Restrictor Plate racing

[brooks93]

ya the titan was one of those "it should work" moments over beer in the hotel room at 2am to race the boat at 7am.

Wasn't that also the boat that I took in to the offshore pin and cut inside you with maybe a inch between the pin and probably the bottom of the boat leaning on your deck. LOL if they were not touching it was damn close to it. mmmm could of been the lizard also.

[RandyatBBY]

OK the point of this thread is for my NAMBA club and any other NAMBA club with the same problems. Back ground: I had a good group of people before I got sick with cancer. They all more or less went there own way during the two years when I was fighting my battle and recovery. (Less Wilmer thank god he is faithful to my ideals) I have found that I am not as strong as before and can not/do not have the energy to run the races and evan harder to find the time to organize them. So I am trying to fit in to the Nitro races venue due to lack of attendance they offered us slots to race electrics only. Most of my focus is on keeping my life and home together. Unfortunately my business is linked to racing in my district. (and I only say this due to the crass and rude comments made at me in trying to this figure out) I love racing and building things. I do have a group of about ten or eleven people that have different boats. Due to the individuality and the economy I am trying to pull them together with what they have. I sell the motors and I hear what the customers say about the added $20.00 for the motors and when things go wrong on top of it. Earlier in the thread I generalized to save time writing, (to get work done) sorry this takes me a lot of time for me. I was really thinking about how to make it fair speed wise so they all can run what they have.

[raptor347]

I could care less what or when you run. I still gets mine that is, unless of course you're trying and have my records thrown out : )

55 mph was a response to Randy back in post #23. I know your boats have gone faster than 55 mph, they're in the car when you drive to the lake.

I don't need to try to have your records thrown out. You do a pretty good job of that all by yourself. Examples: Bragging about getting paid by your sponsors for each record you break (makes you a professional racer and not allowed in IMPBA). Improperly filled out or incomplete record forms. Record applications for classes that don't exist. You do good work, need I go on?

I'd like to see ANY of the three folks you're referring to hand me their top equipment even the prop their running..

I don't know if I'm one of the top three, but I've given you props in the past. Then you set records with them.

Chill Randy, I'm just responding to Wilmer's comments. I didn't start airing out the dirty laundry.

[RandyatBBY]

Keep on track guys do not beat on any one. I do not have the time or interest to reply or read Bu#s##t.

[brooks93]

OK the point of this thread is for my NAMBA club and any other NAMBA club with the same problems. Back ground: I had a good group of people before I got sick with cancer. They all more or less went there own way during the two years when I was fighting my battle and recovery. (Less Wilmer thank god he is faithful to my ideals) I have found that I am not as strong as before and can not/do not have the energy to run the races and evan harder to find the time to organize them. So I am trying to fit in to the Nitro races venue due to lack of attendance they offered us slots to race electrics only. Most of my focus is on keeping my life and home together. Unfortunately my business is linked to racing in my district. (and I only say this due to the crass and rude comments made at me in trying to this figure out) I love racing and building things. I do have a group of about ten or eleven people that have different boats. Due to the individuality and the economy I am trying to pull them together with what they have. I sell the motors and I hear what the customers say about the added $20.00 for the motors and when things go wrong on top of it. Earlier in the thread I generalized to save time writing, (to get work done) sorry this takes me a lot of time for me. I was really thinking about how to make it fair speed wise so they all can run what they have.

Randy I don't try and sling dirt but I do look out how easy it would be to keep consistent and fair.

Wouldn't you agree that a amp regulator would be easier and more reliable to use then a gps?

you set the amps and you set the total amps used. If you go over either you get shut down vs. running the whole race to open your hatch and see you hit 55.1 on a gps and get dq'd when your not allowed to go over 55? gps has a fudge factor +-1 to 2 mph or more depending on the conditions that day.

with a amp regulator everyone is under the same power spec and has to work with the same amount of total power used.

Just and idea not a bashing

[RandyatBBY]

Being constructive is good, Ideas are good. The point is for different people with different ability and income to be able to come together and race what they have. With a minimal change of prop and a GPS bring the speeds down to the same as the group. With the guys that have heavy large boats that are over powered we can use GPS and reduce prop and be on the same playing field.

[Doby]

Everybody needs to buy a SV27, take it out of the box, slap on a K45 prop, a cheap set of Turnigy batteries and hit the water. Problem solved with minimal headaches.

[brooks93]

so your basically saying a open class. open to all boats and configurations as long as they don't go faster then a certain preset speed?

I could see that being useful for a club day to get people on the water and going around a course if you don't have enough boats to run any other class's but not as race "CLASS"

[properchopper]

Please take lots of pictures and videos for us. Looking forward to seeing 8 boat heats and 50 tent pit areas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYLZUGLNT68

OK, most of the boats there were loud and smelly, but the two FE classes had 7 entries each. Do you really want to pilot those exquisite wood boats of yours into lap one /turn one with us crummy drivers ?

I still maintain that pre-race tuning/driving clinics and rookie classes would greatly enhance participation. Or is it that us SoCal guys are just race-driving challanged

[properchopper]

Everybody needs to buy a SV27, take it out of the box, slap on a K45 prop, a cheap set of Turnigy batteries and hit the water. Problem solved with minimal headaches.

Yes, Yes ! Plus it presents the opportunity for a first-timer to test the waters (pun intended) with a true minimum initial investment - anyway you cut it, a scratch-built spec mono or sport hydro (besides being a bit of a challange for said first-timer) will cost way more. Also a great way to get the LHS that sells rtr's to get behind this.

[Darin Jordan]

Everybody needs to buy a SV27, take it out of the box, slap on a K45 prop, a cheap set of Turnigy batteries and hit the water. Problem solved with minimal headaches.

As the designer/developer of the Impulse 31, I find that discriminatory...

A single hull, spec'd prop/power class, is really the most cost effective, police-able, and viable way to achieve what is trying to be achieved here. Even then, the cream always rises, performance-wise. Spec-SV27 is proof of that, and I would know... I wrote the rules and our club started the class.

At least you won't feel equipment limited, I guess, if that's what the deal is here, and you won't have to spend a bunch.

As soon as you leave ANYTHING "open", or "allowed", in rules speak, the mixture fails and you are back to square one.

[brooks93]

Yes, Yes ! Plus it presents the opportunity for a first-timer to test the waters (pun intended) with a true minimum initial investment - anyway you cut it, a scratch-built spec mono or sport hydro (besides being a bit of a challange for said first-timer) will cost way more. Also a great way to get the LHS that sells rtr's to get behind this.

yep

[longballlumber]

Everybody needs to buy a SV27, take it out of the box, slap on a K45 prop, a cheap set of Turnigy batteries and hit the water. Problem solved with minimal headaches.

We are doing EXACTLY that with the MMEU club... A TRUE IROC/Stock/Spec class. Everyone one has the same boat, same batteries, and same prop (provide by an outside source). AND because of it we have attracted 3 brand new members that have never raced an FE boat before... To think we have new members and no one has even run a boat yet means our club has already won!!!! The hobby shop won because I got them to develop a special priced “package” deal for all of the spec’d items.

That’s only half the story… Lots of excitement for new and experienced boaters in the Metro Detroit area!!!!

Later,
Ball

[Doby]

As the designer/developer of the Impulse 31, I find that discriminatory...

A single hull, spec'd prop/power class, is really the most cost effective, police-able, and viable way to achieve what is trying to be achieved here. Even then, the cream always rises, performance-wise. Spec-SV27 is proof of that, and I would know... I wrote the rules and our club started the class.

At least you won't feel equipment limited, I guess, if that's what the deal is here, and you won't have to spend a bunch.

As soon as you leave ANYTHING "open", the mixture fails and you are back to square one.

My humble apologies.....yes, any of the fine ProBoat offerings could also be used for a true RTR class..

[longballlumber]

As the designer/developer of the Impulse 31, I find that discriminatory...

A single hull, spec'd prop/power class, is really the most cost effective, police-able, and viable way to achieve what is trying to be achieved here. Even then, the cream always rises, performance-wise. Spec-SV27 is proof of that, and I would know... I wrote the rules and our club started the class.

At least you won't feel equipment limited, I guess, if that's what the deal is here, and you won't have to spend a bunch.

As soon as you leave ANYTHING "open", or "allowed", in rules speak, the mixture fails and you are back to square one.

Again it's all about what your trying to do...

Darin, I used your rules as a basis... BUT if you leave battery selection and prop selection open there is nothing limited or spec about the class...

Anyone interested in seeing our MMEU SV27R Stock/Spec rules; PM me your email address and I will send them to you...

Later,
Ball