Record Trial, Flint MI, Sept 30, Oct 1st. Backup date Oct 7 & 8th.

[Terry Keeley]

Only 3 weeks!

All IMPBA classes for SAW and 1/3rd Oval, 8am-dark. Come and go any time, flat $25 to register, run as often as time permits.

We will cancel and go to the backup date by 6pm Sept 28th if the weather looks questionable. Check here for updates.

Map of Thread Lake, we're at the north end of Orville St., north of McKinley Park:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zwkRFJWbNC8A.kLYYlK90JiVg&usp=sharing

Knights Inn where we stay, around $45/nt:

https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/knights-inn/flint-michigan/knights-inn-flint/overview?brand_id=KG&hotel_id=50595&checkin_date=4/9/2017&checkout_date=4/10/2017&useWRPoints=false&rooms=1&adults=1&children=0&radius=25&brand_code=BH,DI,RA,BU,HJ,KG,MT,SE,TL,WG,WY,WT,WP,DX&PriceFilter=0-2147483647

Here's some pix from past events:

http://gallery.intlwaters.com/index.php?cat=10068

Come run the big water! :)


Shawn Swain and his 112+ mph record holding Q Cat:

[T.S.Davis]

Terry, if you need any help of any kind putting this together you let me know. Labor, dropping buoy, yelling at people that need it. What ever.

Ty and I have some fast boats to run but there is a lot of free time to help out if you need it.

[Terry Keeley]

Terry, if you need any help of any kind putting this together you let me know. Labor, dropping buoy, yelling at people that need it. What ever.

Ty and I have some fast boats to run but there is a lot of free time to help out if you need it.

Thanks for the kind offer, we should be OK. I'm getting my strength back now and should be in good shape by then.

Get d'em boats ready!

[Bp9145]

I wish I was back home. . .I've lived in MI over 35yrs. . .summers are awesome up there and not like here in FL. . .hot and hotter. By the time I walk out of my front door and got in my car beads of sweat on my forehead are present already . . .I think FL is great place to vacation but to live. .NOT. But I'm outvoted by the wife and kids. However, I can run my boats all year long and that is golden. .

[T.S.Davis]

Check back with the wife and kids on Monday.

[fweasel]

check back with the wife and kids on monday.

lol

[Bp9145]

Yes, everyone here is freaking out right now. . stores can't keep bottles water on the shelf no more than 15min, as well as batteries, bread and other necessities. Tons of people lining up to get supplies before grocery stores even open. It's been raining since yesterday . .non stop. . .and the threat is getting serious.

[fweasel]

Do you need to be an IMPBA memeber to run at this event?

and Terry, FWIW, none of the links in your original post are working.

[Terry Keeley]

Do you need to be an IMPBA memeber to run at this event?

and Terry, FWIW, none of the links in your original post are working.

Yup, you need IMPBA but it's only $30 after Sept. 1st.

Fixed the links, thanks for the heads up!

[T.S.Davis]

Think I have 4 more victims.....er.....I mean..... racers coming out Terry.

[Terry Keeley]

Think I have 4 more victims.....er.....I mean..... racers coming out Terry.

Awsome! The more the merrier!

[T.S.Davis]

I'm not sure if Ball is going but if he does we have 5 boats capable of (maybe possibly, if the wind, and the pond gods cooperate) reaching the P sport oval record. Should be a scream having multiple guys trying to chip away at it.

Remember the wooden mono I had at the CanAm for offshore? Found more mph for an oval run. Not sure I can put it on the pins though. Might have to make Ty run it. haha

[Terry Keeley]

I'm not sure if Ball is going but if he does we have 5 boats capable of (maybe possibly, if the wind, and the pond gods cooperate) reaching the P sport oval record. Should be a scream having multiple guys trying to chip away at it.

Remember the wooden mono I had at the CanAm for offshore? Found more mph for an oval run. Not sure I can put it on the pins though. Might have to make Ty run it. haha

Cool! Will be lots of fun.

Mike has it at 23.650 sec / 50.739 mph so to beat it by 1/4 sec or 1/4 mph (1/4 mph is easier unless the time to beat is 34.641 sec or more) you'll need to run 23.534 sec. If the official record is broken then subsequent times only need to top the new "unofficial" record, not beat it by the 1/4 sec / 1/4 mph.

Ya, that thing was flying at our race, if you found more you should have a good shot at it. You know how good things look from our 8' high driver's stand, even old farts like us can put it on the pins!

[longballlumber]

I better figure out how to make my boat turn!

[Terry Keeley]

From what I've seen a fast P Sport Hydro prolly runs around 70 mph, no?

Mike Betke's seventeen year old SP40 record of 21.689 sec. was set with a boat that ran 66 mph down the straights and cornered like it was on rails. He was running around 64, we put one of our cylinder heads on the Picco, picked it up a couple and he set the record.

Should P Sport Hydro be sub 20 sec.?