NATs 2018

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

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2018 MPBA-FES Nationals Race Allocations
ClassSplitBoat NumberEntrant
Cat
1
1Liam Mallam(Junior)
2Keith Mallam
3Rob Physick
2
4Ian Williams
5Bailey Wardle
6Barry Fatt
7James Hobbs(Junior)
Hydro1
1
1Chris Hobbs
2Paul Heath
3Martin Marriott
4Peter Barrow
2
5Sean Barnard
6Roger Graves
7Lee Heath
8Robert Foss
9Evgeniy Gromov
Hydro2
1
1Lee Heath
2Robert Foss
3Keith Mallam
4George McDonald
5David Harvey
2
6Martin Harvey
7Paul Heath
8Paul Heaton
9Paul Upton Taylor
10Barry Fatt
Mini Hydro
1
1Tom Watson
2David Harvey
3Tim Watson
4Barry Fatt
5Martin Harvey
2
6Evgeniy Gromov
7Roger Graves
8Robert Foss
9Sean Barnard
10Martin Marriott
11Rob Physick
Mini Mono
1
1Rob Physick
2Bailey Wardle
3Tom Watson
4James Hobbs(Junior)
5Ian Williams
2
6John Croyden
7Dale Marriott
8Sean Barnard
9Martin Harvey
10Tim Watson
11Evgeniy Gromov
Mono1
1
1Stephen Bennett
2Tom Watson
3Paul Heaton
4Sean Barnard
5George McDonald
2
6Tim Watson
7John Croyden
8Martin Marriott
9Peter Barrow
10Roger Graves
11Lee Heath
3
12Rob Physick
13Paul Heath
14Chris Hobbs
15Dale Marriott
16Gary Westwood
17Andrew Fuller
Mono2
1
1Paul Heaton
2George McDonald
3Rob Physick
4John Croyden
5Gary Westwood
2
6Luke Burton
7Chris Hobbs
8Paul Heath
9Andrew Fuller
10Lee Heath
Race Schedule

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2018 MPBA-FES Nationals Race Schedule
Start ->30/06/2018 09:3030/06/2018 14:0001/07/2018 10:00
ClassSplitHeat1Heat2Heat3
Mini Mono109:3014:0010:00
Mini Mono209:4514:1510:15
Mono1110:0014:3010:30
Mono1210:1514:4510:45
Mono1310:3015:0011:00
Mono2110:4515:1511:15
Mono2211:0015:3011:30
Mini Hydro111:1515:4511:45
Mini Hydro211:3016:0012:00
Hydro1111:4516:1513:00
Hydro1212:0016:3013:15
Hydro2112:1516:4513:30
Hydro2212:3017:0013:45
Cat112:4517:1514:00
Cat213:0017:3014:15
Team Mini Mono114:45
Team Mono1115:15
Prize Giving16:00