NORTHERN LIGHTS OPEN

[Thomas Hulbert]

Racing was great over the weekend .

Very hot on Saturday and with all the food everone got ice cold water.

Total water packed in by me was 5 24 cases and others soon ran out of what they brung and were chuging down cold ones.... ( water that is ) .

Sunday started out with a little wind and cooler than Friday and Saturday, yet the sun was strong all weekend.

Broke some things yet had fun all the same. Great friends around at the pond what more could you ask for.

 

[Joe Wiebelhaus]

Terry and all the club members:

Great race, beautiful weather, excellent racing..............

Gary, thanks for being a stand up pit guy..

 

[Tim Kish]

What an awesome weekend .

Racing on Fathers day with my Son and Daughter was easily the biggest thrill I have ever had in this hobby .

Lots of new faces , fantastic weather and some very close and exciting racing made this years event the best to date.

A very special thanks to all the great sponsors for their very generous donations , there were a lot of happy faces because of your generosity.

If you missed it this year you need to mark it down for next year because this club is determined to make this one of the best races in IMPBA and they are well on their way. .

Tim k

 

[Terry Keeley]

Thanks to all who attended our event, hope to see you back, we'll be bigger and better next year!

Also a huge thank you to my fellow Northern Lights club members for all their hard work this past weekend, "it all works when we all work together".

Look for a full article in an upcoming IMPBA Roostertail, but for now here's a couple pix I had to share:

Tim Kish douses his 8 year old daughter Jaimie for winning her first trophy in Novice:

Gas to pull the camper 150 miles and back: $200

Speedmaster 20 mono complete: $500

Smile on your daughter's face after winning her first trophy: Priceless!

 

[Randy Rapedius]

What an awesome weekend .

Racing on Fathers day with my Son and Daughter was easily the biggest thrill I have ever had in this hobby .

Lots of new faces , fantastic weather and some very close and exciting racing made this years event the best to date.

A very special thanks to all the great sponsors for their very generous donations , there were a lot of happy faces because of your generosity.

If you missed it this year you need to mark it down for next year because this club is determined to make this one of the best races in IMPBA and they are well on their way. .

Tim k

Watching you and your kids brought back wonderful memories when my daughters were young and racing. Cherish these moments Tim. You have a great family!

Thanks for the awesome job as my pitman through out the weekend.

 

[dave roach]

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[dave roach]

Terry

Any results from the race.

Dave Roach

 

[Terry Keeley]

Terry

Any results from the race.

Dave Roach

Hey Dave:

Will put them in the Roostertail article with some more pix, John says it might be out next week.

Hope you and Brad can make it up sometime, you won't be disappointed!

 

[Tim Kish]

Thanks Randy and yes I am cherishing every second.

Oh and Terry it was only 60 dollars to pull the trailer both ways LOL.

 

[Terry Keeley]

We ended up with 98 boats total, look for an article in the IMPBA Roostertail next week. Here's a couple more pix and the results.

Driver's stand and NLMBC President Randy Rapedius calling the heat:

We had fantastic conditions all weekend:

Our off duty Flight Attendants made an appearance Saturday:

The U55 Lincoln Thrift of Oneida Cup winner Steve Peterson rounds the corner:

(Photo courtesy Kayla Jefferson)

Again, a huge thank you to all our sponsors:

Aquacraft Models (Russ Williams)

Novarossi of America (Glen Quarles)

Insane Boats (Jeff Michaud)

Great Hobbies (Jim Ewing)

Dasboata (Chris Hoffmann)

Hobby Hobby (Tom Bakonyi)

Need for Speed Hobbies (Carmen Blois)

Hallam Marine Hobby (Mike Hallam)

CMB (Stu Barr)

AC Lazer (Dom Mauro)

Octura Models (Tom Prezentka)

Voodoo Props (Greg Kiehle)

Work Authority (Amanda Rapedius)

Reckitt Benckiser (Roxy Rapedius)

Mercury Marine Canada (Tom MacNair)

Rocket City Racing (Brian Watts)

Jaguar Hydros (Bob Ferguson)

Gizmo Motors (Bruce Gizmo)

Virginia Craftsman (Dick Tyndall)

Airtronics

O'Donnell Racing (Jack O'Donnell)

Suicidal Engines (Mike Ross)

Tanks-2-U (Walt Barney)

Props-4-U (Mark Sholund)

Gas R/C Products (Vince Amore)

Blazer Marine (Brian Blazer)

Stephenson's Rental (Paul Arthey)

Thanks again to Mike Hallam and the Thames Valley MBC for the use of their great site.

3rd Annual Northern Lights Open Results:

B Tunnel:

Randall Thomas 1600

Tom Hulbert 400

Andre Lavallee 325

B Mono:

Ron Jefferson 1850

Terry Keeley 1300

Randall Thomas 925

B Hydro:

Ron Jefferson 1150

Geoff Overell 1050

Oliver Douglas 475

D Hydro:

Joe Wiebelhaus 1900

Terry Keeley 1025

Al Long 850

SP 40:

Steve Peterson 1725

Joe Wiebelhaus 1525

Geoff Overell 975

1/8th scale:

Steve Peterson 2000 (perfect score)

Joe Wiebelhaus 925

Mark Owens 900

P Mono:

Ralph VonEppinghoven 1200

Chris Krawczyk 1125

Jay Moffatt 900

Limited Spec. Offshore:

Chris Krawczyk 1725

John Einstein 1219

Pete Steinke 1102

P O/B:

Pete Forcier 1600

Daniel Adam 1200

John Einstein 575

Limited Spec. hydro:

Pete Forcier 1577

Brian Dyer 1569

Ralph VonEppinghoven 800

Open Electric Cat:

Chris Krawczyk 1600

John Einstein 1350

Pete Steinke 900

Electric Scale:

Pete Steinke 2000

John Einstein 1500

Jay Moffatt 0

Novice:

Michelle Thomas 1225

Jaime Kish 750

Dylan Kish 325

Gas Mono:

Randy Rapedius 1900

Rudy Pechmann 1275

Paul Hendrickson 800

Gas Cat:

Andre Lavallee 1550

Randy Rapedius 1525

Harvey Hill 850

Gas Sport Hydro:

Andre Lavallee 1525

Mike Mentor 1125

Tom Hulbert 1075

Gas Thunderboat:

Mike Mentor 1475

Don Luckhurst 1400

Fred Bauersfeld 775

Open Mono:

ChrisKrawczyk 1700 (electric)

Randy Rapedius 1125 (gas)

Jay Moffatt 1125 (Electric)

Open Hydro:

Randy Rapedius 1550 (gas)

Tom Hulbert 900 (gas)

Gary Murcott 700 (gas)

Concours d'Elegance (1/8th Ecale/Electric scale/Thunderboat)

Joe Wiebelhaus U2 "Miss US"

Oneida Cup (High point for two boats)

Steve Peterson 3750

Hope to see you next year!

 

[Terry Keeley]

More pictures on pg. 21 of the IMPBA Roostertail:

http://www.impba.net/attachments/152_Jun%202011%20EE.pdf

 

[Tim Kish]

Great article Terry.

You ,made Jaimes day when I told her she was in the Roostertail and you made my day when she told me she is now a big time racer just like her Dad.

Thanks for all your hard work Terry .

Tim K

 

[Terry Keeley]

Great article Terry.

You ,made Jaimes day when I told her she was in the Roostertail and you made my day when she told me she is now a big time racer just like her Dad.

Thanks for all your hard work Terry .

Tim K

You have two very well behaved kids there Tim, the future of our sport!

Seeing the look on her face makes it all worth it...

 

[Tuan Do]

hey i placed 3rd in open hydro

 

[Terry Keeley]

hey i placed 3rd in open hydro

Hey Tuan:

Sorry, we made a mistake with our new scoring s/w and you were actually 4th with 475.

Looks like you're just gonna have to come back and get doused for your "real first trophy" next year!

On second thought I'm not sure if this is a dousing or a baptismal by brother Tom! :lol: