Northern Lights Fast Electric Open September 17&18 2011

[T.S.Davis]

n1.......... I'll need rest and that should give me a good amount of power nap time. If that pond is as rough as the last time I was there we'll spend more time retrieving these than racing them.

We should change the class to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz1. hahaha

[Doby]

Well, Less that an month away

The long range weather forecast is: sunny with a few cloudy periods, high of 20C (70F you folks south of the border), winds 10 Kmh (again...for the folks down south 6 Mph) . Sounds like a perfect weekend

I'd like to thank our sponsors (so far):

OFFSHORE ELECTRICS...Thanks Steve!

FIGHTERCAT RACING......Thanks Ben!

TOWER HOBBIES....Thanks Big Corporation!

There are even rumours of some HUGE cash prizes as well (but don't tell anyone as its supposed to be a secret as the details aren't final yet)

[jstolz]

What motor do we agree on then Jay?? For n1?

Ray,

I'm going to run a 27t brushed motor. Tom is going to run a 17.5t brushless. It's now a Roar stock motor. I'd say either motor is OK. If you want to run brushless, you can pick up a17.5t brushless motor cheap from China. Tom and I also use LiPos.

[T.S.Davis]

Can I use a rubber band for zzzzz1? haha I actually do have a couple n1 boats. Maybe I should bring one and we could hand it off to some innocent by stander.

Last time I was in London it rained cats n' dogs........ n' sheep n' pigs n' a reindeer I think. We raced anyway. Had a great time too.

[Doby]

Last time I was in London it rained cats n' dogs........ n' sheep n' pigs n' a reindeer I think. We raced anyway. Had a great time too.

Oh no...the boats might get wet

[Tom Costello]

NAMBA has been allowing brushless ROAR stock 17.5T motors and lipos in N1 since 2010which I plan to run in Ontario if OK with everybody.

[chris]

NLMBC is going to try something new with the introduction of a 10 minute enduro race.
The general rules for the enduro race
will be any legal electric mono, full mill start, M course , one optional pit stop allowed and total number of
‘clean’ laps to determine the winner. For the optional pit stop, contestants must use the pit area
to work on their model. Any setup change is allowed including a pack change. A ‘clean’ lap is a
lap completed without any type of penalty. The intent of the enduro race is to give drivers more
time on the water.

Chris

[T.S.Davis]

Guys, I don't mean to get in your business but you already have a lot of classes to get through. Trust me. I've done this once or twice. You're going to have your hands full if you throw in another long water time heavy retrieve class. This class alone will take up a lot of time. 10 minutes of water + 5 minutes of pit + 5 minutes of retrieve + 5 minutes of arguing about how many laps were turned is going to take........forever. Randall is going to lose his mind running these heats.

[ray schrauwen]

YOu are right Terry....

Edit: err, ahhh which class??

[Doby]

QUOTE=ray schrauwen;350587]YOu are right Terry....

Edit: err, ahhh which class??[/QUOTE]


Ray...just show up in the MORNING (and not your usual 1:00 PM start time) and you would be amazed how much more time there is to run boats!

[T.S.Davis]

Wow that was fast. My passport arrived today!

Go figure. I got my international man of mystery card in under a week. Good t' go.

[Tom Costello]

A few questions. What size course are we running? What facilities are available, ie., power, tables, canopies, etc, or should we bring our own?

[Doby]

Pretty sure Londons a 1/6th of a mile course. We plan on setting up a very large canopy over the drivers stand so if it rains, we will be ready, or if the suns hot, we will have shade. There will be a "pit" area with tables. Personal canopies are a must. There will be some generators, but it is very advisable to bring your own. Porta Potties will be on site.

[K.R.Joye]

John,

Is PETE up for a rematch in Scale? We had some close racing last year, looking forward to racing with him. My Atlas has a fresh motor, esc & cells, she ready to rock!

Bob Z is working on getting his new Scale Pay & Pack ready for the race also.

[Doby]

Yup, Petes going to be there with the old beat up (yet fast and super handeling) Llumar. I've got an Executone that I picked up from Steve Ressor....brutally fast but catches a lot of air.