1/10th Scale Electric Final

1st: 1974 Miss U.S., Brooklyn Kinney

2nd: 2017 Spirit of Detroit, Geoffry Grembowski

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Two boats made up the 1/10th scale class, and it was the junior racer Brooklyn outdueling Geoffry with her Miss U.S. to take the victory. It actually clinched Brooklyn the 1/10th scale championship in her first year of racing!

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Gas Scale Final

1st: 1978 Miss Mark and Pak, Jim Whyte

2nd: 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

3rd (DNF): 1977 Charlie's Girl, Mike Henriksen

4th (DNF): 1986 Boat, Paxton Reunanen

5th (DNF): 1964 Miss U.S. V, Derek Pierce

6th (DNS): 1974 Lincoln Thrift, Dave Englehart

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The Lincoln Thrift died in the mill, which moved the trailer boat (the Miss U.S. V) into the front line. Unfortunately this U.S. would not survive the heat, spinning in the front stretch and discarding the cowling a few lanes outside. Up front, Jim Whyte took the early lead with the Mark and Pak, but Paxton was charging in the inside with the Boat. He held Paxton tight through the debris field in the front stretch, then the Boat got caught up in the roostertail and died. Meanwhile, the Charlie's Girl hit the cowling in the front stretch, kicking up the rudder, and depositing the boat on the beach however luckily with no damage. But, it was Jim Whyte who held on to take his second victory of the year.

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1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Consolation

1st: 1983 KISW Miss Rock, Rich Matkin

2nd: 1989 Miss Circus Circus, Steve Roman

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The 2-boat duel between Rich, in his grandson's boat, and Steve, making his season debut in FE, never quite materialized as the Miss Rock took the early lead and never looked back, earning a trip to the final.

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1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Final

1st: 1984 Atlas Van Lines, Don Mock

2nd: 1994 Miss Budweiser (T-3), Paxton Reunanen

3rd: 1983 KISW Miss Rock, Rich Matkin

4th: 1973 Miss Budweiser, Bobby Colean

5th: 1973 Pay'n Pak, Wayne Beeson

6th (DNF): 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

7th (DNF): 1994 Smokin' Joe's, Conner Henriksen

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Paxton, driving the transitioned-to-FE Miss Budweiser, took the early lead in lane 1 and established about a one roostertail advantage for a couple laps. However, the boat spun once in the left turn, which enabled the Atlas to pull close or just ahead. The Budweiser then spun again while navigating around a dead boat, which gave Don a larger advantage, and the "Ten Fingers of Doom" would not let off. It was Don's second victory of the year, first with the Atlas. Tragedy struck when the Smokin' Joe's drifted to a watery grave on the bottom a Waughop Lake, always a major disappointment to lose a boat under a lake with all the time and money spent crafting these race machines.

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1/8th Scale Nitro Consolation

1st: 1974 Red Man, Paul Jackson

2nd: 1971 Pride of Pay'n Pak, Brent Edinger

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Paul Jackson won the 2-boat shootout to advance to the final, and he wasn't done yet...

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1/8th Scale Nitro Final

1st: 1974 Red Man, Paul Jackson

2nd: 2012 Matrix Auto Systems, Brian Anderson

3rd: 2011 Lakeridge Paving, Gary Grembowski

4th: 1977 Squire, Kirk Maupin

5th (DNF): 1979 Miss Circus Circus, Geoffry Grembowski

6th (DNF): 1974 Miss U.S., Steven Kinney

7th (DNF): 1974 Lincoln Thrift, Paxton Reunanen

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Brian Anderson took the early lead in lane 3 with a perfect start, with Geoffry Grembowski trying to run him down in lane 1. After the first lap, Kirk Maupin took the lead with the Squire, and it seemed like he was on his way to another victory. However, on lap 3 the Squire's cowling inexplicably fell off, and R/CU rules dictate that the winner cannot leave parts on the racecourse. So, he was unable to take the victory. The Red Man was charging from the trailer spot, and perhaps unbeknownst to him at the time, took over the lead when the Circus took a hop and spun. He was able to hold on for the victory, and finally Paul had his second victory in R/CU. While he has won before, the man who routinely has one of the fastest boats has been hard-pressed to find victory #2 in nearly 15 years, and finally clinched it at the Diamond Cup.

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