2011 RCU Diamond Cup

Well another race is in the books. Took the 1/8th scale electric Maverick out to RCU's Diamond Cup held in Granger Washington. Had a sub par day until the final round. I fortunately made the connie, won that and made it into the big show. In the final I decided to stay back and just finish, which turns out was a good idea as everyone tried to run over each other, and most of them did at one point or more! Ended up 4th place over all. The overall goal for the race was to make my way into the final heat... mission accomplished.

The boat runs better each time out, but the power is a bit much for the round nose hull right now. I had the same problem with a similar hull and a CMB nitro engine. A few more trips to the drawing board will help, but at this point I am happy with how the gear works, and have a better understanding of it all, which was the point of throwing the gear in a hull that was laying around.

With 2 races left, I am looking forward more to the offseason and time to get some projects started and finished. Next year should be interesting (as long as I do finish all of the projects).

Videos were taken of the finals, and I will upload them to the blog soon, so check back later to see how the race went down.

H1 Exhibition Races

Looks like there is some exciting news from H1, there will be at least 3 exhibition races added to the end of the 2011 racing season. There will be an exhibition at Sacremento at the beginning of September, and in Washington DC after the San Diego race. Also Abu Dabi was added sometime before the Doha race in November. There are also rumors of an exhibition in China sometime in December or January. FOr more information visit www.h1unlimited.com

Newton Marine plan sell!

Well I am gearing up for a house remodel and need to start selling some things off to help pay for it and also clear out some space. I have several plans already drawn up and want to get them out. I will sell these for half off current prices! So it will be:

$10 - bulkhead sheet (sheet 3)
$10 - 3 view layout (sheet 2)
$17.50 - paint scheme

These prices are only on the following plan sheets, however if you want to complete a non complete set I will extended the price out to completing the set. The plans I have currently available to this sale are:

102-u 1959 Nitrogen paint scheme
103-m 1964 miss us paint scheme
105-a 1955 miss thriftway paint scheme
108-m 1973 red man paint scheme
125- 1978 squire shop paint scheme
125- sheet 3 (two copies)
125- sheet 2 (three copies)
126- sheet 3
135- sheet 3
135- sheet 2
145- Renault paint scheme
147- bubble bid paint scheme
147- sheet 2
147- sheet 3
153- crab legs paint scheme
159- sheet 2 (two copies)
159- sheet 3 (two copies)
171- dewalt paint scheme

Once again the 50% off sale is to only these plans. Shipping will be charged additionally to each order and please post your response here to get the plans. First come first served. Thank you!

Moving to Twitter

Hey Everyone. I just wanted to announce that I plan to keep the updates coming, I just had a very rough winter with a flood and some other big set backs with my house. I hope to keep the updates coming in on my new twitter page, Newton_Marine.

I have replaced the broken camera so I will also continue to take video footage at all the races I attend. Should be fun!

Black Friday Sale!

Don’t forget to mark your calendars for Friday November 26^th, as Newton Marine will be having its second annual Black Friday Sale! Do not miss out on savings of 30% off all stock (excluding laser kits) at www.newtonmarine.com. Newton Marine will also give out a complimentary “Hydro Classic’s” coloring book with every order made on Black Friday.

Each person that places an order with Newton Marine on Black Friday will get their name placed in a raffle for a free complete set of plans! The winner will be announced on Saturday the 27^th of November at my blog, newtonmarine.blogspot.com.

You will not have to camp out in front of any mall to get these savings, only your own computer. Simply make your purchase at www.newtonmarine.com anytime on November 26^th and enter in the promotional code of “blkfriday10” and 30% will automatically be taken off your bill. All orders will be required to pay via paypal, no mail in orders please. This is only a one-day offer valid for November 27^th and will expire at the stroke of midnight. All sales do not go towards shipping. Any questions about the sale please email David Newton at newtonmarine@gmail.com.

Happy Holidays!
David Newton

Newton Marine

*Please note that the sale does not apply towards the laser kits.

Laser Kits now available on NewtonMarine.com!

Newton Marine is proud to announce that with a joined effort with Mike Luszcz we now are selling 1/8th scale kits directly on our website! Currently laser kits are available for plans 101 and 146. We hope to expand the catalogue to provide more kits to all of our loyal customers and avid scale model boaters.

The current pricing for the laser 1/8th kits is $180 (including a $10 domestic shipping fee) or for the kit and full set of plans $235, which is a $20 saving! Currently we are not able to ship the kits internationally. Sorry! Hopefully we will be equipped soon for such orders.

It is Mike's and our own goal to provide help and give back to the hobby that we both so love and enjoy. Please leave any feedback on here that you have to share!

San Diego back on H1 tour?

According to several resources San Diego might be back on the H1 tour this year, less than a month away. An official announcement should be released by the end of the week. KNDU has an article regarding the possibility of the return to the bay: click here to read their article.

2010 Winter Spectacular - 6-7-8 Aug.2010

I would like to thank Ian Baas for a race update from Australia, as they held their Winter Spectacular last weekend, with their own Roger Newton Memorial Trophy. Below is his race recap:

"Appently Al Ansell's camera broke before he was able to take any pictures at this years Winter Spctacular . However Craig Murphy - murph on International Waters has taken a lot of pictures and put them on the AMPBA Webite and in the General Boating Forum section on International Waters . Al Ansell is the latest winner of the Silver Cup - 3 years in a row and Graham Mason won the Roger Newton Memorial Trophy for Concourse in 1 / 8 Scale . He won the same trophy 2 years ago with the same boat - U 101.5 Miss Exide . From looking at the pictures and talking to Uncle Brian McKellar I believe the competiturs were -
Al Ansell - Miss Bud
Dave Bevern - Miss Bud
Brian Mckellar - Miss US ~1970
Craig Knight - ~ Gilmore Special ~1972
Steve Tomvald - Bardhal Green Dragon
Graham Mason - Miss Exide U - 101.5
Doug Wright - The Squire Shop ~1986
Dave Bevern had a bearing failure in his motor before the final and was not able to repair in time leaving the other 6 to battle it out"

2010 RCU Roger Newton Memorial Videos

Final Heat:


1st Connie:


2nd Connie:

Videos of RCU's Columbia Cup

Final Heat:


First Connie:


Second Connie: