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I decided to take a spin in a Novice C boat last weekend and I have to say, the guys that figured this class out really nailed it 
We had Carl Lewis in there making sure the rules got distributed, read and enforced. The pre-inspections worked great, and as a driver I found it comforting to know that everyone I was was racing with were all legal Novice C's. The other part of the equation was Ron and Shelley Magnuson taking care of everything from drafting up the rules to making a Novice C prop box, to handing out props and keeping records. The pull through inspection/prop exchange lanes worked out fantastic, we will be trying something similar for the Worlds in August. As the drivers rep to the Novice C committee I can say that fun was had by all, and it was really nice to find a place for this old fart to race where I didn't feel I was getting in anyone's way, like I would have in CSH. I can tell this is becoming a real class, there have even been allegations of prop marking, isn't that right Harmon? 
Speaking of Harmon, the 2013 Novice C Western Divisional champion, I am so proud of the Novice C graduates. Mike joins Ron and Dave as graduates that are on that list of guys that can win any given heat of CSH in region 10 now. By my count, and with all the elims we've been having lately, everyone in the final of CSH nowdays has a shot at winning it, it has made for some really intense racing here in the Northwest.
One last piece of news, Machined Components Racing Products and Lee Tietze has become the latest sponsor of the Novice C class. With this latest addition that means that our spec props are all paid for, thanks to everyone who chipped in.
As for the racing, the bad news is I got beat by a 75 year old, the good news is that so did everyone else, the bad news is that Leland McMurphy still gets 2 more wins before he gets kicked out of the class
We had Carl Lewis in there making sure the rules got distributed, read and enforced. The pre-inspections worked great, and as a driver I found it comforting to know that everyone I was was racing with were all legal Novice C's. The other part of the equation was Ron and Shelley Magnuson taking care of everything from drafting up the rules to making a Novice C prop box, to handing out props and keeping records. The pull through inspection/prop exchange lanes worked out fantastic, we will be trying something similar for the Worlds in August. As the drivers rep to the Novice C committee I can say that fun was had by all, and it was really nice to find a place for this old fart to race where I didn't feel I was getting in anyone's way, like I would have in CSH. I can tell this is becoming a real class, there have even been allegations of prop marking, isn't that right Harmon? Speaking of Harmon, the 2013 Novice C Western Divisional champion, I am so proud of the Novice C graduates. Mike joins Ron and Dave as graduates that are on that list of guys that can win any given heat of CSH in region 10 now. By my count, and with all the elims we've been having lately, everyone in the final of CSH nowdays has a shot at winning it, it has made for some really intense racing here in the Northwest.
One last piece of news, Machined Components Racing Products and Lee Tietze has become the latest sponsor of the Novice C class. With this latest addition that means that our spec props are all paid for, thanks to everyone who chipped in.
As for the racing, the bad news is I got beat by a 75 year old, the good news is that so did everyone else, the bad news is that Leland McMurphy still gets 2 more wins before he gets kicked out of the class
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