View Full Version : IMPBA FE Racing in the late 60s - early 80s.
Doug Smock
05-30-2014, 11:47 PM
From the Rulebook at the time.
4. Electric powered classes
Electrically powered boats are classed by the total weight of the boat in running condition including all power sources.
Class J - 0# thru 10# 0 oz.
Class K - 10#1 oz. thru 20# 0 oz.
Class L - 20#1 oz. thru 30# 0 oz.
Class M - 30# 1 oz. thru 50# 0 oz.
Can you imagine launching a "M" class boat?
What do you think the top speeds were?
egneg
06-01-2014, 08:22 AM
Did they use car batteries?
Doug Smock
06-01-2014, 01:48 PM
I assume they were using lead acid batteries. Information from that era is hard to find.
I'm still digging.
Doug Smock
06-03-2014, 05:33 PM
Well I just got off the phone with a gentleman whose boats were outfitted with WWII surplus wet cell NiCds and machine gun feeder motors. The motors were 24v and just under 1hp.
Back then there were only 6 citizen ban channels so they raced one at a time and recorded lap times.
Cool stuff!
sjslhill
07-08-2014, 10:23 PM
Ed Hughey and Gary Prussey (spelling) messed with electric at the very beginning at the IMPBA
Doug Smock
07-08-2014, 11:37 PM
Ed Hughey and Gary Prussey (spelling) messed with electric at the very beginning at the IMPBA
Yes sir. I spoke with both of them. Waiting on a little history from Ed.
Gary was the one that told me about the surplus WWII equipment.
sjslhill
07-14-2014, 10:33 AM
Both Ed and Gary are amazing, I saw both of them set many records at Yorkville, Flint and Huntsville. Gary with Nitro and Ed with electric.
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