Herb Stewart Race

[Jeffmaturo]

Any word whether this race will take place this year? It was actually my first race, it was well run and had excellent attendance.

 

[vision craft boats]

Awesome race. I think this race needs to move dates from when it previously ran. To many BIG races going on around it. April or May sounds good.

 

[Robert Pickard]

Febuary would be good also only race that month is Miami and thats mainly gas

 

[HTV Boats]

Early Oct this year has no conflicts with any district events. Week before the fall nats would be nice and not that many tunnels going to Charleston. Tune up for them anyway. Maybe we need to cut back to a one day race and build from there. Open water on Sat and heats on Sunday. Tunnel heads support with some interest before we have no races.

Mic

 

[Robert Pickard]

Will this be racing only not the forum of Herb Stewart original race i hope ? then from year after have it in Febuary great time no nitros go to Miami also Brandon always has a race in Oct. which makes it hard to do two long distances races

 

[Andy Greene]

Any word whether this race will take place this year? It was actually my first race, it was well run and had excellent attendance.

its a shame its kinda gotten shuffled out so to speak in terms of discussion to revive it here on the Forum . I try not to post here much anymore, but it was nice to see this topic come up,

Its over due That race was a ton of fun- Tri-Oval / LeMans starts- yeah buddy

I for one would love to see a collective effort to put on another event, but as mentioned the schedule makes it tough.

As Mic said, maybe trim it back to a One Day for now and let it get its legs back. Even if it was a couple get together type one days to get the ball rolling,

I'd be in ............

 

[Jeffmaturo]

It seems there is some interest still, so how do we proceed?

 

[Matt Minassian]

John Otto is out of town in NY at the IMPBA nitro race, but I mentioned to him this thread tonight when I talked to him. He said he will chime in when he returns. Brandon has two races to get approved by the county, this, and the double points race and John is working on both. I may even throw a boat in the water if this race comes back.

 

[Robert Pickard]

Matt it will be hard on people from out of town to make both races if there both in Oct. since the points race is a three day race, we would have to pick one or the other, i suggested Febuary since no tunnels go to Miami be a great month since it is cool and tunnel heads would like travel

 

[Jeffmaturo]

John Otto is out of town in NY at the IMPBA nitro race, but I mentioned to him this thread tonight when I talked to him. He said he will chime in when he returns. Brandon has two races to get approved by the county, this, and the double points race and John is working on both. I may even throw a boat in the water if this race comes back.

It would be good to see you running again........last time I saw you with a boat was in Georgia!

 

[Matt Minassian]

John Otto is out of town in NY at the IMPBA nitro race, but I mentioned to him this thread tonight when I talked to him. He said he will chime in when he returns. Brandon has two races to get approved by the county, this, and the double points race and John is working on both. I may even throw a boat in the water if this race comes back.

It would be good to see you running again........last time I saw you with a boat was in Georgia!

I haven't touch a boat since Georgia either. Sold a few, still have a few. Started my own company and it consumes my life 7 days a week. But this race, and the people that show up, are a stress free environment and I would probably race this race.

 

[HTV Boats]

Robert- Everyone wants to move races for their own reasons. The history of this event, was to have a fall tunnel race to compliment and offset the World Champs at Charleston which is a spring race. This district has one two day basically every month other than summer so fitting a race in is always hard. In the spring you now have the normal two days starting with the Winternats, plus we have added a major nitro race so it would be very hard to fit another race in.

This race is also to showcase tunnels in Brandon which has been the center for southeast tunnels. Most of the out of towners have come from Georgia and Jacksonville. As a one day race for mostly local tunnel racers it doesn't interfere with two day district races.

Mic

We have 6 of us in the Ft Myers area ready to rumble.

 

[Robert Pickard]

I realize that Mic what is hard is there is always two races in Brandon in October which makes it hard on alot of people, there is no way anyone from down here can make two trips up there in one month thats all i was saying

 

[Andy Greene]

As stated . the schedule allows what it allows- now its time for you to pick and choose-

One of the largest pita running this race for its first 2 years imho - was trying to satisfy all - wont and cant happen .

So it adds a Brandon date late in the schedule, it also gives the tunnel guys that choose not to do the Fall Nats an option, or a warm up. - there is also a Tpa date the month after .

The beginning of the year is normally not so swell. due to the wind we deal with every year for the first 2-3 months of the year , hence the reason for a fall date and not the open July date due to heat....

Cry and moan , piss in the wind - cuss my mom - BUT It wont change anything, rest assured after 2 years of running this race and one spent watching it fail, there is ZERO - EASY solution that fits all- PERIOD.

Pick a date and get the ball rolling - sooner rather than later IF you want a draw for racers and move on......................

 

[Robert Pickard]

No comment Andy you havent changed

 

[Andy Greene]

No comment Andy you havent changed

If that means reality hurts Robert - So be it

YOUR CLUELESS....................

My opinions come from the 2 years of coming up with this idea and running this race, with a handful of contributors to make it happen-

of yeah- and the year planning it before hand to make this race what it WAS , nothing more nothing less.

I wont turn this into a pissing match- been there done that. You guys have fun ya hear .

Im gonna go back to the Rocketry Forum and enjoy having fun doing my thing

Hope it works out for ya .

 

[John Knight]

Andy's comments in post #14 are dead on. No date on the calendar will suit everyone. The powers to be needs to select a date that will work for the majority and the racers will choose to come or not depending on if it works for them. Nothing different with any other race. He worked hard to get the race off the ground and get it going. If you guys want to hold the race then support the efforts to continue with it.

 

[Robert Pickard]

All was said John was Brandon has two races in one month makes it hard to travel that much now if they were spread apart a little be great, and yes what works for the majority. What ever John Otto wants to do he is running it since the race belongs to Brandon club, not one person

 

[Andy Greene]

Andy's comments in post #14 are dead on. No date on the calendar will suit everyone. The powers to be needs to select a date that will work for the majority and the racers will choose to come or not depending on if it works for them. Nothing different with any other race. He worked hard to get the race off the ground and get it going. If you guys want to hold the race then support the efforts to continue with it.

Thank You - I mean that John .

 

[Jeffmaturo]

Update:

I spoke with John Otto, he is checking with the county to get a date locked in.

Jeff