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Steve Gualtieri
NAMBA District 3
1/8 Scale Unlimited Hydroplane Director
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Hello 1/8th scale unlimited racers,
Congratulations!!!
Bud Swenson 2011 Series
Champion Mike Haynes
2nd Jack St.Clair
3rd Ray Kindred
Congratulations!
Ron Ratoff for
1st place in 1/8th
Scale Unlimited Hydroplane in the 2011 Fall Nationals in South Carolina.
The Space Coast Rudder Busters will be hosting the first NAMBA
District 3 High Points Race, January 14-15 2012 and they will have a
concourse trophy for the best looking scale unlimited. Don’t forget your
8x10 photo of the real boat. We’ll also run the “Love Plan”
Scale Registration 2012
For the
1/8 Scale registration form for 2012, click on link
2012 Registration Form. Please note the registration fee will be
$10.00. This $10.00 fee will register all the hydro’s you race. If you
are registering the same hydro(s) as last year, you do not need to fill
out another form. I keep your registrations on file.
The
last race of the District 3 2012 High Points series is a Double Points
Race. It will also be Double Points Race for the Bud Swenson Series as
well. This race will be in Broward.
David Newton of Newton Marine.
This is still the best source for 1/8th scale unlimited hydroplane
plans. If you need a complete set of plans and photographs please visit
his new website:
www.NewtonMarine.com
Questions on the Southeast Hydroplane Championship - send
an email:
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2012 Rooster of
District 3 Scale Boats and Registered Frequency |
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Art Apruzzese |
1974, U-2, Miss U.S. |
CH~68 |
Picture Coming |
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Steve Adams |
U-13, 1982 Gilmore Special |
CH~DSM |
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Mike Haynes |
U-4, 1977 Charlie's Girl |
CH~DSM |
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Dan McCormick |
U-64, 1978 Squire Shop |
CH~84 |
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Ray Kindred |
U-4, 1979 Century 21 |
CH~DSM |
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Randy Hagood |
U-40, 1983 Miss Huston |
CH~A2 |
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Steve Gualtieri |
U-77, Spirit of Dayton-Walther
U-1, 2010 OH Boy Oberto |
CH~DSM |
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Bill Hoch |
U-711, 1985 Miss Seven Eleven |
CH~80 |
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James Traut |
1980, U-12, Miss Budweiser |
CH~DSM |
Picture Coming |
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Jack St.Clair |
U-40, 1983 American Speedy Printing (Blue) and a
(White, Red &
Yellow) version |
CH~DSM |
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Bill Gibson |
U-8, 1982 Executone 1983 U-40 Miss Houston |
CH~66 |
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Fred Hartley |
U-25, 1971 Pride of Pay-n-Pak |
CH~88 |
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Ron Ratoff |
U-4, 1980 KWW
1976, U-74 Olympia Beer |
CH~DSM |
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Mitch Schaefer |
U-8, 1997 Llumar Window Film |
CH~90 |
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Interested In Running a Scale? |
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Building a scale boat or just thinking about buying one and
you want to make sure it is legal to run in NAMBA? Here are just
a couple of things to know:
1. Get the measurements of the real boat. For this information,
just go to http://www.namba.com then go to the Scale section
and click on "Hull Roster". The hull roster will convert
the measurements to 1/8 scale for you.
2. For a complete set of 1/8th scale unlimited hydroplane plans,
check out http://www.NewtonMarine.com
3. Your 1/8th scale has to have a driver (blacked out window
is NOT acceptable) and your boat have to have a cockpit. In NAMBA
District 3, we prefer to see the model of the driver with upper
body with arms and hands on a steering wheel. If you are still
working on your boat and it isn't completely painted or you're
still doing some modifications (lettering, driver, etc.), you
can still race for a couple of races but you must first get approval
from the District 3 Scale Director before you enter a race.
I urge everyone to bring their scale boats out and race them.
If anybody has any questions about scale boats or needs help,
email Steve by clicking on link. |
The Bud Swenson for 2012 will go to the driver that accumulates
the most points as laid out in the next paragraph. The first three
heats of scale racing, your points are totaled up after each
High Points race. (it doesn't matter if we run the straight four
heats or the Love Plan) The driver at the end of the year with
the most driver points win the Bud Swenson Trophy. Yes, you can
go to every race and accumulate points. You get your name and
boat name engraved on a plaque and it is mounted to the trophy.
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2011 Bud Swenson Trophy Winner
Mike Haynes |
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Scale
Racing and the "Love Plan" |
We will be Running the Love Plan at high point races
that have at least ten 1/8 scale unlimited boats entered for
the race. Now that are our frequency channels are also registered
when you register your scale boat, there will not be any frequency
problems. We have now added an alternate boat to the final. A
alternate boat is the boat that comes in second in the consolation
heat. It goes into the final as the seventh boat. It stays wide
and out of everyone's way and is behind the pack before the start
of the race. At the start of the race, if another boat has died
or failed to start, then the alternate boat is now allowed to
take the place of that boat and race normally with everyone else.
If all boats make the start then the alternate boat is to come
back into the pits. |
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High Points Scoring under
the Love Plan. |
Six boats make the final. How they finish in the
final is the points they get for that race weekend. If a boat
doesn't finish, it is placed in the order in which it died. For
example: The first boat to die gets sixth place points, the 2nd
boat to die gets fifth place points, the 3rd boat to die gets
fourth place points. 7th is determined by what happens with the
alternate: In the event that a top 6 boat doesn't make the start
then he is the 7th place finisher and the alternate boat would
race to to take 1st through 6th place, in the event that all
of the top 6 boats make the start then the alternate boat gets
7th place points. 8th,9th place points are the 3rd and 4th place
finishers in the consolation race, In the event that there is
no consi then the scores from the first 3 rounds of heat racing
will be used to determine order of finish 7th through 9th. |
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BUD SWENSON TROPHY WINNERS |
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1985 |
Gus Johnson |
Value Mart |
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1986 |
Art McDougall |
Miss Renault |
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1987 |
Don Turner |
Atlas Van Lines |
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1988 |
Donna Francoletti |
Tosti Asti |
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1989 |
Ray Kane |
Winston Eagle |
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1990 |
Dan Gold |
Miss Budweiser |
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1991 |
Roger Gordon |
Miss US |
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1992 |
Gus Johnson |
Century 21 |
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1993 |
Jack St.Clair |
Mark & Pak |
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1994 |
Jack St.Clair |
Charlie’s Girl |
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1995 |
Gus Johnson |
Century 21 |
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1996 |
Steve Gualtieri |
Miss Sutphen Spirit |
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1997 |
Guy Komel |
Miller American |
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1998 |
Jack St.Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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1999 |
Guy Komel |
Miller American |
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2000 |
Jack St.Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2001 |
Jack St.Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2002 |
Jack St.Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2003 |
Jack St.Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2004 |
Jack St.Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2005 |
Steve Gualtieri |
U 25 Pay N Pak |
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2006 |
Jack St. Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2007 |
Jack St. Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2008 |
Jack St. Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2009 |
Jack St. Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2010 |
Jack St. Clair |
American Speedy Printing |
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2011 |
Mike Haynes |
Charlie's Girl |
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Have a District
3 Scale Question? Send
Scale Questions to Steve: |
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