40th Annual NAMBA Gas Nats will offer 2 FE Classes

[D. Newland]

I had a response about the 2012 Nat's discussion, but I want to hold off on discussing until Ken get's his event completed. We need to have our focus on the 2011 Waveblaster event and I feel I've been enough of a distraction the past few days.

Ken and the rest of the Waveblasters-Great job so far on your event and I know you guys are going to put on one hell of a show!

[Darin Jordan]

was just reading over the rule book and all the motor choices are brushed motors... are there any other brushless motor choices other then the ones i already listed.

A lot of questions to answer, but let me see if I can summarize...

The P-Limited Hydro class is going to be powered with the new P-Limited ruleset, which is NOT currently in the rulebook. It will be later this spring, if the rules pass that are out for vote.

Motors you can run are:

AQ UL1, SV27, or SV27R
PB BJ26, Stiletto
Himax 3630-1500 (same as BJ26)

Any ESC.

A UL1 would be legal, and a well driven, well setup boat, would be competitive. However, the FE30s are FAST and stable, while the UL1 is a little more flighter and harder to get setup right. Lots of hull options out there, but most require converting a .21 Nitro boat or building something yourself. Currently, the Insane FE30 and the Whiplash are the two top boats in this class, generally speaking, based on the results from bigger races over the past year.

For P-Mono, you are going to want something at least 30" long. A smaller boat will be fast enough with the right power, but you have to deal with 5 other boats and race water. With all that power, you'll need something that can handle. Again, the Insane Mono (I think it's 34"??) is a good choice, as is the Delta Force 33. I think your Titan is also 33", so it would be a good choice as well.

Chances are, most of the P-Monos showing up will be the Insane boats, with a Delta Force 33 thrown in here and there, and I'm pretty sure all of them will be powered by a Neu 1521 or 1527 with 4S2P and big ESCs... Just the nature of that game.

Hope this helps some.

[TheShaughnessy]

Chances are, most of the P-Monos showing up will be the Insane boats, with a Delta Force 33 thrown in here and there, and I'm pretty sure all of them will be powered by a Neu 1521 or 1527 with 4S2P and big ESCs... Just the nature of that game.

This is what i figured so i thought it would be a little easier, financially speaking to get in to p limited hydro.

Pretty sure the Insane mono is 34, the titan is 33, but i don't have one i just like the way they look.

For p mono i would need a hull, motor esc, and hardware maybe batteries because im not sure what i have, even at 4s2p would like the amp draw of a Neu.

For p limited all i would need is a hull, hardware and maybe a prop as i have a ul1 or a proboat 1500 i can put in it with a 120 amp speedo that seems to do fine with either motor well past the 2 min mark.

I cant remember what Tony said the price was on the FE30 but with hardware i think it is close to a ul1 rtr, but doesn't need as much work.



Yes this does help.

Do the drivers use spotters? Was talking to a guy last night that used to run a nitro shovel nose hydro and he was talking to me about having a spotter to watch for downed boats and anything else you may want to know about out there. Does your pitman (provided you have one) do this?

I was more focused on the boats then the drivers at the oval races i went to.

Also he mentioned something about the prop having to be enclosed in a box while on the stand. Am i gonna need to build a stand that extends past the prop for safety?

I know it takes time to answer these so if there is somewhere i can read about all this feel free to direct me there. Just trying to make sure all my ducks are in a row so i don't look like too much of an ass for my first race.


Found a 1/12 fourmula hull for 100. it is 26 inches with a 14 inch beam. also finding a lot of 24 inch hydros. Are those gonna get flip happy during a race?