2018 IMPBA FE Nationals - Michigan Cup

[T.S.Davis]

After a many year hiatus, MMEU will be hosting an IMPBA Fast Electric Nationals next summer. We'll combine it with our annual Michigan Cup race.

Save the date. You don't want to miss this one.

June 28,29,30 of 2018 at the Elks Lodge in Leonard, MI.

· IMPBA Sanctioned
· Open Water Wednesday June 27nd until 5pm
· Racing Thursday, Friday, Saturday, starts at 8:30am
· 1/6th mile record course (6 lap sprints)
· 8 lap Offshore Heats
· Awards for top 3 finishers in every class
· High points, Mr. Offshore, Concourse, Muncey Trophy for sportsmanship
· Raffle drawings for prizes
· On Site food and beverages available
· Friday night welcome banquette
· On site camping available ($20/night for power and water)


We'll get the flier posted as soon as we get it finalized.

[trigger]

We hope to be back Terry, mike and I were just talking about the MI cup, hopefully we will be back to enjoy some serious fun, a great event and great hosts.

[T.S.Davis]

What happens at boat camp......

You guys gotta come back. I need to work on Mike to get going on some shafts.

[trigger]

Just pm me Terry what you’d like, I’ll nag him into submission......

[Doby]

Just told the wife to consider me GONE on those days ......2 years is to long of a break!

[T.S.Davis]

Just told the wife to consider me GONE on those days ......2 years is to long of a break!

This is why Chris Rupely has been bugging me to get this settled and then posted. So guys could set aside time before women filled the calendars. haha BTW.........Chris will be calling the heats for us.

Paul, I don't need anything in particular right now. I just recognize what's possible and that there is a market for his skills.

[Doug Smock]

Good deal! Stuck the thread.

[T.S.Davis]

Good deal! Stuck the thread.

Hugs

Once again OSE has graciously agreed to be title sponsor for our event. Steven has supported racing on a level that is unprecedented in model boating. For that at I am grateful. It makes a difference sir. I hope to thank you in person this June! hahaha

Attached is the flier.
2018 FE Nats flier rev2.pdf

[rayzerdesigns]

Hmmmm

[Buddy Benedict]

Is there a reason for not having any tunnel classes on the list.

[jaike5]

Same as for the T class, break downs, no shows, maybe 10th scale wiil be dropped too as turning left can cut the field down to 3 boats! waa hoo! Just have to run the classes offered race on.
Cheers, Jay.

[T.S.Davis]

The class list is based on the guys we know will attend. We've offered tunnel many times to only have it barely make.

10th scales there are enough of just in our club to run two flights of vintage and modern.

T boats always end up a hodge podge. We start off with T mono and T cat only to end up combining them to make a heat. Then what do we call that guy? National champion of some boats we threw in the water? For just a Cup race fine. Get boats on the water but for nationals it doesn't make sense.

We have pretty good feel for our expected racers and what they own believe it or not. If closer to the race it appears a class has too little interest to make we can talk about shifting.

[Buddy Benedict]

Wow!! An IMPBA National event for your club. How sad. Your quote: "We have pretty good feel for our expected racers and what they own believe it or not" doesn't leave any room for a new guy just getting into electrics does it. Being a National event, it should offer every class listed in the rule book and have a class minimum and an entry cut off date. The classes that didn't make the minimum are cut at that time then you don't have a any heats with mixed boats in them.

Thanks for the explanation.

[tjcast]

The class list is based on the guys we know will attend. We've offered tunnel many times to only have it barely make.

10th scales there are enough of just in our club to run two flights of vintage and modern.

T boats always end up a hodge podge. We start off with T mono and T cat only to end up combining them to make a heat. Then what do we call that guy? National champion of some boats we threw in the water? For just a Cup race fine. Get boats on the water but for nationals it doesn't make sense.

We have pretty good feel for our expected racers and what they own believe it or not. If closer to the race it appears a class has too little interest to make we can talk about shifting.

What he said!

In the past we've offered classes and had people scramble to try to get boats together to make minimum number to have the class run. Then come the race the boat fails to show up, much less to even finish one heat. I have no interest in 2 boat heats

[photohoward1]

I'm pretty sure the Michigan guys know what they are doing. There is a reason they are the largest FE club in the nation.

Wow!! An IMPBA National event for your club. How sad. Your quote: "We have pretty good feel for our expected racers and what they own believe it or not" doesn't leave any room for a new guy just getting into electrics does it. Being a National event, it should offer every class listed in the rule book and have a class minimum and an entry cut off date. The classes that didn't make the minimum are cut at that time then you don't have a any heats with mixed boats in them.

Thanks for the explanation.