FE racing

[Doozie870]

Good luck Reddy!! Im sure youll have a blast.

[Doug Smock]

Caught a ride with Dan Chase to WW III in Phoenix

Ask Dan what was the first thing he saw when he pulled up to Blue Lake in Valdosta.:D Actually it was two things.

Doug

[Doug Smock]

Pick a class, build a boat, & show up ! I walked on the grass at LA last Nov totally nervous and rather clueless and was immediately accepted & be-friended. All the Big Boys were just great, friendly, & gave freely of their advice & parts. And trust me, it's Very addicting ! So is oval heat racing, BTW !!

That was my experience also.:)
I went to FE-II in March of 06, talked to all of the Big Boys, asked about a million questions, took a whole pad full of notes, and caught the bug watching the pros set records.:D
I wasn't worth a crap for about a week after that.
Then I picked a class,( a tough one too) , did my homework, and went back in Dec. and EARNED a record.
It isn't easy, but there is nothing like it. I can't wait till September so I can try it again!!!

Doug

[Doug Smock]

Going for the Sunday races!

Good luck and have fun!! I wish I was going!!

[ReddyWatts]

It was a nice surprise to discover this was happening so close to home. I had never heard anyone talk about having electric races in the Carrollton/DFW area. I will try to take some video and pictures to post.

[Doozie870]

Reddy, what classes are planning on running in?

[properchopper]

racing

Reddy; Go Get 'Em !!! :D

[ReddyWatts]

I just found out about the event on Monday. I do not have anything ready to run in the LSH class. It also says the last registration day was Monday. Just going to take the boys down and watch some races and meet some people Sunday.

[Fluid]

Sorry I'm late to this thread, I overlooked it somehow. We race twice a month at the HOTMBC. Usual classes are LSH, LSO, P-Sport Hydro, Q-Mono, and a few other pickups. Give a call before you come down, all the info is on the site... http://www.hotmbc.com

There will be at least seven FE racers at the Carrollton event. This is the third year the Dallas RC Thunderboaters have invited the HOTMBC (and any other FE boaters who can attend) to their Classic event. It is the full 1/6th mile fuel course, usually 5 laps for FE although we like to run 6 in LSH.

We'll be there tonight, Saturday and leaving Sunday. Look us up, we'll be under the tent without all the obnoxious noise emitting from it.


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[ReddyWatts]

Schedule?

Do you have a schedule for the electric races this weekend? I might want to go on Saturday instead?

[Fluid]

The way the schedule works: Each class is run once - fuel and FE classes are alternated - then the rotation is repeated over and over. It usually takes 3-4 hours for one rotation; you can come either day and see us, we'll be there all the time.



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[ReddyWatts]

Race day

I took a few pictures today at the Carrollton races. It was a really windy/nasty day, 15-20 mph winds with some drizzle. Seemed a little frustrating for the racers, but they were all smiling. There were 7 FE and 30 nitro/gas racers. The FE guys (met Ray Turner/Fluid) had about four boats each running in different classes. It was fun listening to their stories after each race. Got some on video and hope to post it later, after I convert it from DVD. ??? They were a bunch of nice guys, that did not mind answering questions, a fun bunch. It was also interesting talking to the nitro guys. Their excuse was that it was too expensive to race electrics. One guy told me how much it cost for each part in his gas boat and it totalled about $1500, others were more, so go figure? I did find one man (Eddie Cell) that had swapped to electric. The 25 pound boats had gotten to heavy for him. The heavier/larger fuel boats did have an advantage over electrics in the wind. The gas boats were using lantern fuel, since it is safer than running gasoline. The gas/nitros were running from 40 to 80 mph. I did like the gas boats they were racing, but they are way too loud for the lakes in Wichita Falls.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/reddywatts/album?.dir=/549are2&.src=ph&.tok=pho19sGBBsYziLHb

[ReddyWatts]

Is the photo link working?

[SJFE]

Yes it's woikin ok.

[ReddyWatts]

video's

LSH

http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/LSH_Carrolton.wmv

18 Cell

http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data/500/Carrollton_18_cell.wmv

24 Cell
[http://www.rcflix.com/photopost/data...on_24_cell.wmv