Apple Cup
Penultimate race of the season capped by hard-fought racing in Monroe
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The Meyers Autotech Championship Series Powered by Rattlesnake RC returned to Monroe, WA, for the fourth time in R/CU history. Serving as the second-to-last race of the 50th Anniversary Season, this was an important race for many as they looked to take steps in locking down critical points for the championship. Forty boats were on hand to race for the Apple Cup, and it was challenging as ever to take victories!
1/10th Scale FE Final
1st: 1974 Miss U.S., Brooklyn Kinney
2nd: 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Brady Putich
There were only two boats in the 1/10th scale class, and Brooklyn bested Brady after he hit a buoy in the right turn. It was her third victory of the year, and in doing so clinched the 2024 1/10th FE drivers' and boat championships, for the second straight year!
Gas Scale
1st: 1978 Miss Mark and Pak, Jim Whyte
2nd: 1969 Pride of Pay'n Pak, Ken Olson
3rd: 1984 Risley's Express, Derek Pierce
4th (DNF): 1985 Coor's Light, Jeff Griffin
5th (DNS): 1986 Boat, Paxton Reunanen
6th (DNS): 1974 Lincoln Thrift, Dave Englehart
Jim Whyte has been close but hadn't cracked victory lane yet this year, and he put an emphatic end to this in Monroe. Taking a perfect day with four heat victories and the final, Whyte ended his drought in style. Ken Olson and Derek Pierce made it an all-Idaho podium for the day.
1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Consolation
1st: 1988 Heartbreaker's Gentleman's Club, Jeff Snell
2nd: 1976 Atlas Van Lines, Wayne Beeson
Jeff Snell debuted a brand-new boat, and he took the dual over the Atlas to advance to the final.
1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Final
1st: 1985 Miller American, Paxton Reunanen
2nd: 1984 Atlas Van Lines, David Newton
3rd: 2001 Znetix, Donn Lange
4th: 1988 Heartbreaker's Gentleman's Club, Jeff Snell
5th: 1982 Pay'n Pak, Bob Hulliger
6th: 1994 Miss Budweiser (T-3), Rich Matkin
For a year that has been dominated by David Newton and the Atlas Van Lines, Paxton Reunanen finally got one over with the Miller American. It was a tight-battle between the identical boats over five laps, but Paxton used the inside lane to take the victory by about five boat lengths over the 2024 champion-elect.
1/8th Scale Nitro Consolation
1st: 2007 Miss Beacon Plumbing, Adam Putich
2nd: 1974 Miss U.S., Steven Kinney
3rd: 2010 Superior Racing, Jeff Griffin
4th: 2012 Matrix Auto System, Brian Anderson
5th (DNF): 2004 Llumar Window Films, Zach Gordon
Adam Putich took the victory with the Beacon, over a hard-charging Miss U.S. and Superior Racing.
1/8th Scale Nitro Final
1st: 2007 Miss Beacon Plumbing, Adam Putich
2nd: 2016 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Putich
3rd: 2011 Lakeridge Paving, Gary Grembowski
4th (DNF): 1970 Pay'n Pak, Fred Olson
5th (DNF): 1976 Miss Vernor's, Kirk Maupin
6th (DNF): 1971 Pride of Pay'n Pak, Brent Edinger
In R/CU, the trailer boat has made a habit of advancing through the entire field to take the vicotry, and this time Adam Putich was the latest to perform this impressive feat. He made a bonzai move inside two dead boats in the right turn to take the victory over his father and Gary Grembowski. It was Adam's third victory of the year.
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September 7-8
Location: Lake Tye Park, Monroe, WA
Contest Director: Beau Rarig
Previous Race Winners:
Race held in Lake Tye Park, Monroe, WA 2021-Present
Race held in Yakima, WA 1976, 1978, 1992-1994
Race held in Portland, OR 1979-1984
Race held in Kent, WA 1977
Current-2020: winner shown as nitro // FE // gas
-2023: Kirk Maupin (1976 Miss Vernor's) // Don Mock (1985 Miller American) // Jim Whyte (1978 Miss Mark and Pak)
-2022: Dave Brandt (1978 U-65 Squire Shop) // Don Mock (1986 Miller American) // Dave Brandt (1983 KISW Miss Rock)
-2021: Dave Brandt (1978 U-65 Squire Shop) // Paxton Reunanen (1983 KISW Miss Rock) // John Olson (1971 Country Boy)
Prior to 2013, only nitro class run
-1994: Dave Blacksten, 1985 Miss 7-Eleven
-1993: Roger Newton, 1993 Miss Budweiser
-1992: Terry Olding, 1984 Miss Tosti Asti
-1984: Dick Ness, Miss Budweiser
-1983: Race not held
-1982: Jack Haugen, Thriftway Too
-1981: Steve Benson, Miss Vernors
-1980: Dallas Cook, Pay'N Save
-1979: Les Ruggles, Miss Supertest III
-1978: Les Ruggles, Miss Supertest III
-1977: Ron Erickson, Spirit of Dayton Walther
-1976: Les Ruggles, Maverick