December 2006

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December 2006

NAMBA INTERNATIONAL PROPWASH
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Cathie Galbraith
1815 Halley Street
San Diego, CA 92154
(619) 424-6380
Fax (619) 424-8845
e-mail: [email protected]
PRESIDENT
Al Waters
162 Avenida Chapala
San Marcos, CA 92069
(760) 746-2408
VICE PRESIDENT
Tony Rhodes
21931 Embassy Avenue
Long Beach, CA. 90810
(310) 549-6810
Web Page: www.namba.com
VOLUME 36, NUMBER 3
DECEMBER 2006
President’s Message
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
VP Talk …………………………..
2
NAMBA Nationals History ……...
3
Safety Corner …………………….
3
A Return to Model Boating ……...
4
News From Nine ………………...
4
Crazy Al’s Invitational …………..
5
Tribute To Long Lived Legacy ….
6
2006 Florida Gas Racing Series ….
7
District Eight Director’s Report ….
8
Gold Rush Int. Championships …..
9
Chairman Changes ……………….
10
The New Kids on the Block ……...
10
Scale in Review 2006 …………….
10
Greetings From District Seven …...
12
NAMBA BOD Take A Vote ……..
13
Don’t EVER Count Him Out! ……
13
Tuned Pipes: Part Two …………...
14
2007 Orlando Winter Nationals ….
16
Storing Your Boat In The Off Season
16
Gas World Championships ………
17
District One News………………...
18
2007 NAMBA FE Nationals ……..
19
News From District Sixteen ……...
23
Classic Thunderboats in 19 ………
23
NW Scale Championships ……….
24
Legg Lake Record Trials ………...
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By Al Waters
NAMBA President
I hope that everyone has had an enjoyable 2006 racing season, or if you are the
weekend type boater, just as much fun enjoying your model boat with your family.
Intense racing can be just as much fun as kicking back and watching your boat cruise
the pond on a sunny weekend day.
This is my first year of a two-year term as your President and I hope that we have
done right by you. There have been a few bumps and there are people who would like
things done yesterday, but hopefully we have taken care of business for you. Unless I
am at a race or on vacation, which is probably at a race, I think that I have replied by
e-mail or returned calls towards everyone’s concerns. If you feel differently, please let
me know.
2006 was a very busy year for me as I tried to get around to many of the events held
this year. Along with the NAMBA Nitro/Gas Nationals held in Florida, I was also able
to make the FE NAMBA Nats in New Jersey. I made it to Northern California,
Washington a couple of times, Michigan, and Nevada. If I could find more time off
from work, I would like to make an Unlimiteds Northwest Race, the WinterNats in
Florida, the NAMBA Time Trials, the CAFE Cup, and Crazy Al’s race in Montana.
The ultimate would be a race in every district as I have many friends in all of them.
Maybe one day I can pull it off. In the process of doing all of this, I was able to not
only race nitro, which is how I started, but I was also able to race gas and fast electric.
And even though it was a very busy year, it was also a very fun year. Duplicating it in
2007 will be a major task. In all honesty, I need to save some 2007 vacation time for
the beginning of 2008.
We all know about the Aussies who have been coming over here for many years
racing at our Nationals. I would like to reciprocate their visits and go to Australia and
race with them. At this time, they plan on hosting the 2008 World Championships.
There was a lot of talk going around some of the district races this year and it looks
like we could have a nice contingent going to Australia. If you are at all interested,
please get in touch with me.
I would like to congratulate the entire NAMBA membership at this time. I checked
with Cathie Galbraith, our Executive Secretary, and she informs me that we did not
have one medical nor did we have one liability claim in 2006. We all know what has
happened to the insurance industry with double digit increases in premiums the last
few years. However, with the clean record we have had we can continue to keep
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membership rates where they are. You
have all done an excellent job.
Hopefully, all of those articles NAMBA
Safety Chairman Lohring Miller has
been writing, and those middle of the
night phone calls I have been making
have been a part of the success. Again,
thank you and keep up the good safety
work.
You may have noticed that there
were no elections last month for District
Directors of the even districts. I checked
with the current District Directors and
they have all agreed to take on another
term. Please thank District Two Director
Kelly Brooks, District Four Director
Doug Robichaud, District Eight Director
Lohring Miller, District 16 Director
Keith Warham, and District 20 Director
Kelly Stout. I have always said that the
District Directors have the toughest job
in NAMBA, and being a two time
District Director myself, I still stand by
that statement. If you think that things
could be a little better in your district,
that is the time to take that step and run
for the office or at a minimum, get
involved in your district activities. It’s
much easier for everyone and more
rewarding when everyone shares the
work rather than leaving it all for one
person.
Speaking of sharing the work, let’s
talk about the NAMBA newsletter, the
Propwash! Cathie Galbraith has always
sent out the notice to District Directors
and NAMBA Chairmen for articles,
including the deadline for submitting
those articles. For this Propwash, I
decided to help Cathie out and I sent out
that notice and added some people’s
names that have hosted special events
throughout the country. Take a look as
we have a few new writers who have
stepped up. Then, take a look at the
same names that appear issue after
issue. They like to write, but what if one
day if they decide not to write or don’t
make that special event. How then will
the membership ever learn of your
event? More and more we are seeing
boaters who like to race at other events,
and if they can’t read about them, how
can you expect them to know to come. I
think that’s what makes races like the
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Orlando Winternats, the MMEU Cup, the Grand Prix Classic, the Gold Rush
Championships, and Gas World Cup so successful. All of these events can be read
about in the Propwash and they all attract boaters from far away. It’s something to
think about.
Now that 2006 is over, there are district meetings and awards banquets being held
throughout NAMBA. With that being said, 2007 race schedules are being put together
also. Along with special event races that appear throughout the year, there are also
NAMBA’s two most important events, the 2007 NAMBA Nitro/Gas Nationals and the
2007 NAMBA FE Nationals. The Nitro/Gas Nationals will be hosted by District Nine
at Raging Waters Theme Park in San Jose, California. Mike McKnight and Roger
Hooks Jr. will be the Contest Directors. The date of the Nationals will be July 7-14,
2007.
The NAMBA FE Nationals will be hosted in District Eight. Dates and contact
information will be announced as it becomes available.
The FE contingent have done a very good job of rotating their Nationals locations
year to year, so since it works, it doesn’t need me to fix it. The NAMBA Nitro/Gas
Nationals, however, is my responsibility to work with the District Director and
determine locations. When I became President that was the first task that I took on. I
was happy to announce that the next five years had locations pending approval of the
NAMBA Board of Directors. As you already know, we will be going to District Nine
in 2007. If you are the kind of person who makes plans way in advance, we will go to
District 20 in 2008.
Speaking of the NAMBA Board of Directors, I would very much like to thank them
for their help in 2006. I have kept them pretty busy. As much as I am responsible for
decisions that come from the NAMBA office, the BOD votes on a lot on issues I have
sent to them on behalf of the membership. They have been very helpful.
And last but not least, I would like to thank NAMBA Executive Secretary Cathie
Galbraith. This year has been a real learning curve for me, and she has been very
helpful. We are not perfect but give us the chance, we will take care of business. We
work as a team just like the driver and pit person.
Your NAMBA officers and chairmen wish you a very happy holiday season and a
great New Year of racing!
VP Talk
By Tony Rhodes
NAMBA Vice President
Well here I am, finally writing an article. I apologize for not sending in anything on
time in the previous issues of the Propwash. I do not have as much to do now that I am
not the Director in District Nineteen. Our President, Al Waters has done an excellent
job of keeping everything running smoothly. When I am needed I will be well rested
and ready to go. It has been nice to just concentrate on racing. It is not like I am not
following the e-mails and Internet threads. I try to stay informed on the issues so when
I am asked I can respond with an intelligent answer.
I do have one or two pet peeves that I would like to touch on. I have been asked
often “what is happening to model boating?” The following is my opinion of a couple
things that need our attention. I have always been and always will be against hosting a
race to make a profit. I feel that the contest directors should make an attempt to give
back as much as possible to the boaters. I would much rather receive an award I can
display with pride rather than something I do not even want. Remember ten dollars
does not go very far. After you pay your District race fee you might have seven dollars
from each entry to put towards awards. If you use the one award per five entries you
should have at least thirty dollars for the first award. I seldom see an award worth that.
Some races do have very nice awards that I proudly display so I know it can be done.
Let’s remember that this is a hobby and not a business. It will take a long time to get
rich seven dollars at a time. I say, “Give it back”.
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I have been to some races this year and
in the past where months of planning
and promotion were done. At these
races when you checked in you received
a package of items worth more than
your entry fee. Maybe we need to think
about fewer races, better promotion,
therefore resulting in better attendance
and awards. What people are telling me
is that they pay a premium for travel and
accommodations to attend an event only
to receive an award that is far from their
expectations. On the flip side of that is
that at special events the awards are far
above their expectations. So I say. “Give
it back”.
It looks like the Gas group’s
attendance is up slightly and holding
steady in our District. I think that is due
in part to the fact that the parts needed
are easier to come by than some of the
nitro parts. I wish we could go to the
lawnmower shop and buy Picco or Mac
parts. I feel that this may be part of the
reason the Nitro classes are declining
while the Gas participation is going up.
I did not want to write an article to harp
on things but we need to figure out how
to grow our attendance and increase
membership. I think we need to work on
these issues to make this happen. There
are companies out there making
reasonably priced ready to run boats but
we need classes for them where the new
boater is not intimidated by the seasoned
veteran racers. Let’s try to find a spot
for everyone to compete or play. Give
the best possible awards and incentives
for everyone, and most of all make it
fun.
This is just my opinion and not
necessarily the opinion of anyone else.
If you have ideas on how to help change
things for the better I would like to hear
from you. Send your comments to me
via e-mail at [email protected].
Congratulations to all this year’s
winners and participants. During the off
season get everything ready to go again.
See you next season at the lake…
December 2006
NAMBA Nationals History
By Dave Rychalsky
NAMBA Nationals Chairman
My search for pins and programs from the NAMBA Nationals is ongoing. I still
need pins and programs, so please try to dig around your tool boxes and file cabinets
for some of the missing ones I have listed below. Once I get a full collection of pins
and programs, we will always have a benchmark to gaze back and recall some of the
finest moments of racing and have a method to collect items from future nationals.
Once again, I need your help in locating these items to add to NAMBA’s collection.
I’m not sure if every NAMBA Nationals offered pins, but I’m very sure that each had
a program. I would like to have a reasonable collection by the time we go to the 2007
NAMBA Nationals, with only two or three missing. I store the programs in its own
plastic filing case and the pins are in a wooden picture frame. Please take 10 minutes
of your time to search for these items and donate them to NAMBA.
For the pins, I am missing the following years: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976,
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 2001. For the programs, I am missing
the following years: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and
1988.
For those that would like to donate their pin or program to the NAMBA Nationals
Historical Collection, please send to:
Dave Rychalsky
10 Timber Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Thank you in advance for your help.
Safety Corner
By Lohring Miller
NAMBA Safety Chairman
After driver error, the biggest cause of accidents with radio-controlled models is the
radio system. The oldest problem is interference from another transmitter. Today’s
radio systems are remarkably resistant to transmitters on nearby frequencies. However,
a transmitter on the same frequency will cause problems. The frequency pin system
was invented to solve this problem and it works when used properly. It won’t help
with momentary lapses or deliberate attempts to cause interference. Recently, spread
spectrum radio systems have become available to address the radio interference
problem. They are widely used in computers and cordless phones to allow many users
to transmit and receive simultaneously. The first model examples found wide use in
cars, but have had shorter range than 75 MHz systems in boats. This is not always a
problem and the new system from Futaba looks very promising. For stick radio users,
the Spectrum aircraft stick system packages two receivers together for redundancy.
The second problem in radio systems involves failure of one of the components. If
the transmitter, receiver, or servos lose power or signal, control will be lost. The first
attempt to solve this was the PCM code system. With this system, the servos go to a
preset position when the signal from the transmitter is lost. This is helpful if the model
gets out of range or there is some failure in the transmitter. Both of these problems are
rare compared to failures in the boat’s radio box. Though fail-safe devices can be made
to address this, the wet, high vibration environment of the radio box is hard to protect.
As a first step, try to build a radio box that leaks very slowly. You notice I didn’t
mention watertight. I have never seen a radio box that was dry after a day or more at
the bottom of the pond. If you do a good job, the radio box will remain dry after onehalf hour upside down. Placing the receiver in balloons will also slow down the rate
water gets into it. A foam sponge will absorb a little moisture and dampen vibrations.
The servos, switch, and battery are a little more resistant to water, but if there is any
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sign of water in the radio box you should open it up, unwrap everything, and dry it out
before the next heat. Always take the receiver and battery out of the radio box at the
end of the day and let everything air out to prevent corrosion. Products like Corrosion
X can be used to help protect everything.
A higher level of radio system safety can be achieved with redundant systems in
the boat. Manufacturers have already started to do this as I mentioned above. Several
builders of fast boats install two sets of batteries, switches and receivers on the same
frequency so each controls one servo. That way, if there is a failure of one of the two
receiver systems, you will still have control of either the throttle or steering. The
standard fail-safe will work as described above if the transmitter signal is lost. I have
tested this with both 75 MHz and Spectrum receivers. It is also possible to use a Y
connector to hook each servo to both receivers. That way a failure in one will not
cause any loss of control. You need to turn off one receiver at a time during your radio
check to be sure both are working. Again, I have tested this system with both standard
and Spectrum radios. This may seem a little extreme, but it is good insurance for large,
expensive, and/or fast boats. However, there is no substitute for good judgment. Until
next time, be careful out there.
A Return to Model Boating
By Joe Scarpino
District 20
I am on my second go round
with R/C boating. I first raced in
Florida as a member of the
Broward Model Boat Club in
IMPBA, before Florida changed to
NAMBA. This was between 1984
and 1989 and this is the time
period that the hobby really made
an impression on me. I had to
move from the area in 1989 for
work relocation and lost contact
with the hobby and a place to join
a club. So the hobby got put on the
back burner for the next 16 years.
Fast forward 16 years. I walked
A beautiful back drop of snow capped mountains
into the hobby shop in Highlands
Ranch, Colorado, to buy some R/C
car parts and overheard a District 20 Member who was also there, talking about R/C
boats. That's all it took! Now I knew that there was indeed R/C nitro boat racing going
on in Colorado. I had no clue in the few years that I have lived here.
I joined for the very next 2006 race season with my son Mitchell (13) and we are
now hooked for good. The race events are so friendly and family oriented. There are
great people to race with too. My wife Kate also loves the hobby and likes to attend all
the races with us, as do all of the wives and children of the club members.
We took the time to get up to Kalispell, Montana to Crazy Al’s Classic this past
September. That was just absolutely awesome. I got to meet the guys from District
Eight from the Northwest and from District 16 in Canada. These are some really good
people and we can’t wait to race with them again in July 2007 in San Jose.
I love this hobby and we are heart broken that we can't race here for the next four
to five months! I've met some really nice people through this hobby, and it enriches
our lives knowing them. We look forward to being together again next season with
everyone. R/C boating is the best!
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News From Nine
By Mike McKnight
District Nine Director
OK, since I only have one Propwash
report so far this year I’m going to try to
make up for it in this one. As I sit down
to write this, the Gold Rush Gas
Championships are underway and
District Nine is getting ready to cap off
the season the following weekend with
our Awards Banquet. I would like first to
congratulate all of our District
Champions.
I will start first with a man who has
won his first championship in thirtysome years of racing, Tony Ojeda is the
new Sport 21 Champion in District
Nine! Good things definitely come to
those who wait! He held off a few
speedsters and was the model of
consistency, and even showed a little
speed when he needed to, just to keep
everyone honest. Congratulations Tony!
We also have several multiple
championship winners this year: Jim
Wilson in A Mono and C Mono, and
Alfred Lanza and Jeff Wells have the
Hat-Trick with three championships
each. Alfred won in G1 Cracker Box,
Sport 40-II, and G1 Catamaran. Jeff was
victorious in G1 Mono, B Mod Tunnel,
and G1 Hydro. Way to go guys!
We’ve also had a changing of the
guard with some new winners in some
classes: Dave Osman in B Mono,
Lorenzo Martinez in B Hydro, Bob
Rendon in B OPC Tunnel, Dylan
Frentzel in Juniors, and Gary Lesher in
C Hydro.
We also have a few returning to the
Winner’s Circle. Tod Osman won in
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2004 and returns as the top dog in Scale Unlimited for 2006. Jeff Brown is back in A
Mod Tunnel. Roger Hooks, Sr. is back on top in A Hydro, and Mike McKnight is the
X Hydro Champion for the second year in a row. 2006 was exciting and
congratulations to all that are bringing home some hardware!
Anyone that has ever been in a leadership position soon comes to realize that even
though they have a large responsibility there are always others that are behind the
scenes helping that do not always get the recognition that they deserve. During the
course of the last year there is a person that has been steady and stalwart in support of
the district in a number of ways. Not only did she assist me at the judges’ stand at the
Model Mariners race, but she helps run it at her own club’s race and is usually there in
some capacity at most other races as well…and that person is Cassandra Tuttle. She’s
always ready to help when asked. She also demonstrates the ability to jump in and
help at a moment’s notice when there is a need without needing to be asked. She, as
well as the rest of the ladies in this district, deserves our admiration and our sincerest
gratitude for all that they do. Not only do they support the boys but most come racin’
with the boys too!
On a personal note, 2006 was an interesting year for me as I ventured outside of the
district a couple of times for some Scale Unlimited racing. San Diego for the Muncey
is usually a good time even when my boat isn’t cooperating. It’s great to see and hang
out with District 19 racers that I know and others that I’ve gotten to know better after
this last trip. Then I took a trip to the Northwest to race and met a lot of great people
and racers at the Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championship race. Thank you to
Marty Shallenberger for the invite and Roger Newton for his hospitality. It is
definitely a different experience that I encourage anyone to try at least once. The
racing was fast and the camaraderie was excellent. Everyone from RCU and UNW, as
well as NAMBA District Eight was willing to help me as well as Mike Allen who
came out all the way from NAMBA District Three in Florida with anything we
needed. It was good to put a face to some of names and voices of those I’ve spoken
with or traded emails with. I am planning not only to make this race again next year
but hopefully a couple of others there as well. Some have also started making plans to
head here next July for the Nationals as well. You are welcome and we would love to
see you.
Well, as I realize that my first year as a District Director is coming to an end and
we prepare to close out the 2006 racing season I am amazed at how quickly the year
has passed. Even though this job can be a little stressful at times there are a number of
people that were always there to lend support or ideas. One of those was immediate
past District Director Gary Crawford. Gary was always willing to be a sounding board
and had advice whenever I called. Jim Wilson was also there with information
anytime he was asked. Alfred Lanza and Jeff Wells never hesitated to call me and
make sure I was on track as well. Thanks to all of you
We have another big year ahead of us with the 2007 NAMBA Nationals in San
Jose, California at Lake Cunningham/Raging Waters. Roger Hooks, Jr. and I are the
Co-CDs of the event. At the time I am writing this our first full blown Nationals
Committee meeting is due to be held the day after tomorrow where all of the various
committees will be together at once. We will finalize the schedule of racing events and
the entry form should be completed and the website will soon follow. The web address
will be 2007nambanationals.com. We are anticipating a good number of boats so get
your entry in early as the deadline will be June 1, 2007. Come race the fast water in
Northern California.
Well, it is time to go and fire up the garage heater and get back to winter
building….see you in 2007!
December 2006
Crazy Al’s Invitational
By Lohring Miller
District Eight Director
Though Al Hobbs race has a long
history as an annual, two-day race, it
wasn’t run last year. Al resurrected it as
a less frequent, but longer, event to bring
together model boat racers from the
Northwestern United States and
Southwestern Canada. This year the
three-day race accomplished that with
some new faces and many familiar ones
attending. There are several unique
characteristics of the race; the most
important is the judging system.
Everyone is sworn in as judges and has
the duty to report their own penalties.
The CD (Al) fines anyone who swears,
frowns, or isn’t having a good time. The
fines go to a charity at the end of the
races. As an additional incentive to meet
other racers, everyone is a member of a
two and four man team. The winning
teams also get trophies. Al always
provides a lunch, and this year there was
a bring your own meat barbeque
Saturday night at the North Forty, the
host motel.
The weather for the weekend was
almost perfect with only a tiny rain
shower on Saturday. Friday started the
racing with A Mono, A Hydro, Sport 20,
and Open Outboard. A Mono was a
popular class and Dave Solway led
Bruce Mooring on points up to the
trophy dash. However Mike Hughes
finally kept his boat bottom side down to
take the final. The Canadians dominated
A Hydro with Doug Sick winning and
Rob Duckering third. Robert Holland
from the Colorado Holland clan was
second. Sport 20 saw the popular Bruce
Mooring designed Snake hull dominate
with Jerry Dunlap winning and Bruce
second both with Snake boats. Cody
Holland was third. Open outboard
brought everything from A Stock
Tunnels, to very fast B Modified
Tunnels. Dave Soleway’s Nelson
powered Leecraft was clearly the fastest,
winning over Keith Warham’s beautiful
Stock Tunnel and Eric Bourlet’s Van
Hooten Tunnel.
Saturday’s racing started with A
Stock Tunnel. The competition was
tough, but Dave Solway drove his Lynx
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to first place followed by Rob Duckering
in second and Lohring Miller in third. B
Mono was very close with the top three
separated by less than 100 points.
However, Allen Yuen managed to beat
Robert Holland (second) and David
Holland (third) for the trophy. B Hydro
was Bruce Mooring’s race all the way as
he was first on points and in the trophy
dash with his Mutt II Sport 40. Jim
Sugdon was second and Kevin Traboulay
was third. Open Three Point saw Rob
Duckering take the win with his Scale
Now those are some real hot pits
Hydro followed by Shawn Warren and
Keith Warham. In Open Mono Eric
Bourlet’s Gas Mono won over the nitro
boats as Joe Scarpino was second and
Bruce Blackett was third.
Sunday was more relaxed with only
four of the smaller classes running. Bruce
Blackett won C Mono with Joe Scarpino
second and Bob Howard third. C Hydro
was won by Doug Sick with Allen Yuen
second and Joe Scarpino third. Rob
Duckering’s fast 1/8 scale boat won the
Scale Hydro race followed by Leslie
The spectators get the best view
Warren and Kevin Traboulay in a near
duplicate of the Open Three Point race.
Open Hydro was big enough for a trophy dash, which was won by Doug Sick. Mike
Hughes was first on points going into the final with Doug second and Rob Duckering
third. Mike unfortunately hit the bank at full speed, breaking his Eagle for the second
time.
Despite racing frustrations, everyone had a good time. It was the perfect, relaxed
race to end the 2006 season.
A Tribute To A Long Lived Legacy
By Roger Hooks
District Nine
As NAMBA continues to press forward toward the future, it is easy to lose site of
some of its history. New boaters come and go. New boats come and go and the names
of the modelers, designers, and boat builders that created them sometimes fade far
more quickly than even the boats themselves.
In my history in NAMBA I can recall the domination of the Prather Deep Vee and
the Wing Ding outrigger. Then those faded to give way to the Cal Craft Deep Vee and
Coyote outriggers. And now... today we are witnessing the almost complete
domination of Seaducer mono hulls with Eagle SG outrigger hulls. But somewhere
along this abbreviated history another strong runner was born. It hit the water with a
vengeance and left a sea of championships, records, and other top honors in it's
wake. This new breed was the LeeCraft XT 460 and as soon as it hit the scene it
demanded greatness.
I first recall seeing the LeeCraft at the 85 Reno Nationals. I was 15 years old and
didn't think much of outboards at that time. But then I witnessed a LeeCraft hull
screaming down the back straight-away for the first time. I could not believe my
6
eyes. It was an outboard with an 11cc
K&B hanging off the back and it seemed
just as fast as any C Hydro at that time.
To say the least I didn't miss a single
heat of that event.
Anyone who knows tunnel hulls
knows the name of Tommy Lee and
LeeCraft Tunnels. Tommy established
the ultimate speed record of his day with
a 75 mph outboard-powered tunnel boat
powered by a modified K&B 7.5. He
also held the record for top speed in the
3.5 Tunnel class. Tommy Lee was not
only a master of creating warp speed
tunnel hulls but he was a successful
driver winning many regional and
national championships.
In 1985, when Tommy was looking
for a new 7.5 tunnel design to
manufacture, he started the LeeCraft
business. Rod Geraghty of Geraghty
Performance fame had developed a 32inch wooden tunnel hull that ran very
well. He gave Tommy a set of line
drawings for the boat, and Tommy built
a wooden plug for the design so molds
could be made for a fiberglass version.
Tommy began manufacturing the new
polyester resin and fiberglass XT460 in
1986.
The LeeCraft XT460 immediately
dominated the 7.5cc and 11cc tunnelhull
classes in regional and national events.
In straightaway speed events, the XT460
has laid claim to IMPBA records in the
7.5cc (75.201 mph), 11cc (70.159mph)
and 13cc (73.916mph) modified-engine
classes. It's also put hands on the 1/3mile oval (2-lap) competition records for
the same three engine classes along with
the 1/4-mile (2-lap) records in
7.5 and 11cc. The XT460 has held top
honors as a NAMBA straightaway
record holder in 7.5cc modified
(61.22mph), 11cc stock (50.90mph) and
11cc modified (57.39mph) classes. In
NAMBA one mile heat racing, the
XT460 held records in 7.5 class. Besides
holding most of the records for speed in
7.5 and 11cc tunnel classes, the LeeCraft
XT460 has successfully unified the belt
title by securing simultaneous
championship in all three radio
controlled boating associations. Many
more have enjoyed the top ranking
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performance of LeeCraft as well. Since
1999 LeeCraft has captured 50 win,
place, or show finishes. This is over
one-third of the 144 possible.
In 1997, Bill Berdzar and Lohring
Miller of Eugene, Oregon, better known
as B&M Manufacturing, bought the
plug and molds for the XT460. Under
their command the LeeCraft continued
to dominate with names like Tony
Rhodes, Frank Crockett, and Alfred
Lanza.
For as many things that have
changed at least one thing has managed
to stay the same. Since its inception
many more have benefited from the long
time success of the LeeCraft hull. It has
continued to provide those who use it,
strong reliable performance for just over
20 years now. That in itself is tribute to
Tommy Lee and his supporters in
bringing us what could be considered an
icon in the history of our organization.
The torch of this fine breed of racing
machines has been passed on once
again. Lohring Miller and B&M
Manufacturing has sold LeeCraft to
Alfred Lanza in an attempt to keep the
legacy alive. Lohring Miller states
"Alfred has been involved in model
boating for a long time and has
consistently promoted model boating in
the Northern California area. His
LeeCraft tunnels won four of the six
tunnel classes at the 2003 NAMBA
Nationals. He also has promoted the
LeeCraft tunnels in his area. LeeCraft
will die without that kind of promotion
and support."
Alfred will continue to offer the
XT460 and the XTR-21 under the
LeeCraft brand. He will also expand the
line with several new hull classifications. The XS21 will be the first new
hull launched under the LeeCraft brand.
The boat is Sport 21 hull that will
provide a competitive readily available
Sport 21 that is light weight and durable.
So we can continue to look forward to a
legacy that has been long standing. A
legacy hat started with one man's desire
and pursuit of excellence will continue
on for longer than he could have
imagined.
December 2006
2006 Florida Gas Racing Series
By Ellie Watts
Orlando Culvert Dodgers
The Orlando Culvert Dodgers, a
registered club in District Three,
started a new racing series in 2006
called the Florida Gas Racing Series
(“FGRS”). This series consisted of
six one-day sanctioned races held
April 2, June 25, July 30, August 27,
September 24, and November 19 at
our club facility located at Lake
Richard in Orlando, Florida. The
following gas classes were offered: GX-1 Mono, GX1- Hydro (Rigger), GX-1 Cat,
GX-1 Sport Hydro, Gas Offshore, Gas Crackerbox, Jersey Skiff, and Factory Stock.
The purpose of this racing series was to provide opportunities for new R/C boaters
and sport boaters to get a taste of the excitement of racing, provide opportunities to
improve driving skills, and learn NAMBA rules before advancing to the District High
Points Series races. It was also designed to provide experienced boaters with
opportunities to hone their driving skills and give back to the hobby by working with
the new boaters. In addition, this series provided our new club members with training
opportunities for race-related tasks in a fun, laid-back environment prior to the
Orlando Winter Nationals held annually in January.
Another benefit achieved by the FGRS was the development of the Jersey Skiff
class in District Three. One day our club member, Lance Metcalfe, talked about the
possibility of running the Jersey Skiff class on a popular internet R/C boat forum.
Shortly thereafter, Lance Metcalfe, Ross Medina, Brian Watts, Wayne Farrow, John
Taggart, and Michael Hilldale had theirs done. Other individuals in District Three
were building hulls, too; and the Jersey Skiff fever started. We added the class to the
June 25th race of the FGRS series, which was the first organized race of the Jersey
Skiff class in the country, and the rest is history. Jersey Skiff is the exciting new class
in District Three!
The results of the series’ first year exceeded our expectations. The following R/C
boaters began racing in the FGRS and advanced to the District Three High Points
Series races:
George Santiago has been a member of our club for a couple of years, but had
never raced before. He started racing in the FGRS and is the current leader in the Gas
Offshore class. It has been a great pleasure to watch his driving skills develop and see
his confidence grow every time he races. As a result, he raced in his first District Three
High Points Series race in September 2006 hosted by the Brandon Model Boaters and
plans to enter more races.
Dr. John Taggart has also been a member of our club for a couple of years. John
started out as a sport boater and now races in the FGRS. As a physician, John has
found the one-day series works better with his busy schedule. He is getting better and
better every time he drives his boats, and has the heart of a racer. John Taggart is
currently in fourth place overall in both the Jersey Skiff and GX1 Mono classes with
the strong possibility of advancing his position at the last race of the year in
November. In April 2006, he raced in the District Three High Points Series race hosted
by the Orlando Culvert Dodgers, and plans to race in the November 2006 District
Three High Points Series race hosted by the Space Coast Rudder Busters.
Tammy Farrow, who has been a member of our club for one year, is a new boater
and is developing into a great racer. She started racing in the FGRS in July 2006 and
runs in GX-1 Cat. She has learned very quickly and has a competitive spirit. As a
result, she raced in her first District Three High Points Series race in September 2006
hosted by the Brandon Model Boaters and also raced in the October 2006 race hosted
by the Homestead Model Boaters. GX-1 Cat is an extremely competitive class in
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District Three, and it has been exciting to watch Tammy out there mixing it up in very
tough eight-boat heats!
Robert Smith was a spectator at the 2006 Orlando Winter Nationals, joined the club
in July, and raced in his first FGRS race in September. That’s the kind of participation
that helps the club and this series grow.
Experienced R/C boaters in the FGRS such as Joe Rivard, Greg Johnson, Jeff
Crouse, David Yancey, Lance Metcalfe, Alton Buie, Scott Anderson, Ross Medina,
Keven Whittington, Brian Watts, and Wayne Farrow teach the “new kids on the
block” every time they race. Our club Vice President, Gary Weinman, leads by
example. Although he doesn’t run any gas boats, he and his son, Joey, are at every
race helping in the pit area, CD tower or working the retrieve boat.
We are planning to continue the Florida Gas Racing Series in 2007, and look
forward to sharing this great sport with many more people. Details are posted on our
club website, www.orlandoculvertdodgers.com.
Overall results for first through third in the 2006 FGRS series through the
September 24th race are listed below.
Crackerbox
1st Place – Lance Metcalfe
2nd Place – Joe Rivard
3rd Place – David Groah
GX-1 Mono
1st Place – Wayne Farrow
2nd Place – Brian Watts
3rd Place – Lance Metcalfe
Jersey Skiff
1st Place – Brian Watts
2nd Place – Wayne Farrow
3rd Place – Ross Medina
GX-1 Sport Hydro
2nd Place – Scott Anderson
3rd Place – Keven Whittington
GX-1 Cat
2nd Place – Brian Watts
3rd Place – Jeff Crouse
Open Offshore
1st Place – George Santiago
3rd Place – Greg Johnson
The Puget Sound Fast Electric Model
Boat club had a very successful race
season. Not only do they hold an electric
race series, they also held the Second
Annual Granger Invitational race, where
nitro and electric boats can compete
equally. This year they had 30 drivers
total with 71 boats in 11 classes. They
raced Limited Sport Hydro and Nitro .15
Pro Sport Hydros together as well as P
Hydro Electric Riggers with 3.5 Mod
Nitro Riggers. The event has been
growing rapidly and offers a way for
boaters with diverse interests to get
together.
GX-1 Rigger
1st Place – David Yancey
3rd Place – Ross Medina
District Eight Director’s Report
Lohring Miller
District Eight nitro boaters wrapped up a short, five-race season with the final race
at Twin Lakes. The big winner again this year was Eric Bourlet. Eric won A Stock
Tunnel, B Stock Tunnel, B Modified Tunnel, A Outboard Hydro, season high points,
and three boat high points. His three boats that counted toward these points averaged
nearly 1200 points per race. Three other racers won two classes. Greg Roth won Sport
60 and A Modified Tunnel. Greg was also second to Eric for both the season high
points and three boat high points. Ken Mallit won Sport 40 and B hydro, and Mike
Hughes won both Open Hydro and Gas Mono. Leslie Warren won A Mono, Shawn
Warren won Sport 20, Ron Beck won B Mono, and newcomer Charlie Howarth won
A Hydro.
District Eight racers were well represented at Crazy Al’s Invitational, and took
home quite a few of the trophies. Mike Bontoft and Lohring Miller are also preparing
for their annual trip to the Legg Lake record trials in November. There they hope to
maintain their success in gas boat racing as the only gas boaters in the world to hold a
record above 100 mph.
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Ron Beck assists boater Taylor Davis
Larry Kirby was electric racing’s
high points winner with firsts in O Sport
Hydro, N2 Sport Hydro, and Limited
Sport Hydro. Byron Pimms won N2
Open, as well as the Rookie of the Year,
the Most Improved, and the Sportsmanship trophies. Scott Bickford won N1
Mono, Darin Jordan won O Mono, Steve
Conradi won P Mono, and Greg
Schweers won P Sport Hydro.
The District Eight fast electric
modelers have also been testing lithium
polymer (lipo) batteries, and they
performed very well. The new lipo
charging bag was used during charging
with no incidents. They used both 4s
4350 mah and 4s2P 4350 mah cells and
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the cells performed as anticipated. This, like anything new, will impact our hobby
since new chargers will be needed as well as an inline balancer between the charger
and the cells. Also needed is a fire containment system like the lipo bag. The District
Eight electric boaters are working on common-sense rules that can be proposed to the
NAMBA membership.
The Unlimiteds Northwest 1/8 Scale group also had a successful season. Rod
Britten was the winner of the 12-race season with victories in the Atomic Cup and the
Gold Cup. John Stubbers was close behind in second with wins in the Apple Cup and
the Emerald Cup. Lee Britten, who won the Silver Cup, held third place. Gene Gager
was fourth overall. Individual race winners were Ron Davis, the Diamond Cup; Paul
Jackson, the Sahara Cup; Kirk Maupin, the Thunder on the Pond and Seafair
races; Dale Strothers, the Molson Thunderfest; Kerry Case, the Glen Ono Memorial;
and Jeff Heimkes, the Crystal Cup.
The summer’s big scale event in the Northwest is the Northwest Scale Hydroplane
Championship. With UNW, RCU, and scale racers from other districts competing, it
took NAMBA President, Al Waters, to maintain order as the event’s “CD
extraordinaire.” The results of the final were: first, John Stubbers; second, Dave
Marcoll; third, Lee Robertson; fourth, Adam Putich; fifth, Mike Cathey; sixth, David
Newton; and seventh, Doug Kirk. Lee Robertson moved up by winning the first
consolation, and Jim Putich won the second consolation. Bob Hulliger won the
Concourse with his 2000 Miss Elam Plus. The Show and Go award goes to the boater
with a combination of both racing and appearance points. Doug Kirk won it this year.
Overall, model boating is alive and well in District Eight. Declines in some nitro
classes are more than made up by gains in electric racing. Ready to run classes are
starting to show up, and the Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championship stands as one
of the premier scale events in the country.
Gold Rush International Gas Championship Race
By Beverly Bestpitch
R/C Modeleers
Unlike spring, this time of year our
weather in northern California is
normally good, but it was absolutely
outstanding this weekend! The weather
couldn’t have been any better if we
would’ve put in a special order.
Just like any other race I’ve ever
attended, including nationals and
district races, a few contestants
dropped out for one reason or another
after entering. However, in having said that, the final turnout was excellent for our
first International Gold Rush Gas Championship! The contestants were laid back and
had a great time racing in a relaxed atmosphere. Racing started at 10:30 on Friday and
Saturday, and 9:30 on Sunday.
Most of the out of town racers opted to stay lake-side in cabins and garden rooms
rather than in the local hotel, which lead to an alleged late-night “high stakes” Texas
Hold-Em card game. I have no idea who participated… But it’s rumored that Alfred
Lanza bought a lot of raffle tickets the next day, and Troy Davis went home early.
Each morning the racers were treated to a continental breakfast-bakery style muffins
and fresh coffee, (brewed on-site!). Lunch was hamburgers and hotdogs, grilled to
perfection, with salad, chips, and sodas.
If you have ever had Deep Fried Turkey you know you missed a great dinner
Friday night. First time I’ve ever tasted deep fried turkey–wow–it was great! Steve
Johnson sure knows how to cook your goose, oops, I mean, fry turkey! I was
concerned it would seem greasy– but was pleasantly surprised how delicious it was.
District Nine members provided the rest of the delicious menu. Cranberry sauce,
macaroni salad, tossed salad, rolls, and pumpkin pie rounded out the dinner for the
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dinner was catered, featuring an
authentic Filipino evening. Saturday
night’s wedding banquet menu, complete
with a whole roasted pig, lumpia, and
other delicacies I can’t even begin to
pronounce!
Several racers went to one of the
local casinos Friday and Saturday nights.
Unfortunately we don’t have any
exciting news to report; most everyone
broke even, or donated to the cause.
Our sponsors were very generous,
digging deep into their pockets and
providing the contestants with lots of
valuable prizes! We wouldn’t have had
such a successful event without the
support of our sponsors, and their
continued support to our sport is deeply
appreciated.
Mark Grim did a wonderful job as
our contest director and announcer.
Several nitro racers from District Nine
came out to support the gas race,
judging, scoring and helping where they
could. The local “rumor mill” has it that
some of the staunch nitro die-hards in
District Nine had so much fun, they may
even become gas converts (or at least
will try a gas class.)
Even though the contestants were
relaxed, the racing was fast and furious.
Alan Terry broke a record! Not to be
outdone, Scott Schneider almost broke a
record as well. However, let’s just say
that a lack of “pre-race maintenance” got
the best of his boat “someone” forgot to
tighten the shaft collet on his engine.
Not being just about racing, our club
supports a charity; “Coats for Kids”
provided coats for under-privileged
children through our local TV station
(news10.net). The kick-off for this year
was this race event, and we had barrels
on hand to collect coats.
Even the awards ceremony was full
of thrills and spills-everyone watched
Dave Bestpitch land flat-out on his back.
Hopefully someone has a tape of that for
home’s funniest videos! Scott Schneider
was master of ceremonies and Mark
Grim announced the individual winners.
Scott honored Chris Brown for her hard
work at the race. Everyone said they
were already marking next year’s
calendars, planning a return trip and
inviting others. This was such a fun
event; we’re all looking forward to 2007.
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Chairman Changes
Al Waters
NAMBA President
I would like to announce a change in NAMBA Chairmen positions.
Recently, I went to the NAMBA Time Trials at Legg Lake as I have never attended
this type of event before. I was impressed with how District 19 Director Mark Grim
handled the event.
Mark has hosted many Straight Line and Oval Time Trials for FE, Nitro, and Gas
over the years. He has the timing equipment, been involved in the surveying of
courses, is familiar with engine teardowns, and has the all around expertise that would
make himself a real asset to the membership for those who have questions regarding
these types of events, the organizing of these events, as well as heat racing events with
regards to records. The position of Records/Awards Chairman will now be split into
two positions. Mark Grim will be the NAMBA Records Chairman and Dave Bestpitch
will continue to be the NAMBA Awards Chairman. I feel that we will have the best of
both worlds, as they both are very good at what they do, and have done for NAMBA.
The other NAMBA Chairman position change is Scale Unlimited Hydro. About a
half dozen people showed interest after reading my last article in the Propwash
looking for a replacement chairman. I was looking for someone who I felt would write
articles pertaining to Unlimiteds for the Propwash, has traveled to scale events outside
their own district, and has a passion for the Unlimiteds.
This person accomplished what I was looking for and went one step further by
pointing out to me the recent wording change we accomplished for the NAMBA
Master Hull Roster.
I would like to thank District Nine Director Mike McKnight who will now be our
NAMBA Unlimited Hydro Chairman. Mike's credentials are 100 times better than I
ever had if you needed help with knowledge of the Unlimiteds. I knew who to go to.
He is the go to guy.
I would like to thank Dave, Mark, and Mike for volunteering to be our NAMBA
Chairmen.
The New Kids on the Block
By G.B. Robbins
Wave Blasters of Florida
The Wave Blasters of Florida was
started in the latter part of 2005 by
G. B. Robbins, Ron Desmond, and
Jim Coker. Since we cannot run nitro
or gas boats in St. Lucie County, it
was obvious that electric was the
only way to go.
Permission to use a great lake was
received from the St. Lucie County
Parks and Recreation Department.
We have a pavilion and have set up a
regulation NAMBA oval course. In
2006 the club joined NAMBA, and Boaters have a nice covered cold pit area
we are beginning to establish classes
and conduct races. At this time we have established the Aqua Craft RTR27 as a class
with seven boats. We also run P-Mono with Titan 29's and others. We have members
who run hydros and riggers. Some of our members come from as far away as Fort
Lauderdale and Vero Beach to run their boats.
In addition, we have a good number of scale boaters that have put on some very
fine displays of craftsmanship, with large tugs, PT boats, sport fishing boats, etc.
We meet every Sunday from 10:00 until we are done. Scale boaters run from 10:00
10
until 11:00. FE races are conducted
from 11:00 till all races are finished.
We have a lot to learn regarding
conducting races and hope in the future
that we will be able to host some FE
races with other clubs. At this time it
appears that we are the only FE Club in
Florida NAMBA District Three. We
hope this will change in the future. We
are sure that some of the Wave Blasters
members will be setting some records
but we have a long way to go.
The pond has a beautiful back drop
We look forward to working with
Fred Robson, Director of District Three
NAMBA to further establish more FE
boat clubs. Please feel free to contact me
at [email protected] if you would
like to join us for some racing.
Scale in Review 2006
By Al Waters
NAMBA President
This was an interesting year for me
in Scale Unlimited. I built three 1977 Oh
Boy! Oberto boats, one of which is still
running. That’s two more than the last
boat that gave me over eleven years of
hard racing. I had good days and not so
good days on race day but hey, I wasn’t
at work and I was doing what I enjoy
most: model boating with my friends.
Along with my local district racing in
Scale Unlimited in 2006, I started the
year attending the Grand Prix Classic in
District Nine in February. Special event
scale races took a break until June at the
Mid Michigan Cup in Dearborn,
Michigan where Fast Electric Scale
Unlimited ran for its first time as a
recognized class. I then attended the
NAMBA Nationals in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida where Scale Unlimited was one
of the largest classes at the Nationals.
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Jack St. Clair impressed us all with his
ply over foam boats. His driving was
pretty good too as he showed us all how
to have a perfect day.
After returning home for a week I
was off to Tri-Cities, Washington for
the big boat races and racing with Radio
Control Unlimiteds in their points series.
This year, I dragged local boaters Henry
Velasco and Russell Stark along. I think
it is good for those who race scale to get
a taste of how these races are run in
other parts of the country. There are
many different mill patterns, clock time
patterns, racing rules, and scoring
differences between organizations as
well as within our own districts in
NAMBA. Needless to say, we had a
great time; however two firsts, a second,
and a third in qualifying didn’t get us
close to making the “Winner Take All”
final. We were definitely humbled. But,
we will be back to give it another shot in
2007.
After the Labor Day holiday, it was
off to Morristown, New Jersey where I
was asked to CD the 2006 FE NAMBA
Nationals. This was the third time in two
years I was able to watch the Electric
Scale Unlimiteds race. At the rate they
are figuring out the setup of the battery
power and trim for these boats, all I can
say is look out nitro. This is going to
create some competitive fun in the
future.
Ken Joye, who runs the 1978 U-64
The Squire Shop set a new NAMBA
record in Scale Unlimited at the FE
Nationals with a 1:10.62 beating the old
record by more than eight seconds. Ken
runs a Henry Velasco hull, the same hull
as the nitro racers with just a little
lighter glass lay up.
Ken Joye and his record setting scale
unlimited U-64 The Squire Shop
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It was then back home where the
following weekend the Oh Boy! Oberto
Presents the Bill Muncey Memorial for
Scale Unlimited and Unlimited Lights is
run in San Diego, California. Glenn
Burkard and District Nine Director Mike
McKnight came down from Northern
California. From even further away, the
father and son team of Roger and David
Newton from Seattle, Washington, took
a momentary break from crewing on the
big Unlimiteds to race with us. They
faired much better than Henry, Russ, and
I did on our trip to Washington as they
walked away with the Concourse trophy
with their 2006 U-5 Formulaboats.com
and two Finals trophies of which David
Newton was the overall winner. We
obviously have work to do.
October came around and it was time
to head up to the Northwest Scale
Hydroplane Championships at Twin
Lakes Park in Arlington, Washington.
This year, the race was moved closer to
Seattle, which proved to be a great thing
on Contest Director Marty
Shallenberger’s part. Not only did
boaters participate from Radio Control
Unlimiteds and Unlimiteds Northwest,
but District Eight boaters like Kelly
Groul also jumped into the fray. Mike
McKnight made his way up to this race
from District Nine and Mike Allen came
all the way over from about as far away
as you can get, Southern Florida. District
Eight boaters Jerry Dunlap and Shawn
Warren stopped by to watch the racing
and NAMBA Sport Chairman Eric
Bourlet was on hand for the weekend
taking photos.
Needless to say, it was a busy year in
Scale Unlimited for me but it doesn’t
stop here. The 2007 NAMBA Master
Hull Roster will be available soon on the
NAMBA web site. Please check the
Contact Page. I continue to get e-mail
inquiries from people on how to get
photos of real boats, plans, graphics,
drivers and dummy motors. It’s all right
there for you. This year I have added
another contact for drivers. If you need
anything from the smallest scale driver
for that little FE sport boat all the way up
to a full sized 1/8th Unlimited, Electric or
Nitro, Eddie Hanson can help you out
along with the other listed sources.
Over in District 19, Gas has been
working with Scale Unlimited appearing
boats. There are two schools of thought
at the moment and a lot of R and D is
going on at this time. Dennis Hoover and
John Delong are building glass round
nosed vintage boats that can be made
into favorites such as the Notre Dame,
Miss Bardahl (checkerboard and Green
Dragon), Miss U.S., and Miss Burien.
Greg Reed has taken long time scale
builder Ira Cotton plans and have scaled
them up to make wood kit drop sponson
boats. They would like to allow the
imagination to get creative and they have
painted up boats like Tide Racing, Miss
Subway, Miss Budweiser, and Miss
Madison. These are paint schemes that
really did not run in the unlimited world
but then again, would the spectators
know the difference? That is their
calling.
Both boat styles ran together at the
World Cup Gas Championships in
October at Las Vegas as Classic
Thunderboats. I will admit that they
were pretty exciting to watch. District 19
will decide on a rule package at their
annual district meeting in December.
Although I have not been able to
make a scale unlimited race in District
Three or Unlimiteds Northwest in
District Eight, they are very active in
Scale Unlimited racing. Please check out
their web sites at http://www.namba3.net
and http://www.unlimitedsnw.org to
keep up to date with them.
Which leads me to our NAMBA web
site. Scale has its own section linked
right from the main page. Three special
Scale Unlimited events are listed. If you
have an annual event similar to one of
these, please get in touch with me so that
I can get it listed. You never know, the
Glenn Burkard’s, Mike McKinght’s, and
Mike Allen’s of the world might show
up at your doorstep.
That’s all for now. I hope that you
had a good year of racing. See you in
2007.
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Greetings From District Seven
By Scott Grissman
District Seven Director
The racing season is over and we had a fun year in District Seven. So let’s get
right to it, and see who gets to claim the bragging rights for the season.
Scott Grissman- A-OPC
Scott Grissman- A-Mod Tunnel
Scott Grissman- B-OPC
Scott Grissman- B-Mod Tunnel
Bryan Yancey- Crackerbox
Dale Roberts- A Mono
Kim Jakubik- B Hydro
Buford Tanniehill- G-1 Mono
Scott Grissman- G-1 Cat
Jerry Wright- GX-1 Cat
Scott Grissman- G-1 Sport Hydro
Dale Roberts- Nitro Cat
We had seven district races for the 2006 season with six planned for 2007. We had
some faces from years past show up to get back into racing. At our Andrews, Texas
race we had a very interesting group show up from Amarillo, Texas. They consisted of
Grandpa, Dad, Brother and Son. They ran stock 1/8 scale pro boats against each other.
It was a lot of fun to watch and witness. They claim they are building 1/8 scale boats
for the 2007 season to get the unlimited class back going to District Seven. We hope
this happens. They are the Baker family. We also had Pat Williams of Amarillo, Texas
make a few races, and he is building some new boats for the 2007 season. Our newest
NAMBA club from the San Antonio area is hosting our first race on the Llano River
in February. This is a good location that should draw racers from all areas of the state.
So come on Houston, Dallas, Austin and all others. Let’s help their first race to be a
big event. You can get info and an entry form on the District Seven web site. At our
final race in Carlsbad, New Mexico in October we had two new faces. David
Robinson raced A-OPC and beat us veteran racers to take 1st place, and Gilbert Breza
ran B-Hydro and did well for a new boater running a tough hydro class. On Saturday
night we had our final meeting at the Carlsbad Elks lodge to discuss old and new
business and pass out the awards. All in all things went very well district wide. Our
racer and boat count was up nicely at the end of 2005 and was looking good at the
start of 2006 with about 20 drivers and upwards of 70 boats. Then it dropped off at the
second race. I don’t know if it was the cost of gas and travel, or peoples busy life’s
these days. Whatever it was I hope everyone can get out and race this upcoming year.
R/C boat racing is not just about Saturday and Sunday at the lake. It is about hanging
out with friends that have a common interest. It is helping each other to run faster, so
the way we win is by out driving the other. Winning is the smallest part of racing to
me. Meeting for dinner Saturday night and drinking a few beers at the hotel to recap
the day is the best part. We are a close group that does more than race in District
Seven. We are friend and invite anyone to come out and join us for a little friendship
and racing. We in District Seven wish everyone a Happy Holidays, and safe New
Year. We look forward to the 2007 race season. On a final note, try and bring a child
or friend to the races to show them how fun this can be and promote our hobby.
Scott Grissman with his winning tunnel
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Dale Roberts holding his X Mono
Bryan Yancey and his Crackerbox
Buford Tanniehill and his G-1 Mono
Jerry Wright with his GX Catarmaran
Kim Jakubik with his winning B Hydro
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NAMBA Board of Directors Take A Vote
By Al Waters
NAMBA President
First I would like to remind you who is on the NAMBA Board of Directors.
It consists of the President, Vice President, Executive Secretary, immediate Past
President (Alan Hobbs), and all of the District Directors.
There will be times during the year, other than at the Nationals meeting, where the
Board of Directors will vote on general NAMBA business and rules not related to
general racing. This is allowable as per the NAMBA rulebook in Section 4.D.3.a
which relates to the Board of Directors meetings. I would like to inform the
membership that the BOD has at this time passed a rule proposal which we feel will
definitely protect the membership.
The purpose of this rule is to allow the BOD to review NAMBA rule proposals that
are submitted by the districts for wording, clarity, and any conflicts with other existing
rules not being changed by the proposal.
In real simple terms, it would be to avoid instances where a district director has to
withdraw a NAMBA proposal that his district passed but which was subsequently
decided to be worded wrong. This can put a lot of people in awkward positions, and
the BOD would like to see that this avoided in the future. We feel that we can do this
by the BOD reviewing proposals submitted by the districts before going out to the
membership. Please understand that it is not our place to agree or disagree with a
proposal, merely to make sure they are worded correctly. The membership decides
whether the final rule passes or fails through the democratic voting process.
Don’t Ever Count Him Out!
By Dave Rychalsky
District One Director
Since my first day in NAMBA in September of 1984, I have had the opportunity to
compete and CD hundreds of races. Many races were quite memorable, whereas
others I wish I could forget! This article is about one of my first races as CD in August
1989. I’ve told this story to many friends, so I’d like to share this experience with you.
This District One heat race featured racers from New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, and Virginia. The hosting
club was the Weequahic Model Boat Club racing in Weequahic Park, New Jersey, the
site of the 1984 NAMBA Nationals. This district race was a one day event with A-BC-X Deep Vee, A-B-C-X Offshore, A-B-C Stock OPC, B Mod Tunnel, Sport 40 and
Scale. It was a long and hectic day with 14 classes, including five minute heats for
Deep Vee and Offshore!
The one class that stood out was
the Scale class. This was the first
time I met the guys from the Sky
Hydro Unlimited Boat Club. Johnny
Hightower, William Overton, and
Bill Ruffin all attended and all three
came with their scratch built scale
boats. Johnny ran the Miss
Budweiser, William ran the Miller
American, and Bill ran the 7-Eleven
hydroplane. All three boats were
unparalleled in detail and accuracy.
Bill actually included a 7-Eleven
coffee stain on the life vest of the
scale driver inside the cockpit! I
didn’t think these guys were really
Bill Ruffin when there is no 7-Eleven to hold
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planning on tossing them in the water,
with another 14 Scale boats to compete
with that day. During the first heat, there
was an accident coming out of the left
turn and two of the boats were badly
damaged. As the retrieve boat returned
with the pieces, I curiously walked over
to see the carnage. Bill’s 7-Eleven was
totaled. The tail was in four pieces, the
cowl cut in two, and the pipe was gone! I
mentioned to Bill that I would scratch
him for the day, and he barked at me.
“Don’t scratch me yet, I’ve got time to
repair this!” I looked at Bill, the boat and
back at Bill, and figured he must have
drove here with his window open and
inhaled exhaust fumes on the Belt
Parkway! Not a chance!
Prior to the start of Scale in the
second round, Bill came over with his
repaired boat and demonstrated that the
radio was still good, and his boat was
ready! I literally could not figure out
how he did that. So, the second round
had Bill coming around the right turn in
lane five for the start and another boat
way outside at full speed, trying to hit
the clock at 0.1 seconds. Bill got tagged
again. This time, the turbine, tail fin, and
most of the deck was torn off the boat! I
looked at Bill, waiting for him to say he
was scratching for the day, but he
blurted “A little zap and I’m back!”
What! I rolled my eyes and mumbled “It
will be a cold day in hell before that boat
returns.”
Here we go again; the start of round
three had Bill demonstrating his
7 -Eleven was ready to race! We all
shook our heads in disbelief. I pondered
that perhaps Bill built three 7-Eleven
boats and he had to be pulling his backup boats out every heat! Anyway, round
three resulted in yet another accident
with Bill. (By the way, all three
accidents resulted in DSQ for the other
driver, not Bill). This was the worst of
the three. Both retrieve boats were sent
out to pick up the pieces. The right
sponsor was ripped from the boat, the
cowl was cut again in two pieces, and
the motor/mount were torn from the tub.
The support ribs were visible along the
entire right side. Bill’s wife, Joyce had to
help bring all of the pieces back to his
tent. I was afraid to ask, so I glanced
over at Bill, and he just smiled! He said
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Don’t Ever Count Him Out!
“Wood is naturally buoyant. I’ve got everything.” Without exaggeration, I counted
more than 14 hull pieces on the table and ground.
Here we go to round four and I knew he would be back here. He’s like Jason in
Halloween–he just never dies! The racing scars were obvious, but it was once again–a
running scale boat. Bill ran the boat and finished in 2nd place for the heat! I walked
over to congratulate him–not for finally finishing a race without an accident, but for
me to shake the hands of a true craftsman. I can not express in words the damage that
occurred that day, nor can you fathom the effort put forth to return again and again.
One of NAMBA’s best and innovative modelers is Bill Ruffin. If you want to know
how to build, shape, cut, design or create anything for a scale boat, Bill is the true
architect. The 7-Eleven is retired nowadays, but it resides in Bill’s attic, safely away
from the other scale drivers.
Tuned Pipes: Part Two
By Lohring Miller
First a quick review of tuned pipe theory. The pipe produces two pressure waves at
the exhaust port. The first, a low-pressure wave, is created by the diffuser section of
the pipe when the exhaust port opens. It reaches its lowest pressure when the piston is
at bottom dead center and helps draw fuel up through the transfers. The second wave
is a high-pressure pulse created by the baffle cone that arrives just before the exhaust
port closes and supercharges the cylinder. The picture below shows the timing of the
pulses created by a multi cone diffuser and the baffle cone relative to the port open
time. The baffle cone produces Positive Sonic Wave 1 and each section of the diffuser
produces Negative Sonic Waves 1 through 3.
There are several types of diffuser in use. The simplest is a single cone that tapers
up from the header diameter to the maximum pipe diameter. This has evolved into
multi cone diffusers that look like a roughly shaped horn. These two styles are shown
in the following photo. The top two pipes have multi cone diffusers on the left side of
the maximum diameter section, while the bottom pipe has a straight cone diffuser. The
top pipe’s diffuser has a higher horn coefficient than the second pipe. That is, it
expands more suddenly then the diffuser section of the second pipe. All these pipes
have the same maximum diameter, the same baffle cone and the same tuned length.
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The tuned length of these pipes was
designed to produce best power around
22,000 to 24,000 rpm, with the top pipe
producing the lowest power and the
bottom pipe producing the highest. The
top pipe should have the broadest power
band while the bottom pipe should have
the narrowest. Figure 1 on page 15
shows the actual test results on a
modified CMB 35. Nearly all the lines
represent the average of two or more
runs. Where there is scatter from a single
run, an average line is drawn through the
points.
The problem with the actual pipes on
a real engine is that they produce two
power peaks and the second peak is
probably higher than 24,000 rpm. All the
pipes turned out to be too short. This
happened because I used the wrong
average temperature in the pipe design
program. The power band on the pipe
with the straight cone diffuser is so
narrow and the trough is so deep that the
engine won’t rev much beyond the first
peak. The pipe with the 1.2 horn
coefficient diffuser looks like it has a
narrower power band at the high rpm
peak, but it’s hard to tell since the peak
wasn’t reached. The pipe with the 1.4
horn coefficient might work as a high
rpm pipe. It is interesting to see how
water injection into the header of the 1.4
horn coefficient pipe affects the power.
This cools the exhaust and is the same as
making the pipe longer.
Two more pipes were made to a
longer tuned length with the same
diffuser section. The first was lengthened by lengthening the maximum
diameter band section, and the second
was lengthened by lengthening the baffle
cone. The length to the stinger was kept
the same on both pipes. A comparison of
these pipes is shown in Figure 2 on page
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Figure 1 — Test results on a modified CMB 35
Figure 2 — Longer tuned length with the same diffuser sec-
Figure 3 — Wide band version of the longer pipes
Figure 4 — RPM versus time
As you can see, there is very little
difference even though the tests were run
with both .600 and .625 diameter
stingers. The darker line is a test on the
shorter pipe tested before but with a
larger stinger. It has lower power than
the longer pipes except above 23,000
rpm. We have also reduced the trough in
the power curve by adjusting the
carburetor fuel delivery with the high
and low range needles. Further testing on
the wide band version of the longer pipes
is shown in Figure 3.
Again it is interesting to see that an
inverted stinger doesn’t significantly
reduce power and that water injection
really helps at lower rpm. Actual testing
of the long cone pipe in a boat produced
equally interesting results. One graph of
rpm versus time is shown in Figure 4.
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The first plateau is reached at
20,000 rpm with the water injection on.
Turning the water injection off allows
the engine to rev to 23,000 rpm. These
rpm readings agree well with the points
where the long cone pipe begins to lose
power. The space between each vertical
line represents one second and the boat
is going around 50 mph at 12,000 rpm in
this test. It takes much less than ½
second to accelerate to over 80 mph with
the water injection on. The rpm remains
flat indicating that the boat is not gaining
speed after reaching 23,000 rpm. In this
case the pipe is governing the maximum
rpm and the prop pitch limits the
maximum speed. If the second plateau
had been sloping up the boat would be
still accelerating. It took around four
seconds to travel the length of our test
pond.
Tuned pipe development can be done
with much simpler tools than we used.
Data loggers and dynos just make it
easier to see things. Given correct inputs,
there are several good computer
programs that will produce good pipes.
Simple speed tests can separate the good
from the bad pipes. Remember, props
are an important part of the combination.
In the example above, the prop didn’t
have enough pitch to use all the available
power. Engine port timing also interacts
with pipe design. A 35cc engine with
150 degree exhaust duration will never
rev to 24,000 rpm, no matter what pipe
is used
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2007 Orlando Winter Nationals
By Ellie Watts
Orlando Culvert Dodgers
The Orlando Culvert Dodgers cordially invite everyone to attend the 26Th Annual
Orlando Winter Nationals scheduled for January 25–28, 2007 at Lake Richard in
Orlando, Florida. This event is one of the largest three-day boat races in the country,
and draws 400 plus boats and drivers from all over the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada,
Europe, and Japan.
The race flyer can be downloaded from our club website at
www.orlandoculvertdodgers.com by selecting the link called Winter Nats Flyer, or
you can contact Brian Watts directly at (407) 913-0590 or
[email protected] for more information. The entry deadline is
December 22, 2006.
The schedule will be as follows:
Monday, January 22, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Open Water
Open Water
Open Water
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Specialty classes consisting of Sport 21, G1 Mono,
G1 Catamaran, G1 Sport Hydro, G1 Outrigger, Jersey
Skiff, and Multi-Engine Rigger will run four rounds of
racing on this day. (See flyer for details)
Friday, January 25 thru
Sunday, January 28, 2007
District 3 High Points classes consisting of
A Mod Tunnel, A Mono, A Hydro, B Mod Tunnel,
B Mono, B Hydro, Sport 40 II, C Mono, C Hydro,
1/8 Scale, X Mono, X Rigger, Open Nitro Offshore,
GX1 Mono, GX1 Catamaran, GX1 Sport Hydro,
GX1 Rigger, Crackerbox, and Open Gas Offshore
will run four rounds of racing over the course of
these three days. (See flyer for details)
The entry fee is $25.00 for the first boat and $15.00 for each additional boat. In
addition, Winter Nationals T-Shirts are available for sale at $15.00 each.
The Space Coast Rudder Busters will be hosting the District 3 Annual Banquet on
the evening of Saturday, January 28, 2007. All are welcome to attend this evening of
great food and camaraderie as we honor our 2006 District 3 Champions. For
information, please contact Ray Kindred directly at 321-639-4326 or
[email protected].
Storing Your Boat In The Off Season
By Dave Rychalsky
The model boating season starts and ends at different times depending on the part
of the country where you live in. If you live in Southern California, you can probably
enjoy nine to ten months of model boat racing. If you live way up in the northern
states, or in Canada, you’ll be lucky to see five months. Here in the Northeast, our
season starts in mid April and ends in mid October. So for the Northeast coast, we
have six good months of boating and six months of building and repairing. Whether
you race for four months or 10 months, preparing for the off-season is a must for
everyone.
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Throughout the racing season, we
repeatedly check the screws, bolts, gas
tank, shaft, part, the boats go on a NiCad cycler, and they collect dust.
Perhaps we spend a few rods, radio, etc.
However, after the last race of the year,
what do you do? For the most night
fixing some of the dings and cuts, but I
think the mentality is “If it ain’t broke–
don’t fix it.” Prior to the dust-collection
phase of the off-season, you need to prep
the boat for next year. Here are a few
tips that I suggest you do prior to putting
your boat away:
First thing is the fuel lines. I suggest
that the fuel line going to the carb should
be removed. With the nitro and oil
impregnating into the line, it begins to
stretch around the carb fuel nipple. After
a while, it weakens, and the “grip”
diminishes, so there’s a good chance it
could pop off during a race next year.
The second thing is the radio box
plug. I’ve seen mildew in a few radio
boxes when guys come to the first race.
As much as we try to seal up our radio
boxes, there are quite a few that have
water bouncing around throughout the
racing year. Water causes rust on metal
and mildew everywhere else. It then
starts to deteriorate any unprotected
electronics inside. So, if you’re not
going to remove the radio box lid, the
least you can do is pull the plug and let
air in.
The third thing is the drive shaft.
Loosen the engine collet, pull it out, and
clean it. I use Gumout Carb Cleaner, and
then wipe it down with paper towels. A
little bit of oil and it’s good to go. Old
grease and water can stay trapped inside
the tube with the shaft and cause it to
rust and corrode.
The fourth thing is the engine and
tuned pipe. I’m sure we all have our
method of cleaning the engine after
every race, but what about the residue in
the pipe. A lot of the exhaust fuel and
oils are still sitting in the pipe. You need
to store the engine with the pipe pointing
down (exhaust tip down). This way,
whatever is in your tuned pipe, gravity
will send it out the end. (It’s a good idea
to place a wide mouth cup under it, to
avoid staining the floor.
The last thing to do is remove the oil,
fuel and water from your hull. The
grease, oil, fuel, and water sitting idle
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in the hull will weaken the wood and can
start to break down some epoxy throughout the hull. I spray some of the Gumout
Carb Cleaner in the areas that show
evidence of grease/oil, and then allow it to
drain out. A few paper towels to clean and
dry the hull and you’re ready for the
winter!
I’m sure many of us perform year-end
service on our boats, but countless do not.
Whatever method you choose, I only
suggest that you do something. Your boat,
engine, and radio can and should last for
years with some regular main-tenance that
only takes a few minutes. Good luck!
Winterizing your boats in 2006 gives you a
better chance to be a happy boater in 2007
Gas World Championships
By Al Waters
NAMBA President
This year I was asked to CD the
three day World Cup Gas
Championships in Las Vegas
October 20-22. At the time asked, I
was not involved in Gas racing, but
having announced many events this
year, and the race being located in
Las Vegas, I couldn’t say no.
By the time the 2006 NAMBA
Nationals had come and gone, I was
a full-fledged Gas boater. Russ
Stark and Jim Feener, who were the
Contest Directors of this event, said that they would cover for me so that I could race.
It was nice of them to make the offer, however I am one of those who believes in
following through with my original promise. I also feel that the consistency of one CD
is important to the boaters no matter how good or bad I may be viewed as a CD.
I must not be all that bad as I am here to tell my story. Since I had made a
commitment to CD the race, I just couldn’t let my Gas Cat sit on the bench at home so
who better to take my place than our own Vice President Tony Rhodes.
The host hotel was the Silverton Hotel and Casino located just before arriving in Las
Vegas. Back surgeries and all, the woman who allows me to go to all of these races
finally made a model boating trip with me this year. Of course we had to take our
daughter and the first words said when we arrived was “gimme some money.” Hey,
it’s Las Vegas. Truthfully, the whole weekend was a lot of family fun for us.
When I walked inside the hotel, I stared at this humongous fish tank. I thought that
I was at Sea World back home. All of a sudden I get this slap upside the head and
there stands Eric Bourlet ready to start jawing with me. Next to District One Director
Dave Rychalsky, nobody can go toe to toe with me over the NAMBA rulebook like
Eric. But that is where we have our fun.
Heather, KC, and I checked in and I headed downstairs to the fish tank to find my
“discussion buddies.” On the way, I ran into Andy and Kathy Scarbrough from Lake
Havasu, Arizona, and Mom Stark (I have many mom’s in model boating I guess) and
Kelly Groul and his wife Jackie. Then there was Team Double Trouble (Ken and Dave
Burt) from Scottsdale and Big “B” Robinson and Randy Rodgers and I don’t
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remember whom else. Eric asked me
what took so long. I told him that
somebody asked me a question.
Many of the NAMBA recognized gas
classes ran over the three days with the
addition of the popular Offshore Class
run in District 19, and a new exhibition
class called Scale Gas Hydro. The
Offshore class is pretty cool to watch as
a spectator and is safer than the
traditional LeMans start. The boats ran
the same milling pattern as in heat
racing. Then it was off to the races. They
would circle the left turn then head out
to the north forty covering the left side
of the backstretch. They then would
come back towards the drivers and circle
the start finish buoy, which was located
inside the course. Then they would head
out to the other south forty covering the
right side of the back stretch and around
the right turn completing one lap. After
six laps, you had a winner. There were a
lot of 360’s if you missed the turn buoys
and some driving blind in roostertails but
no casualties to speak of.
The Gas Scale Hydro which appears
will take on the name Classic Thunderboats for next year was a real crowd
pleaser. These were a combination of
Dennis Hoover glass hydros and Greg
Reed wood kit drop sponson boats. They
were not as fast as the sport hydros but
ran, bounced, slid in the turns, and
looked like nostalgic thunderboats. Some
of the boats ran Sikk motors and some
ran stock Zenoah’s with stock 257 carbs.
There were paint schemes identical to
the real boats that ran in the 50’s and
60’s and some with made up paint
schemes that looked like they could have
run back then.
All of the race entrants were given
nice gift bags and provided lunches
Friday and Saturday by the girls. My
face was “taco deep” in tortillas but I
think that it was Mom Stark, Michelle
and Maddie Stark, Tammie Feener, and
Kathy Scarbrough who were there to
keep us fed. I apologize if I missed
anyone. I didn’t go away hungry so that
tells you how much food was on hand.
There is nothing like home cooked hot
roast beef sandwiches, chicken tacos,
and all the fixings during a day at the
races. On Saturday after the races, we
were treated to a real nice wine and
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cheese party at the race site. Everyone hung around and socialized into the evening.
Everyone except for my “buddy” Eric Bourlet. Now he knows how to organize a race
weekend trip. He became a Parrot Head for the evening and disappeared off to the
Jimmy Buffet concert. He gets an “atta boy” from me.
Then there was “Raffle Man,” our own Tony Rhodes. When you put Tony in
charge of something, my suggestion is to stay out of the way. He knows what he is
doing no matter what task he is given, and he does it well. He handled the raffle prize
drawings, selling of the raffle tickets, and T-shirts. In between all of that he was racing
boats.
And of course every CD needs a person to keep it together and running smoothly.
There was no doubt in my mind that this person was Mary Blockburger. She did an
incredible job keeping all of the scores, determining the class winners, recording fast
times, and scoring overall individual high points. Normally, this would not be a major
task. However there were trophies presented for all of these categories in all of the
classes run. She definitely had her game face on and was given one of the many
beautiful wine gift baskets put together by Tammy Feener for her help.
As with every race there are winners and the rest still go home happy. Below are
the results. And, if you would like to see hundreds of photos from this race, and the
sponsors who made this race what it was, please go to gasworldchampionships.com
See you next year in Las Vegas.
G-1 Crackerbox
Bob VanSickle
GX-1 Catamaran
Lenny Blake
G-1 Catamaran
Randy Rogers
G-1 Outrigger
Gary Blockburger
G-1 Mono
Ron Buck
GX-1 Mono
Randy Rogers
Open Offshore
Randy Rogers
G-1 Sport Hydro
Ron Buck
GX-1 Sport Hydro
Eric Bourlet
Classic Thunderboats
Nick Wautlet
District One News…
By Dave Rychalsky
It seems like yesterday that we had the first race of 2006. The Nassau County race
on the 7th of May kicked off our season and the 15th of October marked the final race
in District One. This year seemed to buzz right by, with gas-nitro heat racing
occurring every three weeks throughout the year, and electrics running every few
weeks. The host clubs had good turnouts from the members in District One.
Personally, I was fortunate enough to make every race this year except for one. By the
start of the October race, all but one class was locked in. It was evident that the top
two competitors in each perspective class were more nervous that usual. I guess
district class championships on the line makes racers shake just a bit more. For the
scale class, the final heat of the day/class/year was an all or nothing via the Love Plan.
Any one of four racers could have been the class champion as a result of that heat. We
also had three juniors racing throughout this year and periodically they beat the big
guys! Jake Sacken, Kris Willet, and Justin Lamot are the next generation here in
District One. All three are really good drivers and listen to their pitmen every lap.
Great job boys!
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From day one, the most exciting
classes were Scale, G1 Sport Hydro,
Sport 40, Open Cat and Crackerbox. It
was anybody’s guess as to who would
win any given heat for any of these
classes. When each class is tight with
more than three racers vying for class
honors, separated by less than 100
points, you can feel the anxiety every
time their heat is called. If we all didn’t
feel the excitement, we wouldn’t be
racing. You gotta love the excitement!
2006 was a great year for the Fast
Electric crew. Right here in Randolph,
New Jersey was the site of the 2006
NAMBA Electric Nationals. There were
racers from across the country hoping to
be a National Champion. Many of the
boats run extremely fast and can easily
run with the nitro guys. The district races
were also very competitive with Chris
Costanza, Norm Barksdale, Ed Hansen,
Doug Twaits, Jr. and Sr., and Tom Dale
running the points up in most of the
classes.
The final standings are posted below.
Our awards dinner was the 19th of
November. Congratulations to all Class
Champions and District One
competitors.
District 1 Final Electric Standings
N-1 Mono
1. Doug Twaits, Sr.
2. Tom Dale
3. Ed Voight
P Mono
1. Norm Barksdale
2. Roy Ammerman
3. Lenny
N-2 Hydro
1. Doug Twaits, Jr.
2. Tom Dale
3. Chris Costanza
P Hydro
1. Chris Costanza
2. Tom Dale
3. Doug Twaits, Jr.
P Sport Hydro
1. Ed Hansen
2. Jim Williams
3. Andy Kunz
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LSH Sport Hydro
1. Chris Costanza
2. Ed Hansen
3. Jim Williams
RC Unlimited
1. Ed Hansen
2. Jim Williams
District 1 Gas/Nitro Class Champions
Sport 21 II
Steve Ng
Joe Caporale
Jerry Muro
Sport 40 II
David Neelman
Mark Sacken
Fast Eddie
Sport X II
Lou Gerdik
Dave Willet
Charlie Ott
Unlimited
Dave Rychalsky
John Hightower
Bill Ruffin
Mark Sacken
Rich Barile
Cracker Box
Fast Eddie
Charlie Ott
Lou Gerdik
G-1 Sport Hydro
Dave Willet
Lou Gerdik
Dave Rychalsky
Open Cat
Charlie Ott
Joe Lamot
Paul VonSalzen
A / B Mono
Steve Ng
Joe Caporale
Nestor Anselmi
C / X Mono
Dave Willet
Doug Reeve
Jerry Muro
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2007 NAMBA Fast Electric Nationals
By Al Waters
NAMBA President
2007 was the second consecutive year that I was asked to CD the Fast Electric
NAMBA Nationals. Co-Contest Directors Doug Twaits Jr. and Chris Costanza gave
me a call early in the year and asked if I would help them out. I couldn’t say no
because they are a couple of really good guys, love to promote the hobby, and I also
believe that those who host a Nationals should also have the opportunity to race at
their own event. The event was hosted by the Morris County Electric Boat Club and
was held in Randolph, New Jersey September 7-10, 2006.
The race site is located in a beautiful remote rural area that is used for fishing and
swimming in the summer months. Near by, the baseball fields were being used for
league tournaments, and the locals were in the area walking their dogs in the park.
The race entrants were situated under awnings, with tables provided by the hosting
club, complete with electricity for their charging needs. If someone preferred to use
their own automobile for charging, there was plenty of parking space, and with just a
short walk, you were standing in the drivers stand area with monstrous trees overhead
for plenty of shade. There was no wind to speak of to ripple the water. So setting
records was not that easy, which led to the one thing that many always worry about at
a Nationals, the weather! Well, we were there too early to see the leaves change color
but the weather was absolutely perfect each day.
I like going to a lot of different races, but this one really stood out as a “fun run”
with some really good competition. No two people can host an event successfully
without some help. Doug Twaits, Sr. (Junior’s dad), Chris Costanza’s mom, more
affectionately known to all of us as “Mom”, and Junior’s girl friend Terri really made
it all come together.
Doug was kind enough to put me up at his place during my stay, so we had
breakfast each morning at his local favorite eatery. The girls provided lunches at the
race site each day. and many of us got together each evening for dinner.
District One Director, Dave Rychalsky, his racing son Mathew, and Scale
Unlimited guru William Overton stopped by for the racing and had dinner with a
bunch of us. And if anyone knows Dave and I, nobody can solve the world’s problems
like the two of us, as well as creating a few of our own. Truthfully, it was very good to
see these guys at the Nats as they run both Nitro and Scale Unlimited. And, if the
world has been paying attention, the FE boats are coming into their own being very
competitive with Nitro boats. FE Scale Unlimited is on the rise also, after now being
recognized as a NAMBA legal class.
In coming away from these Nationals, I will always remember three things that
happened during my stay. One was the opportunity to race in one of the mono classes.
Doug Twaits Jr. set me up with one of his boats and also pitted for me. I can now add a
Fast Electric Nationals title to my resume. The man can really build a top-notch boat
and his ability to keep a driver driving properly on the course during a race is second
to none. The other was meeting Wilmer Oxidean who traveled to New Jersey all the
way from San Francisco. This man gave “comic relief” a whole new meaning. He was
the “fun” in model boating.
The third and undoubtedly the best was Doug Twaits Sr. introducing the first ever
FE NAMBA Nationals patch. The FE NAMBA Nats will now have their own banner
to display year after year.
I have learned over the years in racing Nitro, Gas, and Fast Electric that five boats
going into the first turn together is the greatest rush. But a race is not a real event
without great people and the good times before, during, and after the racing. The
Morris County Electric Boat Club did a great job on all accounts.
To see some pictures of the 2006 FE NAMBA Nationals courtesy of Dave Ives and
Eddie Hanson, please turn to pages 20 and 21. For the complete race results, please go
to page 22.
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Now this is what is called putting it on the buoys in the Offshore class
Co-Contest Directors Doug Twaits Jr and Chris Costanza hard at it
Eddie Hanson and his beautiful concourse wining Tahoe Miss
Mr. Comedy Central himself. Wilmer Oxidean from San Francisco
Lenny Theophile with his futuristic looking sport boat
This gives a whole new meaning to keeping the wet side down
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Chris Costanza shows just how intense he is while driving
Rum Runner Racing — Chris, Eddie, Doug Senior and Junior
Terry Davis running Offshore with the Pier 57
Ken Joye, Doug Twaits, and Jim Williams with their Scale Unlimiteds
NAMBA FE Chairman Terry Davis and his Camel Smokin Joe’s
They say a picture is worth a thousand words
December 2006
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N2 OFFSHORE
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Wilmer Oxidean
3. Dave Ives
S HYDRO
1. Doug Twaits Sr.
2. Chris Costanza
3. Doug Twaits Jr.
Record 1:06.74 Doug Twaits Jr
P SPORT
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Ed Hansen
3. Chris Costanza
Record 1:18.25 Chris Costanza
O MONO
1. Chris Costanza
2. Lenny Theophile
3. Dave Ives
N1 HYDRO
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Wilmer Oxidean
3. Doug Twaits Sr.
Record 1:37.98 Doug Twaits Jr.
Q HYDRO
1. Chris Costanza
2. Doug Twaits Jr.
3. Doug Twaits Sr.
N2 HYDRO
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Doug Twaits Sr.
3. Tom Dale
LSH
1. Lenny Theophile
1. Chris Costanza
3. Jim Williams
N2 MONO
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Chris Costanza
3. Rob Sopko
N1 MONO
1. Doug Twaits Sr.
2. Wilmer Oxidean
3. Chris Costanza
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T OFFSHORE
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Terry Davis
3. Ken Joye
Record 3:14.81 Doug Twaits Jr. 10 laps
P HYDRO
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Doug Twaits Sr.
3. Chris Costanza
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QS HYDRO
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3. Ed Hansen
P MONO
1. Al Waters
2. Steven Vaccaro
3. Rob Sopko
N2 SPORT
1. Terry Davis
2. Ken Joye
3. Chris Costanza
P OFFSHORE
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2. Steven Vaccaro
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Record 3:33.5 Terry Davis 10 laps
O HYDRO
1. Doug Twaits Jr.
2. Chris Costanza
3. Dave Ives
O SPORT HYDRO
1. Wilmer Oxidean
2. Terry Davis
3. Chris Costanza
Q MONO
1. Steven Vaccaro
2. Ken Joye
3. Terry Davis
Record 1:29.91 Steven Vaccaro
1/8 SCALE UNLIMITED
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2. Jim Williams
3. Doug Twaits Sr.
Record 1:10.62 Ken Joye
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News From District Sixteen
By Keith Warham
District Sixteen Director
Hello from District 16. The races
scheduled for the district were severely
interrupted by mother nature. There were
eight scheduled races; however we only
managed to complete five of them.
Calgary only managed to complete one
race early in the season with only five out of
10 classes having sufficient entries for
competition. The second Calgary race was
cancelled due to flooding problems at their
pond. Their third race was also cancelled due
to weather problems. They had hoped to be
able to catch up some of the cancelled classes
at their final race of the year. However, only one class was completed before the winds
came up, forcing the club to once again cancel the remaining classes.
In Edmonton, on the other hand, they were able to complete all their scheduled
races. Their races had some very good competition in several classes in mostly sunny
and warm temperatures. Attendance was good there, unlike in Calgary which may be
related to the weather.
Most of the hydro classes were hotly contested as was Scale. One scale race ended
up with four of the five boats all earning 1225 points, with first place being
determined on time.
All in all those who attended the races had a good time. While some of the classes
were poorly attended, high points were awarded as follows:
A Mono: Doug Sick
B Mono: Alan Yuen
A OPC: Rob Duckering
B OPC: Keith Warham
Sport 40: Keith Warham
A Hydro: Rob Duckering
B Hydro: Alan Yuen
C Hydro: Doug Sick
X Hydro: Rob Duckering
R/C Unlimited: Martin Lovsund
Congratulations to all the class winners. Hope to see you all next year with a few
more competitors. Merry Christmas to all .
Classic Thunderboats in Nineteen (Gas That Is …)
look as real as possible. The paint job
needs to be one that resembles a
sponsored boat. Some boats do not have
to be an exact copy of a real boat that ran
in that era, but a paint scheme with a
sponsor name on it is suggested. The
engine that powers these boats must be a
stock G-1 size engine with the pipe of
your choice.
At the World Cup Gasoline Championships this year, we had 17 boats show
up to race. It came down to the last heat
of the day, and the final results were
junior NAMBA boater Nick Wautlet in
first place with his Miss U.S., Gary
Blockburger in second place with the
Miss Budweiser, and Nick’s younger
brother, Chris Wautlet, in third place
with the Tahoe Miss.
Chris Wautlet with his Tahoe Miss (L)
and Chris Reed (R) with his Tide Racing
It was a lot of fun to watch. I have
already started building my boat for next
year. I look forward to racing it in our
district, at the nitro Oh Boy! Oberto Bill
Muncey Race in San Diego with the big
boat unlimited circuit in September, and
again at the World Cup Gas Championships in October of 2007.
By Russell Stark
NAMBA Gas Chairman
In District 19, there are two styles of gasoline sport boat classes that are really
becoming popular. Current names for the classes are G1 Classic Hydro and Gas Scale
Spec. They ran at a few of our district Gas races this year, and again at the World Cup
Gasoline Championships in Las Vegas as a combined class called “Classic
Thunderboats.” Although no formal rules have been voted on yet, the District 19
meeting in December should yield some for next season.
Basically, the class consists of round nosed and drop sponson boats that resemble
old style open cockpit rear driver hydroplanes that ran in the 50’s and 60’s. The boats
range in size from 48 inches to 56 inches in length and can be made of wood or
fiberglass. Attention to detail is highly recommended in the form of drivers, steering
wheels, dashboards, dummy engines, and anything else you can think of to make them
December 2006
Junior NAMBA boater champ Nick
Wautlet with the Miss U.S.
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Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championships
By Al Waters
NAMBA President
Twin Lakes in Arlington, Washington was the site of this year’s Northwest Scale
Hydroplane Championships which were held on October 7-8. The previous two years
this race was held in Ellensburg, Washington to have a better chance of good racing
weather. There was no problem with the weather as planned but Marty Shallenberger,
the man behind this event, decided to make a change hoping for good Seattle weather,
and also to try for more race participants. Marty got his wish on both counts. The
weather at Twin Lakes was absolutely beautiful and the boat count went from 24 in
2005 to 36 Scale Unlimiteds this year.
This event was started three years ago by Marty with the intent of bringing together
for one weekend the two largest Scale Unlimited racing clubs in the United States. He
has been very successful in doing that to the point where this year, District Nine
District Director Mike McKnight made the trip as well as Mike Allen who came all
the way from Southern Florida. Now that is drawing power. And to top it off, Kelly
Gruol, long time District Eight racer joined in on the fun along with pitman,
photographer extraordinaire Eric Bourlet, Jerry Dunlap, and Shawn Warren.
This championship race has been touted as “racing for all the marbles” and that is
exactly what the “Winner Take All” final receives for outlasting his opponents: a big
jar of marbles. The winner’s name is also engraved on a perpetual trophy that is
housed at the Seattle Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum. A small wooden replica of
the winning boat, approximately 10 inches long will sit side by side next to the
previous years’ winners at the museum. This is bragging rights that will last a lifetime
for museum goers to see.
The race consists of five qualifying heats over two days, with the top six in points
automatically making the Final. The next five boats qualify for the First Connie and
the next six boats in points are in the Second Connie. The winner of the Second
Connie moved up to the First Connie and the winner of that six-boat heat was the
trailer in the Final.
The rules of racing for this event were a combination of both racing clubs and a
few that Marty and his CD (yep, that’s me) put together. Some of the rules we used
which may not be familiar to many of you who race Scale were a DNF is zero points,
milling the entire course front to back only was allowed, buoy cutting at any time
during the mill or race was a one lap penalty (now I bet I have you thinking), your
lanes to the start at the end of mill time were designated at the exit of the right hand
turn. One rule that I think is probably one of the best in any kind of racing is that if
your boat is taken out by another as the result of a called DQ, you get a DNF but are
rewarded four place (169) points rather than zero or the traditional 25 points as known
in other circles of racing.
After open water and three rounds of racing on Saturday everyone went to the local
pizza hang out for pizza and frosty beverages. There were donated prizes given away
to the entrants who showed up. The event of the evening was a beautiful hand made
drawing in color presented to Marty Shallenberger of his 1990 Oh Boy! Oberto Scale
Unlimited Hydro by fellow racer Mike Cathey. The drawing was done by Mike’s wife
and was incredibly detailed. If you don’t know Marty, lets just say that he is as much
an Oberto fan as Ira Cotton (Mr. Oh Boy! Oberto of model boating) or myself. It was a
very nice gesture and it meant a lot to Marty.
It was now Sunday with two more rounds to go of qualifying and then on to the
Connie’s and “Winner Take All” final. For complete details of the race and photos of
all of the boats and entrants, please go to the race web site at http://stubbersmedia.
com/nwshc/index.html
But for now, I will fill you in on the good stuff. Along with those who made the
Final, there were two other special awards presented. “Scale Unlimited Concourse”
and the “Show N Go Award”. There are concourse boats and there are race boats.
When someone can build a concourse boat that can race, that is something special.
That is what the “Show N Go Award” is all about. The scoring is evaluated 50/50 for
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looks and performance in points scored
racing. I would like to thank the Czar,
Roger Newton for allowing me to tag
along and help judge concourse.
Needless to say, I learned a lot in the
process.
Congratulations go to Bob Hulliger
with his 2000 Miss Elam Plus for
winning Concourse and Doug Kirk who
won the “Show N Go Award” with his
1987 Cellular One. And a big time
congratulations go to John Stubbers with
his 1997 Crazy Tomato who won this
years 2006 Northwest Scale Hydroplane
Championships.
Doug Kirk - 1987 Cellular One
Bob Hulliger - 2000 Miss Elam Plus
John Stubbers - 1997 Crazy Tomato
December 2006
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Legg Lake Record Trials
By Lohring Miller
Once again Mark Grim and all the
other Seismic Amigos put on the
world’s premier speed trials. The event
was expanded to a week long affair with
electric straightlines the first three days;
gas, nitro, and electric straightlines the
next four days; and two lap ovals the
last two days. The weather was nearly
perfect, giving Legg Lake the glassy
surface needed for high speed. Four
electric racers from Germany joined a
large group of racers from all over the
United States for the event. The Seismic
Amigos provided generators for power, Mark Grim making a record breaking
a driver’s stand, a large tent, and Kim
attempt with Steve O’Donnell observing
Grim’s incredible barbeque lunches.
The big news was the electric records. New battery technology allowed multiple
passes at the highest currents the speed controllers could handle. Eleven records fell.
The German JAGS team was invincible in the hydro classes, though Bryan Buaas and
Tim Higdon tried hard to hold them off. Tim is now a member of the 120 mph club,
joining Jorg Mrkwitschka, Andy Brown, Mark Grim, and Chris Grim. Arne Hold went
98+ mph two way, and became the first person to go over 100 mph on only 8 cells.
Gunner Hold drove his six cell hydro nearly as fast with a record of 93+ mph. Of
course Jorg’s 140 mph record was the most impressive. He sunk two boats full of
expensive electronics and batteries in the attempt, the final crash just out of the lights
after a 141 mph pass. Two years of work finally paid off.
Electric monos were also fast with
Wilmar Oxidean taking his six cell mono
to 41+ mph with a brushed motor and
45+ with a brushless motor. Jim Vaughn
came all the way from Texas to run his
A size Seducer to 59+ mph on 8 cells,
and Mark Ferriera drove his Microburst
to 77+ mph on 32 cells. Tony Heller
drove his tiny offshore cat to a new
Limited Specification Offshore record of
34+ mph.
The battle in nitro was between Steve
O’Donnell and Mark Grim for the A
Hydro record. Mark struck first with the
first two way average over 100. Steve
came back with 107 one way, but blew
up his good engine. The next day Mark
ran 108+ with a 106+ average to settle
the contest. This was in contrast to Mike
Bontoft’s 35cc gas hydro. With 10 times
the displacement he ran 103+ with a 105
mph one way pass. The CMB 35 didn’t
have a big enough prop to harness the
power needed for a 15-pound boat. Chris
Grim firmly established his position in
the 120 mph club by raising the C Hydro
record to 124+ with a 127 mph one way
run. Jimmy Johnson upped his old A
Mod Tunnel record to 66+ mph, and
tried to get his B Mod Tunnel over 80
mph. NAMBA President, Al Waters,
even got his hand in the speed business
for the first time by running his heat
racing cat to a new GX1 Catamaran
record of 58+ mph.
Mike Bontoft won the trophy for
improvement, raising the record the
greatest amount by upping the GX2
Hydro record 20 mph. Jorg Mrkwitschka
was second; raising his old ultimate
radio controlled model boat speed record
17 mph with his T Hydro. It was a great
week.
Jorg Mrkwitschka prepares his 140 mph record breaking rigger
The electric sport hydro classes were also impressive. Dick Crowe upped two of
the sport hydro records with 56+ mph on 12 cells and a brushed motor and 67+ mph
on six cells and a brushless motor. Randy Naylor ran an 1/8 Scale Miss Budweiser
57.47 mph. Bryan Buaas made a one way pass on his Sport 21 size 12-cell Whiplash
21 of almost 100 mph, faster than any sport hydro I’ve ever heard of. Brian also gets
the prize for the most badly burned up speed controller.
December 2006
Mike Bontoft’s 35 cc CMB rigger
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NAMBA OFFICIALS AND CHAIRMEN
Revised December 2006
PRESIDENT:
Al Waters
(760) 746-2408
[email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT:
Tony Rhodes
(310) 549-6810
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:
Cathie Galbraith
(619) 424-6380
[email protected]
CHAIRMEN:
DEEP VEE/OFFSHORE:
Open
ELECTRIC:
Terry Davis
(586) 749-0114
[email protected]
GAS:
Russell Stark
(909) 613-1819
[email protected]
HALL OF FAME:
Doug Twaits
(973) 347-5765
[email protected]
MONO/HYDRO:
Bill Bridge
(858) 449-9344
[email protected]
NATIONALS:
Dave Rychalsky
(973) 724-4607
[email protected]
OUTBOARD:
Chris Wittrig
(407) 829-7916
[email protected]
AWARDS:
Dave Bestpitch
(916) 608-1908
[email protected]
RECORDS:
Mark Grim
(714) 890-3127
[email protected]
SAFETY:
Lohring Miller
(541) 345-7897
[email protected]
SPORT HYDRO:
Eric Bourlet
(253) 460-7283
[email protected]
UNLIMITED HYDRO:
Mike McKnight
(209) 333-2306
[email protected]
District 1:
Dave Rychalsky
(732) 254-2165
[email protected]
District 2
Kelly Brooks
(513) 583-5837
[email protected]
District 3:
Fred Robson
(954) 462-2096
[email protected]
District 4
Doug Robichaud
(608) 767-2050
[email protected]
District 7:
Scott Grissman
(806) 798-3484
scottgrissman.namba.com
District 8:
Lohring Miller
(541) 345-7897
[email protected]
District 9:
Mike McKnight
(209) 333-2306
[email protected]
District 11:
Richard Grenier
(603) 524-2628
[email protected]
District 13:
Rey Medina
(787) 509-5103
[email protected]
District 16:
Keith Warham
(403) 253-9031
[email protected]
District 19:
Mark Grim
(714) 890-3127
[email protected]
District 20:
Kelly Stout
(970) 454-0963
[email protected]
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
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