R/C Unlimiteds 50th Anniversary

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4 ай бұрын

50th Anniversary video about R/C Unlimiteds, the largest radio controlled scale unlimited hydroplane club in the world. Video and photos span five decades from the clubs beginning in 1974 though 2024. The video was produced for the clubs 50th Anniversary Banquet held March 23rd, at the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Seattle, Washington.
Special thanks to the following people who supplied video and photos to this project.....
David Newton
Roland DeSteese
Chet Lepinski
Rocky Fridell
Brian Anderson
Rich Matkin
Dave Brandt
Monte Steere
Chris Denslow
Scott Meyers - M5 Performance Hydroplanes
Jason Walters - Bullet Speed and Marine
Brian Montgomery - Montwork and H1
Jim Hausske - Photography
Harry, Kathy and George
Produced by Don Mock
www.rcunlimiteds.com

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@stevejackson3564 Ай бұрын

Awesome video.

@PAKiller1 4 ай бұрын

Very cool, I used to make hydroplanes out of styrofoam , paint them and power them with a model car drive train and 1 battery back in the early 70’s

@ToddBreda 3 ай бұрын

Nice! I just had a 1982 1/8 scale Pay N Pak built...Can't wait to get it on the water! Anyone know of any RC clubs not too far from Astoria, OR?

@zibbyzubb 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone know why the RC Unlimiteds don't race at Twin Lakes in Marysville anymore? Seems like most of the races are in eastern Washington.

@beaurarig2214 4 ай бұрын

I serve on the BOD for the club. The two main factors in the decision to not run at Twin Lakes anymore were: 1) Local authorities not allowing us to control the lake, meaning we can't tell kayakers, swimmers, fisherman, etc., to get off/out of the water. This makes it impossible to obtain insurance for that race site. 2) The crime rate in that area has risen dramatically. Some of our members have had their equipment stolen from that site in recent years, including boats, and some clubs' trailers have been broken in to overnight. Although RCU made the decision not to run there, other model boat clubs will be running there this year: Classic Thunder, NAMBA District 8, and Puget Sound Fast Electrics.

@zibbyzubb 4 ай бұрын

That is sad to hear, Thanks for the explanation. @@beaurarig2214

@dana2750 2 ай бұрын

@@beaurarig2214 Can you recommend a RC Hydro boat builder? I would love to run a gas 1/8 scale or Electric on my pond.