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THUNDER DOWN UNDER RC POWERBOAT SPRINT FEST 2007

Australian and New Zealand boaters competed in all classes Nitro, Petrol and fast electrics at Lake Hakanoa, Huntly, New Zealand. Friday 6th  to Monday 9th April 2007

Thanks to Aussie Steve and Kiwi Steve for getting this event organised. Everyone without exception had a fantastic weekend. There was a lot of Good humour, Good racing and Good old fun. There were a large number of faithful spectators, some who were there from 8.00 in the morning until the end each and every day.

    

With the NZMPBA's priorty being that everyone has fun, as member's, thanks to Doris ( chairman ) we all get nicknames. I have put them are in brackets

   

Steve Tomvald & Steve Trott ( Tui )

   
         
   

Shane Deacon

  

Graham Mason

  

Dan Rogers & Paul Lindberg
         
   

Daryl Christiansen ( Slick )

 

Steve Trott ( Tui )

  

Peter Collier ( James Taylor )

         
   

Dean Harris & Damien Van Hussen   

( Tospot 2 & 3 )

  

Grant Binns ( Doris )

  

Dyan Jones & Vicki Cornor
         
   

John Nicholls

 

Steve & Dee Tomvald

  

Rob Cornor
         
   

Adam Tomvald

  

Tony Rutledge ( LM- Life Member )

  

Nigel Wong ( Grasshopper )

         
   

Jocelyn Plumpton

  

Tony & Kim Kockott ( Jumbo & Snap)

  

Max Rogers
         
   

Tony Belle ( Tospot 1 )

 

A very relaxed Frank & Tony Jones

  

Neil Plumpton ( Father Ted )

         
   
         
   
         
   
         
 

Traditionally the NZMPBA awards the person who basically made a boob of themselves the day before The Tit of the Day award. Here are the weekends boobs in no particular order.

 

  

Damein

      

Shane
         
   

Shane & Graham

      

Frank & John
         
   

Steve Tomvald's rigger with the new Coopers Pipe bought from HPM

  

Damein

 

Daryl, Neil & TonyK
         
   

Dean

  

Dee Pull Starting Steve's Rigger but she is so fast the boat had started before I could take a picture

  

The Drivers Stand
         
   

Interested Spectators

  

Start of the Fast Electric Race

  

Fueling up
         
   

Grant Pitting

  

Matt

 

Dean, Paul, Dan & Max
         
   

Mark Roscoe

    
   

Concentrating Drivers

  

Busy

 

John ( Harry Potter ) & Frank
         
   

Jeff & Terry's Back

  

Shane

 

Jeff, Willy & Steve
         
   

Spectators

      

A quick modification
         
 

Lap scorers doing a good job

  

The Venue
         
   
         
         
   

Steve Trott's Boats

        
         
   
         
         
   
         
         
   
         
         
   
Tony B & 2 x Steve's  

Terry & Graham

  

Tony K & Jeff
   

       

Taipan Hydro & Coopers pipe
         
         
   

Tyrone & Hayley

  

Tyrone & Hayley

  

Mark & Tony
         
   
         
         
 
         
         
         

Dinner & Price Giving

    
         
         
   
         
   

Boats lined up for the team race

  

The Team race was soo.. much fun the Aussie's said they will be introducing it back home

   The Auckland Tosspots ( we were promoted )
         
 

The End of a really fun weekend.

The Australian team won the Thunder Down Under Trophy and we are all hoping to see them in Australia in Jan 08

  
         
 
 

 

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