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Mike Rook

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As a kid growing up in San Diego, we often went to the model boat basin in Mission Bay to watch the races as inexpensive entertainment for our family. Made a feeble attempt to get into the fray about 20 years ago by buying a nitro tunnel but for a number of reasons things didn't get off to a good start and it went nowhere. Recently moved up to the Pacific Northwest and figured with ALL this water there MUST be plenty of boats/clubs around. If you're in the Portland area, not so much. I've been driving 2+ hours to attend races to see what's going on, what kind of boats I might like and whether it's something I'd like to give another shot or not. After attending several races with a couple clubs the answer is yes, and I just picked up a very nice stock gas mono this past weekend from a club member. I do fear however, after attending several races that it's kind of like Harley's (I'm a Harley guy) . . . one is never enough. One boat is a start. I've done a ton of 'research' in the past months and in all of that this forum never showed up. The seller turned me on to this great forum that seems to have a ton of information from knowledgeable folks. Downside is it seems the season up here is winding down; the upside is I'll have some off-season time to get myself ready for early season activities so I can learn some of the ropes and keep this journey moving.
 
Glad you found IW Mike. It was good talking with you at the races. Thanks for helping clean up as well. In 2 weeks (27th) we are going to be in Longview for the 1/10th and 1/7th electric scale race. It is going to be the closest race to you.
Mike
 
Hey Mike . . . thanks! So I thought I had all the races in my calendar and assured my wife after watching the FE guys last weekend we were done for awhile. :) We'll be leaving town the following week and will miss the last points race (yes, I'd of made the trip even further north) so you know, in the spirit of 'research', I may well see you in Longview!

Really enjoyed the time at the races, talking with everyone, learning and my feeling is if you want to do it, you gotta do it and start at the bottom even if that means cleaning/packing. Funny thing that wasn't terribly surprising at my advanced age . . . not only did I learn some things while cleaning up but putting in that little bit of effort several folks just walked up and introduced themselves so it was great! See ya soon . . .
 
Yeah dont hesitate to ask about anything. We have no secrets. We want everyone to be fast. It is more fun that way. See ya soon.
 
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