April 19-21 IMPBA 2 Lap Oval Record Trials - Franklin, VA

[Chilli]

The OLD DOMINION MODEL BOATING ASSOCIATION will be hosting a timed event for 1/3 mile and 1/4 mile OVAL to be held at Brown Farms, 32482 School House Road, Franklin VA 23851. CLASSES: All IMPBA Nitro, FE, & GAS classes. Pre-registration is required, event starts when equipment is setup and working. The timing equipment will be in operation as long as the weather permits for the duration of the event. $25.00 flat fee to enter; run as often as time permits. NOTE: Every evening at 4:00PM, only drivers whose boats have been within 5% of the record during the event, or if you currently hold that record will be allowed to run on the short list. CD: Kentley Porter (757) 642-1000 kentleyporter@msn.com

I'm looking forward to this one folks. It's is shaping up to be the best FE attended trials event the IMPBA has ever seen!

[Doug Smock]

Good luck this weekend fellas!!
Or if you prefer, break a keel!!

Doug

[Chilli]

Thank you sir. Weather looks breezy tomorrow with a front passing through but Saturday looks good with clearing skys and light winds. Records are cool but running boats with friends is what it's all about!!

You take it easy this weekend!!

[egneg]

I won't steal anyone's thunder but Doug Smock has some updating to do!

[Doug Smock]

Sounds like there are some unofficial results to be posted!?!?!?!?!?

[Chilli]

Records were broke...... boats were broke. Equipment was toasted.

I think we may have had FE records broken by a half dozen people. Everyone had to work for it! We have a few new FE record holders. We aint done.

Chuck it was great seeing you. Can't wait to see your bad A$$ FE T-boat run! Ferette may have some 5S packs he'll see you cheap. Slightly used...

[egneg]

Records were broke...... boats were broke. Equipment was toasted.

I think we may have had FE records broken by a half dozen people. Everyone had to work for it! We have a few new FE record holders. We aint done.

Chuck it was great seeing you. Can't wait to see your bad A$$ FE T-boat run! Ferette may have some 5S packs he'll see you cheap. Slightly used...

Haha ... first time I ever saw someone play hot potato with lipos.

[Chilli]

I guess Don was planning on making them into French Fries because they were soaking in salt water last time I saw them.

It was windy and cold this morning. Not too many people ran but there were some more records taken. When I left around 11AM Ben and Jason were braving the elements trying for some more stock and super stock classes. Ben was hoping waves with his little cat. I don't know how that thing stayed right side up for two full laps but it did. I'm not going to say much about what time he ran but it was slightly better than the Steam Record.

Congrats to my Capitol Club mate Chip Gibbs for taking his first IMPBA record. Chip, you did a great job running the bouys for the first time. Contrats also to Jason (Hazegray)..... And there was one other new guy that took his first FE record. I think his name was John Finch.... It took five years but I'm pretty sure we've got the FE hook in him!

[HOTWATER]

Congrats to team Jason/Ben, team Nautiboyz and to John Finch for breaking new ground with FE and getting both 1/3 and 1/4 mile Oval records with his Original Wild Thing Mono!!!! Very cool!

Thanks for the updates and posts Chilli...hope you get some rest....will be good to see you and John next week at Hagerstown!

D.12 Rocks!!

-Kent

[Chilli]

Rest?? I got home and immediatly started working on getting boats ready for next weekend. LOL I've got the Limited Motor back in the FE30 and have to straighten out a rudder on the P-Mono.

One more thing worth mentioning. Don Ferrette had a T Hydro that was absolutely balistic. The motors were screaming like nothing I've ever heard and the boat turned on a dime.

[hazegry]

some pics from the Time Trials
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there are allot more here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hazegry...57633300466404

[Chilli]

Nice Pics Jason. Love one of the red mono. That's Trent Ghattas's Aeromarine Vector. It clearly shows how the chine sheers the water away from the hull.

How many records did you and Ben end up with? I understand we also have a new young record holder.

[hazegry]

I think Ben got 2 I got 4 but 3 of them Ben and I did as a team since I used his motors and esc's but I did the driving. Yeah we did have a new young record holder and he did a real good job of driving that little mono I know hes got one proud papa.

[Meniscus]

For the record Chilli, that was a sport hydro and you are right, it was a handful, but it is an absolute testiment to what a 14.75" hull can do in 20+mph wind! I managed to put together 4 laps total and it finally flipped when I wasn't paying attention, coming back to shore. LOL!

They say I'm crazy and after seeing that, maybe I am! One thing is for sure, you have to finish two laps and I'm pretty sure I could hear bets being made behind me regarding which section of the course I was going to lose it in. I just couldn't tell over my own laughing!

[Doug Smock]

I think someone said Kentley had to break out a sundial to time that run.

[hazegry]

I was trying to catch up on honey do crap when I got home yesterday so I didn't get a chance to go into detail Ben or Meniscus was a huge help to me getting my boat ready for each event. He let me use his motors and esc's because they were the new versions Tekin just released and mine was the old one. He also helped out with my driving which was a huge help in the beginning and seemed to be good luck after that. He also let me use his Lipo packs since we had different connectors on our motors and packs. In short if Ben hadn't been there to help me at my first time trials I wouldn't have set 4 records 3 of which are Team records with Ben. We have allot more planned for the class and plan on being at the fall saw event and Ovals next year! Also a big thanks to Danny aka Diegoboy for the tool kit he sent with his boats unfortunately we didn't get a chance to run his due to technical problems and the weather but his tool kit was a lifesaver.

[chipgibbs]

You guys rock and I had a blast. Mike & Ben, thanks for the help. Jason, the photos are great. I'd like a couple of my Cheetah. I took a few photos and some video
And will try to post asap.

Chip

[Meniscus]

Jason, thank you for your kind words. You definitely did a great job with adapting to drive around the courses and exercising patience with the challenges presented with a smaller models and low voltage. This is just the start of a lot of fun! Sorry to hear you're hooked

Chip, it was great to meet you! I will say that you have obviously put a lot of time and effort into your setups and it shows that you were well prepared for the event. Hopefully you'll have a better opportunity with the weather on the other course because it's obvious that you could have had the record if it wasn't blowing 15-20mph at the time!

Sundial! Very funny. I just wish someone had a video of that run because it wasn't poking along. I had my hands full and it was far more challenging than running my N rigger around in the 70s. It really is amazing that something so small can run in that. I shudder to think what the scale size of the swells would be. For the record, I shaved something like 13 seconds off between the two back to back runs.

[Doug Smock]

I'm glad you guys had fun!! Like they say, if it was easy everyone would be doing it.

Looking forward to the pile of paperwork!

[chipgibbs]

Jason, I looked thru the photos of the trials and want a few....pm sent

[hazegry]

Chip I don't have a pm from you but feel free to use whatever you like

[Chilli]

Unoffical Results posted by KP

John Finch
TLSG 1/4 mile 19.295 seconds
Q Mono 1/4 19.372
Q Mono 1/3 mile 27.124

Ben Gugler
N SS Sport Hydro 1/3 87.835
N Hydro 1/4 21.079
Best Sun Tan

Jason Boushard
N Stock Cat 1/4 65.708

Boushard/Gugler
N Stock Cat 1/3 77.364
N SS Cat 1/3 49.131
N SS Cat 1/4 39.143

Grant Liddycoat
N SS Mono 1/3 84.486
Youngest IMPBA Record Holder!

Trent Ghattas
LSG 36 Mono 1/3 23.566
LSG 36 Mono 1/4 19.701
LSG 27 Mono 1/4 18.738

Don Ferrette
T Rigger 1/4 18.548
T Rigger 1/3 19.082

Chip Gibbs
P Cat 1/4 26.406

M Chirillo/J Chirillo
P Sport Hydro 1/3 28.789
P Sport Hydro 1/4 26.359

Jim Skelton
LSG 27 Thunder Boat 1/3 28.591
LSG 27 Thunder Boat 1/4 25.046

Ron Shaw
LSG 36Cracker Box 1/4 27.148

Loeb/Padgett
LSG 36 Sport Hydro 1/3 24.789
LSG 36 Sport Hydro 1/4 20.720
Jersey Skiff 1/3 33.834
Jersey Skiff 1/4 28.489

Steve Sutton
SS Mono 1/3 33.238
SS Mono 1/4 26.037

Liddycoat/Porter
1/8 Scale 1/3 21.985
1/8 Scale 1/4 19.056

Porter/Liddycoat
Sport 12 1/4 31.487

Kentley Porter
A Mono 1/4 24.901
A Hydro 1/4 15.313
C Mono 1/3 26.559
C Mono 1/4 21.085

[hazegry]

Hey guys not to be nitpicky but my name is spelt Boushard not bouschard :) Hate for people to think its not me lol. You guys that think you don't want to race you just run for fun etc are missing out if you don't just come hang out and watch. I had a blast and would have had fun just watching even if I didn't have a boat to run. Thanks to everyone that put it all together.

[Chilli]

Thanks for the correction Jason. I was going to fix it but I think someone beat me to it. This was just an unofficial list that KP typed up quickly. That was really nice of him to take the time to do this only one day after the event. If you filled out the paperwork, Mr. Smock will get it right on the certificate.

Ditto on people attending these events. Record Trials are the ultimate test and tune sessions. We're blessed in D12 with some of the best boaters in the country. Whether a trials event or heat race, everyone freely shares their knowledge, tools and parts to help members achieve their goals.

I'd love for you guys to do a road trip and come up for a district race this year. I'm also hoping ODMBA get's their pond situation squared away. If not, we'll see you in the fall!

One thing I forgot. Thanks to Doug for the Smocktura prop John and I used to take the P-Sport Hydro records. I've had it for a couple years and was saving it for just the right moment. I cut the heck out of my finger installing it on the Insane on Saturday morning. LOL

[hazegry]

I figured as much its a common mistake with my name all good. I wouldn't mind coming up for a few races Chili I have a p-spec hydro just keep me posted.

[don ferrette]

While mother nature threw us a couple curve balls still had a good time hangin' with all my boatin' buds and shreddin' some water. Jason you snapped a few badazz pics of my boats, would really like to maybe get a copy of of a couple if you're good with that.

[hazegry]

sure Don send me your email on PM.

[Doug Smock]

One thing I forgot. Thanks to Doug for the Smocktura prop John and I used to take the P-Sport Hydro records. I've had it for a couple years and was saving it for just the right moment. I cut the heck out of my finger installing it on the Insane on Saturday morning. LOL

I'm glad you put it to work Mike! Sorry it made you leak.

[Brushless55]

I figured as much its a common mistake with my name all good. I wouldn't mind coming up for a few races Chili I have a p-spec hydro just keep me posted.

Jason, is this the blue one?

[hazegry]

Its the motor and esc from the blue hull I pulled them out after what was left from the crash while testing I sent you a PM about it didnt you get it?