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Steve Gualtieri
NAMBA District 3
1/8 Scale Unlimited Hydroplane Director
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Scale
Registration 2010
It’s time to register your 1/8 scale unlimited hydroplanes for 2010. I’m
going to leave the registration fee at $5.00. If you have registered
your 1/8 scale boat in previous years, just send me the registration fee
along with a note letting me know the name(s) of your boat(s).
If you
need a scale registration form Click for copy: (2010
Registration Form)
Southeast Scale Hydroplane Championship Update
Hello
1/8 Scale racers,
Here
are some race results for the 2010 Race Season:
The 2010 Orlando Winter Nationals:
Don Riek 1st ~ Perry Walter 2nd ~ (Joe Wiebelhaus 3rd and Concourse Winner)
Brandon Race:
Don Riek 1st ~ Fred Hartley 2nd ~ Ron
Ratoff 3rd
First Annual Southeast Championship Race
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Randy Hagood 1st ~ Joe Wiebelhaus 2nd ~
Jack St. Clair 3rd
(Note: This was not a high points
race)
Check out the Bud Swenson High Points Chart at this link:

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
Check out this website for water base paint.
The paint is used on RC airplanes so nitro or gas fuels are not
a problem. You simply use a sponge brush to apply. I'll be using
this real soon and give you an update in my next report. Here's
the link:
www.nelsonhobby.com/paint.html
Thank you,
Steve Gualtieri
NAMBA District 3 Scale Unlimited Director
Questions on the Southeast Hydroplane Championship - send
an email:
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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 2010 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.
Click Here for 2010 Swenson
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2000-2006 Bud Swenson Trophy Winner
Jack St. Clair |
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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 |
Charlies 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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Have a District
3 Scale Question? Send
Scale Questions to Steve: |
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