High Points

International Model Power Boat Association

District 12 High Points Series

Schedule:

For the 2010 racing season there will be 5 high points races.
Greensboro, NC - May 14-16
Queenstown, MD - June 4-6
Centreville, VA - June 25-27
Chesapeake, VA - August 27-29
Hagerstown, MD - September 24-26

Classes:

B, D, E, and F Hydro; B and Open Nitro Mono
B and D O/B Tunnel; Sport 40 and 1/8 Scale Hydro
Open Catamaran and Open Offshore
LSG Mono, Catamaran, and Outrigger
LS27 Sport Hydro
Classic Thunderboat Hydro, Stock Gas

LSG means if it's under 27cc, has a spark plug for ignition & runs on gasoline, it can run.

LS 27 classes must follow IMPBA rules for LS 27 engines.

The D12 Stock Gas class is open to catamarans, sport hydros, and monos. The legal motors for D12 stock gas class are Zenoah G230 or G260, CY (Sikk) 260 or RCMK original S-254 (not EVO) only. All internal parts must remain OEM stock and unmodified other than reducing piston diameter slightly to prevent seizing in the bore. You can change the stock carb, swap the stock carb block to an aluminum block, and zero drag seals are also allowed. You can run tuned pipe and muffler of your choice.

IMPBA Membership:

ALL RACERS MUST check in with the race officials and SHOW PROOF OF IMPBA MEMBERSHIP, or membership in an alternate association and payment of the appropriate fee, BEFORE RUNNING ANY BOATS. This applies not only to district races, but to ALL club boating activities at sanctioned ponds.

Points

Points from each race will count toward an individual's high points. Points are awarded to the individual racer based on their final position at a race (400 for first, 300 for second, etc). Only places one through nine receive points.

Minimum boat count:

Results at a district race will only be counted for high points if the class has at least 3 boats that start at least one heat at that race. In addition, a minimum of 15 boats total must run by the end of the season. Note that each club is free to add additional non-high points classes as they see fit.

2.4 GHZ radios:

All 2.4 transmitters will have a ¾” or wider bright yellow marking tape or band that can be seen easily by the CD while driver is holding the transmitter. Suggested placings are around radio base or antenna. Properly marked 2.4 transmitters do not need to put in the radio impound for the 2009 season.

Alternate frequencies:

Drivers must have alternate frequencies with them at all times at sanctioned races. Should combining heat(s) or run-offs require frequency changes, driver with high points has choice (for run offs driver with best placings has choice i.e.- 2 firsts vs. 1 first). Any person who needs to change due to combining heats or run-offs and does not will receive zero (0) points for any heat or forfeit run-off for not being able to change. Any driver using 2.4 spread spectrum is obviously exempt from this rule.

Five buoy turns

Starting in 2009, courses for D12 high points races will use five buoy turns for district races. At each end of the course, there will be five equally spaced buoys instead of three. The two extra buoys will give drivers additional visual help in following a rounded course through the turns and should help reduce the squaring off of turns that has been observed. Click on the diagram at the right for a visual example.

Safety:

Racers using gasoline engines should have a fire extinguisher in their pit area. They also should know the location of the nearest extinguisher when in the hot pits.

No running engines outside the hot pits.

Only IMPBA members are permitted in the hot pits. Racers are also requested to not congregate in the hot pits unless they are running or pitting for an upcoming heat.

Courtesy:

Races are family events, run by volunteers. Conduct yourself in a manner that's appropriate for a family oriented event.

Once "no launch" has sounded, there should be no running of engines in the hot pits until the end of the race. The racers need to be able to hear their own engines and instructions from their pit person and the CD.