MPBA-FES Nationals 2018

Registrations are now closed for this event but…
…the fun starts soon…

If you are a fast electric boat racer then this is the premier event to pit yourself and your boats against the best racers from the UK (and maybe the world).

As this is an MPBA organised event, all UK entrants MUST have current MPBA membership. If you are not currently a member, you can join here. (Note: Racers from other countries wishing to enter as guests do not need MPBA membership.)

The event will of course be run under MPBA-FES rules which can be found in the Rule Book and the Race Rules Addendum. (Note: These rules are largely the same as Naviga rules but there are some differences so please read carefully. The major difference is that Mini Hydro class race duration is 5, not 6 minutes as in Naviga rules).

Timing will be by MyLaps RC4 and so you will need to use a compatible transponder (ie. RC4 Pure or Hybrid). Transponders will be available for hire at the event if you don’t have your own.

Batteries:

In addition to the options allowed by the 2018 Naviga rules, two other options will be allowed for the 2018 Nationals. (See Race Rules Addendum for more details).

1) Unlimited weight but capacity limited packs.
2) Naviga 2017 rules packs.

Limiters:

If you choose to use a limiter, you will need to go to race control in order to have it programmed with the correct settings, which are:-
Ramp Down Time = 5 secs
Dead Time = 60 secs
Energy Level 1 (mini classes) = 20 WattHr(1200 WattMin)
Energy Level 2 (M1/H1 classes) = 58 WattHr(3480WattMin)
Energy Level 3 (M2/H2/Cat classes) = 116 WattHr(6960WattMin)

The limiter must be connected as follows:-
1) It must be wired so that the limiter remains powered even when the kill switch is removed.
2) The throttle signal wire from the receiver must connect to the limiter signal input.
3) The signal output from the limiter must connect to the ESC input.

Dates:

Friday June 29th – Setup and practice, followed in the evening by the MPBA-FES AGM
Saturday June 30th – Race day
Sunday July 1st – Race day followed by prize giving

Location:

The venue is, as usual, at the Bridlington Model Boat Society lake. As many of you will know, this is an excellent facility which continues to improve.

Lancaster Road
Bridlington,
YO15 3QY
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Camping:

Due to the growth of the Trucking and Rock Crawling sections, the camping area is now reduced in size from that which you may have become accustomed. In addition, due to concerns highlighted by our insurers, we the MPBA-FE committee have a duty to restrict camping in the areas immediately at the end of the straights.

To clarify where you can camp, please refer to this map.

Classes:

The classes that are planned to run are as follows:-

Cat
Hydro1
Hydro2
Mini Hydro
Mini Mono
Mono1
Mono2
Mini Hydro Sprint

In addition, two team events will be run:-

Team Mini Mono
Team Mono1

However, each event will only be run if there are sufficient entrants.

Race Split and Number Allocations

You can download your personal copy here.

2018 MPBA-FES Nationals Race Allocations

Class	Split	Boat Number	Entrant
Cat
	1
		1	Liam Mallam(Junior)
		2	Keith Mallam
		3	Rob Physick
	2
		4	Ian Williams
		5	Bailey Wardle
		6	Barry Fatt
		7	James Hobbs(Junior)
Hydro1
	1
		1	Chris Hobbs
		2	Paul Heath
		3	Martin Marriott
		4	Peter Barrow
	2
		5	Sean Barnard
		6	Roger Graves
		7	Lee Heath
		8	Robert Foss
		9	Evgeniy Gromov
Hydro2
	1
		1	Lee Heath
		2	Robert Foss
		3	Keith Mallam
		4	George McDonald
		5	David Harvey
	2
		6	Martin Harvey
		7	Paul Heath
		8	Paul Heaton
		9	Paul Upton Taylor
		10	Barry Fatt
Mini Hydro
	1
		1	Tom Watson
		2	David Harvey
		3	Tim Watson
		4	Barry Fatt
		5	Martin Harvey
	2
		6	Evgeniy Gromov
		7	Roger Graves
		8	Robert Foss
		9	Sean Barnard
		10	Martin Marriott
		11	Rob Physick
Mini Mono
	1
		1	Rob Physick
		2	Bailey Wardle
		3	Tom Watson
		4	James Hobbs(Junior)
		5	Ian Williams
	2
		6	John Croyden
		7	Dale Marriott
		8	Sean Barnard
		9	Martin Harvey
		10	Tim Watson
		11	Evgeniy Gromov
Mono1
	1
		1	Stephen Bennett
		2	Tom Watson
		3	Paul Heaton
		4	Sean Barnard
		5	George McDonald
	2
		6	Tim Watson
		7	John Croyden
		8	Martin Marriott
		9	Peter Barrow
		10	Roger Graves
		11	Lee Heath
	3
		12	Rob Physick
		13	Paul Heath
		14	Chris Hobbs
		15	Dale Marriott
		16	Gary Westwood
		17	Andrew Fuller
Mono2
	1
		1	Paul Heaton
		2	George McDonald
		3	Rob Physick
		4	John Croyden
		5	Gary Westwood
	2
		6	Luke Burton
		7	Chris Hobbs
		8	Paul Heath
		9	Andrew Fuller
		10	Lee Heath

Race Schedule