Thanksgiving weekend records trial hosted by Huntsville Model Boating Association

[bzubee]

Huntsville Model Boating Association HMBA will be hosting a record trials right after Thanksgiving IMPBA sanctioned November 29-30 Friday & Saturday and then NAMBA sanctioned December 1-2 Sunday & Monday
South Lake Brahan Springs Park,
All Nitro, Gas, and Electric

 

[SayMikey]

December 1-2 is Sunday Monday

 

[Paul Traufler]

Yup we have 2 days for IMPBA and 2 days for NAMBA...

 

[David Bryant]

sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[RaceMechaniX]

If you were not there you guys missed a hell of a records weekend. It was chilly! The temps were below freezing in the morning and air density was as low as -1300' on Saturday morning. That made for some nice conditions to burn some nitro or gas and not so much fun trying to keep lipos toasty and tape sticking for the electric boats. Never the less some of the fastest times in IMPBA and NAMBA were set this weekend in all categories. These are all unofficial in till the records committees review and approve the runs. Let's see if I can remember half of the runs and records.

Chris Grim ran a sub 13 second 1/4 mile in IMPBA with a 12.86sec run I believe.


David Hall managed to break the 2 cell tunnel record in NAMBA with a 63mph run and eventually a 67mph 2-way average run.

Here is the back up pass from a 65mph run.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Mark Grim made some test passes with a 20 hydro.



I managed to set a new S-Hydro record in IMPBA practically matching the record in NAMBA



I also topped 150mph in a later run to bump the official speed close to 149.5mph.

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Adam Grim broke the NAMBA SAW and 2-lap records with his twin gas rigger. Sorry the video is rotated and I was not there for the record runs but I believe the speed was 93mph for the SAW and 17.8s for the 2-lap.



Wally Duarte also broke an IMPBA record, but I cannot recall which one and did not get a chance to record any of his passes.

 

[longballlumber]

Wow! Awesome stuff! Good work everyone!

 

[DON MAHER]

Congratulations to all of the winners and the Huntsville crew for their outstanding performances!

 

[Buckshot]

Incredible, ya'll fast AF.

 

[Wally Duarte]

Adam Grim broke the NAMBA SAW and 2-lap records with his twin gas rigger. Sorry the video is rotated and I was not there for the record runs but I believe the speed was 93mph for the SAW and 17.8s for the 2-lap.



Wally Duarte also broke an IMPBA record, but I cannot recall which one and did not get a chance to record any of his passes.

Thanks for the footage Tyler , Congrats to you as well ! The record I had set was : 1/3mile 2Lap LSG36 cat

 

[DavidSpitzer]

Thanks for the videos Tyler! Congratulations to all!

 

[Dave Gilles]

those 1/4 mile run times are bananas. That's like 2 seconds faster than the last record.

 

[Terry Keeley]

Congratulations all, especially for your new S record, that's getting close to the JAG's team isn't it?

As my old buddy Joe Ingrao used to say "it ain't as easy as it looks"!

 

[RaceMechaniX]

Thanks TK, however Joerg is over 200mph now, but can only do so at an Olympic rowing type facility. I will have to design a new rigger to come close and run at a similar facility or open lake with a GPS.

 

[Mark Bullard]

Yes Terry, he used the whole lake on that run. Tyler may need to make some water brakes for the boats.

 

[TJ Hammons]

Congrats on the new records set! Way to go guys!

-T

 

[Terry Keeley]

Yes Terry, he used the whole lake on that run. Tyler may need to make some water brakes for the boats.

Or air brakes? Didn't Chris Harris try that years ago?

 

[shoboat]

Chris did have really cool air brakes on his electric boat.
That is one of the nicest engineered boats I have ever seen.