1/10th Scale Electric Junior Final

1st: 1983 Miss Houston, Alex Barisic

2nd: 1974 Miss U.S., Brooklyn Kinney

3rd: 1966 Tahoe Miss, Enzo Henriksen

4th: 1966 Gale's Roostertail, Dray Newton

5th: 1957 Miss Wahoo, Rachael Newton

6th (DNF): 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Brady Putich

7th (DSQ): 1983 American Speedy Printing, Lexy Brandt

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After the first corner, Lexy Brandt took the early lead with the American Speedy Printing, with the Oberto crashing behind the field. The Speedy held a roostertail-length lead over the Houston, but then the Speedy was on-line and stopped, before bumping the dead Oberto. This unfortunately led to a disqualification, and Alex took the lead and never looked back. It was his second victory of the year, with Brooklyn Kinney taking a consistent 2nd and 5-year-old rookie Enzo Henriksen taking third.

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1/10th Scale Electric Veteran Final

1st: 2019 Graham Trucking, Paxton Reunanen

2nd: 2011 Performance Tools, Brian Perkins

3rd: 2014 Oh Boy! Oberto, David Newton

4th: 2016 Miss Homestreet Bank, KC Andres

5th: 2010 Miss Albert Lee Appliance, Mike Dunn

6th (DNF): 2018 Oberto, Jason Walters

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Paxton had a perfect day in the Graham going into the final, and took the early lead for the first two laps. Then came David Newton, charging hard with Mike Dunn's Oberto. Going into the final turn, the front lifted off and the Oberto flipped, eventually landing right-side up. With the pressure off, Paxton coasted across the finish to claim the victory. Brian Perkins, yes the former H1 Unlimited driver, took second with a recently-purchased hull. Newton recovered to round out the podium.

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Gas Scale Consolation

1st: 1962 Miss Bardahl, Ken Boyle

2nd: 1986 Boat, Paxton Reunanen

3rd: 1977 Charlie's Girl, Mike Henriksen

4th (DNS): 1959 Nitrogen, Ken Olson

5th (DNS): 1984 Risley's Express, Derek Pierce

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The Charlie's Girl had a slow start, with the Bardahl taking the early lead. Boyle never looked back, despite a hard-charging Paxton with the Boat. The Bardahl advanced to the final as a trailer.

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Gas Scale Final

1st: 1983 American Speedy Printing, Mike Malloy​

2nd: 1962 Miss Bardahl, Ken Boyle

3rd: (DNF): 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

4th (DNS): 1983 KISW Miss Rock, Dave Brandt

5th (DNS): 1971 Country Boy, John Olson

6th (DSQ): 1978 Miss Mark and Pak, Jim Whyte

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This final was contested even before the race started, as the Mark and Pak was judged to cut off the Rock in the mill, earning a disqualification and causing the Rock to die. The Houston took the early lead, with Henry seeking his third victory of the year in the gas class. On lap three, the boat inexplicably flipped going into the right turn, handing the American Speedy Printing the lead. Mike Malloy held off the Bardahl, taking his first career victory in the gas class with Ken Boyle taking second from the trailer.

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1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Consolation

1st: 1975 Miss Technicolor, KC Andres

2nd (DNF): 1971 Hallmark Homes, Randy Gosseen

3rd (DSQ): 1989 Winston Eagle, Fred Stock

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In the first turn, the Winston turned a little quickly from lane 2 and rode up the roostertail of the Technicolor, landing directly in the way of the Hallmark. There was an unfortunate collision, and this allowed KC to take an easy victory and advance to the final.

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1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Final

1st: 1984 Atlas Van Lines, David Newton

2nd: 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

3rd: 1975 Miss Technicolor, KC Andres

4th: 1984 Team Velocity, Mike Henriksen

5th: 1973 Miss Budweiser, Bobby Colean

6th (DNF): 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Brittain

7th (DNF): 1987 Eliminator, Dave Brandt

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This was another battle between the two Daves, with the Eliminator and Atlas battling up front. On the second lap, the Eliminator took flight on the frontstretch, and Newton could afford to manage the lead back to a hard-charging Houston. Newton took his sixth victory in eight races for 2024, extending his championship lead in the standings in the process.

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1/8th Scale Nitro Consolation

1st: 2007 Miss Beacon Plumbing, Adam Putich

2nd: 1976 Miss Vernors, Kirk Maupin

3rd: 1979 Miss Circus Circus, Geoffry Grembowski

4th: 1983 American Speedy Printing, Mike Malloy

5th: 1983 KISW Miss Rock, Gary Grembowski

6th (DNF): 1974 U-95, John Olson

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This heat resembled a final in some regards, with the quality of the field! Adam Putich was on the inside, painting the buoys with his Beacon. On the outside, making his first start of the year, was Kirk with the Vernors. Adam was able to hold off the Iceman to advance to the final.

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1/8th Scale Nitro Final

1st: 1978 Squire Shop (U-65), Dave Brandt

2nd: 1974 Miss U.S., Steve Kinney

3rd (DNF): 1988 Miss Stroh's Light, Scott Meyers

4th (DNF): 2016 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Putich

5th (DNS): 2012 Matrix Auto Systems, Brian Anderson

6th (DNS): 2007 Miss Beacon Plumbing, Adam Putich

7th (DSQ): 1970 Pride of Pay'n Pak, Fred Olson

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On the run to the first turn, the Pay'n Pak moved from lane 4 to the inside, cutting off the Stroh's in lane one and earning a disqualification. The Oberto also failed to finish, with the Beacon and Matrix failing to reach the starting line. This left a two-boat duel, with Steve Kinney trying to run down Dave Brandt. He was unsuccessfull, and Dave took his third victory of the year in the nitro class, and his first Columbia Cup in 5 years.