1/10th Scale Electric Final

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

2nd: 1966 Gale's Roostertail, Dray Newton

3rd: 1957 Miss Wahoo, Rachael Newton

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Brooklyn Kinney showed up to kick butt and take names, and she was successful. The super-quick Miss U.S. held off the roundnoses, and last year's class champion took her first victory of 2024. Dray, for the second race in a row, held off Mom to finish second in an ever-improving result.

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Gas Scale Consolation

1st: 1977 Charlie's Girl, Mike Henriksen

2nd: 1994 Smokin' Joes, Conner Henriksen

3rd (DNF): 1964 Miss U.S. V, Derek Pierce

DNS: 1974 Lincoln Thrift, Dave Englehart

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The Miss U.S. took the early lead over the two Henriksens, with Conner picking up an early penalty by touching a buoy. As the Charlie's Girl found its tune, it started to claw back some ground but Derek and the Miss U.S. held firm in its defense. Unfortunately it would be too much, as the Miss U.S. cut off the Charlie's Girl before flipping itself. Mike advanced to the final as a trailer with the Charlie's Girl.

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Gas Scale Final

1st: 1983 KISW Miss Rock, Dave Brandt

2nd: 1969 Pride of Pay'n Pak, Ken Olson

3rd: 1977 Charlie's Girl, Mike Henriksen

4th: 1978 Miss Mark and Pak, Jim Whyte

5th (DNF): 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

6th (DNF): 1986 Boat, Paxton Reunanen

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The mill period ended with Paxton and Jim bringing their boats in lane one and two, but very early. In their attempts to claim the inside lane, their boats crawled to the start line, with the Boat shutting off and the Mark and Pak taking valuable seconds to regain a proper tune. In lane 3, Dave Brandt came blasting through with plenty of speed to take the early lead and he wouldn't look back. Ken Olson challenged him with the Pay'n Pak, but Dave held on to take his fourth victory of the year in the gas class (and his first Bernie Little Memorial in the gas class).

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1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Consolation

1st: 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

2nd: 1976 Atlas Van Lines, Wayne Beeson

3rd: 1971 Hallmark Homes (White/Black), Randy Gosseen

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With the wind howling during this heat, none of the drivers were willing to test the limits too much. Henry took advantage of a good start and took the victory easily, with Wayne holding off Randy for second.

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1/8th Scale Electric (FE) Final

1st: 1984 Atlas Van Lines, David Newton

2nd: 1973 Miss Budweiser, Bobby Colean

3rd: 1971 Hallmark Homes (White/Red), Jim Brittain

4th: 1983 Miss Houston, Henry Oord

5th (DNF): 1985 Miller American, Paxton Reunanen

6th (DNF): 1987 Eliminator, Dave Brandt

7th (DSQ): 1984 Team Velocity, Mike Henriksen

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At the beginning, it was David Newton and Dave Brandt. Arguably two of the best drivers in R/CU history were going head-to-head, duking it out with their respective boats with the choppy waters. On the third lap, the Eliminator hooked inside the exit pin of the left turn, and barrel rolled, so Newton took a commanding lead. On the backstretch, the Miller American spun and flipped in the middle of a glare, and the Team Velocity struck the boat so there was debris all over the backstretch. Newton navigated the trouble to take his fifth victory in seven races for 2024. Bobby Colean tied a career best in his return from a health scare to finish 2nd, and Jim Brittain returned from a vacation abroad to round out the podium.

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1/8th Scale Nitro Consolation

​1st: 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Brittain

2nd: 2012 Matrix Auto Systems, Brian Anderson

3rd (DNF): 1980 Miss Budweiser, Adam Faussett

4th (DNS): 2004 Llumar Window Film, Zach Gordon

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Jim Brittain marked his return from a vacation abroad by holding off a determined Brian Anderson with the Matrix to advance to the final.

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1/8th Scale Nitro Final

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

2nd: 1979 Miss Circus Circus, Geoffry Grembowski

3rd: 1982 Oh Boy! Oberto, Jim Brittain

4th: 1988 Miss Stroh's Light, Scott Meyers

5th: 1971 Pride of Pay'n Pak, Brent Edinger

6th: 2019 Delta/Realtrac, Jim Putich

7th (DNF): 1974 Miss U.S., Steven Kinney

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The Stroh's Light was called for jumping the gun at the start, then the Delta/Realtrac cut a buoy, so two of the favorites were a lap down. The Miss U.S. had plenty of speed as well, but chanced the wind a little too much and flipped on the backstretch. That left "Trooper Dave" who calmly kept the lead and took his third straight Bernie Little Memorial, taking his second victory of the year.