2000 Miss Freei U-25

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Miss Freei

2000

 

U-25

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Mitch Dillard

 

2009

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Mitch Dillard

 

wood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Scorpion 3026-1900

 

Castle 80

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura

 

Chartreuse Neon and blue

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl and decals

 

Futaba

The model:  Mitch built this model for 2009 as a tribute to the late Roger Newton, who passed away in 2008.  Roger was crew chief for Ken Muscatel when the Freei campaigned in 2000.  He will be remembered as the man arguably most responsible for the popularity of scale remote control boat racing in the world.  The boat started the 2009 season in fine fashion, winning the Walther Memorial and ended the season as the 2009 Champion.  It was only fitting that the boat end up in the hands of its future owner, Roger's son, David Newton.

The real boat:  The Freei was best known for breaking the 1-Mile straightaway speed record with Russ Wicks behind the wheel.  Superior Racing's Ken Muscatel drove the boat in competition during the 2000 racing season with limited success.