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The Classic Thunder News page has been established as a place to view breaking stories within and around the growing Classic Thunder community. If you have any news to share, let us know. It doesn't have to be related to the club or even our hobby. Feel free to attach a picture to go along with your news. Just e-mail me in the newsroom at hydroscale@gmail.com.
__________________________________________ ********************************************** 01/17/12: Triple Crown Series to Debut in 2012!
Last year's 1:10 Scale Fall Regional was the third such race of its kind since the class was added to the NAMBA Official Rule Book. We are very happy to announce that an even greater commitment to further establishing regional events in this area is being made. 2012 will mark the debut of the Northwest 1:10 Scale Triple Crown Championship Series which will consist of three regional points races. So far, the effort has been driven primarily by the members of Classic Thunder and ERCU, but we hope that the series will gain popularity and encourage other clubs in our area to host their own regional races in the series in years to come. We are putting the finishing touches on a sponsorship agreement for the series which should enable us to, among other things, come up with creative awards and trophies for each event and to present a nice award to a series points champion in the vintage and modern class at the end of 2012. The series will kick off this year with a Spring Regional to be held on March 18th at Gissberg Twin Lakes in Marysville, WA. We're looking forward to it and hope that everyone out there interested in 1:10 Scale boats will consider helping out and showing their support. As usual, verification of your NAMBA membership or a one event waiver is required to compete. Update your NAMBA membership now as you'll also need it for your upcoming club racing seasons too. View the TCS flyer link below to get some basic information on the new series. If you have questions, contact Mitch Dillard at hydroscale@gmail.com.
(View the Triple Crown Series Information in pdf format)
********************************************** 01/15/12: News From Ron!
Ron also says that both Miss Madisons are doing fine and are ready to test again come end of month testing sessions. ********************************************** 01/01/12: Happy New Year!
Welcome to 2012! We had our New Years Day Fun Run at Coulon Park again this year and can't remember when the weather cooperated so well. Several boats hit the water for a good day of testing and a bunch of us boat guys showed up to do a little off-season chit chat in front of and around the fire. Thanks to Battery Dave Sacry for furnishing the wood and for everyone who turned out. Thanks also to Jim Clark for bringing his camera and photography skills down as well. Jim has posted a gallery of the event on his photo site so everyone can view the boats that were in attendance. Now it's time to get ready for the upcoming racing season. We'll do the best we can to keep everyone updated as the season schedule is finalized, so stay tuned. Let us know what you've been workin on too. There's always more room for CT News and photos of your projects as they take shape. (Jim Clark's gallery of the Fun Run)
********************************************** 12/01/11: Mark Unveils the 88!
********************************************** 11/29/11: Prop Shop joins CT!
A message from CT Commissioner, Bryan Deatherage about our latest sponsor:
It is with great pride and satisfaction that Classic Thunder welcomes yet another sponsor for 2012, the fine people at Prop Shop UK. For those of you who may not be aware, Prop Shop UK(located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, near Birmingham) makes some of the finest model props on the planet. Their vast inventory of right handed props is second to none. They cast their props in both stainless steel and nibral(nickel-bronze-aluminum), which by the way does not contain any of the hazardous beryllium copper that we must be protected from when filing or sharpening on other brands. I had the privilege of meeting Simon Higgins, the braintrust at Prop Shop UK, and his son Daniel while attending the International Model Boat Show in the UK Nov 12th. After lengthy and enjoyable discussions about his business and what we do with scale hydroplanes here in the Pacific Northwest, I was very pleased when his company accepted our invitation to join us at CT. Another point worth mentioning is that the exchange rate between the US Dollar and the British Pound is very favorable to us right now. That means that you can purchase Simon's props at a fantastic price considering that they come to you balanced and polished with just a touch of sharpening needed before using. ********************************************** 11/15/11: CT Welcomes Two New Sponsors!
We would like to welcome a couple of new sponsors for 2012! Jeff Ross of GroundUpDesignz.com offers a wide variety of decals and wraps designed for projects of all sizes including cars, boats, planes or whatever you can think of. Jeff is offering 20% off to all CT members and does excellent work on model boat graphics too.
We would also like to welcome Benjamin of Fighter Cat Racing. Fighter Cat is a full service provider of some of the best and most affordable RC product and parts in the world. Their focus is to provide hulls, hardware and loose parts for fast electic project applications. Check out both of their web sites, contact them and see for yourself what great things they have to offer. We certainly thank them for becoming part of the Classic Thunder family.
********************************************** 11/15/11: 3 New Boat Updates!
********************************************** 10/15/11: A Message From Bob Senior! Hello all, the 4th Annual Roger Newton Memorial R/C Model Hydro Show will take place from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, February 11th, 2012 at the Hydroplane Museum. Unlimiteds Unanimous, publishers of the acclaimed UNLIMITED NEWSJOURNAL will again sponsor the event. **** UNJ is now on-line and FREE, with lots of color photos and a superb Breaking News home page. Mark your Favorites and check it often at www.unlimitednewsjournal.net **** Since the museum has only a small quanity of tables, each R/C modeler is asked to bring your own display table. Each R/C modeler must donate $5.00 per table to participate. The past three events have been quite successful, and we look forward to the February 11th Show.
********************************************** 10/05/11: Mark's at it again!
********************************************** 10/04/11: Dave's Progress on the Valken.com and More!
(view the photos of Dave's Indian Restoration)
********************************************** 09/26/11: Updates from Tony! After a rough season of racing, Tony Minalia's 1993 Miss Budweiser is getting stripped of all paint, fixing the race damage, and repainted as the 93 Budweiser again for the 2012 season. The Bud narely missed a top five placing in the seasons points standing for division two. After chasing consistency all season, the boat finally found it the second half of the season and began scoring big. Finding its way to the podium two times in a row. However at the Governor's Cup, the boat only finished one of its heats after a DNF and a DNS for the day. If the Bud has the same speed and consistency in 2012 as it did at the end of the 2011 season, you can count on fighting for wins. This is Tony's best boat to date and he is very happy with it. Also making a return to div2 for Tony is the tiger boat. Thats right, the Frosted Flakes is coming back. It was slated to race in 2011, but focus was kept on the 93 Bud and the points battle. Like the Bud, The Flakes will be getting some TLC this offseason after sitting for over a year. It will only make a handful of races but will be competitive nonetheless. For div1, Tony plans on keeping the 1968 Budweiser race ready but wont be his primary boat. He will be recieving a brand new Berryessa Belle from Dale Van Wyk. Tony raced the Belle a couple seasons ago with great success. It will be the first hull that Tony has not built himself since he joined the club back in 2005. Tony also reports that the 2011 DVD is almost complete. Price has yet to be settled. Stay safe race fans! **********************************************
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Ron Forister 
The decals are vinyl, but the silver graphics are made of a thinner material that is used to wrap cars. The big chore for Mark was to get the graphics laid down on the dropped sponson decking without trapping air bubbles under it. Laying down the graphics took him about four hours to complete, but it turned out even better than he imagined it would. We can't wait to see this one up close. I'm sure the small photos don't do it justice. This is just a little tease to get you to come on out to the lake to get a chance to see it when it's ready to run. Nice work Mark!
Mark Beatty 
