilmore Special. Owner/Driver: Rob Edwards. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 2021 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 2021 Graham Trucking. Owner/Driver: Nelson Holmberg. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/7-Scale Classic Race Results
2022 – 1970 Pay 'n Pak (hemi). Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1970 Pay 'n Pak (hemi). Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
1/7-Scale Vintage Race Results
2021 – 1974 Miss Lapeer. Owner/Driver: Tyler McKeon. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2022 – 1969 Parco's O-Ring Miss. Owner/Driver: Gerry Bordon. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville
2023 – 1958 Hawaii Kai III. Owner/Driver: David Newton. Location: Gissberg Twin Lakes Park, Marysville