NAMBA Propwash 04-2023 Web.pub

PROPWASH 4 April 2023 GX-2 MONO: NAMBA District 19/Alfred Lanza B HYDRO: A/A Engines/Alfred Lanza P LTD MONO: Offshore Electrics Inc./Peyton Hilton G-1 CATAMARAN: Double-Ace Racing Products/Steve Lopez GX-2 SPORT HYDRO: CoCr Racing Propellers USA/Peyton Hilton A MOD TUNNEL: Seismic Racing/Eric Bourlet P SPORT HYDRO: Blazer Marine/Bob Zola X MONO: Seaducer Boats/Shannon Muth GX-2 OUTRIGGER: Velasco Crankshaft Service/Alan Terry GAS TEAM MARATHON: Dave Rychalsky/Team Insane GAS SCALE UNLIMITED: Kevin & Angela Traboulay/Alfred Lanza FE SCALE UNLIMITED: Rattlesnake RC/Oscar Love NITRO SCALE UNLIMITED: In Memory of Roy Edenfield/Alfred Lanza CLASSIC THUNDERBOAT: Team Ed/Richard Sekigawa SPORT 21: RHT Marine/Brad Tuttle GAS OUTBOARD TUNNEL: NAMBA District 9/Alan Terry With the strength of a great team hosting the event, an amaz- ing group of racers, and sponsors that are the backbone of events, we genuinely enjoyed hosting the 50th Anniversary NAMBA Nationals. If you’ve never been to a NAMBA Nationals, you are missing out on an experience unlike any that you’ll find in RC boat racing. The 2023 Nationals will be in Huntsville Alabama and there are special things planned for that event as well. Even if you fly in for a few days and bring a couple of boats with you, ship boats ahead, or find a ride for them with somebody else; don’t worry about not having all your equipment with you. The NAMBA family will be ready to help give you support so you can run your boats and experience what a Nationals is all about and probably make some new friends and great memories while you do. Editors Note: To view hundreds of photos of the 50th Anniversary NAMBA Nationals, please go to: https://www.facebook.com/50Nats My Memory of the 50th Anniversary NAMBA Nationals By Bob Zola NAMBA District 2 Model Boater The Seaside, California NAMBA Nationals were excellent! It was so nice racing right in the middle of town with the host hotel only a short walk away. The Monterey area had some great restaurants, shopping and attractions to keep the wife happy. The host hotel had a large bar table to host the NAMBA gang's evening bench racing sessions. It was so nice to sit out in front of the host hotel's beach area. Adirondack chairs, outdoor fireplace tables and waves crashing on the beach were great to unwind after a day of racing. My best memory was finally winning a NAMBA National Championship and getting a surprise high point trophy to boot! More new friendships were forged with the out West racers. The District 9 folks did a great job putting on a memorable event! It's a long way from Detroit, but the next time they want to hold a Nationals in Seaside, I will make the trip! The handmade, sturdy as a rock, earthquake and Sunami proof drivers stand was a structure like no other The NAMBA traditional and always a blast BBQ Paddleboat races had entrants lining up. Congratulations go to Tracy Osborne from District 19 who won with a flatbottom stock paddleboat running against the tunnel designed paddleboats Glen Mattos (left) from Las Vegas hanging with FE Champion Bob Zola (right). Bob was happy and Glen happy for him