2018 Euro A/B Championships Pazardzhik
The MPBA GB A/B team at MODEL YACHT CLUB – PAZARDZHIK for the European Championships. Day 1 – 3 intrepid MPBA members made their way to Pazardzhik to test themselves against Europes best – Norman Lara, Peter Dirs and Stephen Poyser. Heere’s some good background info from On The Wire on the sort of speeds medallists will need to achieve. […]
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We’ve put together this short tongue-in-cheek guide to help out our members who are visiting the iMBRA World Championships either as competitors or spectators. Why should I go? You will get to see and meet the top racers in the world battle it out for the title of World Champion. You will be able to eat snails and frogs legs, […]
» Read moreElmbridge Circuit NDC R4
Back to Race Hub Not quite the turnout we got for the Nationals, 21 boats in total but a surprise full house in 3.5 Hydro as the racers took the opportunity for a final test before the iMBRA World Championships. Some good racing on a beautiful sunny day again at Elmbridge. No podium photos yet as I had to leave […]
» Read moreElmbridge Multi NDC Round 6
As the country basked in the mini-heatwave, the MPBA 2018 Endurance National Drivers Championship was hotting up at Elmbridge. This was the last race before the iMBRA World Championships in France, so some racers had elected to save their boats whilst others were making some final adjustments and tests. Although there were a few last-minute withdrawals, the overall numbers were […]
» Read moreiMBRA World Championship Photos
It is natural that friends and family will want to have photographs of their family members on the podium. As a consequence of this, it is rare to see a podium photograph where all the winners are looking in the same direction. Can I ask that the medal winners wait for another 10 seconds or so after all the family […]
» Read moreMPBA British Masters Circuit Nationals
More Photos | R1 | R2 | R4 | Back to Race Hub As we move into the mid-point of the racing season, the now traditional joint Multi and Circuit event took place at Elmbridge Model Boat Club at the weekend. With 76 boats entered – 39 Multi and 37 Circuit plus 2 course changes from M to Oval and […]
» Read moreHaarlem International 2018
Entry List | Results | Photos 1 | Photos 2 | Photos 3 | Back to Race Hub Super weather on Sunday and Monday was one of the rewards for the large British contingent who made the trip to The Netherlands for the bi-annual Multi (FSRV, Endurance) International race. There’s always a warm welcome for us at Internationals and this […]
» Read moreElmbridge Circuit NDC R2
More Photos | Back to Race Hub | R1 | R3 | R4 Not quite the turnout we got for Round 1, but we still had 20 competitors and 30 boats which made for some good racing. And the sun came out in the afternoon. 7.5cc Hydro – No 3.5 hydro this week. Championship Leader Derek Owen needed to fight […]
» Read moreBrentwood NDC R3
A beautiful sunny day greeted the racers for round 3 of the National Drivers Championship at Brentwood on Sunday. There was some concern with the organisers as this was the first test of the new online booking in form together with preparation of the lap counting program by someone completely new. In the end these concerns were unfounded as both […]
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