Elmbridge NDC Round 5
The weekend saw some good hard racing in sweltering conditions for Round 5 of the MPBA Edndurance (Multi) National Drivers Championship. As we enter mid-season, every class is wide open with the only significant gap of 12 points being held by new 3.5cc leader Mark Wraight. As usual, full heat and lap breakdown available. Additional photos in our Google Gallery […]
» Read moreMPBA British Masters
Carrying on from 2016, this years Masters event was again a combined Endurance (Multi) and Circuit event. Despite being slightly down on numbers, we witnessed many tight and intense races. Our thanks go to the Elmbridge Club for hosting this event and to the many people involved in its running. The racing program alternating between a ‘M’ course and an […]
» Read moreMPBA Interviews Zack Humphries
This is the first of a series of interviews with some of our most successful members in National and International competition. In this article we talk to FSR-Endurance (multi) racer Zack Humphries. Zack is the current 3.5cc World Champion in 3.5cc also having won the title in 2014, 2016 15cc Silver Medallist, current IMBRA 3.5cc European Champion, winner of the […]
» Read more1938 Steam!
Stand off scale Ben My Chree. Hull carved yellow pine, single cylinder steam engine driving contra rotating props, separate donkey pump. Launched 1937/38 as a straight runner, last run in straight running late 1970’s St Albans international, before converting to RC. Now run very occassionally. A2 class (7.5cc) tethered hydro in foreground
» Read moreTethered Hydro Speeds
As the Tethered Hydro section does not run a traditional Championship like the other racing sections, the following table shows best speeds achieved this year by members in each class. Click on an underlined members name for biographical info from On the Wire. Description of Classes and Records = Improved PB = Record
» Read moreMPBA Members conquer Europe!
It was a great weekend for several MPBA members at the iMBRA League multi race in Oudenaarde, Belgium. Brits dominated the 3.5cc class with the top 2 qualifiers and a 1-2-3 finish in the final. Congratulations to 2014 World Champion Zack Humphries (1st) (Prestwich Ikarus 2.3), Andrew Aykroyd (2nd) (Prestwich Ikarus 2.3) and Mark Wraight (3rd) (Modell Marin Falcon) In […]
» Read moreRacing Boat Photography
You go out on a clear day thinking you’ll get some great shots of the days racing and most of your pictures end up looking blurred or fuzzy even though you’re wielding a grands worth of DSLR. The camera must be useless right? Unfortunately it’s not so clear cut. The main problem is light, or lack of it. What looks […]
» Read moreFSR Endurance 3.5 Masterclass
Step by step build of a FSR Endurance 3.5cc class Prestwich Ikarus 2.3 by double Naviga World Champion Ian Folkson. The picture on the left is the finished boat in action in Oudenaarde 2017. The boat is an Ikarus 2.3 by Prestwich Models. It has a custom deck designed by Ian. The engine is a CMB 21 Beta Evo, CMB […]
» Read moreMulti Racing World Champions
A look at the history of FSR Endurance shows Germany have dominated the World Championships since records began. But is this the whole picture? Germanys total has been bolstered by Rudi Hoffman’s and Ronny Riedel’s largely unchallenged 5 and 3 wins in 35cc respectively. The German team is still strong though, spearheaded by the amazingly consistent Hof Family. Since CMB […]
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