M5 Performance Hydroplanes

07/21/2026

Taught him everything he knows...
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Monday at the NAMBA Nationals was busy, with over 90 boats racing. R/CU was well represented, with Dave Brandt taking the national championship in GX2 Outrigger! Congrats to Dave and all racers today!

Tuesday is another busy slate, with several R/CU representatives:

Sport 20: N/A
C Mono: N/A
P Hydro: Paxton Reunanen, Mark Anderson
GX2 Catamaran: Jim Whyte, Joey Caines
G1 Outrigger: Ken Boyle, Dave Brandt, Mark Anderson
Gas Team Marathon: separate teams, captained by Ken Boyle, Jim Whyte, and Henry Oord

07/20/2026

Be sure to click the "Live" tab on my YouTube channel to see pit tours and racing at the
2026 NAMBA Nationals taking place right now!

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07/19/2026

Number one in your hearts, number three on the charts.
It'll do.
The boat was an absolute monster and never got beat, except by me when I dinked the setup and blew it over.
Three wins, one dnf.
Woulda coulda & definitely shoulda.
Special thanks goes to Brian Blazer who helped me tame this raging beast and to Mitch and Todd at Quickdraw for the insane horsepower. What a bullet!!
Yes, yes, the fin is hooked and no, I don't want to talk about it right now.

07/16/2026

Open water soon
NAMBA Nationals

07/11/2026

An incredible Mustang, completely hand built by my brother, and as utterly unique as they come (like my brother!).
427 side oiler (if you know, you know), independent rear suspension, box frame, coilover suspension, slalom racing... daily driver!
Check it out for yourself;

I'll take you on a tour of the dark side of the Nightmare Mustang....

07/09/2026

One of the early runs.
Slowest of the three props I tested, second of several turn fin configurations. I need more time but I'm out of time so we'll just do the best that we can, and maybe, it'll be good enough.

07/09/2026

Heck yeah!!!
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Happy Water Follies Wednesday! Just a week and a half from now, the North American Model Boat Association, or NAMBA, will be hosting the RC Hydroplane Nationals!

The event goes from July 18 to July 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, which means eight straight days of racing! Spectators are free from the 18th to the 22nd, but will need Water Follies admission and parking passes for Thursday through Saturday of race weekend. NAMBA Nationals will be held in conjunction with the H1 Unlimited Hydroplane Races, part of the Tri-City Water Follies Columbia Cup!

There will be non-stop action at the Family Fishing Pond, and hosting RC Nationals this year is a FIRST for the Tri-Cities! Typically, we see a day of amazing RC racing at the pond on Saturday, but this year, it’s EIGHT straight days of racing. According to Gary Grembowski, the Site Coordinator for NAMBA, more than 120 drivers and over 650 RC hydros have registered to compete from as far as Florida. RC hydros have been racing at the Family Fishing Pond for nearly five decades, but this is the first time we’ve seen it like this.

If you love watching the big boats, you’ll love watching the RC models. You’re close to the action, boats are racing just inches from each other, roostertailing and cruising around 60 to 70 miles per hour, and the heats are minutes apart, with around 35 different classes of racing. Come by the Columbia River and the Family Fishing Pond from July 18 through July 25 to check out the action, and of course, to watch the 2026 Apollo Columbia Cup and STCU Over-the-River Air Show between July 24 and 26.

Get more information here:
https://nambanationals.com/

Photo Credit: Chris Denslow, 2025

07/09/2026

We are "Go" for launch!

07/07/2026

Wait... You painted that HOW?!?

The Backlash RC Hydroplane Gets Paint! In this video we'll learn h...

07/03/2026