FE at another gas race

[T.S.Davis]

I'll start with you guys.

Any idea where an FE might fit in at the following IMPBA race?

Aug 07 Midland, MI

05-032R - SAGINAW BAY RC BOAT CLUB

The Saginaw Bay Classic - Vitec Lake, Corner of Geddes Road and Gleaner Road. CLASSES: B,D,E/F Mono; B,D,E/F Hydro; B Outboard Tunnel; D Cat/Outboard Tunnel; Sport 20; Sport 40; 1/8 Scale; E/F/Gas Cat; LS27 Gas Mono; Novice; LS27 Gas Sport Hydro; Open Gas Hydro. Pre registration requried. Race time: 9AM Sharp.

 

[T.S.Davis]

Hey, another one. May take the 1/8 scale out to this one just for shock value.

05-043R - OAKLAND WOLVERINE MODEL BOAT CLUB

Rochester Hills, MI

09/25/2005 - 09/25/2005

Spenser Park Race - 3701 John R. Road. CLASSES: B,D,E,F Nitro Mono; B,D Hydro; Novice; 1/8 Scale Hydro; Sport 40 Hydro; LS27 Gas Hydro; LS27 Gas Sport Hydro.

 

[Dennis Whitt]

Hey,Terry.Think they would let us run electric 8th scale there ??Who can we ask.Anyone on this board know.

 

[longballlumber]

Hey,Terry.Think they would let us run electric 8th scale there ??Who can we ask.Anyone on this board know.

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Dennis and Terry,

Try www.impba.net

You guys would be in District 2. They will list all the clubs with contacts within this district.

 

[Tony Jacuzzi]

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District 2 Director

Tony Jacuzzi

371 East River Rd.

St. Joachim, Ont.

(519) 728-0758

[email protected]

District Scale Director

Joe Wiebelhaus

23627 Myrtle

Clinton Township, MI 48036

(586) 954-3006

[email protected]

District Gas Director

Kevin Sheren

515 Winifred Ave.

Lansing, MI 4817

517-321-6230

[email protected]

District Sport 40 Director

Steve Peterson

1605 Coventry Court

Sarnia, Ont

(519) 541-1416

Engmod@cogeco

CLUBS

Cincinnati Model Boat Club

Cincinnati, Ohio

http://www.cincymbc.com/

President

Brian Blazer

5532 Clearview Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45248

513.598.1769

[email protected]

Cleveland Model Boat Club

Cleveland, Ohio

http://www.clevelandmodelboat.com/

President

Dave Clark

44451 Kipton Nickle Plate Road

Oberlin, OH 44074

440.775.0013

[email protected]

Dayton R/C Boat Club

Dayton, OH

http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/dmbc/

President

Dennis Post

816 Edgewick Road

New Carlisle OH, 45344

937-849-9280

[email protected]

Ford Motor Boat Club

Milford / Dearborn, MI

http://www.fordmodelboatclub.com

President

Mark McCray

3553 Pardee

Dearborn, MI 48124

(313) 562-7304

[email protected]

North Coast Pond Hoppers

Elyria, OH

http://www.thencph.ws/

President

Wayne Rathbun

2227 Par Drive

Akron, OH 44312

330-794-4091

[email protected]

Oakland Wolverine Model Boat Club

Detroit, MI

http://www.owmbc.org/

President

Garl Clement

23414 Edsel Ford Court

St. Clair Shores, MI 48080

(586) 243-6180

[email protected]

Performance Model Boat Club

Seville, Ohio

President

Richard Grenig

8024 Spring Garden Rd

Parma, OH 44129

440-842-0301

[email protected]

Saginaw Bay R/C Boat Club

Saginaw, MI

http://saginawrcboats.wxpage1.com/

President

Charles Dukes

3801 Woodside Drive

Midland, MI 48640

989-631-6326

[email protected]

Thames Valley Model Boat Club

London, Ontario

President

Mike Hallam

75 Dunsmoor Road.

London, Ontario N6K 1T6

519.471.9061

[email protected]

Transom Twisters Model Boat Club

Warren, MI

President

Karl Chase

6544 Merrick Dr

Troy MI 48098

248.879.0854

[email protected]

 

[T.S.Davis]

Thanks Tony.

This brings me to another line of thinking.

By no stretch do any of us FE nuts think that electric is going to take over the world but I'm sure that some fuel racers are curious about FE. Some in FE have even suggested that our classes should be adjusted so that a cross over to FE from nitro would be easy for at least a few classes.

I don't see that happening in that way. I wouldn't expect a guy to gut his Sport 40 so he could convert it to FE. I suppose some might but most would build something right out of the box made for FE and keep racing their Sport 40 the way it is.

There just is no IMPBA FE presence at this time. That's not to say there can never be just that there isn't at the moment. There are very few NAMBA clubs in our district and the FE racers are quite spread out within the district. Getting together with any frequency is really tough. It would be slick if we could find a place to fit in with the existing clubs and race. Racen is racen right? IMPBA, NAMBA, BUBBA, it's all model boat racing.

The more the merrier?

Dennis, the contacts are on the IMPBA site for the various races I listed. Guess we better get off our dead behinds if we're going to try to get out there and play. Vacation is over brother. LOL

BTW

Joe Wiebelhaus can't be more than 15 minutes from me.

 

[drobie]

Thanks Tony.
This brings me to another line of thinking.

By no stretch do any of us FE nuts think that electric is going to take over the world but I'm sure that some fuel racers are curious about FE.  Some in FE have even suggested that our classes should be adjusted so that a cross over to FE from nitro would be easy for at least a few classes.

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Grimracer is sticking his big toe in the FE waters at our race and is running LSH.

He CD'd two years ago so we're excited to have him come back just to race.

Rock on, hey Mike?