Wave Blasters 4th Annual Spring Shoot-out

[Ken Haines]

Hello FE Racers,
Announcing the Wave Blasters 4th Annual Spring Shoot-out.
The race will be held May 18th & 19th in Ft. Pierce at our regular
Palm Lake pond site. We just confirmed the dates today so we do
not have all of the details worked out yet,
but here is what we have so far.

We will have our annual club picnic Saturday the 18th from 11:00 to 1:00.
This means all Club Members and Shoot-out participants will have a great
"Free" picnic lunch and meet and greet.
There will be open water from 9:00 till 2:00. Heat racing from 2:00 till 5:00.
Then open water till dusk.
Tentatively here are the
Saturday Classes:
-P-Limited Offshore (4-minute offshore)
-P-Limited Catamaran (4-Minute offshore)
-Crackerbox / Jersey Skiff
-P & Q Hydro
-1/10th Modern Scale

On Sunday we will race from 9:00 till 5:00 with a drivers meeting at 8:30.
Sunday classes:
-N2-Mono
-SV Stock
-LSH (P-Limited Sport Hydro)
-P-Limited Hydro
-OPC (P-Limited Outboard tunnel)
-P-Mono
-1/10th Scale
-SV Modified
-P & Q Offshore (3 minute offshore)
-Open Mono

All classes will be 3 rounds with a minimum of 4 boats per class.
We will announce the where to sign-up next week.
Last year we were suprised to have almost 100 boats.
With any luck we will improve on that amount.
Sponsorship details also to be announced shortly.
Entry fees should be similar to last year.
Basically wanting you guys to mark your calendars, and
have you check this thread later this week for more details.
We look forward to seeing all of our old friends and meeting some new ones too,
Thanks,
Ken

[ron1950]

hey ken...p limited cats offshore will run seperate from the mono's? iam in lol

[Ken Haines]

hey ken...p limited cats offshore will run seperate from the mono's? iam in lol

Hi Ron,
Thought you might like them racing in a separate class from the mono's.
I might just get one for that race too.
We hope we get a good turnout for this cat class. Actually Tony Heller
Gave us the idea, which goes along with our club's long term emphasis
on the RTR SV classes that we race.
With any luck this may kick start this class in normal club racing.
As soon as I hear back from Bill Britton I plan to get the sign ups started
on RC Racing events.

[Ken Haines]

Here is the race flyer attachment
Thanks to Terry Cowger Sr.

[madmikepags]

pags is IN!!!!!!!!!

[madmikepags]

races are 6 or 8 laps??/

[ron1950]

there are 8 to make a mile mike...come on..u remember that from the nats down there lol

[Ken Haines]

The on-line race entry is now open on:
www.RCRacingEvents,com

[R.J.S]

Ken,so everyone knows,are Revolts allowed in the SV classes???

[madmikepags]

whats the closest airport???

[R.J.S]

Pags,the closest is West Palm Beach,about 45 miles.Miami and Orlando 110 or so.

[Ken Haines]

Hi Mike, excited to hear you might atttend.
You might have noticed I added "Cat" to the Open Mono Class.
Yep.....we could have quite the race even if you insist on owning lane 1...lol

Here are the "Map Quest" Miles and times to the pond site.
I listed them from near to far:
Palm Beach Intl (pbi) = 62 miles / 1 hour 12 minutes
Melbourne Intl (mlb) = 63 miles / 1 hour 12 minutes
Ft Lauderdale (fll) = 110 miles / 2 hours 0 minutes
Orlando Intl (orl) = 119 miles / 2 hours 0 minutes
Miami Intl (mia) = 125 miles / 2 hours 15 minutes

Hope thiis helps, and might give you some more options,
Ken

[madmikepags]

I don't quite OWN lane one but I have put a considerable downpayment on it!!!!!!

[jstolz]

Ken,

I sure would like to come, but can't this year. I was just down in Florida last week. My wife and I stayed with my brother and sister-in-law in Sebastian. Maybe next year.

Jay

[Ken Haines]

Hi Jay,
It would be great to have you.
Maybe one of these years the timing will be better.
I plan on going to the Michigan race so I assume
we will have a few drinks at the Elks together.

[sailr]

Hey Ken,
Wish I could be there. Now pretty much in the wheelchair full time. Had to drop out of FE boating. Always a blast at your races and the FE Nats in 2011 were the BEST! I hope you have a great turnout.

Jim

[Ken Haines]

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the nice words, and glad to hear from you.
You certainly are more than welcome to stop by and visit.
We would all be glad to see you again.
Take Care,
Ken

[Ken Haines]

11 Racers and 44 Boats

We now have 11 racers and 44 boats signed up
We certainly are building momentum and hope to
go over the 100 boat mark for this year's race.
Time will tell ...so keep those sign-ups coming.
see:
RCRacingEvents.com
Thanks,
Ken

[R.J.S]

Ken,so everyone knows,are Revolts allowed in the SV classes???

After some discussion,it was decided that yes Revolts would be allowed in the SV classes for this race on a trial basis.In a nut shell,the rules are stock 1800 KV motor and AQ 60A esc.Stock class must run the plastic 3 blade 42mm prop that comes with a SV 27,mod class is open prop.
Should be interesting!

[madmikepags]

bla bla bla!!!!! revolt sv bla bla bla!!!!!!!! can't wait to get down there and race!!!!!

[madmikepags]

i have a sv27 with a NEU 2215 can I run that?????

[R.J.S]

Pags,sounds like you gave up your super top secret stealth skunk works P Mono set up!!!

[madmikepags]

It's not a secret except the prop but i will say it is 3 bladed and about 87mm!!!

[madmikepags]

with about 6" of pitch, that I cupped up to 7.2!!!!

[R.J.S]

And now,that's not a secret!

[Ken Haines]

Well the part I hate the most about organizing an event is asking for sponsorships and money.
However this is what makes these events work so here I go.

For this years Spring Shoot-Out we are looking for Class Sponsors.
Don Wollard has again stepped up as the Main Event Sponsor as he has for so many years. Thanks Don
Steve Vacarro has also helped us with many gift certificates for the raffle.
These raffles a huge and usually generate alot of event saving funds, so
any vendor door prizes, gift certificates etc. will be thankfully accepted by the club.

We are asking for $40 per class for to be a Class sponsor.
Below are a list of our classes for the Shoot-out.

Saturday (May 18th)
P-Ltd Cat (3 minute offshore)
P-Ltd Offshore / LSO (3-Minute Offshore)
P&Q Hydro "Sponsored by Bubblegum Racing"
Cracker Box / Jersey Skiff

Sunday (May 19th)
N2-Mono "Sponsored by Coastal Marine Fabrication"
SV 27 Stock "Sponsored by Aquacraft"
P-Ltd OPC
P-Ltd Sport Hydro (LSH)
P-Mono "Sponsored by Bubblegum Racing"
SV 27 Modified "Sponsored by Aquacraft"
1/10th Scale (Vintage)
P-Ltd Spec Hydro
P&Q Offshore "Sponsored by Bubblegum Racing"
Open Mono / Cat (Oval Race) "Sponsored by Bubblegum Racing"


Just send me a PM or email if you can help.
Thanks, Ken

[madmikepags]

Hey Ken "Bubblegum Racing" will sponsor PQ Hydro and Offshore, Open Mono/Cat, and P-mono!!!

[Ken Haines]

Wow Mike....Thanks for your continued generosity.

By the way, we had a hugely successful display at the
Stuart Power Boat races. We certainly expect a lot of
spectator interest at the Shoot-out as we passed out
hundreds of race flyers and club cards.

I will mark you in as the sponsor of those classes.
Thanks a million Bubblegum Racing,
from all the Wave Blasters

P.S. You did not have to buy my silence....LMAO

[Todd Fleury]

Are any of the Wave Blasters planning on attending the FE Nationals this year in CA?

[madmikepags]

I'm not a waveblaster but I'm speaking for the guys here in D1, none of us will be attending, mosly because of the early June date, our kids are all still finishing up school and with all the stuff that goes on with that (shows, concerts, graduations receitals etc..) it's just not feasible.