John Knight
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The Charleston Model Boaters is pleased to announce the first (we think) all tunnel championship to be held at our lake in Walterboro, SC on Sep 24th & 25th. This race will be sanctioned through IMPBA as a speciality race. We plan on having several special competitions in additional to the usual classes. The classes offered will be as follows and must contain outboards only:
Novice (12 years and younger, B or D tunnels only)
B tunnel
Sport B tunnel (per IMPBA rules)
D tunnel
Sport D tunnel (no tuned pipes, anything else goes)
E/F tunnel
Open tunnel
Open offshore (will run full offshore course, any size tunnel)
Open Endurance/Enduro (10 minute time period with one mandatory stop and restart from the pit area). Total laps combined among 2 heats (one Sat and one Sun) will win. Any size boat permitted.
We will also offer a unique event. It will be a DEMOLITION DERBY run as the last event on Saturday. The last one running will win and winner take all. Wash each other out, make them dump, cut them off, etc., (all that normally illegal stuff) will be permitted and actually legal. Not recommended to run others over but accidents can happen. No special hull modifications to incur damage to another boat will be permitted. The CMB club will make the final call on the hull structure. Any size boat permitted. Will run regular mill course and when the time expires the mayhem starts until the last one is running. No limit on the boats and could be 20-30 on the water at one time. List that class on the flyer as Demo Derby if you want to enter. A small $5.00 fee will apply for the derby entry.
Awards for the best looking boat (general concours format) and the best Dog Boat (ugliest - we will find you!) will also be given.
DEADLINE for registration will be Sep 17th and ADVANCE REGISTRATION WITH PAYMENT is required. The race flyer will be posted to this website and to the District 13 website this week. Do not delay with you entry and we may have to impose a boat limit to be determined at a later date.
It is our intention for this race to be held annually by CMB and to develop into a national tunnel championship. We actively solicit sponsorships from the tunnel hull builders, engine builders, pipe manufacturers, suppliers etc., to assist in putting on this shootout. I spoke with John Brown yesterday at our race and Competition Marine Designs will be a sponsor. Possibly a MAC OB engine will be provided as a raffle prize. He also will attend if at all possible. We hope Andy will also attend. Carl Van Houten, Lynx hull builder, has also committed to coming and is going to look at donating a hull or other items. The challenge is now laid out for all of you builders and manufacturers. Don't let the competition get a leg up on you.
James (Gabe) Clegg and Don Gilbert from CMB will attend the IMPBA internats and will taking race registrations and talking with all of the tunnel "Big Guns" about the race. If you have anything to contribute to the race and will be attending the 'nats get with them and save yourself shipping costs. We will gladly accept your kindness.
If you do not have a tunnel you may want to consider getting one now. The race is 3 months away. A forum for major bragging rights among the tunnels racers has now been provided. Let's have a bunch of fun!!
It is open to all tunnel racers that desire to come and race. Non-IMPBA racers can pay the one time $10.00 fee required by IMPBA. Please go to the IMPBA website and complete the registration form and send in with your registration. More information to follow.
John
Novice (12 years and younger, B or D tunnels only)
B tunnel
Sport B tunnel (per IMPBA rules)
D tunnel
Sport D tunnel (no tuned pipes, anything else goes)
E/F tunnel
Open tunnel
Open offshore (will run full offshore course, any size tunnel)
Open Endurance/Enduro (10 minute time period with one mandatory stop and restart from the pit area). Total laps combined among 2 heats (one Sat and one Sun) will win. Any size boat permitted.
We will also offer a unique event. It will be a DEMOLITION DERBY run as the last event on Saturday. The last one running will win and winner take all. Wash each other out, make them dump, cut them off, etc., (all that normally illegal stuff) will be permitted and actually legal. Not recommended to run others over but accidents can happen. No special hull modifications to incur damage to another boat will be permitted. The CMB club will make the final call on the hull structure. Any size boat permitted. Will run regular mill course and when the time expires the mayhem starts until the last one is running. No limit on the boats and could be 20-30 on the water at one time. List that class on the flyer as Demo Derby if you want to enter. A small $5.00 fee will apply for the derby entry.
Awards for the best looking boat (general concours format) and the best Dog Boat (ugliest - we will find you!) will also be given.
DEADLINE for registration will be Sep 17th and ADVANCE REGISTRATION WITH PAYMENT is required. The race flyer will be posted to this website and to the District 13 website this week. Do not delay with you entry and we may have to impose a boat limit to be determined at a later date.
It is our intention for this race to be held annually by CMB and to develop into a national tunnel championship. We actively solicit sponsorships from the tunnel hull builders, engine builders, pipe manufacturers, suppliers etc., to assist in putting on this shootout. I spoke with John Brown yesterday at our race and Competition Marine Designs will be a sponsor. Possibly a MAC OB engine will be provided as a raffle prize. He also will attend if at all possible. We hope Andy will also attend. Carl Van Houten, Lynx hull builder, has also committed to coming and is going to look at donating a hull or other items. The challenge is now laid out for all of you builders and manufacturers. Don't let the competition get a leg up on you.
James (Gabe) Clegg and Don Gilbert from CMB will attend the IMPBA internats and will taking race registrations and talking with all of the tunnel "Big Guns" about the race. If you have anything to contribute to the race and will be attending the 'nats get with them and save yourself shipping costs. We will gladly accept your kindness.
If you do not have a tunnel you may want to consider getting one now. The race is 3 months away. A forum for major bragging rights among the tunnels racers has now been provided. Let's have a bunch of fun!!
It is open to all tunnel racers that desire to come and race. Non-IMPBA racers can pay the one time $10.00 fee required by IMPBA. Please go to the IMPBA website and complete the registration form and send in with your registration. More information to follow.
John
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