It's Official- IMPBA D12 is racing FE's in 2010 !!!!

[Chilli]

I see your back up and running on IW Chuckie.

Anxiously awaiting for a report on how you did at the ODMBA race this weekend.

[egneg]

I see your back up and running on IW Chuckie.

Anxiously awaiting for a report on how you did at the ODMBA race this weekend.

I have points!!!

It was windy and the water was pretty rough. I won 2 of 3 heats with the UL-1 only because I was the only one to finish. I did not finish any of the 3 heats with the mono as it blew over every time. On the 2nd heat I was running right along with Beasley when it blew over on the 6th lap turn 2 - I was "that" close to finishing. I can't wait until the next race and hopefully the wind and water will be a bit more cooperative as even the gas guys had a hard time today. I had a great time and was pit man for a couple of the gas guys and 1 of the gas guys was a pit man for me. The CD at first told me I better get my boat started when I told him I was running FE and it was ready - I waited till the 1 minute mark to put it in. One of the gas guys I pitted for kidded me about how it was to easy and seamed like cheating.

As far as IW goes I tried to log on again after I had a lot of problems in the past and boom - it worked. I also joined Jim's boat dock.

P.S. I did manage to get a couple of prop jobs from the gas guys though. One guy had his 3 blade prop curled back when he hit the shoreline and it bent his rudder into it. The other is a new guy that needs a B/S on a Prather 270.

[Chilli]

Congratulations Chuck!!! Glad you had a great day.

Did the UL-1 race against B-hydro riggers? When it's REAL CHOPPY, I drop down to a X640 on the mono and push the batteries foward an inch or two.

I ususally put in at the 30 second cutoff and do one slow mill lap. The problem sometimes is with all the nitro engines buzzing, it's hard for the pit man to hear the clock.

Did Dick run his FE tunnel against the B-tunnels? Anyone from Team Fear drop by to cheer you on? Are you running a Turnigy 180?

[egneg]

Congratulations Chuck!!! Glad you had a great day.

Did the UL-1 race against B-hydro riggers?

I ususally put in at the 30 second cutoff and do one slow mill lap. The problem sometimes is with all the nitro engines buzzing, sometimes it's hard for the pit man to hear the clock. Did Dick run his FE tunnel against the B-tunnels? Anyone from Team Fear drop by to cheer you on? Are you running a Turnigy 180?

Dick didn't run his FE tunnel, Ben stopped by but at the time I was pit man for someone, I used a himodel 200 amp in the mono and a 120 turnigy in the UL-1 bacause I blew a cap on the stock ESC Saturday during the tune up runs.

[HOTWATER]

Dick didn't run his FE tunnel, Ben stopped by but at the time I was pit man for someone, I used a himodel 200 amp in the mono and a 120 turnigy in the UL-1 bacause I blew a cap on the stock ESC Saturday during the tune up runs.

Hey Chuck!

Gad you did well!! That's great news! I wish I could have gone to that one.

-Kent

[Doug Smock]

Doug

[D. Newland]

I did not finish any of the 3 heats with the mono as it blew over every time. On the 2nd heat I was running right along with Beasley when it blew over on the 6th lap turn 2 - I was "that" close to finishing.

Great job w/the UL-1-thanks for sharing.

FE has a reputation with the gas/nitro guys of setting our hulls up too loose. I didn't help their perception of us the first time I ran in front of them a few years ago, either. I let a nitro driver take my boat for a spin during open water (calm/no wind) and the boat blew off in the back stretch! To this day they say, "looks loose", every time I practice run w/them. But, I have been listening and my P mono finishes every time, no matter what conditions I'm running in.

Keep tuning!

[egneg]

Great job w/the UL-1-thanks for sharing.

FE has a reputation with the gas/nitro guys of setting our hulls up too loose. I didn't help their perception of us the first time I ran in front of them a few years ago, either. I let a nitro driver take my boat for a spin during open water (calm/no wind) and the boat blew off in the back stretch! To this day they say, "looks loose", every time I practice run w/them. But, I have been listening and my P mono finishes every time, no matter what conditions I'm running in.

Keep tuning!

Thanks.

Funny thing is they told me it looked a bit wet but it is a very shallow V. It ran great the day before and this is the first time I ran it under those conditions. I will take your advice and see how I need to adjust things when I encounter wind with a lot of chop.

[dirtysouth31]

good job chuck

[egneg]

good job chuck

Thanks Don, I was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

[HOTWATER]

Thanks Don, I was as nervous as a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

Now that's funny..LOL!!!

[egneg]

I see that the race flyer for the capitol club has been posted at IW ... looks like only P-mono will be allowed.

[Chilli]

I don't even see P-mono on the flyer. I'm getting ready to shoot an email to Carl. We will be running all the classes that the district agreed to.

P-mono, P-spec hydro and P-spec tunnel. I'll post the flier here when (if) it's corrected

[HOTWATER]

I don't even see P-mono on the flyer. I'm getting ready to shoot an email to Carl. We will be running all the classes that the district agreed to.

P-mono, P-spec hydro and P-spec tunnel. I'll post the flier here when (if) it's corrected

WHATUPWIDAT?!!

[Chilli]

Just an oversight. Corrected flier is in a new thread I posted. It's going to be a long summer if we get bent out of shape with every flier that comes out. That's why I encouraged you guys to join a club if possible. So we can have say. I will probably have a BBQ pit waiting for my big behind when I arrive in Greensboro for giving Blaise grief (he did the Carolina Race flier). We have a place to run in every district race this year. Lets make a impact and a good impression. The rest will come together on it's own.

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