| 11-28-09 ... Hundreds of photos have been posted from the event courtesy of Vance Zanin. Select People photos, Cats, Outrigggers, Awards or the other hull classes that ran to find your favorite. Just go to the Photo Gallery link. |
| 11-12-09 ... Some post race news including news that occured right as we left for race week. I wanted to annouce a few last minute sponsors for this years race. Al Gorman from www.theacmodelboatdealer.com donated an AC Lazer mono. Thank you AL Aeromarine sent us two certificates for Boats, thank you guys for everything you do for our hobby. I wanted to recognize two more of our long time sponsors. They came in right at the wire and really helped out for this years race. Both companies are owned by Brian Robinson (Big B). Americaninstantsigns.com made the stickers for our race this year and have every year. www.americaninstantsigns.com www.rcboatparts.com gave us some great items for our raffle. Thank you Big B. We hope you will be coming back out next year! WHAT A RACE!! I think this was our best race ever. I wanted to take a minute and thank all of our sponsors for another great year. Without their help, we just could not do what we do. Pictures and video's will also be showing up soon. For those of you who won the great items we raffled this year, take a minute and thank the companies that donated them! It cost these companies alot of money to do what they do. Make sure you let them know how much we appreciate their products. Stacy Thomas from Insane Boats took very good care of the ladies at our event this year. She set up a very nice hospitality tent and made all of the girls feel special. Even though I was not able to attend, thank you very much Stacy! |
| 11-08-09 ... Don Ast from District 19 was kind enough to send in his photos at the Gas Worlds. Click on the Photo Gallery link in the side bar. |
| 11-04-09 ... Another Gas World Championships is in the books and incredible one it was. Thanks go to all of the sponsors, race entrants, and those who volunteered help to make it all happen. The "Winner Take All" results are posted with pictures and more information available soon. |
| 10-25-09 ... Brent Daily from PROP WORKS WEST sent me some of his great props for the raffle. Thank You Brent. You are always a great supporter. The weather forcast looks great for next week. About 75 degrees and sunny. Let's keep our fingers crossed that we have the great weather we usually have that weekend. Halloween weekend in Las Vegas. I hope everyone is ready for some fun. There are just a few open spots left. Please inquire if you are interested. If you run in the G-1 class, you can run that boat in the GX-1 Classes also. |
| 10-18-09 ... We have two more sponsors to announce for this years race. First, we have Lenny and LeAnn Blake with Rum Racing Products back on board this year. They have been with us since the beginning. And also, we need to welcome the Crowther Family with Seaducer Boats. Just as a reminder, we will have open water and set up day on Thursday. No tents or trailers will be allowed to be left overnight until Thursday night. I will be at the pond at 7:00 am on Thursday morning. It will be at that point that you can start bringing your stuff in. This year we will be broadcasting everything from the CD and Drivers Stand on a FM frequency. So if you have a FM radio, please bring it so you can hear it in you pit area. |
| 10-12-09 ...Back on board for this years race is M&D Designs Racing. Matthew sent us some great items for this raffle. |
| 10-08-09 ... There will be a consolation round for the Classic Thunderboats in the 7th through the 12th position and the winner of that race will join the top six qualifiers in a final 7 boat heat to decide 1st - 6th places. All of the other classes will have a final race with the top six qualifiers in each class to decide 1st -6th place. |
| 10-07-09 ... With just a little over three weeks to go we are putting the final touches on this years race. The heats are being put together and we have a few classes with a couple of spots left. If you are coming and would like to race in another class or have not entered yet and didn't want to miss out here are the classes with open spots available: Open Outrigger 3 spots G-1 Sport Hydro 4 spots G-1 Cat 3 spots GX-1 Mono 3 spots GX-1 Cat 2 spots GX-1 Sport Hydro 3 spots Remember, if you are running a boat that is legal in the G-1 classes, it can also run in the GX-1 classes. |
| 10-06-09 ... The race just a few weeks a way and many more new sponsors have stepped up recently as well as returning ones to make it better than ever. I just want to let everyone know the details about one of the charities we are supporting this year. We are going to have a special raffle with all of the items collected going to Priceless Pets Animal Shelter. They are a no-kill canine shelter. They are a Non-Profit Organization so any contributions would be tax deductable. They are in need of: Old blankets Old towels Dog beds Dog collars and leashes Also, they use cleaning supplies like bleach and 409. Dog food Dog treats Dog crates If you can't find any of these items, gift cards from major pet supply stores always come in handy. If you bring any of these items to the race, you will get special raffle tickets that will get you in the special raffle. It is for a very good cause. You can check them out at www.pricelesspetrescue.org KLEEN Products, the makers of Joes Hand Cleaner is back on board as a sponsor this year. They have been with us from the beginning and are great supporters. www.joeshandcleaner.com We have another new sponsor for this years race. 4Imprint USA Promotional www.4imprint.com Check them out they have they have some great promotional items. Bob Austin from THE PROP WORKS is back on board as a sponsor this year. Bob has donated some of his great props for our raffle. Thank you, Bob. See you at the race. We have a new sponsor for this years event to announce. Gary Jenson from MCI, Inc. has sent some great items for our raffle. Thank you Gary. I want to welcome back one of our sponsors to this years race. Joe Scarpino from JRS INNOVATIONS has donated one of his custom boat stands to our raffle. If you have not seen any of his cool products, be sure to check them out at: www.jrsinnovations.com Klotz Synthetic Lubricants has sent a bunch of great items for our raffle. For more info their web site is: www.Klotzlube.com We have another great new sponsor to announce for this years race. Vince from GAS RC RACING PRODUCTS sent a big box full of great stuff. I found lots of things in there I could use. If you haven't seen the great items he sells, check them out at: www.gasrcproducts.com Thank you very much Vince! Back on board this year as a race sponsor is BOCA BEARING. They have been with us since the beginning. Thank you for your continued support. www.bocabearing.com We have another brand new sponsor to add to this years event. MAS Products, the makers of Mas Epoxies has donated some great stuff for us to give away in our raffle. Check them out at www.masepoxies.com We have a great new sponsor to announce. OCTURA MODEL MARINE SUPPLIES is sponsoring two classes at this years race. They have also sent us some very cool stuff for our raffle. Thank you OCTURA! |
| 8-31-09 ... KLEEN Products, the makers of Joe's hand Cleaner is back on board as a sponsor this year. They have been with us from the beginning and are great supporters. www.joeshandcleaner.com |
| 8-27-09 ... Another new sponsor to announce this year. SAVI Their Web site is www.savillc.com. They have a great line of racing clothing. If your looking for crew shirts, this is the place to go. Check them out! |
| 8-25-09 ... HOBBICO is back on board as a sponsor. They have helped out just about every year so far. Thank You. www.hobbico.com |
| 8-22-09 .... We have another great sponsor back on board this year. They have given us some very cool stuff for the raffle and also are sponsoring the Classic Thuderboat class and the Classic Thunderboat concourse trophy. XTREME POWER SYSTEMS They are the makers of the XTREME LINK radio systems. They also have a new line of batteries and many other cool products. www.xtremepowersystems.net |
| 8-21-09 ....We have had a couple of cancellations, and a couple of racers who didn't send in their entries. So we have about 28 slots available. Remember if you are racing a G-1 class boat it can also be run in the GX-1 class. So if you want to run a couple of more classes you can do that. We have some spots in Crackerbox available and the Thunderboat class will be open right up to race day. Let's get those final spots filled. |
| 8-20-09 .... The host hotel has lowererd our room rates to give us an even better deal. They are giving us a $55.00 per nite rate for Sunday through Thursday and $85.00 per nite for Friday and Saturday nite. This is a very nice hotel right on the Strip. You won't want to pass this up. |
| 8-19-09 .... Back on board this year is Black Rock Financial. They have donated some very cool raffle prizes and they are also sponsoring the Open Crackerbox Class. Thank you Black Rock. They have been with us since the beginning. |
| 8-10-09 .... Just in. We have a brand new sponsor for this years race. Tom from CLASS ONE RC Powerboats has stepped up to sponsor two of our classes. He has sponsored both the GX-1 and the G-1 Catamaran class. Be sure to check out their website. They have some amazing boats. www.classonerc.com |
| 8-07-09 ....We have had another great donation for this years race. Brian Bounds from Sin City Racing in Las Vegas has donated the lights we will use to have open water in the evening. That is a huge donation. Classic Thunderboats are all racing during the day this year. The lights are so everyone can see in the pit area and for open water.My wife wanted to do things in the evening this year so we will be done by 5:00 pm or so everyday. Thank you Brian |
| 8-06-09 ....We have a new sponser to announce this year: Principal Mutual Funds. They have donated some great goodie bag items and are paying for everyones lunch this year. A big thanks to them. Also, like in years past we are going to keep the Classic Thunderboat class open all the way to the end. So if you think you are going to have one ready, please let me know. |
| 8-05-09 .... Well, its time to put the final touches on this years race. The sponsors are sending in stuff every day. This years raffle will be better than ever. I have a few spots left. If you are intersted in coming, please let me know. Jim and I have some new surprises for everyone this year. Please don't miss out. |
| 3-24-09 .... We have a few spots left. If you are interested in this years race please let me know. Along with all of the great sponsor we already have on board this year, we have a great new one. Brian Blazer from Blazer Marine. The home of the Whiplash Hydro and the Lauterbach Classis Thunderboat. Check out what they have to offer at www.blazermarine.com |
| 3-24-09 .... As of today we are at 263 paid entries. It is filling up very fast. I sure hope everyone that wants to come is getting their entries in. After we get to 335, I will start a waiting list. Last year we had some last minute cancellations and were able to get some of the waiting list in. We have a new sponsor for this years race. GATORWRAPS. Check out what they are doing on their website. It is very cool. www.gatorwraps.com |
| 3-10-09 .... We had a very big second week of registration. We hit 241 entries. Less than one hundred spaces left. Hurry and get those forms in. You won't want to miss this one. |
| 2-19-09 .... It is now a reality. The entry form for the 2009 Gas World Championships is now available. Just click on the Race Entry Form on the navigation bar to your left to download and print. |
| 2-01-09 ..... Here is the latest news for 2009 in overhearing a conversation by Co-Contest Director Russ Stark..... Well lets get started on the entry form. I wanted to run everything a little different this year. I was going to run everything starting with Thunderboat on Friday and just run until it gets dark each night and then start the next day where we left off finishing up with the Connies and the Main for Thunderboat on Sunday. Open Water on October 29th....... Racing the 30th, 31st and November 1. |
| 12-27-08 ..... Click HERE to go to You Tube and watch a 6 minute slide show presentation of some of the racers and their boats at the 2008 Gas World Championships. |
| 11-23-08 ..... You have heard about them and have read about them. Now you can see them. Go to the 2008 results page and click on each class name to view the winners. |
| 11-21-08 ..... Hundreds and hundreds of photos are now available from the Gas World Championships. Just click on the Photo Gallery link to your left. There will be more updates in the near future as everything gets sorted . Thank you to our race sponsors and the race entrants for making this one of the most successful events in model boating history. |
| 10-30-08 ..... There are Roger "CZAR" Newton commemorative Classic Thunderboat T-shirts still available. $24.75 which includes shipping. Please contact Russ Stark for sizes |
| 10-29-08 ..... Another incredible event has past and we would like to thank the entrants and sponsors who made it what it was. Results are now available and as soon as we round up all of the photos taken, we will have them posted for you. |
