District 3 Scale Unlimited Hydroplane News

DISTRICT 3
SCALE UNLIMITED HYDROPLANE NEWS

Steve Gualtieri

NAMBA District 3
1/8 Scale Unlimited Hydroplane Director

**Congratulations to the 2009 1/8 Scale Unlimited Hydroplane District 3 High Points Champions**

1st Jack St. Clair 2nd Steve Gualtieri 3rd Ron Ratoff

**Congratulations to the 2009 Bud Swenson 1/8 Scale Unlimited Hydroplane Champions**

1st Jack St. Clair 2nd Steve Gualtieri 3rd Joe Wiebelhaus

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

Our club has decided to reschedule the December 6, 2009 one day race. The new date will be March 7, 2010. We had a low entry count probably because our date was too close to Thanksgiving. Moving the race to the month of March has already had a good response and we hope to have a big turnout. We are also updating the website frequently. www.PalmBeachRCPowerBoaters.com Click here for an entry form (Race Flyer)

Here’s an update on some scale drivers and their boats:

Ray Kindred, Captain Perry Walter, and Bill Hoch are all fixing their boats from a crash earlier this year. Those boats will be ready for the 2010 Race Season.

Steve Adams and James Traut are building new 1/8 scale hydroplanes and will have them ready for the 2010 Race Season.

Tony Atwell has two 1/8 scale boats (T-Plus and Pete’s Wicked Ale). He said he’ll be able to make the new race date in March 2010.

Dave Berry has two brand new scale boats for 2010.

Other scale drivers will be at this race, including Jack St. Clair, Mike Haynes, Randy Hagood, Mitch Schaefer, Joe Wiebelhaus, Ron Ratoff, Dan McCormick and myself.

The club also decided to add the Jersey Speed Skip class to the event. We dropped the sport 21 class because not enough people are racing this class.

Richard Lind handmade the wood bases for the trophies. The trophies are really nice and I’ll have photos on the club website soon.

There will be a break in the race so everyone can have lunch. Steve Adams will be manning the grill and there will be free food (you will have to bring your own drinks). Also, as a reminder, this is a county park and alcohol is prohibited.

Questions on the Southeast Hydroplane Championship - send an email:

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

Have a Great Holiday and a Happy New Year!

Thank you,
Steve Gualtieri
NAMBA District 3 Scale Unlimited Director

2010 Rooster of District 3 Scale Boats and Registered Frequency

Steve Adams	U-13 1982 Gilmore Special	CH~83
Mike Haynes	U-4 1978 Charlie's Girl	CH~74
Fred Hartley	U-25 1971 Pride of Pay-n-Pak	CH~88
Dan McCormick	U-64 1978 Squire Shop	CH~84
Ray Kindred	U-4 1979 Century 21	CH~64
Don Riek	U-4 1978 Miss Mark & Pak	CH~DSM
Captain Perry Walter	U-4 1978 Miss Mark & Pak, U-4 1977 Tri-Cities	CH~86
Randy Hagood	U-40 1983 Miss Huston	CH~A2
Steve Gualtieri	U-74 1976 Olympia Beer	CH~77
Jack St.Clair	U-40 1983 American Speedy Printing (Blue) & (White, Red & Yellow)	CH~A5
Ron Ratoff	U-55 1982 OH Boy Oberto , U-4 1979 No Name	CH~DSM
Bill Hoch	U-711 1985 Miss Seven Eleven	CH~80
Joe Wiebelhaus	U-6 1995 Jasper Engines , U-16 1999 Miss E-Lam, U-2 1974 Miss U.S. , U-1 1994 Miss Budweiser	CH~A3
Bill Gibson	U-8 1982 Executone	CH~66
Dave Berry Jr	U-95 1974 No Name, U-5 1979 Candyman, U-2 1964 Miss US V, U-64 1977 Squire Shop	CH~ A1
Fred Robson	U-2 1991 Miss T-Plus	CH~DSM
Mitch Schaefer	U-8 1997 Llumar Window Film	CH~90

Interested In Running a Scale?

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.

2009 BUD SWENSON TROPHY

The Bud Swenson for 2009 will go to the driver that acumulates 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 Sewnson 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 2009 Swenson Points

2000-2006Bud Swenson Trophy Winner Jack St. Clair

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.

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.

BUD SWENSON TROPHY WINNERS

1985	Gus Johnson	Value Mart
1986	Art McDougall	Miss Renault
1987	Don Turner	Atlas Van Lines
1988	Donna Francoletti	Tosti Asti
1989	Ray Kane	Winston Eagle
1990	Dan Gold	Miss Budweiser
1991	Roger Gordon	Miss US
1992	Gus Johnson	Century 21
1993	Jack St.Clair	Mark & Pak
1994	Jack St.Clair	Charlie’s Girl
1995	Gus Johnson	Century 21
1996	Steve Gualtieri	Miss Sutphen Spirit
1997	Guy Komel	Miller American
1998	Jack St.Clair	American Speedy Printing
1999	Guy Komel	Miller American
2000	Jack St.Clair	American Speedy Printing
2001	Jack St.Clair	American Speedy Printing
2002	Jack St.Clair	American Speedy Printing
2003	Jack St.Clair	American Speedy Printing
2004	Jack St.Clair	American Speedy Printing
2005	Steve Gualtieri	U 25 Pay N Pak
2006	Jack St. Clair	American Speedy Printing
2007	Jack St. Clair	American Speedy Printing
2008	Jack St. Clair	American Speedy Printing
2009	Jack St. Clair	American Speedy Printing

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