June 01 2008: The June Roostertail is now uploaded for all to read. John Equi IMPBA Office

March 01 2008: The March Roostertail is uploaded for all to read.

December 27 2007: The latest IMPBA World Records are now uploaded to the "Forms and Voting" section for everyone to see. Congratulations to the most recent record holders for their job well done!

July 10 2007: Two sets of IMPBA World Records have been posted in the "Forms and Voting" section for everyone to read. I can place numerous sets of records in this area. These records can be broken several times a year which can reduce their viewing to only a few weeks if only the most recent are posted. John Equi IMPBA Office

June 20 2007: NOTICE: The Board of Directors has just approved a Technical Amendment to our existing 92db Noise Rule. The amendment is effective as today. See the rule under the "Forms and Voting" section. This rule does go into effect starting with the rest of this season, however, clubs that have already sanctioned events for the rest of this year and have posted a noise rule deviation in thier flyers still have the option to stick with the previous rule deviation they had chosen. Starting with the 2008 season this is one of the rules that clubs can not deviate from.

March 04 2007: The correct Large Scale Gas Rules are uploaded to the Half Size pages of the Rule Book. The pages will print out as full sized pages. We are in the process of changing the wording to "Full Size". If you click on full size you will see that many of the sections have been removed. John Equi

April 26 2006: Silent Engine - A sad note indeed, another fine IMPBA friend and racer has left our company forever. John E Ber, President of the Acadiana Club in New Iberia has passed. I just received a new boaters paperwork that John sent to me here at the office, which was dated the 24th. John was a true model boater up to the very end, always there to insure things were done correctly and help when needed. We'll all miss John but remember his grin and seeing him at the races.

February 15 2006: New stuff for those of you interested in setting records. As you guys may know it has been very important to me to increase participation in record trials. One of the ways I have tried to accomplish this is by opening new classes to set records. I regret to say that I had to recommend and the BOD has approved the removal of the Gas Super Sport Stock class from being a record’s class. This came about a few months ago when the first SAW and oval records were set in this class. Both John Equi (the CD of the event where the records were set) and I realized that it would be practically impossible for every record trial CD to properly tech inspect all of the engines that are possible to run in this class. We would have to know every dimension of every part that comes on every engine that has ever been built that is legal to run in this class. I know I couldn’t do it! The records set in this class will be archived and no further records will be allowed. On the other hand, I have been working with the FE director and the BOD to remove some restrictions and open up a few new FE classes to set records. You should see the information elsewhere in this Roostertail that allows records to now be set in all classes (L – T) in hydro, mono, Sport hydro and tunnel. These new records will be legal starting 1 March 06. There are also a few other changes being made to the FE section of the rule book, so read it close. Glenn Quarles IMPBA Records Director

November 09 2005: Welcome back!! We missed you, but might have your old number in the files. If you were a member of IMPBA several years ago, you might be able to get your old number back. I found a stack of membership listings that go back to 1975, I'll look thru them to see if you are there. Please include the year you were active to give me a starting place. John Equi IMPBA Office

June 02 2005: GET FIRED UP...for the INTERNATS with this report from last year's race IMPBA INTERNATS 2004 REVIEW By Brian Schymik Each summer the International Model Power Boat Association holds its most prestigious R/C boat race to crown the national champions of nitro racing. This year the race was organized by the Jackson R/C Model Boat Club in Jackson, Tennessee. The racing call was heard far and wide and 143 boaters from 21 states and 4 foreign countries responded to challenge for the label of “US-1” champion. This weeklong event drew intense competition in 13 championship classes and 6 additional special events with 468 boats entered. By the end of the week the tired competitors had plenty of sun and fun to savor until next year. The IMPBA Internats format is unique among racing organizations. Standard heat racing competition is run for 5 rounds in each class. But this only counts for one half of the score. In addition, racers must compete in time trials for Oval and Straightaway points, and the winner must accumulate enough points in all three segments to conquer his challengers. This requires a US-1 champion to have a reliable, fast, well-driven boat that is strong in all three categories, not just lucky on one day. The Jackson Club provided a superb site for racing, with a fenced in pit area and digital starting system. This club worked tirelessly for a year to prepare and then came through with flying colors. The weather hindered the race only for a short time, and water conditions throughout the week were near perfect. One heat was run in a near monsoon, but shortly later the clouds broke and we were back to smooth water and fast boats. The event started on Sunday July 24, with four days of heat racing in the 13 US-1 classes. With between 25 and 40 boats per class, consistent top finishes were needed to stay in front. Close heat racing created some flying parts, but CD Richard Johnsey kept the racers inline and on the start. Top 5 finishers in each class proceeded to the next 2 days of time trials for Oval and Straightaway times. We finished with specialty classes which included Twin hydroplanes, stock B tunnel, open gas, and 2 Junior classes for our young boaters. It was very encouraging to see our 5 junior ( under 12 years old ) boaters’ enthusiasm and excitement. They enjoyed a great family activity and each walked away with a big trophy and a bigger smile. Event Winners were awarded trophies at the Award Banquet at the end of the week and US-1 winners received their personalized National Champion Plaques and emblems. Among the banquet Highlights were Special Awards for Excellence of Performance and the President’s Cup, and the William LeFeber Award for outstanding contribution to the IMPBA. This year’s LeFeber award, IMPBA’s highest honor, was bestowed on Ron Byrd from Florida. He spent 2 solid weeks, and many other hours beforehand, organizing the race, scoring and computerizing the results for the contestants and those watching over the Internet. Congratulations and nice job, Ron. Winners of US-1 are: B Mono – David Preusse B Tunnel – Ron Drake B Hydro – Ron Zaker, Jr D Mono – Ernie LaFleur D Tunnel – Ron Drake D Hydro – Ernie LaFleur E Mono – Joe Warren E Tunnel – Ernie LaFleur E Hydro – Ernie LaFleur F Mono – Cody Sandifer F Hydro – Ernie LaFleur Sport 40 – Ernie LaFleur 1/8 Scale – Brian Schymik Scale Concourse – Dennis Wright U-15 My Gypsy President’s Cup – Ernie LaFleur Excellence of Performance – David Preusse A special congratulations to Ernie LaFleur. This fine Texan brought an impressive arsenal of boats, entered 12 US-1 classes and won 6 of them! That is an amazing accomplishment which has never been done before. Ernie is a nice guy and great competitor. You have to bring your best to beat him, and as seen, not many did. The foreign contingent was particularly strong this year, with 10 racers from Australia attending the competition. These guys came from down under for an extended stay, and attended the NAMBA Nats in Los Angeles before coming over to Jackson. They had a great time and provided lots of entertainment on Karaoke night and at an impromptu auction at the banquet. Congratulations to all winners. Many sponsors assisted in putting on this great race. They include Futaba Radios, Rossi sales of America, RaceCraft Bearings, HTB Boats, Silver Bullet Pipes, Precision Boats, Tidewater Marine, 707 Specialties, Magnum Tunnels, Technology Hobbies, Speedmaster Boats, Keeley’s Custom Motor Works, Powersurge Racing, RC Marine Designs, Bandit Boats, Al’s Hobby Shop, Crapshooter Boats, Zuber’s Prop Nuts and Walt’s Hobbies.