2010 News
12/25/2010 - Merry Christmas!
Wishing you and your families a Very Merry Christmas!
12/6/2010 - Roger Newton Memorial R/C Show
A reminder that the 3rd Annual Roger Newton Memorial R/C Model Hydro Show will take place at the
Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Participants are asked to donate $5 per person to help cover the rental of the Museum. Please bring your own table. The set-up time is from 10:30 A.M. The show will be advertised to the public as from 12 Noon to 4:00 P.M. This event is sponsord by local Unlimited Hydroplane Fan Club UNLIMITEDS UNANIMOUS.
11/29/2010 - November Newsletter
The November Newsletter has been posted to the site. Simply click on the link to the right to download it.
11/20/2010 - Club Insurance NAMBA for 2011!
The Board has voted to go with NAMBA insurance for 2011. So make sure you purchase NAMBA insurance for next season, instead of APBA. For the 2011 Season Championship, RCU will be running with NAMBA insurance. For more information on NAMBA insurance, visit
this site. To sign up for NAMBA insurance, fill out the
NAMBA Membership Application.
11/20/2010 - RCU Board Meeting Notes
The notes from the Board Meeting held earlier today have been posted in the Members section of the site.
11/8/2010 - Newton Marine Black Friday Sale
Black Friday Sale!
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Friday November 26th, as Newton Marine will be having its second annual Black Friday Sale! Do not miss out on savings of 30% off all stock (excluding laser kits) at www.newtonmarine.com. Newton Marine will also give out a complimentary “Hydro Classic’s” coloring book with every order made on Black Friday.
Each person that places an order with Newton Marine on Black Friday will get their name placed in a raffle for a free complete set of plans! The winner will be announced on Saturday the 27th of November at my blog, newtonmarine.blogspot.com.
You will not have to camp out in front of any mall to get these savings, only your own computer. Simply make your purchase at www.newtonmarine.com anytime on November 26th and enter in the promotional code of “blkfriday10” and 30% will automatically be taken off your bill. All orders will be required to pay via paypal, no mail in orders please. This is only a one-day offer valid for November 27th and will expire at the stroke of midnight. All sales do not go towards shipping. Any questions about the sale please email David Newton at newtonmarine@gmail.com.
*Please note that the sale does not apply towards the laser kits.
Happy Holidays!
David Newton
Newton Marine
11/6/2010 - RCU member in Propeller
Our 2010 Season High Points Champion, Kirk Maupin, is listed in the November edition of
Propeller. Go to page 18 to see his story.
11/6/2010 - Awards Banquet
The Awards Banquet page has been added to the Driver Standings page.
11/6/2010 - Boats for sale
A couple very nice scale hydroplanes have been added to the For Sale page.
11/1/2010 - New Board
Our new board members have been assigned their jobs. Congratulations to our New Board!
Chairman David Brandt
Inspector John Olson
Race Coordinator Brian Lepinski
Registrar David Newton
Secretary Dustin Hicks
Statistician Steve Schmitz
Treasurer Randy Gosseen
10/30/2010 - Newsletter Request
Hello all, it has been a wild couple of months with school, sports, and the normal craziness of a teenage life. Because of this, I haven't had any time to organize another issue of the R/CU newsletter, and I apologize for this. However, I plan on creating our end-of-the-year newsletter soon, so I need your help. Any thoughts, photos, reflections, stories, anecdotes, or articles on the previous season of boat racing (be it R/C, Unlimited, or Vintage) is needed in order to create a strong newsletter. Also, as noted in the previous newsletter, I want to start publishing stories on why all of you decided to race a certain boat. There are hundreds of hydroplanes out there to choose from, yet you all chose to race a certain ONE. Why? Or, maybe you have a story on a dream hydroplane that you would want to race in future. I'll take anything, just send it the email link above right, and we'll do our best to make the best newsletter possible.
10/29/2010 - Awards Banquet
The banquet is Saturday, October 30th (tomorrow night!) at the Grandview on the Lake in Lake Chelan. The banquet is open at 6pm for open bar and dinner is at 6:30 or so. Cost is $25.00 per person for the buffet, Mark Evans is the guest speaker and there is a silent auction. People can pay at the door if they come at the last minute.
10/20/2010 - Elected Board Members
Congratulations to newly elected board members Randy Gosseen, Joey Caines, and John Olson. These new board members will serve 2 year terms.
10/14/2010 - 2010 Board Ballot
There are just one day left to cast your vote! If you haven't already, VOTE NOW! The nominations for our 2010 Board Member ballot have been compiled, and put together on our online ballot. You can vote for three board members.
Voting is closed after October 15th. So be sure to vote before then. Use this online
2010 Board Member Ballot to vote for our future board members. Results will be posted Oct 16th.
10/14/2010 - Hydros on TV
The San Diego unlimited hydroplane race will be Televised this Saturday, 10/16/2010, on the Versus channel @ 11:00 A.M.
10/9/2010 - Statistics Update
The R/CU racing statistics have been updated with all the data from the 2010 racing season. You can see these updates on the 'Statistics' page.
10/6/2010 - Boat Bio Update
The Boat Bio of the 1982 Atlas Van Lines has been updated. You can view this Boat Bio in the 'Our Boats' section.
10/5/2010 - Gold Cup / Norm Evans Memorial Results
The Gold Cup and Norm Evans Memorial results are in, marking the close of the R/CU 2010 Oh Boy! Oberto Championship Series. See the Race Schedule and Driver Standings for the season-end results.
10/5/2010 - Chet gets interviewed at the Gold Cup
The Go Lake Chelan website interviews Chet 'the jet' Lepinski at the Gold Cup.
Click Here to read about the interview, and see a video of our race.
9/28/2010 - Boat Draws
The following boats are up for draw. Deadline for
Entries are due by Oct 25, 2010 and the draw will be Oct 30,2010 at banquet.
00100 U-37 Peters & May (Tri-cities)
00100 U-37 Peters & May (Seattle)
00100 U-37 Degree for Men
92100 U-57 FormulaBoats.com
9601 U-7 Air National Guard
7474 U-74 Valu-Mart
9/25/2010 - 2010 Board Ballot
The nominations for our 2010 Board Member ballot have been compiled, and put together on our online ballot. You can vote for three board members. Voting is closed after October 15th. So be sure to vote before then. Use this online
2010 Board Member Ballot to vote for our future board members. Results will be posted Oct 16th.
9/25/2010 - Dave Brandt wins Award
Congratulations to RCU Member, Dave Brandt for receiving an award for working to keep the public safe. See the
full story here.
9/24/2010 - Oct Tri-Annuals
The Following Tri-Annuals are due Oct 1, 2010
KC Andres Oh boy! Oberto 10.00
Gary Ayers Frank Kenney 30.00
Brian Benke Spirit of Chelan 10.00
Bob Bracket U7 Formulaboats.com 20.00
Rob Bracket U5 Formulaboats.com 20.00
Pat Bristol Tide/Taco Time 20.00
Josh Culver Elam Plus 10.00
Josh Culver All Access 10.00
Josh Culver Peters & May 10.00
Randy Gosseen Appian 20.00
Dave Jensen Circus Circus 30.00
Shane Kendrick Squire Shop 10.00
Mark Lee Miss Madison 40.00
Mark Lee Oh Boy! Oberto 20.00
Brad Lewis Olympia Beer 30.00
Mike Malloy Shoemaker (Hoss) 20.00
Mike Malloy Albert Lee 10.00
Pat Ochs Miller High Life 10.00
Pat Ochs Parco-Ring Miss 10.00
Fred Olson Pride of Pay N Pak 30.00
Fred Olson PICO 30.00
Joshua Stallbaum Beacon Plumbing 20.00
Fred Stock Smokin' Joes 40.00
Johnny Zorich Hoss Mortgage 10.00
Make your check out to: R/CU
Send payment to:
Brian Lepinski
172 Tamarisk Lane
Richland, WA 99352
9/22/2010 - Banquet Flyer
Interested in attending the 2010 RCU Awards Banquet? Then you will want to download the
2010 Banquet Flyer for all of the details. Additional flyers will be passed out at the Gold Cup.
9/21/2010 - Champion Spark Plug Regatta Results
The results from the Champion Spark Plug Regatta are in. See the Race Schedule and Driver Standings for the results.
9/11/2010 - Nominate a Member to the Ballot
This is your chance to nominate a fellow racer to be on the ballot to become a Board Member. These positions are very important to the direction of the club, so send in your Board Nominations to by Sept. 22, so he can create the voting ballot.
9/4/2010 - Gold Cup Rooms
If anyone is interested in sharing the cost of a room in Chelan or if a few guys want to try and rent a vacation property for the weekend then get in touch with Kevin Lloyd @ 425-330-3029 or email him.
8/30/2010 - Diamond Cup Results
The results from the Diamond Cup are in. See the Race Schedule and Driver Standings for the results.
8/23/2010 - File Updates
The Master Hull Roster, Registry, and Club phone list have been updated.
8/21/2010 - Roger Newton Memorial / Silver Cup Points Update
points for the Roger Newton Memorial / Silver Cup have been added to the site. You can view them on the Driver Standings page.
Race day points can be found on the Roger Newton Memorial / Silver Cup page, on the Race Schedule Page.
8/21/2010 - Roger Newton Memorial / Silver Cup videos
Videos of the Final, 1st Connie, and 2nd Connie have been added to the Roger Newton Memorial / Silver Cup page. That page is accessible from the Race Schedule page.
Many thanks to David Newton for taking these videos to share.
8/21/2010 - 2010 NW Scale race
Just a reminder that the 2010 Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championship is taking place October 9th and 10th at Twin Lakes Park in Arlington Washington.
This year we be running four classes of Scale Hydroplanes 1/8 nitro, 1/7 electric, 1/6 gas and the Semi Scale Classic Thunderboats. If you have any questions about the race or need to know if your boat will be legal in its respective class please contact us.
You can preregister for the race using the service offered at
www.rcracingevents.com . By preregistering you will get a $5.00 discount over waiting for race day to enter.
For complete information visit
www.PNWTA.org and navigate to the Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championship Link. We are currently looking for sponsors for this year's race. If you are interested in donating products or would like to be a class sponsor please contact Marty at
martysh@att.net
8/19/2010 - Rule Update
Penalty Regarding Unsportsmanlike Conduct
When a claim of unsportsmanlike conduct is deemed appropriate by any club member, that member may present a complaint to the Contest Director, (Driver's Rep if the complaint involves the CD). The CD will then gather 2 board members to discuss the complaint. If action is deemed warranted by that group a verbal warning will be made to the party/parties accused. If another warning is required during the course of the event the party/parties will be disqualified from participating as a driver for the remainder of the event. Driver points earned to that point will remain.
A complaint and resolution should be made before the next flight is completed. Example, a complaint is made right after heat 2C. Resolution should be completed prior to the start of heat 3C.
8/17/2010 - Granger Activities
For those of you who are attending the Diamond Cup, and are looking for activities in Granger, you may want to visit the Farmer's Market. Here is the Granger
Farmer's Market Flyer that describes some of the available activities.
8/16/2010 - Roger Newton Memorial - Silver Cup
The results from the Roger Newton Memorial - Silver Cup have been posted on the Race Schedule page. Driver Standings will be updated once the information is available.
8/12/2010 - RCU Member Loses Father
Please say a prayer for Randy Gosseen and his family. Randy lost his father on Aug 10th. You may sign his
guest book here
8/7/2010 - Roger Newton Memorial/Silver Cup - Best of Scale Award
 A 'Best of Scale' trophy has been made for the Roger Newton Memorial / Silver Cup. It will be awarded at the driver's meeting for the best looking scale that is registered for the race! |
8/4/2010 - Roger Newton Memorial/Silver Cup
Up next on the 2010 RCU circuit is the 3rd running of the Roger Newton Memorial/Silver Cup on the 14th and 15th of August, held in Ellensburg, Wa. A good turn out is expected to race in memory of the Czar! There will be many prizes to be given away during the day including hydro art prints, hobby store gift certificates, hydro plans and even a complete fiberglass hull from RC Boat Company, plus much more! Only drivers entered in the race will be allowed to enter the raffle. Each driver entery will receive one raffle ticket, but you will be allowed to purchase more throughout the day. Tickets will be sold one for $2 or 3 for $5. Let's all come out and some have fun!
7/28/2010 - Granger Race on
Chet was at Granger today to check on the milfoil. The city is in the process of cleaning the pond up. They will have it ready for our race.
On Saturday they are having a Farmers Market on the upper level across from us. They have put in new stair leveling on that side so that you can now sit on level grass. The amphitheater now has a back on it and they have filled in behind it, resulting in thinner backstretch for us. There will be a band playing at the amphitheater on Saturday but not on Sunday.
So there will be a race in Granger this year!
7/28/2010 - Columbia Cup Points
Points from the Columbia Cup are posted on the Driver Standings page.
7/26/2010 - Columbia Cup
Results from the Columbia Cup are posted on the Race Schedule page. Driver Standings will be updated once information becomes available.
7/21/2010 - July Newsletter
The July newsletter is now available. Click the Red Newsletter link to the right to see the latest.
7/20/2010 - BBQ at Randy Gosseen's!
This Friday Sherry and Randy are having a barbeque at their house at 6:30pm. They are furnishing the burgers, buns and beverages. If others could bring a side dish that would be great. Randy's address is 4610 Baja Drive in Pasco.
7/17/2010 - Governor's Cup Points
The points from the Governor's Cup have been updated. You can view them on the Drivers Standings page.
7/14/2010 - Governor's Cup results
The results from the Governor's Cup are posted on the Race Schedule page. Driver Standings will be updated once information becomes available.
7/8/2010 - Boat BIO Update
The 1983 Miss Houston (SD) and the 1973 Pay 'n Pak boat bio's have been updated on the Our Boats page.
7/2/2010 - Boat Draw
The following boats are up for draw.
0721 U-21 Albert Lee
9401 U-37 Peters and May
0116 U-96 Spirit of Qatar
Entries are due by July 20. The drawing will be held at the Columbia Cup.
7/1/2010 - Driver Standings Update
The Driver Standings have been updated with the results from the President's Cup.
6/28/2010 - President's Cup Results
The results from the President's Cup has been added to the Race Schedule.
6/25/2010 - Master Hull Roster Update
The Master Hull Roster has been updated with the latest registrations. You can find the Master Hull Roster at the bottom of the Information page.
6/21/2010 - Roger Newton Race Format
The Roger Newton Silver Cup race format has been added to the Race Schedule. You'll definitely want to see this format, as there is a raffle to be held at the race as well.
6/19/2010 - Rose Cup Points
The Points from the Rose Cup have been added to the Driver Standings page.
6/15/2010 - Rose Cup Results
The results of the Rose Cup has been added to the site. See the Race Schedule for details. Driver Standings will be updated when available.
6/15/2010 - Boat Bio Added
The 1977 Charlies Girl Boat Bio has been added to the 'Our Boats' section.
6/09/2010 - Bernie Little Memorial
The results of the Bernie Little Memorial has been added to the site. See the Race Schedule for details.
6/08/2010 - Rules Change
June 7, 2010
A Board meeting was called after the race in Ellensburg.
A motion was made to standardize race formats in the future utilizing one of the 2 following formats. Contest Directors can choose from one of the two following.
- 4 sections of 5 lap heats followed by consolation heats and final. The second consolation heat winner moves to the first consolation race and the winner of the first consolation moves to the "Trailer" position in the final. In this format the top six point boats are in the final with the winner of the first consolation added as "Trailer".
- 4 sections of 5 lap heats followed by consolation heats and final. The second consolation heat winner moves to the "Trailer" position in the final race. The winner of the first consolation moves to the final. In this format the top five point boats are in the final with the winners of the first and second consolation races being added as stated above.
The Board concurred that if a time constraint to finish a race comes in to play that common sense would dictate to reduce to 3 lap heats.
The motion was seconded and passed.
A motion was made to state "if a boat hits a buoy it shall not be a penalty. A boat must clearly miss a buoy by going inside the buoy to be called a one lap penalty." The motion was seconded. Discussion ensued explaining the purpose of the change was to simplify an ongoing difficulty of determining whether or not a boat was more than 50% over a buoy. The motion passed.
The meeting adjourned.
6/01/2010 - Boat Bio Updated
The 1989 Miss Circus Circus (backup) Boat Bio has been added to the Our Boats section of this site.
5/25/2010 - Boat Bio Updated
The 1975 Weisfield's, and 2007 Boeing 787 Boat Bio's has been updated. If you have a Boat Bio that needs to be updated, or if you want your new boat to be included in 'Our Boats' and you are a member of R/C Unlimiteds, feel free to go to the 'Our Boats' section of the site, and fill out the Boat Bio form at the top of the page.
5/18/2010 - Newsletter Request
Hey everybody, Geoffry Grembowski here, and it's time to put out another newsletter. In order for me to do this, I need your articles, pictures, news, or random thoughts that you have come up with in the last few months. Send it to the link above right, then look to see it appear in the newsletter next month!
5/17/2010 - Dean Chenoweth Memorial Results
The results for the Dean Chenoweth Memorial this past weekend are in. See the Race Schedule and Driver Standings for the results.
5/15/2010 - Columbia Cup Passes
Fill out the
Columbia Cup Pass form today, and send it in along with your check to ensure your place to enter in the Columbia Cup racing, and to watch the big boats race.
5/10/2010 - Bill Muncey Memorial videos
Videos of the 2nd connie, 1st connie, and Final have been added to the Bill Muncey Memorial page. Many thanks to David Newton for taking them.
5/6/2010 - Bill Muncey Memorial Results
The results for the Bill Muncey Memorial in Ellensburg this past weekend are in. See the Race Schedule and Driver Standings for the results of the Bill Muncey Memorial.
5/6/2010 - Boat Draw
Hull number 8501 1986 Miss Budweiser is up for draw. Entries must be received by June 1st. Draw will be on Saturday, June 5th in Ellensburg; testing day for the Bernie Little Memorial.
4/22/2010 - Boat For Sale
A quality scale hydroplane has been added to the For Sale page. If you are looking for a boat to run in RCU, this would be the one to get. It would also be a nice addition to your existing fleet.
4/21/2010 - Newton Marine Blog
It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce the launching of the latest edition for Newton Marine, Newton Marine the Blog! (Official website for blog: http://newtonmarine.blogspot.com/) I plan to add new posts frequently, so make sure to check back and see the latest and greatest with Newton Marine. Giving the most back to the radio controlled hobby and community that I love is my goal. This blog is just one more step towards my goal. I encourage people with questions or comments regarding Newton Marine or anything boat related to share here or to my email, newtonmarine@gmail.com. - David Newton, Newton Marine
4/19/2010 - Atomic Cup Results
The 2010 season opener was started off with the Atomic Cup in Kennewick this past weekend. Our first race results of the year are now up on the site. See the Race Schedule for the results of the Atomic Cup.
4/8/2010 - Better Fuel Pricing
Hello Racers,
I have been receiving calls from some of you regarding fuel needs.
I have already done my normal order and haven't been able to meet additional need.
In an effort to assist with your needs I am trying to put together another fuel buy. However, my normal supplier, Redmax fuel price increase is pushing the cost of delivered fuel over the 41.00 mark.
I have made arrangements with another supplier, Maxey's Fuel, to meet our needs at a little better pricing. If I can order more than 32 gallons at this time I can supply to you at $33.00 per gallon delivered at a race site. This will be 55% fuel.
Please act quickly if interested. I may not have for Tri Cities but should for the first Eburg race. If interested I need response to
rrc2@charter.net and immediate payment by your check or paypal. Paypal addy is same as listed. Please list the number of gallons requested in your email.
I want to place this order no later than April 18 to have for Eburg so the 17th is the closing date for now.
Thanks,
Bill Brandt
4/5/2010 - Fuel
Hello Racers,
I have been receiving calls from some of you regarding fuel needs.
I have already done my normal order and haven't been able to meet additional need.
In an effort to assist with your needs I am trying to put together another fuel buy. However, my normal supplier, Redmax fuel price increase is pushing the cost of delivered fuel over the 41.00 mark.
I have made arrangements with another supplier, Byrons Originals, to meet our needs at a little better pricing. If I can order more than 32 gallons at this time I can supply to you at $38.00 per gallon delivered at a race site. This will be 55% fuel.
Please act quickly if interested. I may not have for Tri Cities but should for the first Eburg race. If interested I need response to
rrc2@charter.net and immediate payment by your check or paypal. Paypal addy is same as listed. Please list the number of gallons requested in your email.
I want to place this order no later than April 18 to have for Eburg so the 17th is the closing date for now.
Thanks,
Bill Brandt
3/24/2010 - Driver Plaques
R/CU would like to thank the following sponsors that helped us purchase 25 Driver Trophy plaques for the 2010 R/C Unlimiteds racing season.
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Seven-Up/Dr Pepper
Tri-Cities
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KONA
610 AM Radio
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Jack-Son’s Sports Bar
Richland, WA
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RBC Wealth Management
Brad Fisher
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LeMaster & Daniels
Belleview, WA
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Henry’s Restaurant
West Richland, WA
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Yoke’s Fresh Market
West Richland, WA
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Meyer’s Auto Tech
Kennewick, WA
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Sunset Memorial Gardens
Richland, WA
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Line – X
of Tri-Cities
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Windermere Real Estate
Tri-Cities
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Hapo Community
Credit Union
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Lepinski Racing
Brian & Chet
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3/23/2010 - Hydro at Atomic Cup
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At this year's Atomic Cup we will have an unlimited hydroplane on site all day Saturday, April 17. Thanks to Greg and Brian O'Farrell, the Water Follies now has a display hydro to promote the July race in the Tri-Cities. The plans are to display the boat at different locations for the next four months. The Water Follies will be putting new decals on the side of the hydroplane to make it more of a local hydro. Seeing that R/CU is a part of the events of the Water Follies, they will be displaying the hydro at our first race. Thank you Kathy for letting this happen. This hull is the original Pay n Pak turbine. |
3/15/2010 - UPDATE* Curt Anderson Service
Mueller's will not be providing the service. The service will be put on by the family at the Mausoleum in the Desert Lawn Memorial Park. The location is at the same address on Union but will be in the cemetery instead.
3/13/2010 - Curt Anderson Service
Curt Anderson will be laid to rest on Thursday March 18th. The service will be at Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home, 1401 S.Union in Kennewick. This is the same location were Troy's service was. The service is at 3:00P.M. After the service there will be a get together at Kimo's on 2696 N. Columbia Center Blvd in Richland that will be put on by Curt's boss.
3/10/2010 - Curt Anderson
I guess we were all pretty shocked to hear about the loss of Curt Anderson yesterday. You could look around the R/CU pits at any given race and, well, Curt might have seemed to rank among the most likely to remain upright. I, for one, expected to rub decks with Curt for many more races to come. So I, like you, am deeply saddened to learn this morning that I have lost another good friend and racing buddy.
I say now, as we so often do, that I regret that I did not know Curt better off the race course. He and Greg made every effort, but I was always anxious to head home after a Tri-Cities race. Still, this does not diminish my R/CU experiences with Curt one bit- they were all great. Some were even epic. As a perennial middle of the packer', I might, on the occasional race, elevate to the level where I gave Curt and/or Greg a few problems out on the race course. And often on these occasions, I would be racing against Curt, or calling for somebody racing against him. You get the picture- we were in a lot of close races against either each other, or with the racer we were each calling for. Since a lot of those ended up being drag races to the finish line, we shared a lot of laughs and a lot of post-race jabs on the driver's stand. It was always good fun and always good natured with Curt and I, like many, really appreciated that aspect of his personality. He raced hard, but if it didn't work out, he was still going to make it a fun time. He was still going to laugh about it. It was the same whether he struggled, or he won the race.
I only raced with Curt for seven or eight seasons. (I forget now!) But many in R/CU have raced with him for over two decades. Curt, I learn now, was one of our 'old timers' in R/CU. And when we lose one of the old timers, we really feel it at the beach.
I could pretty much count on seeing Curt at Two Rivers Park for the first race of the season. Heck, I think he may have lived in the neighborhood. As I have been working to get my boat ready for the Kennewick trip, my fond memories of racing there flood back and fuel the anticipation for the next season opener, a little over a month away. I was looking forward to tangling with Curt and Greg with great relish. Today, those high hopes and giddy preseason expectations are all put to the side as my thoughts turn to Curt, the person, and what I learned from knowing him. I have a lot to think about.
One small detail of Curt's life- one which perhaps does not matter to anyone else but me- will remain a profound mystery, now lost forever with his passing. How in the world did he ever get one (or maybe 2) K motors to last for several years? Incredible! Unbelievable!
Via con Dios, Curt. You will be missed by all of us.
Marc Connelly
If you would like to leave your feelings like Marc has done here, a
Memorial page has been created for that.
3/10/2009 - March Newsletter
The latest newsletter is available for you to read. See link at right side of the Home page. Members, please remember to send your stories in to Geoffry so he can continue to have something to mention in the newsletter. He does such a great job; it would be a shame to not have these newsletters published anymore due to lack of contributed content.
3/9/2010 - Sad News
It is with great sadness that we announce a fellow racer has passed away. Curt Anderson passed away at his house on Monday morning of an unknown illness. When we get more details we will pass them on.
3/4/2010 - Boat Draw
The following boats will be up for draw.
Boat Registration forms must be filled in and postmarked by March 26, 2010 to be eligible. The date of draw will be April 2, 2010
9516 1999 U-16 E-Lam Plus (white)
8808 1988-90 U-8 Mr Pringles
8200 1988 U-31 Miller High Life
8901 1994 U-1 Miss Budweiser
7704 1983 U-21
Island Security Systems
5677 1963 U-75 Miss Exide
9299 2005 U-5 FormulaBoats.com
8255 1983 U-100 Miss Rock KISW
8255 1986 U-100 Boat
8803 1996 U-3 Roostertail
9401 03-05 U-8 Llumar Window Films
2/17/2010 - Registrations
Just a reminder if you haven't paid your yearly registration dues. You are now late and may send them in with a $15.00 late fee. Boats not paid up by February 28th will go up for draw on the 5th of March.
2/15/2010 - Newsletter request
Hey everybody, its Geoffry Grembowski, and I want to try and put out the next edition of the newsletter before the season starts. In order to do this I ask that you send in articles, pictures (especially of new boats), links, or any other snippets of information that you know exists in the racing world. Send them to the link above right, then look for the newsletter to come out soon!
2/02/2010 - Just a few tears
...from mama because Zoey can't come home after all :c I just talked to the neonatologist and he said the nurses noticed a change in Zoey. Decreased activity and her saturations were going down when she was in an upright position. They'll be running some tests to make sure there's no infections and will give her the vaccination to help protect her against RSV. I know my little punkin will come home when the timing is right ... but I am truly sad. I guess I now realize just how happy and excited I was (not so nervous) to have her come home! Keep praying strength for her and us all.
For all future updates click here.
2/01/2010 - Update From Sonya
Just home from being with Zoey---*PRAISE THE LORD*--SHE IS COMING HOME TOMORROW--WAHOO----she nursed well this pm--is holding body heat by herself--and was the most alert I have ever seen her--*Thanku Jesus*--Soooooooooo tomorrow is the big day here!!!!!!!Warriors u r amazing--keep the prayers a comin in the months ahe...ad as we await the surgery and let her grow bigger and stronger
1/28/2010 - Prayer Request
Please say a prayer for the Blacksten's. Sasha's new baby girl is fighting for her life right now with congestive heart failure. Dave and Sonya are asking for us to pray, as baby Zoey is being flown to another hospital for surgery. you may contact Dave at 5032662247.
1/28/2010 - Race Schedule
The 2010 Race Schedule has been added to the site.
1/23/2010 - Updated Registrations
Your 2010 boat registrations and tri-annuals are due on Feb 1. You have 9 days to get them Chet Lepinski. If you need to know what you owe either check the Registration information in the Members Section, or .
1/23/2010 - New APBA RC Chairman
Mark Weber - President of APBA, recently informed RCU's very own Brian Lepinski that he has been appointed APBA RC Chairman.
After receiving the position, Brian stated "My Goal is to strengthen the membership of APBA Here in the northwest and the rest of the United States and Canada. Another of My goals is to bring the APBA nationals to the Northwest in 2011. I would also like to thank outgoing Chairman Dick Caspari For all the work He has done for APBA."
Congratulations Brian! We all know that you will serve the APBA well for all of those involved in RC Boating.
1/16/2010 - Registrations
Updated Registration dues have been put up in the Members section. Download the Registrations to see what your dues are. Make sure to pay those before you forget about them.
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1/7/2010 - Glow Plug Buy
Brian Lepinski is putting together a glow plug order for O'Donnel Blue plugs. The plugs will be priced at $3.59 per plug if we order up to 500 plugs. If the order gets up to 1000 plugs or more, the price will be $3.29 per plug.
These O'Donnell blue plugs are the same ones that the Brandt's were running last season and in Brian's opinion hold up better than MC-9 plugs. Please
and let him know the quantity you would like ASAP. Brian will let everyone know the price on February 15th. Money will be due on February 31st. Plug delivery will be at the race sites, or he will ship it to you if you want to pay postage.
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