Poyser | Model Power Boat Association https://www.mpba.org.uk The governing body for model boating in the UK Thu, 07 Nov 2019 05:10:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mpba.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-MPBA_icon-32x32.png Poyser | Model Power Boat Association https://www.mpba.org.uk 32 32 2019 Tethered Hydro Season Preview https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/12/31/2019-tethered-hydro-season-preview/ https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/12/31/2019-tethered-hydro-season-preview/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:32:49 +0000 https://www.mpba.org.uk/?p=9899 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 [...]

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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 monitored at all meetings following a noise complaint made at Althorne. Personally we expect speeds to be lower initially to achieve noise levels, but let’s hope with some effort we can improve.

We are still looking for a new southern area lake.


We will be running the ‘have a go day’ as well at most meetings around the circuit. All equipment will be provided. Please contact Norman if interested.
Tethered Hydro Have a Go Day

On The Grapevine 2019

We have been hearing various tales of some new A1 boats and modified motors in the pipeline, with John Underwood adding an A3 to his fleet after a successful 2018 recording a personal best in A2.
With the A/B Worlds in Pazardhik, Bulgaria at present 29.7.17 – 4.8.19 there has been a lot of interest with potentially a bigger team attending in all classes, an excellent weeks racing. Please contact Norman for details. We understand that Australia are intending to come back into the A/B section this year and hope to go to Bulgaria in July.





Dates for Your Calendar

  • 18 – 20 January – Model Engineering Exhibition – please come and have a chat.
  • 17 March – Section Lunch – location to be arranged.

Please check the MPBA website and On the Wire for updates.
Good Luck for 2019!

Let’s bring the medals and cups back

Pazardhik Tethered Hydro Trophies




Steve Poyser
MPBA & Hydro Section Rep
Chairman Hydro Club

Norman Lara
Hydro Section Chairman




In the water!

The post 2019 Tethered Hydro Season Preview first appeared on Model Power Boat Association.]]> https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/12/31/2019-tethered-hydro-season-preview/feed/ 2 VMSC Tethered Hydro 20180819 https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/08/20/vmsc-thethered-hydro-20180819/ https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/08/20/vmsc-thethered-hydro-20180819/#respond Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:41:29 +0000 https://www.mpba.org.uk/?p=7550 Report from the weekends meeting at VMSC: HERE

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The post VMSC Tethered Hydro 20180819 first appeared on Model Power Boat Association.]]> https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/08/20/vmsc-thethered-hydro-20180819/feed/ 0 2018 Naviga A/B Class European Championships https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/08/18/2018-naviga-a-b-class-european-championships/ https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/08/18/2018-naviga-a-b-class-european-championships/#respond Sat, 18 Aug 2018 06:19:28 +0000 https://www.mpba.org.uk/?p=7544 Full event report from the 2018 Naviga A/B Class European Championships: HERE And the official results: HERE

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And the official results:
HERE

The post 2018 Naviga A/B Class European Championships first appeared on Model Power Boat Association.]]> https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/08/18/2018-naviga-a-b-class-european-championships/feed/ 0 2018 Euro A/B Championships Pazardzhik https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/07/26/2018-euro-a-b-championships-pazardzhik/ https://www.mpba.org.uk/2018/07/26/2018-euro-a-b-championships-pazardzhik/#respond Thu, 26 Jul 2018 10:59:26 +0000 https://www.mpba.org.uk/?p=7459 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. [...]

The post 2018 Euro A/B Championships Pazardzhik first appeared on Model Power Boat Association.]]> 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.

Day 2 – A chilly, overcast and windy start. Not a good day for the Brits – Pete mis-launched his B1, Steve got a run in but did not trouble the leaders. Norman didn’t get a run in A2 and unfortunately blew his engine in A3 – all apparently consoled with huge ice cream cornets!

Day 3 – A much better day had by the Brits and it was a bit warmer too. Good results in A2 and A3 for Norman, and in A1 for Steve all 3 boats in position 4 at the moment. Pete had a good launch in B1 but tank was too lean to get round. A big thank you from the boys to Coco for retrieving all the boats and to the GB team for helping him with his boats. 2 world records broken today : 146mph by Andrei Smolnykov (Ukraine) in A1E senior and 130mph by Alisa Dolgikh (Russia) A1E junior.

Day 4 – The weather today was nice and cool (mid 70s). We started with A1 problems with tanks and shafts on Steve’s and Pete’s boats. Pete’s B1 got away well but went rich so needed to look at tank positions so will this later. In A2 Norman had a good run but Steve beat him, the A3 was too lean. Overall we had a good day. In training both Pete’s and Steve’s A1’s are now going really well. Pete’s B1 in training hit 173mph – a really good speed. Hopefully tomorrow is an even better day. Last runs in A3 and A2 tomorrow – Norman will try Ricky’s prop after some modification.

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