off topic: *** Fans Too

[Cody]

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>Sounds dangerous for the local ducks...

Ha, yeah it would be, but we tend to get some kids to lure them off to the other side with some tasty bread. Plus the BBs are only fired with 140psi of C02 pressure so they are just barely strong enough to break through the boats skin. A direct hit to a person from as little as 2ft away only yeilds a good sting and a small red mark, I've never seen even the closest accidental hits break the skin, so I don't think our aquatic friends would be happy, but it's unlikely they'd get injured. Even though the shots are weak safety is a priority. All captains are insured through the club, safety gogles are mandatory at all times (even when the boats are in the pits recharging the batteries and whatnot), and nobody is permitted within 15ft of the waters edge except participating captains.

-Cody Forbes
Black Forest Racing
2x '86 5ktq
'87 5ktq EFI
'88 80 4cyl

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>> 
>> Now for the most off topic one of my hobbies that I seriously 
>> doubt any other listers are aware exists is model warship 
>> combat. I build a 1/144 scale model of a WWI or WWII warship, 
>> give it remote control, CO2 tank(s), and CO2 powered BB guns. 
>> The outer skin is balsa wood so the BBs can easily break 
>> through. About once every 2 months me and 10-20 other 
>> captains get together at a lake and have a war. If you get 
>> shot too much your boat _WILL_ sink. Everything is waterproof 
>> inside, so after draining the water out and patching the 
>> holes you're back on the water in about 20 minutes. See 
>> http://www.mwci.org which is the website of the particular 
>> club I belong to. There are about 10 other clubs too, some of 
>> which operate much larger 1/92 and 1/76 scale boats, which 
>> can be nearly 20ft long and shoot 25mm ball bearings.
>> 
>> -Cody Forbes
>> Black Forest Racing
>> 2x '86 5ktq
>> '87 5ktq EFI
>> '88 80 4cyl
>> 
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