Racing in Missouri, MABA
 

The MABA 2007 Nationals April 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th! Guys and Gals get ready for some fun and exciting racing in Rockaway Beach, Missouri, 65740, located 15 minutes from Branson. Airboats from .15 nitro to 1.6 nitro gassers from 15cc to 50cc, flat bottom and hydro hulls. And for you guys with the water prop hulls there will be fun races. All R/C boaters are welcome to some fun running with us. We have classes for the beginners and the advanced. This is a good time to get out and learn new tips on setting up your airboat, meeting new friendly people, enjoying a friendly race, and passing a good time. You will also find people that are willing to help you get your boat running, help with repairs, and you will have the chance to race with some of the best sportsmanship racers around.
Tune in your boats, get out and practice, come race with us and be ready for a smile to be placed on your face. Bring the kids, hand them the remote and witness the enjoyment. At the Winds of the Swamp race we had a 10 year old, young man take 1st place, racing for the first time, driving his Dad’s twin engine airboat. We also had another new comer, that raced a barrowed boat, to take a 1st place.
The MABA races are heat races, meaning points are earned for each race, then at the end of the races all points are added for both days of racing. This means that its not about how fast your boat is, its about how well you drive it and that you finish your race.
[link=http://m-ab-a.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=61]MORE INFORMATION[/link] Looking forward to meeting with everyone and passing a good time with some friendly racing.

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A group from north Florida will be there. it is always a great time at one these races.

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Just curious as to who is going ?
Please post if your going or just wishing ....

Thanks;)

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Well i'm hosting it so if i'm not there we are in trouble lol
I'm only 2 miles for the water so i'll be there :D
I hope everyone can make it , I've been planning this for almost a year now
& everthing has come together so far :D

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Some members of the Cajun Gator Airboat club will be there.

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Made to the 07 swamp races, wish I could make it to Mo but just getting back in the hobbie so it may take awile before I go to major races.

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Well , myself , and a buddy are planning on coming down and ya'll better watch those gator tails and others ....
Lets just say , that I have been "fine" tuning my 1.48 on a canard and she's not gonna be smelling anyones exhaust fumes .:D
( not sure , because I have not read it , but modified engines hopefully ARE allowed , right ? :D )
Not gonna post any speeds , but lets just say ( so far , have not seen any posted on any forums , faster ) , that WHEN , you get stuck behind her , the water spray that comes off the water from behind her , will more than likely kill your engines ....
( did I hear anyone say - NEW SAW RECORD ? - LOL )

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bring the mods on, if I get off of my rear end and get started on the next project(.90 nitro) it will kick some 1.48 butt. I have 2 boats to finish and one to get started on before I will have the time to get this thing going. Well I can't get it done sitting here, I'll see ya'll on the pond.

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TERBObob,
Nice looking boat, we want vids.

Don M.

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Less than 23 days to go before the race. I am finshing up two boats for the race. Looking on the map I will have 1099 miles to Drive and about 18 hours on the road. Right now it looks like there will be at least three from north Florida that will be there and will have at least 8 or 9 boats all Gassers.

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Got my vid cam and cam ALL ready :D

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Well its getting closer & i'm ready to burn some nitro
So you all need to get ready, cause i'm ready to grumble :D

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Looks like I may just get this thing done in time for the race, will give details on this build after the race, if nothing else it looks fast:D Not sure on how many are coming with me, just yet. Planning to bring 2 or 3 gassers and 4 or 5 nitros, may even throw a puller together to run that class. Gets my blood moving just thinking about racing.

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I may have to see if I can make it down there. [8D]

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Have this thing that I have thrown together, just to race that there 1.48, guess I may see some of its roster tail as I'm lapping it....LOL
Not going to post the speed, you will just have to go to one of the MABA races and see it for your self.
[link=http://m-ab-a.com/Gallery/Cajun_Gator/outrigger_first_run]First 20 seconds of getting wet[/link].
Nope not gonna post a top end vid here either...May be by the time of the NFMABA race I have her dailed in.

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Nice JETT you have there.

I mean the motor. She does look to have speed thou.

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Thanks, I did enjoy seeing this thing take off:D

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Well , our reservations are all made ... at the hotel about a block away from the lake ( Rockaway Inn -130 Wildflower Ave, Rockaway Beach, MO
(417) 561-4225. - very cheap also for anyone interested . ) We're getting ready for you .... And making sure I bring along a case ( not a can or two ) of the super concentrated cans of WHOOP ***** ... LOL:)

Hey all you gators ,,, better grab a hold of your OWN tails ... us boys from the north are coming down and we mean business ! ! !
( only kidding here ... but we re coming down and ARE planiing on having TONS OF FUN :D )
The anticipation is killing both of us .
Can't wait to see all fo you in person . [8D];)

Oh yeah , hey CAJUN ... ya know why they call them engines JETT ????
So , when they die on ya , two seconds out ... you can say "hey ... its "J"ust "E"ngine "T"uning "T"roubles "
( only kidding ... NICE engine BTW )

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Now, Thats the funniest thing I have ever seen you type.

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Oh how true that is and a very good way of putting it, still needing to run a lot of fuel through it and get it good and broke in. Better add in a case of the cold stuff and a towel.
Don't think we will be able to grab our own tells even IF we wanted to, with all of the excitment of raceing, they do not bend.

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A week to go and we will be ready to race. I put a upgraded engine on a small gasser 25cc to 27cc. By the GPS it was well worth it. Hope to see you there.

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Guess I will just have to wait until we are side by side, to see just what the GPS told you. I've run the 25cc and the 27cc and I know the difference, something tells me I will be in for some hard core racing.

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I guess I'm going to come and join you boys . If nothing else I will get in the way a lot . Probably show up sometime on Thursday. I'll be staying at Kerr's . I hope it warms up cause its in the 20s here today . :D

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Come on down everyone I'll be glad to have you all here
& RS 38-40 have a safe trip down here , take your time my friend
And by the way its in the 50's here today & getting warmer :D
They are callin for some rain here but i'm not to worried about it .
dont think we will get much if it does rain
:eek:

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Well , three bad things ...
1) - Right now , we are in a winter snow watch with snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches ...
2) I am right now , sicker than sick with some kind of dag gum flu !
3) Read the weather forcast for down there and they are saying thunderstorms and rain .[&o]
So... this one I am gonna have to pass on , even though our reservations are made .
But .... on the good side , my buddy will still be going down .
Sorry guys , between the snow , and my flu ... gonna have to sit this one out at home . BUT , I am expecting to see all kinds of pics and vids of this swarrey ( don't think thats how its spelled ... LOL )

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Terbobob are you scared or just chicken :D:) J/K haha
had to razz you

Hope you get feeling better, i got the flu back around xmass & it sucked
put me down for a whole week Get WeLL fast

Will do i'll get lots of pics & vids [sm=thumbup.gif]

IF the boat wont run in the rain build a new boat cause its scared of the water lol[sm=drowning.gif]

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Well that is to bad cause I was hoping to put a face on the infamous TERBObob . So maybe next year or some other race . Stay warm and dry and get rid of it .;)

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Sorry to hear that your down Rob, hope you get to feeling better. My son and I are leaving out at 4 in morning, with a truck and trailer loaded with boats. 3 gassers, 2300 nitro, 3-90 nitros, 61 nitro, 55 nitro, 45 nitro, 25 nitro and a twin 46 nitro. If your in the area and don't have a boat ready and have some experiance, I may have a boat for you to use.
Hoping that I have enough chickhen legs to keep all of them Gators from getting away from me:D
Cajun Gator Airboats catching the gator by the tail and hanging on for the ride, cause we gonna pass a good time:D

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Well i'd like to thank everyone for showing up even if the weather was a bit rough
I'm glad to say Just a little over $200 in prizes , plus trophys were handed out
Thanks to all the Sponsors of this event

[link=http://m-ab-a.com/Gallery/album12]Link to some pics of the event [/link]

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Looks like you guys had a great turn out. Are we going to see any vids?

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Had a great time, the weather was a little tough on Saturday, but the fun factor over came that, sunday was great. Was nice to meet a few new guys to the sport. Had great compotition. I would like to thank the sponsers of Rockaway Beach for the awards, thank you very much.
One new speed record was set for the hydro class at 48.7mph with a unofficial speed of 52mph. With this boat I'm hoping after all of the tuning is done, to reach the 60mph mark.

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WOW, great speed. Was that measured with a gps, radar or stop watch.

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GPS. The engine is still in the break in and some tuning is needed to the hull. It also handles the oval trak like a champ.

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Great picures!!!
Thanks:)

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UMMMM.....you did get vids, Right?
Everyone knows that you can't share a weekend of fun properly without vids. :D

Seriously...it looked like a lot of fun.

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I had a good time . There were some new folks there and enjoyed meeting and talking with them and hope to see them again . Saw a lot of good running boats and was glad to see more boats there than last year . I want to thank the people who put this event together and all of the sponsers for the great trophys and prizes and support .

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Things didnt work out that I could make it. I do hope to on teh next one. Maybe I will have a boat tuned in by then.

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Come on guys ... MORE pics and maybe some vids ????

Roy says he has some , and is taking them to the phot shop this weekend and will get them back asap ( think hes getting that one hour deal on pics )

Ok ... come on there guys .
Thats it on the pics ?