Welcome Message On behalf of District 19, I would like to welcome you all to the 46th NAMBA Naonals. I would like to thank our district members for their assistance in hosng this week‐long event at Sunset Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. District 19 has decided to do something a lile different with this year’s naonals. We started by moving the Naonals to the month of October and then we included all three power disciplines ‐ Nitro, Fast Electric and Gas. We are excited to have over 500 boats entered from all over the United States with racers coming from Australia, Canada, and Japan. With this being my first Naonals as a Contest Director I’m excited to see many of my old friends and I’m looking forward to making new ones. This year’s event will have plenty of racing and some great aer race acvies, so we can all sit around and tell each other how we almost won earlier that day. Our Welcome Party will be held at the race site with Jim Feener providing the spirits and we have some great food planned. Team Ed will be hosng a mixer at the host hotel mid‐week and there can’t be a NAMBA Naonals without the Paddleboat Race. This year the Paddleboat Race will be held at the race site along with the Scale and Thunderboat What’s Inside judging, and of course there will be food and drinks to go along with some President’s great bench racing. This year’s banquet is shaping up to be something special, Letter 4 it’s going to be wonderful me! Schedule of Events 5 District 19 would like to thank all of our sponsors and those who have Current donated their products to this year’s NAMBA Naonals ‐ this event could not Records 7 happen without them. If you happen to see one of our sponsors during the History of race week please thank them and if you need to purchase products during or Sunset Park 9 aer our race please keep them in mind. It’s the best way to say “thank you” Past for the memories they have helped us make at this year’s NAMBA Naonals. Champions 10 Sponsors 12 I would personally like to thank you all for aending this year’s NAMBA Where We’ve Naonals and know that we have worked hard to make this a memorable Been 14 Naonals for all that aend. Where We’re See you in Vegas, From 15 Richard Romero Contestants 17 Co‐Contest Director Hall Of Fame 21 District 19 Director Committee / Event Staff 23 Schedule Of Events Day Class Sponsor Activities Saturday P-Ltd Mono October 21 P-Ltd OPC A Mono District 9 A OPC Tunnel Team Ed GX-1/GX-2 Crackerbox Buoy Buster Racing Sunday P-Ltd Sport Hydro Giant Power/Mojo Racing Products October 22 B Mono A/A Engines Sport 40-2 A Hydro A/A Engines P-Ltd Catamaran District 20 Jersey Skiff The Loveless Family Kids-R-Boaters Dave Rychalski Monday C Mono RS Racing Welcome Party October 23 B Hydro A/A Engines P Sport Hydro The Holland Family P Mono B OPC Tunnel G-1 Mono Rum Racing Products Tuesday GX-2 Catamaran RPM Motorsports October 24 Sport 21 Jim Wilson c/o Jerry Dunlap C Hydro A/A Engines P Catamaran P-Ltd Outrigger The Holland Family B Mod Tunnel Wednesday Nitro Team Marathon October 25 A Mod Tunnel Team Ed GX-2 Mono Insane Boats Sportsman Mono Tucson Model Boat Club G-1 Outrigger RPM Motorsports Thursday G-1 Catamaran Rio Grande Racers October 26 GX-2 Sport Hydro Insane Boats Gas Team Marathon CoCr Racing Propellers Q Mono X Mono Friday G-1 Sport Hydro Velasco Crankshafts Paddleboat Race October 27 X Hydro Rum Racing Products Concourse Judging GX-2 Outrigger Velasco Crankshafts Open Twin Scottsdale Model Boaters Q Sport Hydro The Holland Family Saturday Classic Thunderboat Outlaw Racing Awards Banquet October 28 Scale Unlimited (Nitro) District 16 Calgary FE 1/8 Scale Unlimited Rattlesnake RC Gas Scale Unlimited District 11 10th Scale Modern 10th Scale Vintage Jerry Dunlap 2017 NAMBA NATIONALS Page 5 for giving us a record setting course. Civil Engineering Land Surveying Consulting Planning 3203 E Warm Springs Rd #400 atus-nv.com Las Vegas, NV 89120 One Mile Heat Racing Records Class Name Date Seconds A OPC Tunnel Greg Roth 14-Jul 102.15 B OPC Tunnel Gabriel Martinez 16-Dec 95.5 A MOD Tunnel Eric Bourlet 14-Jul 95.22 B MOD Tunnel Eric Bourlet 14-Jul 96.1 A Mono Alfred Lanza 15-Aug 90 B Mono Bob Tuttle 16-Nov 86.53 C Mono Open X Mono Shannon Muth 11-Jun 81.37 A Hydro Jerry Dunlap 13-May 67.82 B Hydro Open C Hydro Mark Grim 16-Feb 60.66 X Hydro Open Sport 21 Jim Wilson 14-Sep 82.11 Sport 40-2 Mark Grim 11-Jun 81.75 Scale Unlimited Hydro Kirk Maupin 15-Oct 77.84 G-1 Mono Dave Pillado 16-Dec 81.03 GX-2 Mono Kim Grim 14-Jun 89.94 G-1 Outrigger Dave Pillado 16-Jun 65.6 GX-2 Outrigger Henry Velasco 17-Jul 66.6 G-1 Sport Hydro Joe Slaney 15-May 66.29 GX-2 Sport Hydro Mark Grim 16-Jun 87 G-1 Catamaran David Pillado 17-Jun 82.35 GX-2 Catamaran Open GX-1 Crackerbox Open Jersey Skiff Open Gas Scale Hydro John Reifel 15-Oct 87.44 Classic Thunderboat Jesse Alvitre 16-Dec 85.66 P Limited OPC Darin Jordan 13-Aug 88.44 P Limited Mono Jordan Enns 16-Aug 151.41 P Mono Ray Presnall 16-Aug 97.75 Q Mono Ray Presnall 16-Aug 125.12 P Limited Hydro Brian Buaas 16-Aug 68.22 P Sport Hydro Chris Emard 17-Jul 83.84 Q Sport Hydro Open P Limited Sport Hydro Chris Emard 17-Apr 127 P Limited Catamaran Ray Presnall 16-Aug 118.32 P Catamaran Darin E. Jordan 16-Aug 102.18 1/10th Scale Vintage Hydro Open 1/10th Scale Modern Hydro David Newton 16-Aug 103.29 1/8th Electric Scale Hydro Rob Brackett 16-Aug 78.32 2017 NAMBA NATIONALS Page 7 Our hearts and prayers go out to the city of Las Vegas and all of those touched by the recent tragedy. History of Sunset Park The land that the park is on was first developed as a ranch in 1900 by John F Miller, who owned Hotel Nevada ‐ one of the first casinos in Las Vegas. In 1939 the ranch was sold to J. Kell Houssels Sr, who owned the Las Vegas Club Casino. Houssels turned the ranch into the Vegas Stock Farm where he bred and trained thoroughbred horses. Though he was a successful gaming pioneer in the city, the racehorse farm was his passion. In 1963 Houssels sold the ranch to Wilbur Clark (owner of the Desert Inn Casino) and a few other investors. Clark County eventually purchased the area in 1967 and turned it into Las Vegas’s first city park. The park today is 324 acres in total size and in addional to the pond/RC boat ramp it contains: 9 soball fields several miles of walking paths dog park 2 lile league fields fitness course 7 sand volleyball courts 8 basketball courts splash pad 8 tennis courts. 5 playgrounds disc golf course It’s rumored that the park le more than 200 bodies buried in the area before construcon, but there is no evidence that a cemetery was ever on the site. The pond is 14 acres in size and between 10‐12 feet deep. Besides being where we race it’s also home to various species of fish, stocked weekly 35’ MOAI with rainbow trout between November and STATUE March and monthly with channel caish from April to October. Originally a pair of statues In 1980 William Benne (of Circus Circus fame) that sat donated $66k to the country for improvement of outside the the model boat facility, which paid for the entrance to following: the Stardust Shade shelter (which we sll enjoy today) casino, for the Drivers overlook plaorm Aku Aku Paved entrance road restaurant. The county added $40k to the improvement Moved to the efforts to build the restrooms. park when the restaurant In 2014 the parks department renovated the area closed in 1980. boat racing area, adding the stairs and built in elevated driving area, covered picnic areas, and landscaping. 2017 NAMBA NATIONALS Page 9 Past Champions This year’s Naonals is the first to include all 3 power groups at the same event running for the naonal championship. Below is a list of drivers compeng in each of the classes running this year, followed by the number of mes they’ve won that parcular class. They will definitely be hoping to win again and add to their totals, to either cement their place at the top or overtake the current class leader. Monos A Mono G‐1 Mono P‐Ltd Mono Robert Holland* ‐ 1 Lenny Blake ‐ 6 David Newland ‐ 2 Robert Holland* ‐ 1 Ray Presnall* ‐ 2 B Mono Russell Stark ‐ 1 Lenny Blake* ‐ 6 Shannon Muth ‐ 1 P Mono Al Waters ‐ 1 David Newland ‐ 2 Shannon Muth ‐ 1 GX‐2 Mono Jim Osborne ‐ 2 Al Waters ‐ 1 Ray Presnall* ‐ 2 C Mono Jay Stone* ‐ 1 Lenny Blake* ‐ 3 Russell Stark ‐ 1 Q Mono Jim Osborne ‐ 2 X Mono Ray Presnall* ‐ 2 Lenny Blake* ‐ 5 Ken Haines ‐ 1 Shannon Muth ‐ 1 Sport Hydros Sport 21 G‐1 Sport Hydro P‐Ltd Sport Hydro Russell Stark ‐ 1 Russell Stark ‐ 3 Jim Osborne ‐ 4 Al Waters ‐ 1 Ray Presnall* ‐ 2 Sport 40‐2 Alan Terry ‐ 1 Chris Wirig ‐ 1 Shannon Muth ‐ 1 P Sport Hydro Kevin Traboulay ‐ 1 Jim Osborne ‐ 3 GX‐2 Sport Hydro David Newland ‐ 2 Lenny Blake ‐ 2 Ray Presnall* ‐ 2 Robert Holland ‐ 1 Q Sport Hydro Robert Holland ‐ 2 Scales Scale Unlimited Classic Thunderboat 1/10 Scale Modern Al Waters ‐ 2 Russell Stark ‐ 2 Ray Presnall ‐ 1 Nitro Gas FE Roger Pane ‐ 1 * 2016 NaƟonals class champion Page 10 2017 NAMBA NATIONALS Outriggers B Hydro G‐1 Outrigger P‐Ltd Outrigger Alan Hobbs ‐ 1 Alan Terry ‐ 1 David Newland ‐ 3 Doug Sick ‐ 1 Karl Morse ‐ 1 Jim Osborne ‐ 1 Kilt Lier Racing* ‐ 1 C Hydro Russell Stark ‐ 1 Henry Velasco ‐ 2 Shannon Muth ‐ 1 Alan Hobbs ‐ 1 Doug Sick ‐ 1 GX‐2 Outrigger Lenny Blake ‐ 1 Alan Terry ‐ 1 Dale Roberts* ‐ 1 X Hydro Dave Bestpitch ‐ 1 Doug Sick ‐ 1 Tunnels Mike Hughes ‐ 1 A OPC Tunnel P‐Ltd OPC Tunnel Chris Wirig* ‐ 2 David Newland ‐ 3 Catamaran Glen Maos ‐ 1 Ken Haines ‐ 2 G‐1 Catamaran P‐Ltd Catamaran Shannon Muth ‐ 1 Robert Holland ‐ 2 Glenn Burkard ‐ 1 David Newland ‐ 2 Jim Feener ‐ 1 A Mod Tunnel Karl Morse* ‐ 1 P Catamaran Chris Wirig ‐ 2 Lenny Blake ‐ 1 David Newland ‐ 2 David Sanstevan* ‐ 2 Ray Presnall ‐ 2 GX‐2 Catamaran B Mod Tunnel Lenny Blake ‐ 2 Glen Maos ‐ 2 Alan Terry ‐ 1 Jim Johnson ‐ 1 A Special Thanks to We couldn’t Page 12 2017 NAMBA NATIONALS Our Sponsors ~ do it without you! 2017 NAMBA NATIONALS Page 13 Where We’ve Been… Over the years the NAMBA Naonals have been hosted all over the connental United States and once even in Canada.