Favorites

In recent polls of ERCU: The Blog readers, we asked what were the favorite races and the favorite race sites on the Red Dot Championship Series, presented by Bullithead Design, and the results were interesting and encouraging.

Across the board, in both polls, the voting was very close.

In the "What was your favorite race of the 2008 season" poll, it was the Roger Newton Memorial (no surprise) that was chosen the favorite race of the year. Second, by just one vote, was the Bill Brow Memorial, followed by a tie for third place between the Cascade Cup/NAMBA World Championships and the ERCU Columbia Cup -- again, just one vote behind. Other races that were voted as a favorite were the season-opening Champion Spark Plug Regatta, the Rose Festival RC Regatta, the ERCU Gold Cup and the Bernie Little Memorial.

It was even closer in the "What is your favorite race site of 2008" poll, where Lake Wilderness in Maple Valley was voted the favorite. Six other race sites tied for second place, just one vote behind Lake Wilderness.

Those sites were: Fort Borst Park (Centralia), Twin Lakes Park (Marysville), Westmoreland Park (Portland), Lake of Tualatin Commons (Tualatin), Cherokee Bay (Maple Valley), and Klineline Pond (Vancouver).

Thanks to all who participated in the voting. Keep an eye on ERCU: The Blog for more "Silly Season" polls as the winter progresses.