*** 2017 Atlanta Spring Nationals Now Accepting Entries ***

[madmikepags]

UH OH guys, that means I don't have to run my OFFSHORE SETUP!!!!! My Kitty Cat is hungry..........LOL my little cat will prob be running against some big gassers I assume!!! looks like it might be trouble for my little kitty :-(

[Doby]

Can anyone still get to Atlanta with the highway burned up (or down)?

[madmikepags]

Just curious about the heat order? will it be the same as the sign up order? or are we going to mix it up a bit?

[madmikepags]

Oh crap I haven't even thought about that???

[Doug Smock]

No worries getting in fellas.

You can get downtown easily from the north, south, east, and west sides. Going from the northeast I-85 south is another story. Anyone coming in I-85 S needs to hit I-285 NO DOUBT!!

Guys coming in I-75 S need to pick up I 285 S to get to the pond anyway unless you just want to see the city. I avoid it unless I have business downtown.

The pond is very close to Red Oak.

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[Doug Smock]

Just curious about the heat order? will it be the same as the sign up order? or are we going to mix it up a bit?

Lamar has always been GOOD about spacing out the FE heats. Now that he is running some FE he is VERY GOOD at it. That's not to say there won't be any back to back, but I assure you he will do the best job possible. That's just how he rolls!

[Doug Smock]

UH OH guys, that means I don't have to run my OFFSHORE SETUP!!!!! My Kitty Cat is hungry..........LOL my little cat will prob be running against some big gassers I assume!!! looks like it might be trouble for my little kitty :-(

I'm guessing 7 gas monos and 3 gas cats looking at the entries. Pretty sure Howard said he is running a gas cat.

[T.S.Davis]

So like 12 minutes. Got it. Hahaha

I may put curb feelers on my offshore for the hairpins.

[madmikepags]

Terry, I'm gonna run my cat like I did in open cat in Mi, just hoping I can get the start and try and hold off the hoard!!! LOL gonna be some BIG holes in the water for my little kitty!!!

[Doug Smock]

You'll have a blast Mike.

[madmikepags]

Just hope they dont run through me!!! LOL, hey hiow are they stacking the heats, 6,7,8 boat heats? if there's 7 or 8 boats in a class you're gonna run em all at once or split em? I don't care either way I'm just curious.

[Doug Smock]

Depends on the class Mike. We try not to run 7 and 8 boat heats in LSG. Too much carnage and it's tougher in the tower. Pretty sure Lamar was going for 6 in LSG & open. He'll correct me if I'm wrong.

Disclaimer: If time becomes a factor some combining of heats may occur.

[HUFFRACING]

Hey Gang,

Doug has been all over it in my absence... Just to confirm:

1) Open Offshore and P-Limited Offshore will be regular 6 lap heats, not timed heats.
2) There will be a Max of 7 boats per heat. Most classes are capped at 6 per heat, but there are a few that will run 7.

Thanks,
Lamar

[T.S.Davis]

I thought IMPBA had a six boat max.

[HUFFRACING]

I thought IMPBA had a six boat max.

IMPBA actually has scoring provisions in the rule book through 9th place:

1st Place .................................................. .....400 points
2nd Place .................................................. ...300 points
3rd Place .................................................. ....225 points
4th Place .................................................. ....169 points
5th Place .................................................. ....127 points
6th Place .................................................. .......96 points
7th Place .................................................. .......72 points
8th Place .................................................. .......54 points
9th Place .................................................. .......40 points

The rule book makes mention of a minimum of 3 boats to make a heat, but no max number that I can find.

We used to run 8 boats per heat in EVERY class at the Spring Nats. That made for some knee-knocking racing in the faster classes.

Now we try to keep most of the heats at 6 boats (especially the faster classes).

Thanks,
Lamar

[T.S.Davis]

Not sure where I got that idea from. I didn't find it in there either.

[madmikepags]

its because ur a tard, or a turd, your choice????

[madmikepags]

Oh man I'm excited!!!! Can;'t wait for this one.....3 boats in the trailer allready, 3 more ready, only 1 boat needs a lil work!!!

[HUFFRACING]

Hey Gang,

Due to the overwhelming support for this year's event the Atlanta Model Boaters are pleased to announce we will be providing lunch to the racers on both Saturday and Sunday! We will be serving hamburgers one day and hot dogs the other. Sides and condiments will also be provided, but please plan on bringing your own drinks. We are going to be racing through lunch, so this will make it easier on everyone as you will not have to prep your own food or send someone offsite to grab fast food.

The pond and facilities are in great shape and everything is falling into place to make this a GREAT event! Thanks again for your support of the 2017 Atlanta Spring Nationals!

Thanks,
Lamar

[Doug Smock]

Hey fellas,

We have one P Mono spot,two P Limited Rigger spots, two 10th scale spots, and one Open offshore spot left.

Sure would be cool to sell out the FE classes!

[HUFFRACING]

Hey Gang,

Deadline for entries is Midnight April 16th... I will be running the heat sheets on Monday and I will not be making ANY CHANGES to entries after the heat sheets have been run. If you have adds, changes, or deletes let me know ASAP. You've had since January 16th to get your ducks in a row. Not trying to be a hard ass, but once the heat sheets come off the printer it is... what it is!

WE ARE GETTING CLOSE NOW!!!

Thanks,
Lamar

[madmikepags]

Hey Lamar, I signed my daughter nina up to race P-mono, but unfortunately she can't make it, we thought it would work, but out damn school gets in the way of play time. Take her out of the lineup please. Thanks.

[HUFFRACING]

Will do Mike... Sorry it didn't work out.

Thanks,
Lamar

[madmikepags]

Hey Doug, just looking at the offshore course, why don't we come inside the start finish buoy too?? Make it really interesting!!!!
Is anyone getting pumped for this race????

[Doug Smock]

If we're going to do that why not just race a figure 8?? LOL

And yes, we are all pumped here.

[madmikepags]

ooooh that sounds like fun!!!!! will that really get in the way that much?

[T.S.Davis]

Tyler is pumped. It's brutal. He keeps throwing more ideas at me. Which would piss me off but some of them are really good. "Hey dad (that's my name), We should put that crazy 3 blade on the Q mono" Hmmmmm............might do some prop speriment'n down there.

Mike, it's pretty tough already to finish with positive battery numbers on this course. It's freak'n gigantic. Two hair pins. TWO! One is way the f......out there and the second looks like it's on land. I finally walked to the far side just to prove to myself that there was water between the buoy and the shore. Plenty of room. Looks tight from the stand. You could land a plane in there.

[Doug Smock]

ooooh that sounds like fun!!!!! will that really get in the way that much?

No problem Mike unless we run out of dumpster.

Terry is right about the offshore course, there is plenty of room! To make a point I took "Special Ed" for two laps around it in the retrieve boat when he was practicing. We could race em four or five wide if we had em. lol

[T.S.Davis]

You do not call him special Ed do you? That's terrible Doug. We all know he's special but to call him that to his face? hahaha Tell him I still don't like the smell of beer and meat skins please. That was disturbing.

[Doug Smock]

No Terry that's what his mom calls him. Have him tell you the story.

You've seen me and Ed go at it. We don't hold nuttin back.LOL

Beer and meat skins, another classic!!