Ampba Nationals

Photo Ampba Nationals Finley Nsw 2006

Ever year the Ampba hold the Australia National championships, in 2006 it was held at Finley NSW. Model boat racers came from all over Australia with there speed machines to compete in the biggest model boat racing event in Australia to try and win that 1st place and hold the title of Australian Champ.

History of the AMPBA National Titles

1973 – “Round Pond” Adelaide, S.A

1974 – “Round Pond” Adelaide, S.A

1975 – Kipplax Lake, Sydney, N.S.W

1976 – Ringwood Lake, Melbourne, Victoria

1977 – “Lake Leschenaultia” Perth, W.A

1978 – “Sandpit Grove” Southport, QLD

1979 – “Torrens River” Adelaide, S.A

1980 – “Nerang Pond” Canberra, A.C.T

1981 – “Wentworth Falls” Katoomba, N.S.W

1982 – “Boral Lakes” Q.L.D &“Pelham Ponds” Hobart, Tasmania (82 Nationals were split between two clubs)

1983 – QLD

1984 – Dunmore, NSW.

1985 – Dunmore, NSW

1986 – “Torrens River” Adelaide, S.A

1987 – “Holding Ponds” Morwell, VIC

1988 – Canberra, A.C.T

1989 – “Lake Hyland” Churchill, VIC

1990 – Moe, VIC

1991 – Pizzy Park, QLD

1992 – Barham, Vic

1993 – Dunmore, NSW

1994 – “Patawolonga River” Adelaide S.A

1995 – Cambelltown, NSW

1996 – “VFL Park” Melbourne Vic

1997 – “Possum Puddle” Newcastle NSW

1998 – “Torrens River” Adelaide, S.A

1999 – “Cables Water Ski Park” Penrith NSW

2000 – “Possum Puddle” Newcastle NSW

2001 – “Boral Lakes” Brisbane, QLD

2002 – “Regatta Centre” Penrith NSW

2003 – “Torrens River” Adelaide S.A

2004 – “Possum Puddle” Newcastle, NSW

2005 – “Mulwala Water Ski Park” Mulwala, NSW Click here to view the Photos

2006 – “Finley Lake”, Finley, NSW

2007 – “Cherry Lake” Melbourne, Vic

2008 - “Mulwala Water Ski Park” Mulwala, NSW hosted by AMPBC

2009 - “Regatta Centre” Penrith NSW

2010 - Brisbane Model Marine, QLD

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Murray Hunter Trophy - Andrew Andreou

Aus 1 - Glen Watkins
Aus 2 - Richard Simonsen
Aus 3 - Barry Low

Middleton Trophy - Andrew Andreou

Fastest Heat Time - Kevin Morris EB Hydro 1.00.2

A Hydro
1st. Paul Stirton
2nd. Tony Lewis
3rd. Daniel Yarrow

EA Mono Sponsored by Fast+ Furious Racing
1st. Ashley Blades
2nd. Mark Warren
3rd. Robert McKenna

Open Petrol Mono Sponsored by TWMBA Auto Electricial
1st. Barry Low
2nd. Jason Yarrow
3rd. Daniel Morris

A Mono
1st. Phillip Fischer
2nd. James Kessing
3rd. Frank Jones

EA Sports Hydro
1st. Mark Warren
2nd. Anthony Dunne
3rd. Jim Sterling

A Outboard
1st. Brad Smith
2nd. James Kessing
3rd. Daniel Yarrow

Open Petrol Hydro
1st. Al Ansell
2nd. Mark Jordan
3rd. Andrew Andreou

EA Hydro
1st. Paul Osbourne
2nd. Tony Jones
3rd. Paul Stirton

Petrol Tunnel Sponsored by Viper hulls
1st. Geoff Marshall
2nd. Brian Hardy
3rd. Tony Hass

B Hydro
1st. Paul Osbourne
2nd. Eric Arlitsch
3rd. Kevin Morris

EA Tunnel
1st. Anthony Dunne
2nd. Troy Dunne
3rd. Stephen Ballinger

B Mono
1st. Brenton Raes
2nd. James Kessing
3rd. Shane Wiseman

Offshore Class 1 Mono Sponsored by Sonic Racing
1st. Danny Bull
2nd. John Hudson
3rd. Dwayne Hass

EC Twin Cat Demo
1st. Ashley Blades
2nd. Robert McKenna
3rd. Stephen Ballinger

Open Petrol Tunnel Sponsored by Viper Hulls
1st. Barry Low
2nd. Danny Bull
3rd. Murray McKenzie

C Hydro
1st. Eric Arlitsch
2nd. Brett Ward
3rd. Glen Watkins

EB Sports Hydro
1st. Mark Warren
2nd. Anthony Dunne
3rd. Stephen Ballinger

Open Petrol Sports Hydro Sponsored by Insane Australia
1st. Andrew Andreou
2nd. Daniel Morris
3rd. Murray McKenzie

X Mono
1st. Tony Jones
2nd. Kevin Morris
3rd. Brenton Raes

Petrol Sports Hydro Sponsored By Insane Australia
1st. Mark Jordan
2nd. Ashley Blades
3rd. Richard Simonsen

X Hydro
1st. Tony Lewis
2nd. Paul Stirton
3rd. Phil Redhouse

Offshore Class 1 Cat Sponsored by Sonic Racing
1st. Andrew Andreou
2nd. Murray McKenzie
3rd. Danny Bull

EB Hydro Sponsored by Fast + Furious Racing
1st. Daniel Morris
2nd. Tony Jones
3rd. Anthony Dunne

Offshore Class 2 Sponsored By Sonic Racing
1st. Danny Bull
2nd. Tony Simpson

EB Mono Sponsored by Fast + Furious Racing
1st. Tony Jones
2nd. Ray Warren
3rd. Mark Warren

Petrol Mono
1st. Mark Jordan
2nd. Glenn Watkins
3rd. Danny Bull

Hobby Depot Perpetual Trophy Best Petrol Tunnel Overall
Barry Low

Hobby Depot Perpetual Trophy Best Petrol Mono Overall
Barry Low

Agro Racing Perpetual Trophy Fastest X Hydro
Phil Redhouse

2009 Nationals Run by MBC of NSW

A Hydro

1 David Kelly

2 Phil Redhouse

3 Paul Osmond

B Hydro

1 Evan Holborow

2 Paul Osmond

3 Kevin Morris

C Hydro

1 Brett Ward

2 Phil Redhouse

3 Eric Arlitsch

X Hydro

1 Glenn Watkins

2 Phil Redhouse

3 Brian McKellar

A Mono

1 James Kessing

2 Eris Arlitsch

3 Dean Rickards

B Mono

1 Brett Ward

2 Ashley Bagdonas

3 Frank Jones

X Mono

1 Tony Jones

2 Shane Wiseman

3 Dean Rickards

1/8 Scale Hydro

1 Douglas Wright

2 Brian McKellar

3 Andrew McKellar

EA Sport Hydro

1 Shane Deacon

2 Mark Warren

3 Ashley Blades

EA Mono

1 Tony Jones

2 Shane Deacon

3 James Kessing

EB Hydro

1 Paul Osmond

2 Glenn Kinsella driver Phil Redhouse

3 Paul Stirton

EB Mono

1 Tony Jones

2 Ashley Blades

3 Mark Warren

EC Hydro

1 Kevin Morris

2 Andrew Gilcrest

3 David Kelly

A O/B Tunnel

1 Craig Murphy

2 Greg Mortlock

3 Bryan Ruttley

16-25 Petrol Mono

1 Frank Jones

2 Shane Wiseman

3 Craig Harris

16-25 Petrol Tunnel

1 Mark Jordan

2 Daniel Schaffer

3 Paul Sandiford

16-25 Petrol Sport Hydro

1 Daniel Schaffer

2 Richard Simonsen

3 Robert Tinworth

Open Petrol Mono

1 Shane Wiseman

2 Brian McKellar

3 Craig Harris

Open Petrol Tunnel

1 Craig Harris

2 Richard Simonsen

3 Daniel Schaffer

Open Petrol Sport Hydro

1 Andrew Biddlecombe

2 Craig Harris

3 Peter Antoni

Open Petrol Hydro

1 Daniel Schaffer

2 Raymond Day

3 Stephen Louat

Middleton Trophy

Craig Harris

Murray Hunter Trophy

Andrew Biddlecombe

Fastest Heat Time

Kevin Morris C Hydro 1:00:56

2008 Nationals Run by AMPBC, at Yarrawonga

A Mono

1st Wayne Morris 1500

2nd James Kessing 1050

3rd Justin Antoni 1000

Fastest heat time;

Justin Antoni 1:37

B Mono

Brett Ward 1500

Justin Antoni 1325

Kevin Morris 1100

Justin Antoni 1:23

X Mono

Tony Jones 1150

Justin Antoni 900

Phil Fischer750

Tony Jones 1:14.23

25 Petrol Mono

Simon Petroni 1250

Barry Low 1125

Sarah Brooks 1000

Barry Low 1:21

Open Petrol Mono

Brian McKellar 1500 heat time 1:30

Richard Simonsen 1500 heat time 1:33

Raymond Day 1100

Peter Cornale 1:25

EA Mono

David Kingston 1600

Kris Flynn 900

Frank Blades 375

David Kingston 1:51

25 Petrol Tunnel

Richard Simonsen 1600

Peter Cornale 1275

Craig Harris 1125

Richard Simonsen 1:26

Open Petrol Tunnel

Daniel Schaffer 1550

Greg Masterson 1175

Mike Nowland 1125

Richard Simonsen 1:24

Daniel Schaffer 1:24

EB Tunnel

Kris Flynn 1225

David Kingston 650

Frank Blades 450

Kris Flynn 1:34

A OB Tunnel

Paul Stirton 1150

James Kessing 950

Kris Flynn 763

Paul Stirton 1:40

B OB Tunnel

Greg Mortlock 1225

James Kessing 800

Gino Rateni 450

James Kessing 1:53

A Hydro

Paul Stirton 1400

Paul Osmond 1125

Stephen Louat 1027

Ian Inverarity 1:11

B Hydro

Paul Osmond 1100

Ian Whitton 900

Peter Blick 875

Brett Ward 1:06

C Hydro

Brett Ward 1600

Eric Arlitsch 425

Tony Lewis 375

Brett Ward 57secs

X Hydro

Kevin Morris 1050

Paul Osmond 825

Darren Laurie 425

Kevin Morris 1:06

Open Petrol Hydro

Mark Jordan 1400 Heat time 1:13

Daniel Schaffer 1400 Heat time 1:14

Greg Masterson 1075

Stephen Louat 1:11

1/8 Scale

Alastair Ansell 1600

Brett Buckmaster 1000

Gino Rateni 494

Alastair Ansell 1:08

25 Sports Hydro

Daniel Schaffer 1225

Robert Tinworth 1175

Richard Simonsen 1169

Daniel Schaffer 1:17

Open Sports Hydro

Richard Simonsen 1500

Matt Robinson 1225

Barry Low 1175

Richard Simonsen 1:14

EB Hydro

Paul Osmond 1200

David Kelly 1100

Tony Jones 850

David Kelly 1:05

EA Sports Hydro

David Kingston 1150

Ashley Blades 1025

Robert Corner 675

David Kingston 1:28

Middleton

1st Richard Simonsen 46.8

2nd Daniel Schaffer 40

3rd Paul Osmond 29.5

Murray Hunter

Daniel Schaffer

Fastest Heat Time

Brett Ward 57 secs C Hydro

2007 AMPBA Nationals

Points Summary For Class: A Mono

323 Frank Jones 1600 01:42.14

303 Eric Arlitsch 1500 01:41.23

280 Ken Lau 1194 02:19.18

312 David Kelly 1125 02:24.37

203 Paul Osmond 725 01:45.42

051 Jason Jury 600 02:15.45

888 Steve Winks 350 01:47.76

075 Michael Lindsay 275 02:19.39

281 Dean Rickards 219 02:25.43

511 Sabrina Sagadiak 0

198 Craig Knight 0

Points Summary For Class: A Hydro

246 Alastair Ansell 1675 01:28.28

203 Paul Osmond 1625 01:23.89

312 David Kelly 1225 01:24.26

298 Aaron Alberico 750 01:22.21

029 Darren Laurie 500 01:49.61

051 Jason Jury 419 01:58.01

058 Robert Bearzi 400 01:22.39

499 Dion Vella 25

141 Stephen Louat 0

042 Tony Lewis 0

Points Summary For Class: B Mono

179 Steven Treadaway 1700 01:42.48

010 Justin Antoni 1669 01:31.71

260 Phillip Fischer 1500 01:29.15

072 Shane Wiseman 1125 01:42.78

312 David Kelly 1069 02:11.29

281 Dean Rickards 1025 01:51.25

203 Paul Osmond 950 01:32.98

323 Frank Jones 750 01:40.96

280 Ken Lau 675 02:16.57

343 Robert Williamson 625 02:09.64

110 Robert Chiappalone 475 01:49.29

888 Steve Winks 296 02:47.15

058 Robert Bearzi 50 05:38.68

499 Dion Vella 0

Points Summary For Class: B Hydro

888 Steve Winks 1400 01:13.45

203 Paul Osmond 1200 01:15.23

042 Tony Lewis 700 01:24.28

257 Peter Blick 625 01:44.68

058 Robert Bearzi 600 01:42.32

096 Brett Ward 450 01:17.18

010 Justin Antoni 325 01:31.98

303 Eric Arlitsch 325 02:19.17

298 Aaron Alberico 0

Points Summary For Class: C Hydro

096 Brett Ward 1225 01:10.31

303 Eric Arlitsch 825 01:08.17

069 Jennifer Ansell 650 01:53.51

029 Darren Laurie 450 01:20.95

298 Aaron Alberico 450 01:39.78

343 Robert Williamson 50

042 Tony Lewis 25

203 Paul Osmond 0

Points Summary For Class: X Mono

344 Tony Jones 1700 01:25.57

012 Peter Duggan 1625 01:22.21

312 David Kelly 1325 01:32.67

198 Craig Knight 1225 01:37.14

075 Michael Lindsay 1200 01:32.78

072 Shane Wiseman 825 01:25.89

298 Aaron Alberico 625 01:25.46

281 Dean Rickards 525 01:35.48

153 Rowan Geard 250 01:49.95

888 Steve Winks 25

007 Jeff Smith 25

479 Colin Walls 0

260 Phillip Fischer 0 05:47.42

Points Summary For Class: X Hydro

015 Glenn Watkins 1425 01:32.00

281 Dean Rickards 1000 02:09.50

010 Justin Antoni 875 01:09.76

012 Peter Duggan 825 01:19.85

096 Brett Ward 625 01:21.73

029 Darren Laurie 550 01:39.76

007 Jeff Smith 50

198 Craig Knight 25

179 Steven Treadaway 0

Points Summary For Class: P Mono

345 Richard Simonsen 1625 01:35.21

262 Glen Gibson 1419 01:54.25

323 Frank Jones 1375 01:25.68

260 Phillip Fischer 1225 01:26.73

244 Denis Beresford 944 02:06.68

015 Glenn Watkins 925 01:32.84

436 Craig Harris 919 01:37.06

077 Raymond Day 757 02:00.73

280 Ken Lau 152 01:53.92

072 Shane Wiseman 75

251 Brian McRae 0

119 Simon Petrony 0

Points Summary For Class: P Tunnel

345 Richard Simonsen 1750 01:36.57

379 Mike Nowland 1494 01:33.12

119 Simon Petrony 1277 01:41.07

121 Greg Cook 1150 01:38.93

274 Stephen Dunstan 975 01:38.43

262 Glen Gibson 925 01:42.71

095 Richard Jones 419 01:43.73

511 Sabrina Sagadiak 0

Points Summary For Class: P/S Hydro

345 Richard Simonsen 1825 01:30.23

379 Mike Nowland 1550 01:31.54

050 Robert Tinworth 1525 01:27.71

262 Glen Gibson 1300 01:35.50

270 Brett Buckmaster 1275 01:35.28

274 Stephen Dunstan 1225 01:34.29

121 Greg Cook 1075 01:23.45

257 Peter Blick 950 01:32.57

015 Glenn Watkins 825 01:34.75

033 Adrian Laurie 602 01:40.15

373 Rodney Nieuwenhout 601 01:47.42

173 Joe Vella 488 02:03.15

110 Robert Chiappalone 375 01:40.31

251 Brian McRae 0

Points Summary For Class: O/P Mono

004 Tony Grinter 1900 01:35.51

007 Jeff Smith 1425 01:37.29

373 Rodney Nieuwenhout 1350 01:39.70

015 Glenn Watkins 1150 01:39.81

095 Richard Jones 1150 01:43.86

536 Corey Riley 850 01:44.07

153 Rowan Geard 775 01:29.25

033 Adrian Laurie 650 01:45.62

436 Craig Harris 625 01:44.71

246 Alastair Ansell 625 01:57.82

079 David Gray 575 01:38.64

345 Richard Simonsen 444 03:22.60

274 Stephen Dunstan 250 01:39.56

479 Colin Walls 25

239 Jason Sagaidak 0

Points Summary For Class: O/P Tunnel

244 Denis Beresford 1425 01:32.45

379 Mike Nowland 1325 01:30.92

146 Greg Masterson 1169 02:25.14

345 Richard Simonsen 1000 01:33.65

050 Robert Tinworth 994 01:30.95

436 Craig Harris 719 01:51.01

536 Corey Riley 694 01:38.98

077 Raymond Day 575 01:41.39

173 Joe Vella 450 02:02.01

141 Stephen Louat 0

Points Summary For Class: O/P Hydro

146 Greg Masterson 1527 01:37.87

012 Peter Duggan 1375 01:19.28

004 Tony Grinter 1350 01:09.09

015 Glenn Watkins 944 01:25.20

007 Jeff Smith 821 01:36.36

141 Stephen Louat 475 01:19.51

260 Phillip Fischer 0

095 Richard Jones 0

Points Summary For Class: O/P/S Hydro

345 Richard Simonsen 1500 01:26.73

141 Stephen Louat 1250 01:31.28

050 Robert Tinworth 1194 02:09.96

079 David Gray 1025 01:29.10

077 Raymond Day 1000 01:59.29

033 Adrian Laurie 875 01:30.23

015 Glenn Watkins 775 01:30.93

536 Corey Riley 725 01:46.04

436 Craig Harris 625 01:43.81

119 Simon Petrony 452 01:44.89

095 Richard Jones 325 01:36.68

146 Greg Masterson 275 01:49.54

069 Jennifer Ansell 0

Points Summary For Class: 1/8 Scale

179 Steven Treadaway 2000 01:28.76

015 Glenn Watkins 1550 01:55.14

246 Alastair Ansell 1225 02:15.18

110 Robert Chiappalone 625 02:07.67

270 Brett Buckmaster 375 01:34.61

198 Craig Knight 250 01:43.11

251 Brian McRae 25

239 Jason Sagaidak 0

Middleton Trophy Winner - Richard Simonsen.

High Points - Richard Simonsen.

AUS 1 Winner - Richard Simonsen.

Murray Hunter Trophy Winner - Al Ansell.

1/8 Scale concourse winner - Steve Tredaway.

Fastest Heat Time - Eric Arlisch 1:08.17

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