Preston_Hall
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I guess good things come to those who wait. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Preston_Hall said:We appear to be on the IMPBA world record list now.
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You ain't tellin me nothin bout first names. P is a middle initial. :lol:Don Ferrette said:I guess good things come to those who wait. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Preston_Hall said:We appear to be on the IMPBA world record list now.
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BTW- what's with the full first name bit? Reminds me of when I was a kid, only heard the full first name if I was in trouble.
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Well the I in IMPBA is International, just happens to be based out of the United States. Just like the UN. It is open to all boaters.How can IMPBA, being a US organisation, have WORLD speed records
IMPBAStein Tumert said:Sorry guys, but I have to ask this question...
How can IMPBA, being a US organisation, have WORLD speed records ???
Regards,
Stein
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I think I'm going to make an effort for those Steam records. I'd stand a better chance at stokin a good fire in a boiler than I would at runnin a rigger at 121.Preston_Hall said:We appear to be on the IMPBA world record list now.
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Don Ferrette said:I guess good things come to those who wait. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:Preston_Hall said:We appear to be on the IMPBA world record list now.
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BTW- what's with the full first name bit? Reminds me of when I was a kid, only heard the full first name if I was in trouble.
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it probably would never happen .... there on the metric system????DaveMarles said:, if some guy in China goes 150 mph with a rigger, what happens then, does he have to be in IMPBA to call it a World record. I don't think so. Don't shoot me, I'm just adding to Steins comments.
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It's still a WORLD record within that given organization. There is absolutely nothing preventing Dave, Stein or say Tim & the Aussie boys from forming a club & becoming part of the IMPBA. You choose to run in a particular org. & that is YOUR choice. And the IMPBA is not just a US thing, there are clubs in Canada (it's NOT the US), the Bahamas & I think the Virgin Islands if I'm not mistaken. Anyone in the world can join IMPBA & if it's a new place they just add a new district to the list. And just to set things straight these are referred to IMPBA World Records which means no IMPBA member worldwide has gone faster. If any of you guys think you can top these marks then hold your own sanctioned event (it doesn't cost much in sanction fees either) or come over here & have some fun. It's like Paul said- "the I in IMPBA is International, just happens to be based out of the United States. Just like the UN. It is open to all boaters." B)DaveMarles said:IMPBA might well be called International but its actually an American organisation and as such, the records are really American records. I don't think there is too much doubt about that. If someone wants to call them World records then fine, but its a big model boat world out there with lots going on that's nothing to do with the IMPBA. For example, if some guy in China goes 150 mph with a rigger, what happens then, does he have to be in IMPBA to call it a World record. I don't think so. Don't shoot me, I'm just adding to Steins comments.
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Andy, can you recommend a prop size for a 28 lb Steamer turning 864 RPM that would get me into the 115-120 MPH range??AndyBrown said:LOL @ Scott! The R/C Steam speeds are slow, but I'm pretty sure there are some Steam powered Tethered boats that have run close to, or exceeded 100 mph.
Remember! Old Steam locomotives were much more powerful than the Diesels that replaced them.
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Stein,Stein Tumert said:Well guys....time to realise there is a world outside US...
IMPBA may well be "International" in the name, but I think all involved know that this is a US association. (I have been an IMPBA member myself)
IMPBA does not maintain any international communication with the model speed boat community around the world. As long as that is the case it is far fetched to call the records "world speed records." Appropriate would be US speed records.
The only association today for model speed boats doing that is NAVIGA (www.naviga.org) Ask Andy Brown what is truly international, he has been to the NAVIGA world championship a few times...participants from more than 30 countries...
(I have participated in IMPBA Internats so I have seen the difference myself)
Cheers,
Stein - lol
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