A "little" boat race
 

I race 1/6 scale Radio controlled hydroplanes as my other addiction. Went to a race a couple weeks ago and did pretty well with my new boat. It's modeled after the 1959 Maverick. I cleaned house and won all 4 heats that day. (8 out of 10 over 2 days) This was the final on Saturday. These are about 55 inches long with modified 29cc 2 stroke motors running around 65 mph. I got out to a good lead, (like I did every other heat) then my spark plug coil came loose after lap 3 and I started loosing power. 2nd place started catching me pretty quickly and made for an exciting finish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi9sFQfuJ-4

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That was pretty cool!

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Ken did not know you were on here. I see you on the Dock all the time. Your boat looked great. Was it done off newton plans? I really like the way it looks on the water.
Jimmy

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Ha! Yea I have a 67G MC I use as a daily driver. I don't post much on here but I do learn a lot! It was a combination of Newton plans and my own modifications. I lowered the nose quite a bit and flattened the air trap. I used my wood whiplash as a template for the sponson angles and that seemed to help a lot.

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Love that stuff! Congrats!

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Ken I like your ideas on the hull mods and they seem to have added up to a rocket. My daily driver is a 66 chevy. You need to post some of your other creations on here like your trophy's for the guys to see. Your craftsmanship is really nice.
Jimmy

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Here are a couple pictures. I'll see if I can find pictures of the latest trophies that I'm supplying for Nationals in October.