Model Boat Mayhem
The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => BMPRS - British Model Powerboat Racing Society => Topic started by: Bill D203 on April 08, 2012, 12:53:57 pm
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OK You can book in for the race next Sunday here at Stevenage.
If you just want to see some action then the racing starts at 10 am till 4/5 pm. Come and cheers us on. :-))
AA, A, B, C, D, class boats will be running.
see the BMPRS site for more details
http://www.bmprs.co.uk/
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Come see if I can get this thing to move :-))
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/andyn_01/3ef76718.jpg)
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Come see if I can get this thing to move :-))
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll184/andyn_01/3ef76718.jpg)
Hi Andy, I can't see your boat number mate {-) If I can't then the lapscorers deffo can't, so it will be zero laps for you {-) {-) :}
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Hi Andy, I can't see your boat number mate {-) If I can't then the lapscorers deffo can't, so it will be zero laps for you {-) {-) :}
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He has to get it to run 1st Scoop. He was very upset with it this morn !! The flexi or cuppling!!!!Im sure he will fix it.
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Marles' coupling is hopeless, as the clamp faces the wrong way, all it does is pinch the end of the flexi to a point and fire it out the back. I have a plan though, so lets see how that goes...
Race number bolts onto the other side of the hull, will do 5 minutes of very fast laps then a few of refuelling ;)
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BOOKING OFFICE WILL CLOSE WHEN I HAD ENOUGH BEER ON FRIDAY NIGHT {-)
Limited booking in on Weds night as im out most of the night.
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BOOKING OFFICE WILL CLOSE WHEN I HAD ENOUGH BEER ON FRIDAY NIGHT {-)
Limited booking in on Weds night as im out most of the night.
That'll be about 2.00am on Saturday then %) :D :}
Scoop
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Well I thought more like 9pm fri night
Dave
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No Scoop
10 pm then i find myself nodding off in the chair. Its an age thing not drinking all night anymore. {-)
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LAST FEW HOURS TO GO NOW FOR BOOKING IN FOR SUNDAYS RACE. :-))
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Last orders I'm closing at 9pm
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The Booking office is now closed. See you Sunday
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Thanks to all who turned out for a great race.
Due to it blowing in from the north the race times was set at 15 Min's and all but one class had 4 or 5 boats on the starting line.
I can't remember having a race here at Stevenage when the waves caused so much of a problem but all the driver had to work for there money today which made it harder to stay on the top of the water, WELL DONE :-))
See you racing soon.
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Race report! We want a full race report... with pictures!
Andy, did you get the hydro going?
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Hydro is a no go as yet, tried various things with the coupling but I'm thinking the best place for it is the bin. Going to try one more idea and then it's going back.
What can I say, it was very cold and I spent all day in the rescue boat. Not many incidents, apart from a Phantom using Tony Gilder's twin zenoah cat as a launch ramp, putting a rather large dent in it. Bernard Holder won just about everything as usual, and two Stevenage members ended up in the wall due to radio issues.
Just starting to thaw out now....
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"Cold" - yeah, I'll bet!
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OK Martin
Around 20 boats turned out for the day. We all had a good time. No well not quite I had to try & get the rescue boat engine to start. I got our second Ob started so we could start to set the course out. Dave from Stevenage ended up driving my car with the boat trailer firmly attracted to it as it did not want to part company and doing loads of running around at the start for me.THANK DAVE YOU ARE A STAR. :-)) Our lap counters was tucked up in one of our members motor caravan the rest of us just got blown away in the north wind.
There was some realy good driving during the day well done . There was one or 2 misshapes during the day but this can sometimes happen when boats are going as fast as they can. Andy managed to get the following in the rescue boat prop. 1 dead brid, 1 rope failed up. and very cold. Thanks Andy :-))
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The headless duck was the highlight of the day %)
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Hydro is a no go as yet, tried various things with the coupling but I'm thinking the best place for it is the bin. Going to try one more idea and then it's going back.
What can I say, it was very cold and I spent all day in the rescue boat. Not many incidents, apart from a Phantom using Tony Gilder's twin zenoah cat as a launch ramp, putting a rather large dent in it. Bernard Holder won just about everything as usual, and two Stevenage members ended up in the wall due to radio issues.
Just starting to thaw out now....
Well Andy the CAT was driving the wrong way round the course at the time and cut in front of the Phantom >>:-(
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Race report! We want a full race report... with pictures!
Andy, did you get the hydro going?
Race report with photo's will be in Model Boats mag in a couple of months :-))
Scoop
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Well Andy the CAT was driving the wrong way round the course at the time and cut in front of the Phantom >>:-(
He was indeed, quite why I saw him doing half a lap in the wrong direction at least three times I'm not too sure. Still, he paid the price for doing it...
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The headless duck was the highlight of the day %)
I would just like to point out that the duck had lost it's head a long time before the racers got there :}
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Like said we do have soon very thick ducks here at Stevenage {-) Yes Scoop i don't even think the best vet in the country would have got that one runing again .
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and two Stevenage members ended up in the wall due to radio issues.
Mental note to self. When you test the radio before the start of the race - then turn it off again, don't put the bung in.
I suppose it makes a change from forgetting to put the bung in - after I've turned the radio on though.
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YES Ian
That way it stops the boat from hitting the wall and making that noise when it can't go anywhere eles. OPP'S :}
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All is not lost Ian, there's a lovely picture of the launch on the website :-)
If you look closely, you can even see the rudder not moving %)
Funny year - frist race was vests and t-shirts, second race was fleeces and jumpers, third race was windproofs and anoraks! Anyone got any eskimo gear I can borrow for Nottingham %%
Scoop - order some sunshine for me please!
Cheers
Danny
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All is not lost Ian, there's a lovely picture of the launch on the website :-)
If you look closely, you can even see the rudder not moving %)
Funny year - frist race was vests and t-shirts, second race was fleeces and jumpers, third race was windproofs and anoraks! Anyone got any eskimo gear I can borrow for Nottingham %%
Scoop - order some sunshine for me please!
Cheers
Danny
It's an age thing Danny, fair weather sailor's and all that, yes there was a 'slight chill ' in that Northerly breeze, straight down the lake straight at us :o :} You will have to get your thermals out in future. %%