ERCU’s Contest Board today voted to dedicate the 2012 Red Dot Championship Series presented by Peters & May to Fred Leland. Fred was one of the long-time, great owners in the sport of unlimited hydroplane racing and his memory will live on forever. We believe that unlimited hydroplane racers of all shapes, sizes and scales …

MARYSVILLE, Wash. — With a long break between the third and fourth races of the 2012 ERCU Red Dot Championship Series presented by Peters & May nearly halfway over, it’s time to promo the next race. The Seafair Trophy Race is set for Saturday, June 2 at Gissberg Twin Lakes Park (15968 Twin Lakes Ave., …

WOODLAND, Wash. – Refuge Custom Painting owner Dave Standal loves racing of all types. And he recently proved it. On Thursday, Standal wrote a check to be title sponsor of both Woodland ERCU races this season. Refuge Custom Painting is an automotive paint, restoration, and collision repair shop serving the Pacific Northwest. They have an …

EL MONTE, Calif. — This year’s NAMBA Fast Electric Nationals are coming up as quickly as the Llumar Window Films heading for the start line. The entire event runs from Tuesday, June 19-23 at Legg Lake in El Monte, Calif., which is located east of Los Angeles. Tenth-scale unlimited hydros are currently scheduled to run …

ELMA, Wash. – Just three races into the 2012 ERCU Red Dot Championship Series presented by Peters & May we’ve already seen two final heat sweeps. Nelson Holmberg just did it. Just one week after Gary Hansen swept the Apple Cup at Waughop Lake, Holmberg drove his 2010 Formula Boats and Ben Keller’s 1957 Hawaii …

ELMA, Wash. — ERCU’s Atomic Cup was run for the first three years of the club’s history at various places, but then discontinued. In our decade celebration, the Atomic Cup is back, and unless it was in the Tri-Cities, it couldn’t be located in a better place. Elma – the site of the last nuclear …