IMPBA D1 - Northern Lights MBC - 2022 "THE CAN-AM" Aug 27 & 28.

[Terry Keeley]

Fifty Point Conservation Area, Stoney Creek, Ontario - Aug 27 & 28th.

Includes a beach on Lake Ontario, stocked fishing and restaurant all within 1/2 hr. of downtown Toronto and Niagara Falls.

https://conservationhamilton.ca/conservation-areas/fifty-point-conservation-area/

Classes for Nitro, Gas and Electric.

Shoot Out Format. First round randomly generated, top scoring boats run together after that.

Open water Friday noon 'til 5pm. Driver's meeting Saturday 8:30 am.

Trophies top 3 per class, huge raffle, 50-50 draws.

"Oneida Cup" awarded to high point any two boats.

1/8th Scale & Thunderboat Concours d'Elegance trophies.

Can-Am Cup awarded to high score Team Canada or Team USA.

Noise sensitive site - IMPBA 92dB enforced.

RV and tent camping, call 905-643-2103 or book on line at: https://hamilton.goingtocamp.com/home

No park fee if camping.

Flyer: https://impba.net/wp-content/uploads...m2022flyer.pdf

Register: http://www.rcracingevents.com/cgi-bin/browseraces.pl

[Terry Keeley]

We have some very generous sponsors donating to make our raffle a huge success. If you get a chance please keep these fine folks in mind:


Sly Cat Racing http://slycatracing.com/ Class Sponsor:

Thunderboat

SS Mono


Jersey Modeler http://www.jerseymodeler.com/index.html

LSG27 Catamaran


SS Custom Fuel Tanks (John Steltzer) [email protected]


Mercury Marine Canada http://www.mercurymarine.com/


Virginia Craftsman (Dick Tyndall) [email protected]

LSG27 Sport Hydro


Double Ace Racing Products (Al Hobbs) http://double-aceracingproducts.com/catalog/


Great Hobbies http://www.greathobbies.com/


Assault Racing Designs http://assaultracingdesigns.com/


Hobby Hobby http://hobbyhobby.com/


Randy Rap Titanium Turn Fins (Randy Rapedius) [email protected]


Skycraft Hobbies (Andrew Gross) http://www.skycrafthobbies.com/

Nitro AB Hydro


Voodoo Model Boat Club

LSG36 Sport Hydro


Speedmaster Model Products http://www.rossisales.com/index.html


Prop Works (Bob Austin) - http://www.thepropworksusa.com/index.html


Boca Bearings http://www.bocabearings.com/


ABC Props (Jim Schaffer) http://www.abcprops.com/


Crapshooter Boats/CMB Engines (Stu Barr) [email protected]

[T.S.Davis]

Guys, put this race on your "to-do" list. It's a very well run event. Great times will be had.

[Reesor@work]

What is the preferred hotel/motel nearby?

[T.S.Davis]

Sandman! Place is beautiful. Two restaurants. Walk across the lot to BWW if you don't like em. Crawl back if necessary.

[Terry Keeley]

About four weeks away and we have 150+ boats entered, it's looking like a great event for 2022.

Since we're a little light on Nitro and FE entries we've decided to lower the cutoff to three boats to make a class with first place only awarded.

Looking forward to seeing ya'll soon!

[Terry Keeley]

Hotel and camping info:

All are within 5-15 minutes from the pond.

Sandman Hotel - (Recommended - New Hotel) Hamilton (Centennial Parkway) https://www.sandmanhotels.com/locati...s/hamilton-ham

Super 8 – (Recommended) Grimsby - http://www.super8grimsby.com/

Comfort Inn – (Recommended) Hamilton (Centennial Parkway) https://www.choicehotels.com/ontario...n-hotels/cn268

Four Points by Sheraton Hamilton – (Recommended) Hamilton (Centennial Parkway) - https://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...-stoney-creek/

Casablanca Winery Inn (Expensive) – Grimsby - http://www.casablancawineryinn.com/

Ramada Beacon Harbourside (Expensive) – Jordan - http://www.ramadabeacon.com/

Lake Trail Motel (Inexpensive) (905) 662-1599 http://www.letsbookhotel.com/en/cana...ail-motel.aspx

Fruitland Motel (Inexpensive) (905) 643-2931 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fruit...61072954190717

The Innsville Hotel (Inexpensive) (905) 643-1244 1143 Highway 8, Stoney Creek, ON.

Stoney Creek Motel (Inexpensive) - http://www.stoneycreekmotel.ca/

Camping:

Fifty Point Conservation Area
Address: 1479 Baseline Road, Winona, ON, L8E 5G4
Phone: 905-525-2187

https://hamilton.goingtocamp.com/home

Under "Select Equipment" Choose "Van/Camper" if you are tent camping - OK in the north section only for our group.

[Terry Keeley]

For our American friends coming to the Can-Am you have to complete the ArriveCAN information to enter Canada.

Filling in the information ahead of time actually speeds up your crossing. You can download the app to your phone or fill in the information online and print the page, it takes less than five minutes:

https://www.canada.ca/en/border-services-agency/services/arrivecan.html

If you have options where you cross you can check border crossing times here:

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/bwt-taf/menu-eng.html

https://bwt.cbp.gov/

See ya'll soon!

[Reesor@work]

Hello all FE enthusiasts in Ontario.

My name is Steve Reesor, an old FE enthusiast from the Metro Marine Modeler heydays when we ran at Lakefront Promenade and had a very loyal and vibrant club racing contingent. I used to race internationally and even dabbled in SAW events. I left the hobby 12 years ago, but returned during Covid for something to keep me busy while hibernating at home.

Life circumstances further prevented a full return to racing over this past year with my wife being ill and passing away recently.

So I have some boats built now and looking to get to a race to meet some old friends and rekindle the FE passion that I know still resides in the hearts of the FE gang here in Ontario. I know there are some very fast guys here in Ontario and bordering US States that may be reluctant to travel, reluctant in this current inflationary environment to travel to a race.

That being said - to rebuild the community - you gotta be willing to travel around to meet fellow FE nerds, they will reciprocate when you travel to them. Racing is not really that scary. The events are not really that intimidating. Everyone is there for one reason and one reason alone - to toss a boat in the water and see where you work product stacks up. Not only that - no better place to get advice and learn from fellow boaters.

This hobby is not cheap - we spend a lot of time and $$$ building our boats - why not expand where and when you can run them. Travel restrictions have been lifted, common sense and due diligence protects all of us now - so dust off what you got and enter a race for some old school/new school fun.

My expectations are simple: re-learn routines, get advice, see where I stand, but more importantly - MEET people. People regardless of the fuel type make these events worth every penny spent. Remember we aren't getting paid here for this - our reward is comradery and memories!

Hope some of you will reconsider this event and enter - plenty of time to get ready. Plenty of people to help you, pit for you.

Steve

[T.S.Davis]

- our reward is comradery and memories!

YES! THIS! I take some criticism for this take on racing.

I can't say enough about the people our silly hobby attracts. This often gets lost on-line. I promise that if you attend one of these you will have fun, you will meet someone new, they will be just as odd as you are. Another interesting aspect is that even if you're not trying...........you'll very likely see something you hadn't thought of before. That seed will grow in yer head until the next time you run or even better the next time you build.

[photohoward1]

Well said Steve. Miss you guys. Wish I had racers here.


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[Terry Keeley]

With 169 boats registered so far we're looking forward to a great event this year, if you're on the fence come on in, we guarantee a great time!

Long range weather is looking good and we can take your entry up until 5pm on Fri.

See ya'll soon!

[Terry Keeley]

By all accounts our Can-Am for 2022 was a huge success, it was great to see old friends again after a crazy couple of years.

Mark your calendar for August 26 & 27, 2023 and we hope to see you then.








This year's "Oneida Cup" was won for the second time by Butch Laporte with perfect scores in LSG36 Sport Hydro and Open Hydro.





The "Can-Am cup" went to team USA this year in a very close 5575 to 5019 score, that makes the series tied at four apeace.





Scoring:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZyGY4Sf1JKgtzf0uFgZsOKmvqP52VghO

More photos: https://www.intlwaters.com/media/alb...for-2022.2825/

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uKpu2Une29Tvl4FTrhE9omabS0zzwGzm