OtisHelmke
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- Mar 30, 2015
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Evening all,
I've found that my enthusiasm for boat racing is really taking hold and to that end have got enough tunnel hulls ready to run to race in four different IMPBA classes, two in B and two in D. Plus I have a couple of back up boats if I start tearing things up. I'd like to try a different class boat but building time is full right now. To that end I've been looking around at the offerings mostly from Tower for .18-21 size RTR nitro boats. My goal with all racing this season will be to run as many laps as possible in traffic and finish as many heats as possible. Not worried about winning but I'd like to maintain a decent pace. It needs to be able to run legally in an IMPBA class. Would a Miss Vegas Deuce or something else from Tower be able to do this? I just want a boat that I can un box, put a reciever in it and set up throws. Put it in water, break in and start trimming. I don't mind re-propping but don't want to have to replace a crappy engine with a new one. A hydro or some other style would be fine but I have enough tunnels. If I enjoy it and don't stink up the place I will build something better in the off season. If the crackerbox rules work out I'll also build a Zipp Kits ABox and race it next year. Any insight is appreciated. If there is one thing I've learned it's that no matter what I see in a catalogue I really won't know what I'm getting until I see it. After wasting a couple hundred $ on a boat that was smaller than I thought and doesn't run right I'm trying to be more careful next time. Thanks.
Rick H.
I've found that my enthusiasm for boat racing is really taking hold and to that end have got enough tunnel hulls ready to run to race in four different IMPBA classes, two in B and two in D. Plus I have a couple of back up boats if I start tearing things up. I'd like to try a different class boat but building time is full right now. To that end I've been looking around at the offerings mostly from Tower for .18-21 size RTR nitro boats. My goal with all racing this season will be to run as many laps as possible in traffic and finish as many heats as possible. Not worried about winning but I'd like to maintain a decent pace. It needs to be able to run legally in an IMPBA class. Would a Miss Vegas Deuce or something else from Tower be able to do this? I just want a boat that I can un box, put a reciever in it and set up throws. Put it in water, break in and start trimming. I don't mind re-propping but don't want to have to replace a crappy engine with a new one. A hydro or some other style would be fine but I have enough tunnels. If I enjoy it and don't stink up the place I will build something better in the off season. If the crackerbox rules work out I'll also build a Zipp Kits ABox and race it next year. Any insight is appreciated. If there is one thing I've learned it's that no matter what I see in a catalogue I really won't know what I'm getting until I see it. After wasting a couple hundred $ on a boat that was smaller than I thought and doesn't run right I'm trying to be more careful next time. Thanks.
Rick H.
