Nilsen to headline ERCU End of Season Celebration

Jamie began racing at the age of 12, and while racing has always been a passionate endeavor of his, Jamie prides himself on demonstrating a strong emphasis on teamwork, sportsmanship, and family values. In outboard hydroplane racing, Jamie has set 12 world speed records (currently still holds 6), won 15 national high point championships, won three national championship races and inducted into the APBA Hall of Champions twice.

Moving into Inboard Hydroplane racing, Jamie was the 2013 5-liter national champion, won the 2016 San Diego Bayfair Grand Prix race, was the 2017 & 2018 Grand Prix eastern division champion and the 2018 Grand Prix North American Champion.

He got his first ride in an unlimited hydroplane in Seattle in 2010 driving Billy Schumacher’s U-37 “Miss Peters & May”, with Scott Raney as crew chief.

In 2013, he qualified as an unlimited driver aboard the U-21 Go Fast Turn Left Racing entry and in 2014 posted his first heat victory in Madison.

Nilsen is also a member of the Central Washington University Hall of Fame and holds the highest career batting average in school history (.399). He batted .365 as a freshman, .372 as a sophomore, .391 as a junior, and a school-record .468 as a senior. Over his career, Nilsen posted 61 doubles, 13 triples, 29 home runs and 183 RBI. A two-time GNAC Player of the Year and four-time All-GNAC first-team selection, Nilsen was also named a first-team NCAA Division II All-American in 2008 and earned honorable mention All-American honors in 2006. He signed professionally and played one year in the Kansas City Royals’ minor league system.

Be sure and make plans to attend the End of Season Celebration to find out who the winners are, and to help celebrate their successes.