Anyone know what happened to Paul Pachmayer?

[T.S.Davis]

haha Paul bursting into our room (Dennis Whitt and I) at about 1:00 am and accusing us of spooning. He could not believe we were trying to sleep when we should be working on boats. We could still here his dremel running only a few minutes before that.

Same race he also promised to cut my USA cat in half if I turned in on him again at the offshore pin. He should have sunk it and put me out of my missery with that boat.

[T.S.Davis]

Somewhere there's pictures of Alan and Howard hanging around the port potties at the 2010 nationals.

[properchopper]

Somewhere there's pictures of Alan and Howard hanging around the port potties at the 2010 nationals.

Not as bad as it sounds - rumor has it that they were about to call in a pizza order and were told the porta-potties were newly designed all-weather phone booths

[Paul Pachmayer]

Hey Guys,

Damn, it's good to hear from all you guys. Pretty funny way backs guys, I remember them all. You guys remember that Q twin screw cat I built for Ohio? I still have one of those hulls (BK Bandit M) to build one of these days. As a matter of fact I still have video of those races, I'll try and dig them up and post them.

Paul.

[jevmax]

Do you still have that Blue Blaster Paul? Ahhhhh yes, the "good old days" of FE racing. Truly was a lot of fun :)

[sjslhill]

Glad I checked in.....good to hear from Paul.

[T.S.Davis]

...... remember that Q twin screw cat I built for Ohio?

Totally! Don't remember how it placed but I remember not being able to take my eyes off it when it was on the water. It kinda would drift out of the turns if you stayed on the throttle. SO cool! ..ahhhhhh twin Nemisis 8xl's on gear drives if I remember correctly. I remember stupid stuff. I liked yours so much I bought a carbon baby BK cat. Drifted like crazy too.

That race was the first time I ever saw an SV27 too. Cirves had one. Pete was running all those A123's in scale that he was charging at 12 amps. Psychopath.

I got a note from Newland about something else. He mentioned this one. Don't think he'll care if I share. At the 05 nats Paul had won Crackerbox. Followed by Ed Hughey's grandsons. Somewhere there's a picture of Paul towering over these two little boys. It's the funniest damned picture. Wish I could find it.

[D. Newland]

The Crackerbox podium and the infamous Ohio Boatcamp bonfire make my top 5 funniest FE moments. But, let's face it. The bonfire wouldn't have been as special if it wasn't for Jacques! How long did we talk about warm up and cool down laps? I think 3 1/2 hours. Paul-the look on your face when you decided to retire to bed is still fresh in my mind. Laughing right now about it.

Actually, that Ohio boatcamp race probably had more influence on FE's future than any other race. Getting to longer racing on a bigger course for starters. Figuring out battery chemestry. Even the twin cat as it relates to twin motor setups. That thing was sick.

[T.S.Davis]

I think I said "I'm not doing a burn lap EVER". hahaha

Dave, is that the race where Boyle told us we should just rewrite the whole damned rule book over a plate of lasagna and one or two adult beverages?

I know this started as a where's Waldo...er...Paul thread but honestly I've really enjoyed the flashbacks. Reminds me just how much fun I've had racing with many of you over the years. Even some of the arguements in hind sight are funny. There were a bunch of boat camps over the years too. There were at least 4 camps in Dearborn. Some of those I can even remember. I've trailered to 4 races, motor homed twice, and stayed in cabins 3 times. Had fun every time. Hotels are fun too but staying on site is special.

There's so much more to racing than just what happens on the pins. Well, my version at least. That may be why I rarely win. Too busy having fun. haha Thanks for the fun fellas. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

[properchopper]

Speaking of bonfire hi-jinks (sorry to go off track here) but another precious picture from the '08 Nat's in Sacto, where Mr. Newland performs the ritual lipo sacrifice (by driving a ten-penny nail in it) accompanied by the partially pictured Mr. Oxidean who chanted the lyrics of "Smoke On The Water" to the Race Gods while the rest of us, bathed in the warm glow of the lipo fire peed in our pants.

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[D. Newland]

Ahh, my younger days. Don't try that at home, folks. That smoke that is 22 inches from my face will get you. Wil's staring at that pack like he does the hotties on his jet boat.

[Steven Vaccaro]

Paul, The boys and I were talking about boats and all the mellow yellow cats came up in conversation. thought I would email you to see what was going on and the @fastelectric email and it was bounced back.

[T.S.Davis]

Screw it. We're all over the place here.

Kelly Brooks cut a bloated overcharged FlightPower pack clean in half with a hatchet in our fire pit. It didn't even ignite. It was a perfect cut like a piece of cheese. So we switched to drywall screws. Wish we had known then how awful that smoke is for......well everything really.

There's another guy that doesn't play boats anymore. We still talk on myface. haha Facebook.

[D. Newland]

Oh-Terry-yes I think that was the race that Pete said that. He was neck deep in a Sport Hydro committee or something like that. His grey started to come in heavy, so he got out. Or it disbanded.

That Lipo exercise was somewhat for fun, but it was also an educational experience as many at that race had not seen how volatile a LiPo can be. It was Naylor's 5S pack that was involved in a collision. Swollen all to hell and still 90% charged. It was an eye-opener for sure, and I know those that saw it left with a greater appreciation for our power source. Like, don't store them charged in your home or on the workbench!

Quickly thereafter, I got educated myself about how dangerous it can be.

I talked with Kelly this week. He just may CD the WW VIII race on Friday as I don't have Lenny until the weekend.

[T.S.Davis]

GOOD! Set the cleats and real that guy back in. I miss his antiks. It's his fault I forgot to add cola to my adult beverage at one of those cup races. He kept saying "you must have spilled your drink again. Here, let me get you another" I soldered NiMh cells with a hammerhead in the dark on a picknic table that night. Kelly set a record with them the next morning.

I could pack up my big Whip and send it down there to make him drive? That should do it.