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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby." -
Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Darin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
"Self-proclaimed skill-less leader in the hobby."Comment
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Great Photos Darin. ThanksComment
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Yup..thanks for taking the time to post these!Grand River Marine Modellers
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My first personal experience report.
First race of the week for the event, and me, and the MOST important one to me: P-LTD OPC Tunnel
We started the week with two full heats of boats that included 2 VERY FAST ML Boatworks hulls, a FAST Kris Flynn Dragon M11, along with some others.
I had planned on racing my own Flynn Dragon M11 in P-LTD OPC, but had burned up the motor trying something different the previous weekend, so out came my Lynx. While the Dragon was capable, my Lynx is setup and proven and I knew it would be solid.
Raced hard for rounds 1 and 2, winning both of my heats fairly comfortably.
For Round 3, I was up against both Jordan Enns, with the fastest ML Boatworks hull I've ever seen, and Mike Kizak, Jr., with his solid Flynn Dragon M11. Both had high points coming into the round, and now we were together. A win here would provide separation.
I took care of business, nailing the start and turn 1 and took the round win.
This made the final round a battle between Jordan, with 1000 points, and me with 1200.
Knowing I only needed to finish and take 3rd or better, I nailed the start, and so did Jordan. I had the inside, but rather than take the risk, and with Brian's urging (he was my codriver), I eased off and just ran a solid second.
Jordan went for it and won the heat with a Blistering 1:30. I took 2nd, just a tad back, which won me the National Championship!
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FB_IMG_1470796668262.jpgDarin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
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2nd Personal Race Report: P-Catamaran
Ram my new Twin Cheetah in P-Cat, against Ray Presnall, Bill Whitlock, and I don't recall who else.
After running a tentitive 3rd in the first round, I got more comfortable with the boat and went for it in the three remaining rounds. The other boats were very fast P-Powered single motor Sprint Cats.
I believe I ended up upside down in one heat, but won the other two. End result was the overall for the day.
Learned a little more about running twins. This setup is a keeper, but need to get some more tuning time on it.
Sure is fun to drive!
Hopefully someone got some pics of it running.
20160809_143223.jpgDarin E. Jordan - Renton, WA
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[QUOTE=Darin Jordan;670491]Thought I'd post some pictures that the club put together thus far. I'll start with those that show the class results. Been a long week, and I'll hopefully post more words later, but I can summarize the event this way:
For those of you who weren't able to make this event, you missed a fantastic opportunity. The race was incredibly professionally operated, with great water, excellent volunteers, great site and facilities, and wonderful weather. Things ran smoothly and quickly. We were not without some controversy, missed calls, and "lane control" issues, but overall, I think things ran very well and racing was quality!
I absolutely had a great time racing yesterday in 1:10 scale. The folks at PSFEMBC did a fantastic job organizing and running smoothly. At the end of the day I was hot and disappointed that my modern boat's receiver crapped out, but it was all good. I got to see some guys I love hanging out with, but don't normally see, like Snowman, Darin, Jim, Scott and so many others. My hat's off to the guys who put in all the hours of prep and tear down. There was a ton to be done, even after I left. Thank you all for the hard work and personal and financial sacrifices made so that we could experience a really cool event. I was blown away by how smoothly it all went and I was only there one day. I can only imagine being there for the whole week. You guys made it look easy. Proud to be a sponsor of a class and to happy to have been able to participate as a racer. That's what a FE National event should look and feel like. Loved it!Comment
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Mitch, you are a fence post pulling animal! And a great builder/driver and sportsman. Thanks so much for the after hours help! Come run sport boats with us any time! In fact, I won a whip at the event, and it is for sale for the right price, to the right person. The rest or our season is in Federal Way, if you want to race with us I have a spare P Limited sport hydro you can borrow any time. Thanks to all the racers for being good sports. Way less tears than I expected, bravo!Comment
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thanks for all the great pictures and updates.Steven Vaccaro
Where Racing on a Budget is a Reality!Comment
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