Charleston Fall Nationals

[Andy Greene]

I don't think I ever came home from a race where it rained every day and the wind blew constantly and said I had a GREAT weekend! It was nice to see some old friends and to put some faces with others that you have conversed with on the phone or the computer. I can honestly say that it was nice to smell nitromethane again. The front canopy in our pit area was facing the lake with all of our chairs under it and we would relax a bit between heats. One time when most of us were sitting there someone walked by and said it looked like "the old folks home". Lots of experience, my friend. LOTS of experience.A big thanks to Anthony Black and his two sons, Alex and Josh for putting up with Don, Ray and I. Their hospitality and kindness made us feel most welcome during our stay.

A bigger thanks goes out to John Knight and the Charleston Model Boaters. What a great race they put together! This one is on the map for good, now. They have a great site for racing. What amazed me was as bad as the wind got sometimes it would not mess the water up that bad. Make sure you put this one on your list of races to go to next year..............you won't want to miss it!

It was nice to see Marty Davis again and catch up on things. I saw him talking with John Finch one day and I thought to myself how much knowledge both of them had about model boating and how many people they have helped sharing that knowledge (me included). For as long as they have been playing with boats they are still taking the stuff home to hang on the wall. Just a small part of why they BOTH are in IMPBA's Hall of Fame.

And I got to know Ray Sametz a little better this trip. Union craftsman ALWAYS have some funny stories to tell! Enjoyed every minute of it. However, you won't get me to agree to stop at a Burger King on the road next trip..............

Dick Tyndall

Yes Dick it was good to see all of ya. And yes I saw all of you taking a nap under the tent when I heard someone say the old boaters tent. All the boaters under your tents like yourself, John, Steve, Marty, Don and others and under ours Doc and myself. Just how many years do you think that we had between us? Doc and myself have about 60 years total. I bet that there was about 200 years between all of us. That for sure is a lot of history.

Mark

You guys could have charged admission for the chat session's under that tent - Wish I could have been there, sounds like great fun,racing and I'm sure the fair share of BS.

Andy

 

[Ed Knudsen]

Thanks Charlston for putting on a premier event. Barbara and I had a great time despite the rain and wind. I'm still trying to get things dryed out! What a great site you all have. And yeh I'm the guy the walked by and said it looked like the front porch at an old folks home. Course getting a little long in tooth myself and having been racing since the 70's guess I'm the last guy who should talk LOL.

We met some people I hadn't seen in 20 years - from the Charlotte days. It was great to get reaquinted with old friends.

Again - thanks Charlston club, especially you John, for one of the best events on the East coast.

Ed @ Barbara

 

[Mark Poole ModVP]

A big thanks to everyone who came to race with us. Many of you travelled a LONG way to do so. One of these days we will get great weather to go with the great site that we have. I enjoyed all the superfast boats and in particular I really liked the Thunderboat class, first time I have seen it run.

We must thank property owner Joe Tumbleston for the use of the site and his own hard work in helping to make it what it has become. Joe also sponsors the races. We are quite fortunate to have this relationship with the site owner.

Now, off to the shop. I have a boat to finish and a new boat to get ready for March. I'm getting back behind the wheel so I can put Team HTV and Team VTV BEHIND my boat! What you said is true Mic......but not for long!

 

[Ain'tSkered racing]

No john you gave me dud tickets, but I did win with the other 60 tickets I bought. Won prop box,shirt,hat,and a roll of fuel line

 

[BigChuck]

HATS OFF TO CHARLESTON MODEL BOATERS!!!!!!

THE weather SUCKED.................. <_< <_<

The RACING.....................INTENSE

The LAKE SITE..................BEAUTIFUL

The Hospility....................FOOD,First rate

The LOCATION.....................The "BOSS" Got HER LOBSTER Dinner....................PRICELESS :lol: :lol: :lol:

It was good to see old friends and make new ones. Team Corbin, Ross,Raul,Luis Team Full Throttle

Joe, Ralph, Will, Doc Mark, Don, Chad,Mark, Ray,Tyndall, Speas,Finch,Jennie, Joe, Daryl, John...............................The list is long.Thank you To All!!!

 

[mark w.]

john,and all your guys,despite the weather we had a great time.we incorporated this race with our vacation,and probably will for a long time to come.looking forward to next year.

mark w.

 

[John Knight]

john,and all your guys,despite the weather we had a great time.we incorporated this race with our vacation,and probably will for a long time to come.looking forward to next year.mark w.

It was our pleasure having you and everyone else join in the race. It was unfortunate that the weather did not cooperate better for us but the racing was excellent. But the racers coming made the race and we honestly hope for even better for the future years. Thanks to all for coming.

 

[Mark Grannis]

john,and all your guys,despite the weather we had a great time.we incorporated this race with our vacation,and probably will for a long time to come.looking forward to next year.mark w.

It was our pleasure having you and everyone else join in the race. It was unfortunate that the weather did not cooperate better for us but the racing was excellent. But the racers coming made the race and we honestly hope for even better for the future years. Thanks to all for coming.

We'll be back... just to see what Charleston looks like in the sun. Ok the site, competition, friendship was great. Nice to see some old friends along ith some new ones. See you in '09 with a semi-new fleet.

MG