2017 NAMBA Nationals SuperNats

[Richard1056]

We are looking for sponsors and raffle prizes for the upcoming NAMBA Nationals!

Our sponsors are the driving engine of our NAMBA Nationals. They make it possible to have this amazing event through their generous support of classes and prizes. These are the proud sponsors of our 2017 Nationals.

Big THANKS to our newest sponsors The Loveless Family, Team Ed, A/A Engines, The Holland Family, RS Racing and District 11!
Class Sponsor
Scale Unlimited (FE) Rattlesnake RC
Q Sport Hydro The Holland Family
P Limited Cat District 20
Jersey Skiff The Loveless Family
Gas Scale Unlimited District 11
C Mono A/A Engines
C Hydro A/A Engines
B Mono A/A Engines
A OPC Tunnel Team Ed
A Mod Tunnel Team Ed
A hydro A/A Engines
Gas Team Marathon CoCr Racing Propellers
P Sport Hydro The Holland Family
G1 Cat Rio Grande Racers
A Mono District 9
B Hydro District 20
Classic Thunderboat Outlaw Racing
G-1 Mono Rum Racing Products
G-1 Outrigger RPM Motorsports
G-1Sport Hydro Velasco Crankshafts
GX-1/GX-2 Crackerbox Buoy Buster Racing
GX-2 Cat RPM Motorsports
GX-2 Mono Insane Boats
GX-2 Outrigger Velasco Crankshafts
GX-2 Sport Hydro Insane Boats
Kids-R- Boaters Dave Rychalsky
Open Twin Scottsdale Model Boat Club
Sport 21 Memory of Jim Wilson
Sportsman Mono Tucson Model Boat Club
X Hydro Rum Racing Products
Thunderboat/ Scale Concourse Trophies By Olson’s Crafts
Event Sponsors Sponsor

Ice Sponsor #1 Tucson Model Boat Club

Please make sure you support and thank them whenever you can!
We are looking for sponsors for the following classes;

Class Cost Date
1/10 Scale Modern $150.00 10/28 Saturday
1/10 Scale Vintage $150.00 10/28 Saturday
B-OPC Tunnel $150.00 10/23 Monday
Nitro Team Marathon $150.00 10/25 Wednesday
P CAT $150.00 10/24 Tuesday
P Mono $150.00 10/23 Monday
P- Limited Mono $150.00 10/21 Saturday
P-Limited OPC $150.00 10/21 Saturday
P-Limited Outrigger $150.00 10/24 Tuesday
P-Limited Sports Hydro $150.00 10/22 Sunday
Q Mono $150.00 10/26 Thursday
Scale Unlimited (Nitro) $150.00 10/28 Saturday
Sport 40-2 $150.00 10/22 Sunday
Sport 60 $150.00 10/26 Thursday

Event Sponsors Cost
Ice Sponsor #2 $200.00 Monday/Tuesday
Ice Sponsor #3 $200.00 Wednesday/ Thursday
Ice Sponsor #4 $200.00 Friday/ Saturday

High Points Champion Trophies

FE High Points Champion $125.00
Gas High Points Champion $125.00
Nitro High Points Champion $125.00
Total High Points Champion $150.00

If you are interested in being a sponsor for the 2017 NAMBA Nationals please contact;
Richard Romero richard@danspaintandbody.com (520)631-8656
Russ Stark rstark372@aol.com (909)519-1932


*Please make your checks payable to;
NAMBA 2017 Nationals c/o: Tracy Osborne
3802 N. 87th Place Scottsdale AZ 85251

[Richard1056]

We only have two rooms at the host hotel left for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

We need to get these last rooms filled before we can request more.
If your still on the fence about what you’re going to run at the race, don’t be about where you’re going to stay…. Reserve your rooms today!

See you in Vegas,

Sunset Station Hotel Casino
1301 W Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014
Reservations (888)786-7389
Rates
$ 59.00 Sunday – Thursday
$130.00 Friday – Saturday
Group Code : SCINMBA
* Get your reservations soon as that is one of the busiest weekends in Las Vegas.

[Richard1056]

Nationals News!

District 19 would like to Thank:

Brent Daily with Props Works West for sponsoring our Total High Points Champion Trophy

Roger Hooks Sr. with Double- Ace Racing Products for sponsoring our Nitro High Points Champion Trophy

District 19 has decided to award High Points trophies to all three power disciplines and a Total High Points Champion.
We are looking for trophy sponsors for the following;

FE High Points Champion $125.00
Gas High Points Champion $125.00

We appreciate your support and couldn’t do this without you!

*Please make your checks payable to;
NAMBA 2017 Nationals c/o: Tracy Osborne
3802 N. 87th Place Scottsdale AZ 85251

[Richard1056]

Nationals News!

District 19 would like to Thank:

Sin City Racing for sponsoring our Gas High Points Champion Trophy

Wave Blasters of Florida for sponsoring our FE High Points Champion Trophy

Brent Daily with Props Works West for sponsoring our Total High Points Champion Trophy

Roger Hooks Sr. with Double- Ace Racing Products for sponsoring our Nitro High Points Champion Trophy

We appreciate your support and couldn’t do this without you!

*Please make your checks payable to;
NAMBA 2017 Nationals c/o: Tracy Osborne
3802 N. 87th Place Scottsdale AZ 85251

[Richard1056]

We are looking for sponsors and raffle prizes for the upcoming NAMBA Nationals!

Our sponsors are the driving engine of our NAMBA Nationals. They make it possible to have this amazing event through their generous support of classes and prizes. These are the proud sponsors of our 2017 Nationals.

With the National’s right around the corner
We are still looking for sponsors for the following classes:

Class Cost Date
1/10 Scale Modern $150.00 10/28 Saturday
1/10 Scale Vintage $150.00 10/28 Saturday
B-OPC Tunnel $150.00 10/23 Monday
Nitro Team Marathon $150.00 10/25 Wednesday
P CAT $150.00 10/24 Tuesday
P Mono $150.00 10/23 Monday
P- Limited Mono $150.00 10/21 Saturday
P-Limited OPC $150.00 10/21 Saturday
P-Limited Outrigger $150.00 10/24 Tuesday
P-Limited Sports Hydro $150.00 10/22 Sunday
Q Mono $150.00 10/26 Thursday
Scale Unlimited (Nitro) $150.00 10/28 Saturday
Sport 40-2 $150.00 10/22 Sunday
Sport 60 $150.00 10/26 Thursday

Event Sponsors Cost
Ice Sponsor #2 $200.00 Monday/Tuesday
Ice Sponsor #3 $200.00 Wednesday/ Thursday
Ice Sponsor #4 $200.00 Friday/ Saturday



If you are interested in being a sponsor for the 2017 NAMBA Nationals please contact;
Richard Romero richard@danspaintandbody.com (520)631-8656
Russ Stark rstark372@aol.com (909)519-1932


*Please make your checks payable to;
NAMBA 2017 Nationals c/o: Tracy Osborne
3802 N. 87th Place Scottsdale AZ 85251

[Richard1056]

Host Hotel News!

September 18th will be the cut-off for the discounted rate for the Nationals.
Please don’t wait until the last minute, reserve your rooms today!

See you in Vegas,

Sunset Station Hotel Casino
1301 W Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014
Reservations (888)786-7389
Rates
$ 59.00 Sunday – Thursday
$130.00 Friday – Saturday
Group Code : SCINMBA
* Get your reservations soon as that is one of the busiest weekends in Las Vegas.

[Richard1056]

We are looking for sponsors and raffle prizes for the upcoming NAMBA Nationals!

Our sponsors are the driving engine of our NAMBA Nationals. They make it possible to have this amazing event through their generous support of classes and prizes. These are the proud sponsors of our 2017 Nationals.

With the National’s right around the corner
We are still looking for sponsors for the following classes:

Class Cost Date
1/10 Scale Modern $150.00 10/28 Saturday
B-OPC Tunnel $150.00 10/23 Monday
Nitro Team Marathon $150.00 10/25 Wednesday
P CAT $150.00 10/24 Tuesday
P Mono $150.00 10/23 Monday
P- Limited Mono $150.00 10/21 Saturday
P-Limited OPC $150.00 10/21 Saturday
P-Limited Outrigger $150.00 10/24 Tuesday
P-Limited Sports Hydro $150.00 10/22 Sunday
Q Mono $150.00 10/26 Thursday
Scale Unlimited (Nitro) $150.00 10/28 Saturday
Sport 40-2 $150.00 10/22 Sunday
Sport 60 $150.00 10/26 Thursday



If you are interested in being a sponsor for the 2017 NAMBA Nationals please contact;
Richard Romero richard@danspaintandbody.com (520)631-8656
Russ Stark rstark372@aol.com (909)519-1932


*Please make your checks payable to;
NAMBA 2017 Nationals c/o: Tracy Osborne
3802 N. 87th Place Scottsdale AZ 85251

[Richard1056]

Russ was able to get some rooms moved around on our hotel reservation. We now have some more rooms available for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 26-28th. Today was the deadline, but Russ was also able to get that extended until next Monday the 25.

[Richard1056]

NATIONALS DEADLINE NEWS!

Please remember the deadline for entering the 2017 NAMBA Nationals is this Saturday September 23rd!
The entries are coming in and it looks to be a solid field of racers.

Go to http://www.nats.namba.com to get your entries in!

[Richard1056]

Nationals Update!

95 racers entered 537 boats

I will be posting some house keeping rules and some slight changes tomorrow night, stay tuned.

[T.S.Davis]

Nice work Richard. More fun than should be allowed by law.

[Richard1056]

Thanks Terry... Thats the plan

[Richard1056]

National News REVISED !
Things you will need to know if you plan on attending this year’s Nationals.
Race Site:
• No canopy stakes will be allowed. You will need to use weights or sandbags to anchor your canopies.
• We will have 100 30lb. sand bags available for $2.00 per bag on a first come first serve basis.
• Ice will be provided daily on a first come first serve basis.
• Permanent trailer setup will begin Friday October 20th at 6:45am. Russ Stark will be handling all parking assignments.
• Water will be open on Thursday October 19th. Vehicles will be permitted on the grass to unload only before permanent setup. A retrieve boat will be available on Thursday.
• All boaters will be required to clean their pit area and remove their trash at the end of each day.
Event info:
• Drivers Meeting will start at 8 am daily.
• Racing will begin at 8:30 am daily.
• Welcome Party will be held Monday at the race site and will begin 30 mins after the last heat of the day has been completed.
• The Team Ed Mixer details have been finalized! The mixer will be Wednesday 10/25 at the Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. The event will be from 6pm to 9pm and we will be providing Hors d’œuvres, beer and wine! A cash bar will also be available. The event is open to all entrants and their families. So please come and say hi!
• Paddle boat race and scale concourse judging will be held Friday at the race site and will begin 30 mins after the last heat of the day has been completed.
• For those not racing on the days of the above two events, we will post when the last heat of the day has been completed on our Facebook page (2017 NAMBA SuperNats). This will alert you when our post-race activities will begin.
• Banquet – cocktails will be at 6pm and dinner at 7pm in the Sunset Room at the host hotel.
• Lunches will be served for $7.00 per day.
Open Water:
• Open water will be timed per discipline (nitro, FE, gas). We will provide a rotating 30 mins to each discipline on Friday.
• We will provide open water after each race day as time permits. Open water on races days will be limited to only the classes running the next day. We will offer rotating times per discipline. If there is a chance to offer general open water we will.
Class Specific Rules:
• Classic Thunderboat: We will be following NAMBA Rules as listed in Section 27 – Rule D.1, with the addition that a NGK CMR7H Spark Plug is allowed. This means that District 19 rules allowing Starter Kit and Zenoah WT-1027 racing carb will not be allowed.
• Classic Thunderboat will follow the NAMBA Heat Racing Format the “Love Plan” as listed in Section 27 – Rule D.1.d.
• Scale Unlimited Hydroplane:
a. Boats must meet the requirements as noted in Section 6 – Rule D.1.
b. Concourse judging will follow rules as noted in Section 21 – Rules F and G.
• Sportsman Mono Rules:
1. Hull Specifications: The hull will conform to current NAMBA Gas Mono standards and may be of either wood or composite construction.
2. Engine Specifications:
a. Engines will be a Zenoah G260 PUM. The engine may run a stock 257 carburetor or stock WT-1027 (racing carb). No internal modifications are allowed. All replacement parts must be from the original manufacturer and the same type engine (Zenoah 260 to Zenoah 260). No part swapping from other manufacturers or engine types is permitted.
b. NGK CMR7H Spark Plug is allowed.
c. Zenoah GR26099 Starter Kit will be allowed. The pulley (part # 848-ESZ-7520) of the EZ pull starter may be modified for the purpose of not using the spacers (part # 848-8Y4-6100).

Miscellaneous Information:
1) Half course mill pattern will be used.
2) All hulls must conform to NAMBA Rule Specifications (i.e. Crackerbox, Classic Thunderboat and Sport Hydroplane).
3) For the Sportsman Mono, Classic Thunderboat, G-1 classes, and various OPC Tunnel classes:
a. All entrants will have their engines tagged before the start of the race.
b. The first 3 places in will have engines inspected at end of day.
4) “FE Drivers shall do their “tape up” in the hot pits, after their battery voltage has been checked by Tech Committee. All P-Ltd motors shall be inspected pre-race and tagged by Tech Committee to ensure motors are “as shipped from the manufacturer” with no modifications other than what is allowed per NAMBA rules”.
5) Additional safety requirements:
a. All FE Lipo batteries must be removed from hulls while charging. They should also be charged on a separate table/area and not inside a trailer.
b. All pit areas must have a fire extinguisher that is easily accessible for use
6) Not starting of boats on tables without prop guards.

[D. Newland]

Seems like most/all of the '17 Nat's banter played out on FB, so I want to post here that I'm very thankful to Richard Romero and Russ Stark for putting on a solid event this year. It's not easy to pull off 8 days of racing with nearly 100 drivers! They had some of the best people in the hobby supporting them as well, like Tracy and Jim Osborne, LeAnne and Lenny Blake, Susan Osendorf (Russ Stark's sister) and Al Waters. Well, not sure what exactly Jim did for 8 days other than break one of Russ's pit-tables, but he was involved in some capacity.

One item I liked during the daily Drivers Meeting was Richard's discussion about how we're friends first, above competitors. We all have opinions about how this hobby could be better/do better, but this one item resonates with me greatly. With 1 exception, I think the sportsmanship at this national event was solid.

One amazing visual was seeing Haines back 100% with his trailer/gear (well, 95% as he's still missing a bitchin' Q Mono that some schlub sold him a while back). 16 months ago seemed so disheartening for him, but he really has gotten back on his feet. Raced pretty damn good, too! Can I call a re-do on that last rigger heat? I don't know where that buoy came from. Aquaman/Pags wasn't there, so I can't blame him. Ken took P-Ltd Hydro and P-Ltd Mono. He also put me up for 4 nights! Feddy made himself at home as well, even racing a mountain bike around the pits during his off-time. Needed most of Haines' First Aid kit items at one point, too.

Zola brought a ton of his gear, even using some of it @ his local racing hole just 5 days before needing it in Vegas. It was nice meeting Theresa, the better half of the Zola Giant Power empire.

Congratulations to Chuck Murray for taking a dip in the pond with a win in 1/10th Scale Modern.

Chris Emard. Watch out for this guy from Dist 9. He's new to the boating scene, but brings a ton of knowledge from the car racing scene. A TON. We had some great laps during this event and I'm glad to have met him.

Holland-Nice run w/LSH and thanks for letting me store by crap in your trailer! Got your OPC conversion done yet?

Wayde Bloedorn. More speed in that P-Mono. Looked lame bouncing around out there. Let her eat.

I was there only the first 4 days as those were the days that had class offerings for which I had boats. Some FE guys stayed the entire time! Tough to do and a heck of a commitment. Kudos! Actually, here are some fun facts. 31 drivers fielded FE boats. Only 10 of those drivers were 100% FE and 4 of the 31 fielded gas/nitro/FE boats. It will be interesting to see what the future holds here. The amount of cross-over drivers was impressive.

The NAMBA site will have the full results posted shortly.

2018 NAMBA Nat's has been announced. Dallas Tx, October 20th-27th, 2018 being put on by the Dallas RC Thunderboats. As mentioned, we had 31 drivers field FE boats in Vegas, so I think that's a good goal to surpass for 2018, but it will take your commitment! I know all the arguments and excuses, trust me. If FE is to strive in NAMBA, we need boats on the water.

[Zondar]

Congrats to YOU David for making us Promarine RC guys proud. When do we get all your secrets? LOL