Oudenaarde Hotels
A handy map of hotel and driving distances for those attending the 2019 iMBRA International in Oudenaarde, Belgium on 7-10 June
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Content Thieves
We spend a lot of time on this website, so it’s very disappointing when other websites copy huge swathes of text and post it on their own pages. Especially when it becomes outdated and completely inaccurate. One of the worst offenders is solarnavigator We’re not going to post a link to their site, you can search for it if you […]
» Read more2019 Straight Running Season Preview
The straight running section would like to wish everyone a happy New Year and all the best for 2019. Last season was good for the straight running section with most of our regattas in the south enjoying dry weather up till the final. Only one event was cancelled due to lack of water. This year saw the Blackheath clubs 90th […]
» Read more2019 Tethered Hydro Season Preview
Hi All Firstly may we wish you all a Happy New Year and a successful 2019 racing season. We have been asked by the MPBA to write a pre-season report. After a disastrous 2018 season where bad weather caused many meetings to be cancelled, Let’s hope 2019 will be better. As you are all aware the noise levels will be […]
» Read moreXmas Hydro Crossword Winner
Here’s the completed crossword from the December competition. The answer is ‘SCREWDRIVER’ Congratulations to Linda Buonaiuto from London – the lucky winner of a free ticket to the London Model Engineering to Exhibition 2019.
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Arthur Wall Presidents Award MPBA President Tony Willets speech at the Tethered Hydroplane AGM “Good afternoon, I know some of you but not all, so I guess that you will be wondering “What is he doing here?”, well there is a good reason. It gives me an opportunity if I may, to bring to your attention another award that is […]
» Read moreStuttgart 2001
Pictures from the 2001 Stuttgart International 3.5cc: 1st Sebastien Vidémont, 2nd Christian Kucera, 3rd Christoph Schneider 7.5cc: 1st Ludo Smeets, 2nd Volker Preuss, 3rd Tibor Kis 15cc : 1st Sebastien Vidémont, 2nd Ian Folkson, 3rd Hendrik Woldt. Part of a collection of early multi racing archives courtesy of MPBA Multi Committee member and 2014 FSR-World 7.5cc Silver Medallist Robert Daniel.
» Read more2019 Circuit Season Preview
It’s probably fair to say that the domestic Circuit Racing scene is less competitive than the equivalent in Multi Racing. Those racers who did not already also compete in multi would have had their eyes opened at the iMBRA World Championships in Egletons, France this year, where good domestic results were no guarantee of success against the top hydro and […]
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Looking ahead to the 2019 multi season, the highlight is the GB International at the superb new venue in Nottingham. There are also the other iMBRA League races in Gonzaga, Stuttgart, Oudenaarde and Therdonne, plus Putten in Holland in October. The other major event is the 2019 iMBRA European Championships in Konopiska, Poland Also running throughout the season is the […]
» Read morePropwash
IMPORTANT NOTICE From the editor of Propwash For those of you that have Propwash sent to you electronically via e-mail all future editions will be sent out from Prontaprint please make sure that you check your junk mail box. the December (winter) edition is out now and the next edition of Propwash will be in June 2019 I wish you […]
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