2021 NAMBA Nats Race Program

2021 NAMBA Nationals Page 78 Lohring Miller - Inducted 2011 Lohring Miller has been actively involved in model boating for over 30 years. He has served as president of the Emerald RC Boaters. Lohring has also served several terms as District Eight Director and was the overall Contest Director for two NAMBA Nationals. He is a regular contributor of technical articles to the NAMBA newsletter. He has also spent some time helping out with a full sized hydroplane. Lohring can always be counted on to lend help and enthusiasm to any event he attends. Robert Holland – Inducted 2013 From being a nine year old spectator at the 1974 Nationals to being the President of NAMBA, Robert has been actively committed to the future of NAMBA. Robert has held the offices of District Director, NAMBA Vice President, and Contest Director of NAMBA Nationals for Nitro, Gas, and Fast Electric. Robert's love and dedication for the sport, loyalty to local clubs, district, and generous support to other boaters make him a recognized leader. He blends sportsmanship with family values making friendships while promoting model boating. Jerry Wright - Inducted 2016 Jerry has been a NAMBA member in District 7 since 1978. Jerry has been involved in model boating as a successful racer at district and national levels. Over the years Jerry has held every position available at the club and district level, including as the NAMBA District 7 Director for several years promoting model boating in New Mexico and Texas. He has organized large district and national events, including some where they were able to donate funds to various charitable groups in the area. He routinely makes time to travel to other districts in NAMBA as well promoting our hobby Lenny Blake - Inducted 2012 Lenny Blake has been a NAMBA member since before 1986. Lenny’s commonly known as Rum Racing or part of the Hey Mon Race Team in Team Marathon. Lenny won his first NAMBA Nationals Championship in 1992 and has continued to do so in both Nitro and Gas in the 30 Nationals that he has attended. Lenny has been the Contest Director/Race Announcer for numerous races in his district and at various Nationals. Not only has Lenny participated in many events, he has also supported them as a manufacturer of model boat hulls, hardware, and class and product sponsorships. Karl Morse – Inducted 2017 Karl has been an influence in model boating in the Tucson AZ area since 1969, and was instrumental in obtaining a model boat pond there. He is one of the founders of the Tucson Model Boat Club and has served as its president. He organizes their club/district races, as well as being the club’s statistician and organizes their end of year awards’ meetings. He has won NAMBA National Championships in nitro and gas classes. He is always willing to share his knowledge with new and veteran boaters, helping to repair damaged boats and keeps parts, hardware, and engines on hand to support model boating. Tracy Osborne - Inducted 201 8  Tracy started racing in 1982 in the Kids-R-Boaters series, and continued racing regularly at district and national through the 90s. Tracy’s work for NAMBA started with helping her mom (former NAMBA Secretary and fellow HOF member Cathie Galbraith) and has continued ever since. She helped reformat our Rulebook in 2006 and continues to maintain it today. She has helped put on races at a district and national level, serving on several Nationals committees. She has maintained District 19’s website and tracking their points since 2012 and currently serves as their secretary/treasurer. Richard “Rags” Grenier – Inducted 2019 Richard has been a NAMBA member since 1995. He saw the need for a separate New England district in NAMBA and successfully petitioned for the creation of what is now District 11 and has served as its Director since. He has hosted many district races, making sure to communicate with his district via newsletters after each race, and provided several articles for NAMBA’s national newsletter. He served as the contest director for the two NAMBA Nationals that District 11 has hosted. Doug Twaits Jr - Inducted 2010 Doug’s accomplishments include several Fast Electric Oval and Straightaway records starting back in 1991. Doug was the first to use piano wire drives to break some of these records. Doug has also been a Nationals CD and on many Nationals committees over the years. At present Doug is the District 1 Fast Electric Chairman.