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Proposal 1 (P-Ltd and Power Parameter clean up):
49 For
4 Against
Proposal 2 (OPC cleanup):
50 For
3 Against
Ken and I discussed this and these changes are allowed at the 2011 NAMBA FE Nat's. Basically, there are 2 minor changes to what Ken has previously posted about the Nat's:
1) the "new" 1800 Kv motors (SV 27-R and Stiletto) are legal P-Ltd motors (Hydro, Offshore, OPC, LSH). Crackerbox is running per the Word document Ken has previously posted.
2) Q voltages can run in S/T classes (now technically "T").
A large number of FE racers were involved in the crafting of these proposals and I'm glad to know that it overwhelmingly passed. For all those involved, thank you!
I did not want drama. I did not want anything that would even remotely fracture our group. I wanted something that (most) all could buy in to.
At first, the numbers seem like a low turnout, especially knowing that about 20% of those votes were from non FE members and NAMBA has close to 1500 members. However, the proposal was really about NAMBA FE with really no scale component, so it's easily understood that the NW FE Scale guys may not have had any bulk interest in this proposal. Nitro/Gas guys...obviously not. Also, there was no real battle going on to spur taking sides and/or politicking. For those that were not around back in '07 when we went through the LiPo proposal, consider yourself fortunate.
Lastly, we really need to make a concerted effort to fight the urge to change rules. Obviously, there are instances where it's necessary, but it better be well thought out, have national understanding/suport (rather than district/regional support) and pull % support numbers similar to what are listed above, or it will have a problem getting my support. FE has a not-so-good reputation for asking for change after change after change, and we need to break that cycle...or at the very least diminish it greatly. Explore every avenue to work within the book we've got rather than thinking a change is needed.
Happy boating, guys, and thank you for your support.
49 For
4 Against
Proposal 2 (OPC cleanup):
50 For
3 Against
Ken and I discussed this and these changes are allowed at the 2011 NAMBA FE Nat's. Basically, there are 2 minor changes to what Ken has previously posted about the Nat's:
1) the "new" 1800 Kv motors (SV 27-R and Stiletto) are legal P-Ltd motors (Hydro, Offshore, OPC, LSH). Crackerbox is running per the Word document Ken has previously posted.
2) Q voltages can run in S/T classes (now technically "T").
A large number of FE racers were involved in the crafting of these proposals and I'm glad to know that it overwhelmingly passed. For all those involved, thank you!
I did not want drama. I did not want anything that would even remotely fracture our group. I wanted something that (most) all could buy in to.
At first, the numbers seem like a low turnout, especially knowing that about 20% of those votes were from non FE members and NAMBA has close to 1500 members. However, the proposal was really about NAMBA FE with really no scale component, so it's easily understood that the NW FE Scale guys may not have had any bulk interest in this proposal. Nitro/Gas guys...obviously not. Also, there was no real battle going on to spur taking sides and/or politicking. For those that were not around back in '07 when we went through the LiPo proposal, consider yourself fortunate.
Lastly, we really need to make a concerted effort to fight the urge to change rules. Obviously, there are instances where it's necessary, but it better be well thought out, have national understanding/suport (rather than district/regional support) and pull % support numbers similar to what are listed above, or it will have a problem getting my support. FE has a not-so-good reputation for asking for change after change after change, and we need to break that cycle...or at the very least diminish it greatly. Explore every avenue to work within the book we've got rather than thinking a change is needed.
Happy boating, guys, and thank you for your support.
We've been teching the FE boats at the NAMBA SAWs for several years using a VOM (measuring at the ESC) to verify the class the boat fits into. One of the good things about the rules is that specific voltage ranges are included. No ad hoc values, now it's official.
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