Well, I always say I am going to cut back on classes for this race the next year but never do. I love racing tunnels too much. My mom always said that anything worth while is going to be a lot of work and she was right. I will leave the race with a sore back and sore feet but happy happy happy, win or lose. I usually come away with some wood so my methodology must work. Either that or I am just lucky. Also, when you have cancer you never know when it may be your last big race. I'll bring Ron Shaw some of my special vitamins! Us old folks will make it one way or the other as long as people help us out as Pit Men, They always have in the past so everything looks good. I can't wait for Tunnel Heaven!! James Beasley
AMEN James,
You bring those vitamins and we will be just fine!!!!...........
I put this hobby I loved so much on hold many years ago, to raise my two girls. Only after my old boating friend Mike showed up at my door last year, did I determine that my girls are close to starting their own busy lives and families and it was time to return. Our lack of a pond has left the only opportunity we have to get the cob webs out and test, is by utilizing open water as much as possible, and finish as many heats as we can. We finally locked in a test pond this week and welcome anyone that would like to join us.
I looked at the list after I entered and thought that I must be crazy. But hearing about this "tunnel heaven" only race late last year, prompted me to run as many classes as possible, as just like James said above, tunnels have always been my favorite of all of the classes of rc boats. Dick Loeb knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he graciously offered one of his FE Tunnels for me to race in Fla. I pulled the trigger coming out of turn one and I was instantly hooked. He is helping me build my very own P Limited, as well as a P and Q. He is "the man" when it comes to FE tunnels. I also recently picked up a Kneeler from Jerry Dunlap, and a Mod VP from John Knight. I figured I would help fill these two classes I had never heard of until last year, and try something totally different. Its going to be a blast for sure. James and I will appreciate any help that is given and even though we will be dragging and hurting by the end of the weekend, win or lose, it will be hard to find anyone else with a bigger smile than us!!!!!!!!!......................
