IMPBA D1 - Northern Lights MBC - 2018 "THE CAN-AM" Aug 18 & 19.

[Terry Keeley]

Fifty Point Conservation Area, Stoney Creek, Ontario - Aug 18 & 19th.

Includes a beach on Lake Ontario, stocked fishing and restaurant all within 1/2 hr. of downtown Toronto and Niagara Falls.

http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/fifty-point-conservation-area

Classes for Nitro, Gas and Electric.

NEW for 2018 - Shoot Out Format.

Open water Friday noon 'til 5pm. Driver's meeting Saturday 8:30 am.

Trophies top 3 per class, huge raffle, 50-50 draws.

"Oneida Cup" awarded to high point any two boats.

1/8th Scale & Thunderboat Concours d'Elegance trophies.

Can-Am trophy awarded to high score Team Canada or Team USA.

Noise sensitive site - IMPBA 92dB enforced.

RV and tent camping, call 905-643-2103 or book on line at: https://hamilton.goingtocamp.com/home

No park fee if camping.

Flyer:https://nebula.wsimg.com/870ab83915436f3305d5d32711480669?AccessKeyId=ACA7381D2BFC72351748&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

Register: http://www.rcracingevents.com/cgi-bin/browseraces.pl

 

[Stephan Peterson]

Guys this is a awesome race ! Very well run and they do make the calls. If you get a chance to make it you wont be disappointed.

 

[Randy Rapedius]

Guys this is a awesome race ! Very well run and they do make the calls. If you get a chance to make it you wont be disappointed.

Thanks Steve. We do our best to keep things FUN & FAIR! [emoji4]

 

[Terry Keeley]

Here is hotel and camping info:

All are within 5-15 minutes from the pond.

Super 8 – (Recommended) Grimsby - http://www.super8grimsby.com/

Comfort Inn – (Recommended) Hamilton (Centennial Parkway)

https://www.choicehotels.com/ontario/hamilton/comfort-inn-hotels/cn268

Quality Hotel – (Recommended) Hamilton (Centennial Parkway) -

https://www.choicehotels.com/ontario/hamilton/quality-inn-hotels/cna40

Lake Trail Motel (Inexpensive) 423 North Service Rd. Stoney Creek, ON. ?(905) 662-1599

Casablanca Winery Inn (Expensive) – Grimsby - http://www.casablancawineryinn.com/

Ramada Beacon Harbourside (Expensive) – Jordan - http://www.ramadabeacon.com/

Fruitland Motel (Inexpensive) 687 8 Hwy, Stoney Creek, ON. ?(905) 643-2931

Innsville Motel (Inexpensive) 1143 Highway 8, Stoney Creek, ON. ?(905) 643-1244

Stoney Creek Motel (Inexpensive) - http://www.stoneycreekmotel.ca/

Camping:

FIFTY POINT CONSERVATION AREA
Address: 1479 Baseline Road, Winona, ON, L8E 5G4
Phone: 905-525-2187

https://hamilton.goingtocamp.com/home

 

[Terry Keeley]

Thanks to Tom at Hobby Hobby in Mississauga we have our first raffle prize for the 2018 Can-Am. A Special Edition Green Traxxas Spartan DV!

 

[Terry Keeley]

Park entrance fees have increased this year to C$15 per vehicle per day including one occupant and C$5 for each additional occupant.

They have offered us a discount through a token system, a straight C$15 per vehicle per day, no charge for extra occupants.

Tokens are C$15 each and are good for one vehicle per day, you will get them when you first arrive at the park.

To purchase please PayPal as a gift in Canadian funds (or EMT in Canada) your order to me at: [email protected]

Deadline is August 1st.

Of course if you are camping there are no additional park fees.

 

[Matt Smith]

Hey Terry, I asked a question on your post above on Facebook that Randy answered for me. This seems like a great deal if you have a few people in the car.

Looking forward to this one! Hopefully we can get some of those D2 scale drivers to come on over!

 

[Terry Keeley]

Scale seems to be having a resurgence in D1, we had five boats last year.

If we have two heats this year we can run a consolation and final as per H4 of the Rule Book.

 

[Terry Keeley]

The restaurant is under new management, it's now called "Limani" and has a Greek flair. Food looks really good. We haven't talked about discount coupons yet but I'm sure they'll do something for us.

 

[Terry Keeley]

Good news. The new restaurant owners have given us $10 off coupons like before, hopefully we can get a group together for dinner on Saturday night!

 

[Randy Rapedius]

Another hotel option has come available. Brand new SANDMAN Hotel just opened across from the Quality in. Rooms start at $110 Cdn.

 

[Terry Keeley]

Over 100 boats and still eight weeks away, gonna be a great event this year!

 

[Randy Rapedius]

We are around the 150 boat mark already. 18 Thunderboats registered. Could use more Nitro entries to round out the classes. 5 boats to make a class. Come on D2 guys ... where are you?!?! [emoji4]

 

[Terry Keeley]

We have some very generous sponsors donating to make our raffle a huge success. If you get a chance please keep these fine folks in mind:

Hobby Hobby http://hobbyhobby.com/


Model Gas Boats/Warpath Rigger http://www.modelgasboats.com/ Class Sponsor: LSG 27 Cat
LSG 27 Rigger
LSG Crackerbox
LSG Thunderboat

Randy Rap Titanium Turn Fins [email protected] Class Sponsor: LSG 27 Sport Hydro

Hamilton Conservation Authority http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/

Lawless Drives http://www.lawlessdrives.com/

JTS Engines [email protected]

Sly Cat Racing http://slycatracing.com/

Action Scaffold Services http://www.actionscaffoldservices.com/

Crapshooter Boats/CMB Engines [email protected]

Bam Racing Products http://www.bamracingproducts.com

Double Ace Racing [email protected]

Prop Works West http://www.thepropworkswest.com/

Assault Racing Designs http://www.assaultracingdesigns.com

O'Donnell Racing https://odonnellglowplugs.com/

Hot Rod Hobbies http://www.hotrodhobbies.ca/

Voo Doo Model Boat club http://www.voodoorcboatclub.com/ Class Sponsor: LSG 27 Mono

John Steltzer SS Custom Fuel Tanks [email protected] Class Sponsor: Open Rigger

Novarossi Marine USA https://www.novarossi.us/

Hurricane Riggers [email protected]

Lanaudiere MBC

Eagletree Systems http://www.eagletreesystems.com/

Zippkits http://www.zippkits.com/

Tanks 2U (Walt Barney) [email protected]

Great Hobbies http://www.greathobbies.com/

Skycraft Hobbies http://www.skycrafthobbies.com/ Class Sponsor: Open Mono

John Beardslee Class Sponsor: D Hydro

ZZ Racing Class Sponsor: LSG 36 Cat

Prop Works - http://www.thepropworksusa.com/index.html

Speedmaster Model Products http://www.rossisales.com/index.html

Suicidal Engines (Mike Ross) [email protected]

Insane Boats http://www.insaneboats.com/

Virginia Craftsman (Dick Tyndall) [email protected]

Mid-Michigan Electrics Unlimited (MMEU Racing) Class Sponsor: P Sport Hydro

 

[Terry Keeley]

Don't forget the deadline to order tokens is Aug 1st!

 

[Terry Keeley]

Two weeks to go and 173 boats entered so far, shaping up to be a record turnout!

If you're sitting on the fence for this one come on in, the water's great!

 

[Terry Keeley]

Just got word the IMPBA has released a technical document concerning motors for FE 1/8th Scale.

As the Can-Am is an IMPBA sanctioned event we must adhere to the IMPBA Rule Book so this technical document must be followed at our race:

https://nebula.wsimg.com/f7b28fb053dfc3441af4634768aea1c8?AccessKeyId=ACA7381D2BFC72351748&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

 

[Terry Keeley]

After the usual last minute shuffling we're sitting at 160 boats, a great turnout for this year's Can-Am.

If you are thinking about coming jump in, we guarantee a good time!

We can take your entry at rcracingevents.com or pond side up until 5pm on Friday...

 

[Terry Keeley]

Very proud of our Northern Lights MBC members, family and friends that worked tirelessly to run a first class event for our guests.

A special thank you to our scorekeepers Claire and Robin (who I forgot to mention at the trophy presentation). They worked non stop all weekend to keep track of the scores, create the heats for our shootout format, manage Can-Am & Oneida Cup scoring and post all the results as soon as each round was finished. We could not have run this format without them.

More to follow, I'm going to bed!

 

[Stephan Peterson]

Thanks for a great weekend guys. One of the best run races I have attendant in a lot of years.