The season opener was held somewhat later than normal this year – The original date was accidentally scheduled for Mothers Day so we postponed the planned race at Colwick and used this date for the Peterborough race. The organisers, spectators and The 25 racers who entered 35 boats between them were treated to a chilly but dry day with some […]
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Round 8 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship was the Saturday of the 2-day Charity Event held at Elmbridge Model Boat Club. As the season has progressed, we are seeing less and less support for our races. There are many possible reasons for this and it is currently being discussed in the Committee. Proximity to accessible Internationals is one thing […]
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Round 6 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship was held at Peterborough Model Boat Club. A few late drop outs and a repeat no-show (You know who you are) without informing us meant fairly low numbers for this event. There is a link at the top of the Race Hub page that automatically creates an email for you if you […]
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Round 5 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship is the British Masters / Circuit Nationals event held at Elmbridge. It was decided that the Multis would run on Saturday and Circuit on Sunday rather than the usual half day for each on Saturday and Sunday. This makes it easier in terms of not having to change the course layout and […]
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A terrible forecast of rain and thunderstorms could not have been more wrong for the 2nd iMBRA Western League race of 2022. It barely rained at all and we basked in roasting sunshine on the Saturday with the other 2 days both bright and sunny if a little cooler. Therdonne is a straightforward drive down the A16 from the Calais […]
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Round 3 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship was held at Bridlington Model Boat Society. This was my first visit here. I’ve said more in the end comments, but I’ll just say up front that people should forget about the distance and support this event. You will not regret it. A sunny but chilly day started for us with a […]
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Round 2 of the MPBA 2022 Endurance Championship was held at Colwick Park, Nottingham, our second time here. 16 racers with 21 boats was a smaller than average field, which was unfortunately affected by some late-in-the-day positive Covid tests. A cold but bright day and a calm lake meant we could enjoy decent racing conditions, although the lapcounting tent did […]
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The season opener was held a week earlier than normal this year – We usually start on the clock change weekend. The organisers, spectators and The 25 racers who entered 35 boats between them were treated to a crisp but bright and sunny day with little wind, making for perfect racing conditions. The spectre of noise again raised its head […]
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Technical report relating to noise issues at Osier Lake Peterborough. Introduction This report has been compiled in order to proactively respond to the current noise problems we now all face when running R/C Multi boats This report highlights the work which has been carried out by Peterborough Model Powerboat Club (PMPBC). This can also assist other clubs who run multi […]
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So finally after a frustrating sequence of “Can we? Can’t we?” we held our first “Post-Covid” race at Peterborough. Restrictions imposed by the Park Authorities meant we were scrambling around at the last minute to dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s. We only confirmed the race was going ahead on the preceding Thursday! The weather was for […]
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