Charleston Fall Nationals Race

[Ray Sametz]

80 heats a day, piece of cake

 

[piper_chuck]

80 heats a day, piece of cake

Have they installed the stadium lighting system on the pond yet? Y'all can run all night then.

 

[Ray Sametz]

80 heats a day, piece of cake

Have they installed the stadium lighting system on the pond yet? Y'all can run all night then.

We ran 90+ heats first day, back in April at Atlanta. Shorter daylight in Oct maybe a factor.

 

[mark w.]

yeah,but i think the sun comes up about 200 miles or so quicker there.

mark

 

[BigChuck]

Average size of heats are 6 boats.

Two retrive boats makes faster time.

Cd that stay on top of dead boats.....................Priceless or Timeless

 

[Ray Sametz]

Average size of heats are 6 boats.
Two retrive boats makes faster time.

Cd that stay on top of dead boats.....................Priceless or Timeless

You the "MAN" :lol: :lol:

 

[John Knight]

Two retrieve boats w/9+ hp engines, start racing before 8 am, race until dark on Sat, and the pit boss will be checking in 2 heats in advance. No waiting for anyone. CD's & pit boss will stay on top of things real tight to keep things moving. It can be done!

 

[moparbarn]

rest assured, john & the cmb have the retrieve boat deal under control ! at the tunnel champs, when mother nature stirred things up, there were a lot of dead boats. the 2 retrieve boat OPERATORS (not just drivers) did an excellent job of clearing the course & moving things along. best run event, from A to Z i have ever attended, no matter what sport or function was involved, imho. i can't wait to go back this spring for the '09 tunnel champs!!!!!!!!!!

 

[John Knight]

Keep a close eye on hurricane Hanna. Landfall is expected somewhere from Brunswick, GA (just north of Jacksonville, FL) to Charleston. Hopefully a strong west wind will blow it out to sea and not one will get hit. Right now that wind is not there.

 

[Joe Warren]

John What a list of drivers with Many diff districts represented........ Great JOB on the race Promo!! Looking forward to it.....

 

[AFIRacing]

Any one needing fuel for the Fall Nationals??? Give John a call @ 813-651-1840 or send me a message on here, Fuel will be at site thurs. afternoon.

Thanks Steve

 

[Joe Warren]

Any one needing fuel for the Fall Nationals??? Give John a call @ 813-651-1840 or send me a message on here, Fuel will be at site thurs. afternoon.
Thanks Steve

Steve do you know Johns prices? I see redmax has already came WAY DOWN on prices they had in july .... Joe W. We bought Johns TECH fuel in April & Have ran very Good on his House Mix.....

 

[AFIRacing]

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[dr gary turner]

John, We have been checking room rates and they are pretty pricey at the Hampton and HI. Have you tried to negotiate a better rate by declaring one as the race motel? Also are there any less expensive motels on the mainland? How far would that be from the race site. Doc

 

[John Knight]

John, We have been checking room rates and they are pretty pricey at the Hampton and HI. Have you tried to negotiate a better rate by declaring one as the race motel? Also are there any less expensive motels on the mainland? How far would that be from the race site. Doc

I will visiting motels today and tomorrow to do just that. Give me a little time and I will advise.

 

[dr gary turner]

John, We have been checking room rates and they are pretty pricey at the Hampton and HI. Have you tried to negotiate a better rate by declaring one as the race motel? Also are there any less expensive motels on the mainland? How far would that be from the race site. Doc

I will visiting motels today and tomorrow to do just that. Give me a little time and I will advise.

We got a room at Lands Inn. Seem like nice folks to talk to. Gary

 

[James E Beasley]

John, Two things, a.) I want to confirm that the Sport 40 Tunnel class failed to make? b.) want to let you know that I tweeked the setup on your old hot pink ModVP and your fears are well justified that it may just kick yo butt!!!! That thing is lightning fast. I also loved your weight saving engineering (no motor mount!)! One Q, is it legal to add stumble blocks to a ModVP hulll, it is a tunnel hull right? James Beasley

 

[John Finch]

Starting to get excited about the race. ONLY 3 weeks away!!!!!!!! Been a long time since I've seen a lot of the guys. Looking forward to it!!!!!

 

[John Knight]

John, Two things, a.) I want to confirm that the Sport 40 Tunnel class failed to make? b.) want to let you know that I tweeked the setup on your old hot pink ModVP and your fears are well justified that it may just kick yo butt!!!! That thing is lightning fast. I also loved your weight saving engineering (no motor mount!)! One Q, is it legal to add stumble blocks to a ModVP hulll, it is a tunnel hull right? James Beasley

James,

1. Yes, the Sport D (40) tunnel class was cancelled about a month ago with the Crackerbox.

2. Re the MOD-VP class - The hulls built by Mark Poole do not have stumble blocks. Not sure about the others down south that have been built. There are some proposed rules for the class that Mark drafted that are being considered by IMPBA but not sure if they are included or not. Suggestion for now is to leave them off and we can address it at the race for the future.

2a. Mark designed the original hulls without a std engine mount. I knew that is a fast boat but did not need 2 of them. They are much harder to drive than a normal tunnel so beware and don't get too frisky.

 

[Mark Bullard]

Starting to get excited about the race. ONLY 3 weeks away!!!!!!!! Been a long time since I've seen a lot of the guys. Looking forward to it!!!!!

Hi John,

Are ya going to bring Dick with you?