2018 5th Annual CARMEL SUB FUN RUN

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[dono]

2018 Carmel Fun Run Wrap Up:


Thanks again to all for coming this year for the 5th Annual 2018 Carmel Fun Run. This year we had over
25 Registered Sub Captains running lots of RC Submarines. At last count we had over 60 RC Submarines present.

We wanted to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of you that attended and participated in another very fun and
successful Sub Fun Run at Carmel.

This year the weather was warmer, but a nice breeze made it very comfortable for all attendees. Carmel was
busy as usual with construction on many roads near the pond, but we all were able to navigate around it to get to the pond.

As usual there were many RC Submarines running in the pond and many spectators watching. This year I brought the
Big Dave Minion Submarine and let a little girl and other new Sub Captains of all ages run it. The Sub was a huge success
and hopefully gave them the bug to get involved in our hobby.

As usual there was a lot of interest in the swap table and the raffle table. This year’s raffle table contained enough to fil
l the table both days and generated a lot of ticket sales on both days. All of these great raffle donations generated enough in
ticket sales to pay for the event’s expenses.

A Special Thanks to Pete Piekarski for donating the 1/96 Ohio Class kit from his SubmarineWorks company.
This kit retails for $1500 on his website and created a flurry of raffle ticket sales on Saturday when we put it on
the raffle table.

On Saturday Night we held an RC Sub Tech talk at the Hilton Garden Inn. Special thanks to Kevin McLeod,
Don May, and Don Spielberger for their talks on various RC Submarine topics.


Captain’s Choice Awards Results

This year’s winners voted on by the registered Sub Captains were:

Captains Choice Awards:
First Place went to Jim Butt’s Holland VI.
Second Place went to Chris Rueby’s Green Sea Turtle
Third Place went to Bruce Martin’s Type XXI





Big Dave’s Engineering Award:
This year’s winner was Jim Butt’s Holland VI.

Special Thanks:

Chris Campbell for doing all of the on site work here in Carmel, once again.
Getting the special hotel rates at the Hilton Garden Inn
Getting tents, tables, and chairs delivered.
Collecting raffle prizes sent via mail
Coordination with the city of Carmel for access to the pond facilities.

Pete Piekarski for donating the 1/96 Ohio Class kit from his SubmarineWorks company.
This kit retails for $1500 on his website and created a flurry of raffle ticket sales on Saturday
when we put it on the table. Thanks again Pete, it is much appreciated.

Pete Piekarski and Chris Campbell for the T-Shirt design this year.

Gene Weisner and Dave Hampton of the Indy Admirals for all their help in providing
pop up tents, trash cans, the boat launcher and for sharing this great pond with us.

Don Spielberger for handling the internet registration via PayPal, for getting the
T-Shirts made and distributed, and for printing fun run materials.

Don May and Don Spielberger for handling registration at Carmel and distribution of participant materials.

Greg Wagner for providing power cabling for the main tent area. Also for providing taste test duties on the Chex mix.

Laura Wagner for providing all the great Chex Mix and delicious cookies at the event.

SubComOn, Indy Admirals, and SubRon8 for organizing and coordination of the event.

Kevin McLeod for handling the radio frequency control again this year.

“The Canadian Mafia” for bringing Butter Tarts again this year. They VERY good as always.

Helen Gesking for scheduling our lunch and dinner locations again this year.

On Site Vendors: Thank you for your continued support of this great hobby.

Loyalhanna Dockyard, Don Spielberger

KMc Designs, Kevin McLeod

SubmarineWorks, Pete Piekarski

Thank YOU to ALL OF THE VENDORS AND People WHO DONATED TO THE RAFFLE. These donations paid for the event.


Thanks again to all who attended this event, HOPE to see you all next year!

[sam reichart]

Sounds like a pretty darn successful weekend. Congrats to all the winners in the raffle, and a big thanks to all the volunteers that made the weekend happen. Great job!

[dono]

Thanks Sam. It is a lot of work, but there are a lot of helpers that make it possible. Everyone seemed to have a great time at the pond and at dinner afterward. Lots of laughter and kidding went on.

[kielbasa]

Hey Don,
I was just about to write up the event! That was my job, you have already done too much.....I will submit for the SCR.
sorry, things get busy here quick with school starting......

otherdave

[Larry Kuntz]

Must be on that darn cell phone again or his watch. Who gave it back to him? That was a mistake.....We got it away from him once in the hotel.
(Just busting your chops Dave)

[kielbasa]

Larry, I can quit any time I want!!!!!

Lol....

[lhdockyard1]

For any that may be interested in a shirt from this year's run we still have a few left for sale. Some XL and possibly a large. Let me know if you want one and we can arrange payment and shipping.

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