3.5 outboards aussi

[dion26]

ey all my entry was sent off this morning c u all there

laters dion

 

[Tim_Duggan]

We had some AWESOME A O/B tunnel racing at Penrith yesterday! 8 boats entered so two heats per round, 3 rounds run.

In the first heat, Paul Stirton managed to get in lane 1 at the first turn and defended the lane well to hold off a hard charging Greg (GMorty) and Murph. I think there was about 1/2 a straight difference from 1st to 3rd at the end of the race.

2nd heat saw Myself and Gerrard Rugg (newbie with an OS powered lynx) get the start with Poolschool missing the start badly. Gerrard got a little too close to my wash in the first turn and DNF'ed leaving me out in front and cruizing for a lap or two. Then , out of nowhere came a white Lynx catching me at a rapid rate! Gino got by me and went on for the win - and I ran out of fuel at bouy 6 on the last lap!!!!!!

2nd round saw a better start by Greg and he led from Start to finish - Paul S stopped while trying to chase him down and Murph cruised home for an easy 2nd place. Murph's TS2 wasn't it's ballistic self - had changed props and forgot to adjust the trim to suit.

Next heat saw Gerrard get the start and held off the fast charging Gino for a few laps in a battle of the lynx's. I missed the start badly and was off in the wilderness. Not sure what happened to Gerrard but he DNF'ed giving Gino the victory and I picked up 2nd place.

3rd round saw a much faster TS2 from Murph after a trim adjustment between rounds, But Greg got a great start once again and made it hard for Murph to pass. Another close finish, Greg in 1st and Murph in 2nd.

Next heat saw me get a good start and led the field for 4 laps until that white Lynx of Gino's caught up on the last lap. Poor MJ showed up late and didn't get a chance to test - and subsequently leaned out and stopped (but not before impressing the heck out of everyone who saw / heard it). My boat hesitated in the last turn (thoughts of running out of fuel like in the first heat entered my head!) but it came good again and we crossed the line almost completely side by side. Gino blew the boat over crossing the line and I was called as the winner by a nose! I eventually ran out of fuel 1/2 a lap after crossing the line.

Results for the day;

Greg Mortlock - 1100 points - Villain S1

Gino Rateni - 1100 points - Lynx

Murph - 775 points - TS2

Myself - 700 points - WOF30

Brian Mckellar - 475 points - unknown o/b mono?

Paul Stirton - 425 points - Villain S1

Gerrard Rugg - 50 points - Lynx

Mark Jonston - 25 points - Shaman

C ya,

Tim.

 

[Ronald van Essen]

Tim

Nicely detailed race coverage.

Good job guys

Ronald.

 

[Tim_Duggan]

great to hear Tim

thats a good turn out for a club day

and shows the work you guys have put in to

promote the class in this country

P.S Aarons new .80 rigger was spectacular yesterday for it's first time in the water

how would i go about adding a boat to my entry for winter spectacular?

Hi Greg,

Just send Andrew an email - his details are on the entry form. Be sure to mention the class, frequency and alternate. We can sort out the $$$ when you arrive.

I was talking to Aaron on Friday and he mentioned the new 80 boat - he wanted to confirm some measurements with me.

Ronald,

Thanks for the compliment!

Tim.

 

[kesso2118]

I would also like to endorse Tim's excellent summary of yesterday's Outboard Racing at Penrith. It was very exciting and fast racing with a variety of different boats. There were K&B, CMB, TT, Nova Rossi and OS engines and there were Lynx, TS2, WOF and maybe Villain hulls.

When Tim described the 3rd round:

"........My boat hesitated in the last turn (thoughts of running out of fuel like in the first heat entered my head!) but it came good again and we crossed the line almost completely side by side. Gino blew the boat over crossing the line and I was called as the winner by a nose!........."

One of the points Tim omitted in his coverage was the style shown by Gino in his last ditch effort to win the race. Gino gave the Lynx/CMB combo everything it had down the home straight and in a burst of heavy acceleration crossed the Finish Line - INVERTED. (Picture the Top Gun movie with Maverick and Goose talking about their encounter with the MIG). Gino was in the air for so long I think he could have shown Tim the "Bird" and taken a photo.

It was great racing by all and a terrific spirit of camaraderie shown amongst all the guys.

From a "newbie" perspective a great Club Day!!

 

[poolschool]

Thanks Tim and Kesso for the excellent race commentary. It was good to get some wins under my belt after a rather large dry spell.

I think as a club we are achieving great things in this hobby. Not only have we dragged .21 tunnel out of retirement, but we are also seeing some great racing and competiveness across the class. But most importantly as Kesso said, we are having loads of fun in the process with our mates.

"It was great racing by all and a terrific spirit of camaraderie shown amongst all the guys."

Gino

PS I still think I won that last heat Tim, inverted or not!!! Only if Maverick and Goose had that camera for the photo finish :lol: :lol:

 

[Tim_Duggan]

"PS I still think I won that last heat Tim, inverted or not!!! "

I'm never, ever going to modify another engine for you Gino! :lol: :lol:

Only kidding! It was good to see you having so much fun. If you can get your starts sorted out you will be very hard to beat!

I guess the time has come to do some serious testing on the TT/WOF!

Greg seems to have snuck up on me in the champioship too! That DNF in the first round on Sunday cost me big time!

 

[poolschool]

I'm never, ever going to modify another engine for you Gino! "

Tim, it's obvious from Sunday's races that the work you did to that CMB RS really did wonders for that engine and my racing. Thanks mate!!!! Coupled with the Lynx it should be a fierce competitor.

Gino

 

[theringwah2002]

Forget the motor! It's all about the boat!

Go the Lynx........he he!

MJ

If I could do a decent job on my boat,.....I may just be able to figure in the placings as well.

I must admit I was very happy to see 3 boats from Vans in the same race.

Not too happy that with 3 of the 4 or 5 competitors that we couldn't win!

Good on you Tim.

MJ

 

[RIGGERMORTISE]

Now all I need is some more tunnys to race in Adelaide!!!!!!!

go the sharman!!!!! oops i meal JASPP lol

 

[Tim_Duggan]

Dave,

I'd have to say one of the things that made a difference with the class in Sydney was having suitable water for tunnel racing. While you guys are on the Torrens this might be an issue for the smaller A O/B tunnels but would be better served by the 30+ inch hulls.

The other thing that made a difference in Sydney was developing an attitude within the club where the experienced racers help out the newbies to get things right the first time, and trying to make it as fun as possible, rather than saying "you should have bought an XYZ" or "that class sucks" etc.!

The boats are out there - it's just a case of looking after the people with them when they show an interest in racing or even joining the club. They don't want to be told their boat sucks or whatever, they want to race it against other similar boats.

Almost all of the guys racing A O/B tunnel at our club have been racing for less that two years. It's no secret that this timing also corresponds with moving to the new pond and a change of attitude within our membership.

I think what you have done by sponsoring the class at the BotB and now at the Winter Spec, along with this thread on IW, has encouraged these newer club racers to be interested at racing at a higher level, and to diversify into other existing classes.

 

[poolschool]

Well said Tim

 

[theringwah2002]

I'll third that!

MJ

 

[RIGGERMORTISE]

I'll third that!

MJ

OK so when are you guys moving here to ADELAIDE!!!!!

 

[Greg Mortlock]

well said Tim

Dave you might have to pencil me in xmas time for a run not sure of the dates yet but

im planning a trip there to catch up with all the relatives could have to throw the tunnel in

for the trip.

Greg

 

[RIGGERMORTISE]

well said Tim

Dave you might have to pencil me in xmas time for a run not sure of the dates yet but

im planning a trip there to catch up with all the relatives could have to throw the tunnel in

for the trip.

Greg

Kool Greg

I think our racing finishes for the year before xmas so I will take you out to the secret testing pond!!

chat tomorow

Dave

 

[Brett Buckmaster]

Well said Tim!!

Love the commentary on the weekends racing, you're right about promoting the hobby the right way, giving new members a hand and not telling them they own a piece of S###.

Good Luck with the Winter Spectular, I'm surely going to miss one hell of an event.

Regards,

Bucky

 

[Greg Mortlock]

Hey Guys

Bucky shame you cant make it mate,should be a great weekend.

Dave , mate should be there about 2 weeks,doing the rounds,heading North to ,Port Agusta and then back to Adelaide with

few stops along the way so im sure theres a day there for a tunnel run and a few to many beers at that secret pond could be a big

day that one.

 

[Tim_Duggan]

I could handle living in Adelaide - great little city. Could you imagine the tinkering that Dave, Ian and I would get up to? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Bucky,

As a club we have worked hard to fix all those things you and I discussed on the phone a while back. Shame you couldn't be here to see it pay off. That and the annual running of the Silver cup for the scaley's! Someone has to take that trophy off Grub - he practically owns the thing!

Tim.

 

[Brett Buckmaster]

Tim,

I also would like to see the great work you guy's have put in for this year Winter Spectular, unfortunately I'm spending most weekends with my brother who is in the last stages of M.N.D.

I will miss a great weekend rubbing shoulders/sponson's with my mate "Grub" as he's always in for a great race. Now you outboard fellow's need to enlarge your tunnel boat's and come scalie racing, now there's a toy that need's a lot of patience/persistence to get running right. I must admit I love MJ boat but the missus would kill me more if I invested that much at this present time, so for the time being I'll continue being the boundary boy and enjoy watching this class grow.

Regards,

Bucky