2012 Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championship Race

[Marty Shallenberger]

The 2012 Northwest Scale Hydroplane Championship Race is taking place October 6th and 7th at Twin Lakes Park in Arlington Washington. We are planning on having open water for testing on Friday the 5th starting at 12:30 pm.

This year we will be running four classes of Scale Hydroplanes 1/8 Scale nitro, 1/7 Scale electric, Gas Scale Hydro and the Semi Scale stock motor Classic Thunderboats. If you have any questions about the race or need to know if your boat will be legal in its respective class please contact us. Race information can be found at www.pnwta.org

If you are interested in donating products or would like to be a class sponsor please contact Marty.

Marty Shallenberger

[email protected]

425-672-1634

www.pnwta.org

 

[Marty Shallenberger]

Wow-I can’t believe we are only a little more than a week away from the ninth annual NW Scale Hydroplane Championship Race- Al Waters who has CD all of them is packed and ready to come, the lake has been reserved for testing on Friday afternoon and currently the long range weather forecast is promising. The schedule is: 1/7 Scale Electrics will run all heats on Saturday October 6th, Classic Thunderboats and Gas Scale Hydro will run all heats on Sunday October 7th and 1/8 Scale Nitro will run both Saturday and Sunday. We plan on having controlled open water from 8:00am to 10:00am on Saturday for Electric and Nitro boats with the drivers meeting at 10:00am. On Sunday we will have limited open water for the GAS classes before the heat racing starts around 9:00am. Please contact me if you have any questions or need help with logistics.

Marty Shallenberger

[email protected]

 

[NITROSNIFER]

One more sleep and the Canadian gang is on the way.

 

[Duck899]

Already here.....lol

 

[Hydro Junkie]

Rob, where you hiding out? I'd ask if you want to go run but, since my schedule has me working 2nd shift and the Elam isn't ready to go yet do to work, I wouldn't be able to go :unsure:

 

[ALLAN YUEN]

Who won ???

 

[SayMikey]

Vid is posted on face book under Ducks name

 

[jwo]

Kirk Maupin won the 1/8 scale Nitro 2nd was Dave Brandt and 3rd was Myself. Dave Brandt won the Gas Scale Final and I was 2nd 3rd went to John Reifel. Great Racing all weekend!! Thanks to Marty for another fun event. Looking forward to next year and the 10 year aniversary for the NW Championship's. Thanks to Al Waters for calling all heats both days.

 

[Duck899]

Great weekend and great racing.....

 

[Duck899]

I'll post alot more pics asap....

Here is Marty's gas scale in a close call.....

 

[Duck899]

Adam Putich's Beacon plumbing.....won show and go award.

 

[Duck899]

Kirk Maupins beautiful chyrsler jeep.....won the final

 

[Hydro Junkie]

I've got two fast questions:

1) What happenned to Bob Hulliger's Elam? I see the cowl is off

2) Was it a bad battery pack or ESC that was smoking in one of the electrics in turn 3 on Saturday?

Rob, was great talking with you again, it's been a while. If things work out, I may be joining you on the water next year

 

[lohring]

Great weekend. Gas scale is finally starting to get interesting, but I think the engine rules might need to bee a little tighter. As usual nitro 1/8 scale racing is the toughest competition I watch anywhere.

Thanks to Marty, Al, and many others. Special thanks to Brian, Kelly and Greg, the $Bill crew I dragged together. We finally got the boat to run.

Lohring Miller

 

[jwo]

I've got two fast questions:

1) What happenned to Bob Hulliger's Elam? I see the cowl is off

2) Was it a bad battery pack or ESC that was smoking in one of the electrics in turn 3 on Saturday?

Rob, was great talking with you again, it's been a while. If things work out, I may be joining you on the water next year

The Orange Elam is John Reifel's. He spun out. The smoking Electric boat--Not sure if it was Batt. or ESC or both.

 

[jwo]

Great weekend. Gas scale is finally starting to get interesting, but I think the engine rules might need to bee a little tighter. As usual nitro 1/8 scale racing is the toughest competition I watch anywhere.

Thanks to Marty, Al, and many others. Special thanks to Brian, Kelly and Greg, the $Bill crew I dragged together. We finally got the boat to run.

Lohring Miller

Yes, This Class is growing. Best turn out so far with 11 Gas Scales. Would of had another but the engine gets delivered today.

 

[Mike Cathey]

Great weekend. Gas scale is finally starting to get interesting, but I think the engine rules might need to bee a little tighter. As usual nitro 1/8 scale racing is the toughest competition I watch anywhere.

Thanks to Marty, Al, and many others. Special thanks to Brian, Kelly and Greg, the $Bill crew I dragged together. We finally got the boat to run.

Lohring Miller

I don't know if in 12 years of racing 1/8th scales in UNW and RCU that I have ever seem more incrededable driving performances, both in nitro and the 1/7th scale electrics. I lost track of how many 2-3 boat, deck to deck races that went on lap after lap after lap. Very little carnage. Everybody is pretty much bringing their A game to this race.

 

[ALLAN YUEN]

Where is Race Results ( point ) Show?

 

[Duck899]

Allan, see post number 8.

Points are really of no consequence except to get in the conny's and finals. Nobody remembers who was second.....lol

 

[ALLAN YUEN]

Allan, see post number 8.

Points are really of no consequence except to get in the conny's and finals. Nobody remembers who was second.....lol

Not enough information and how many of driver and boats???