stevebla

hey race fans , time for the hot mac two day , ten round club 40 event , oct 24 th and 25th , rules as usual , going to have assisted starts and steve's scoring system , we will run six rounds on saturday and four rounds plus a , b , c, mains on sunday , must sign up for both days to make matrix work out , sorry no single day entries , $40.00 for both days includes lunch for pilots and workers , thanks to all course workers , fuel provided again by randy ritch , thanks again for his support , everybody buy some fuel from randy when you can, post any questions here and i,ll try to answer or send email to [email protected] , thanks everybody , bob i,ll try to remember to bring a stool for you.

elmshoot

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Hoosiers are heading down for some Texes fun!
What sort of weather are you guys going to have? Do we need to preregester?
Sparky

stevebla

great to have you , still a ways out but looks like it might be wet , keep an eye on the weather , we,ll probably find a way to run anyway , thanks check hotmac.org for directions to field ,or email me at [email protected] for directions to field , also baylor homecoming so hotel rooms may be scarce

elmshoot

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Steve,
We have rooms already as Gary Fisher gave us a heads up on the race a few months ago. We have one guy driving down with the equipment and Matt is flying into DFW and i will fly my Cardinal into a field nearby.
fingers crossed about the WX!
Sparky

gefisher

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Sparky, this is what it is showing right now but subject to change! http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/l/USTX1413:1:US

Gary

scattermaster

If we can't fly on saturday, can we just do 5 or 6 rounds on sunday?
I haven't been in the air since last week and I'm startin to feel a bit edgy...
:-)

stevebla

dont worry jim , were going to try to run all we can , just have to keep watching weather , right now sat calling for 80% thunderstorms , but they,ve been wrong before {hope this time to] and40% on sunday , we will run all we can on both days , plus mains , if it comes to it we,ll vote on what we want to do , for now lets watch weather and hope for the best , also have to consider the scoring system but i think steve has large canopy for cover , i,ll keep posting as conditions ghange

Oldbob

My GMS likes high humidity. This old GMS of mine has no compression, needs bearings and is all gummed-up but it likes to run fast.
Bob

gefisher

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Been testing this rain prop out I had to use a few years ago in Tuscaloosa!

stevebla

ok guys ,rain or no rain its on!!! pylons are up , as of 11:00 wed its 90% sat and 60% sunday but we,re gonna fly all we can and have fun doin it , wish we had better weather for our traveling racers , we do appreciate the effort and hope to show them a great weekend of racing, hell , those weather guys are working for the grocery stores any way , ! I do want everyone coming to please register as soon as they get there so we can complete the matrix and get in all the racing we can , see you saturday , 9:00 bring a water resistant jacket and bs proof boots cause it will no doubt get deep!

scattermaster

I think I'm gonna bail out.
Ya'll have fun. Don't forget your raincoats.

gefisher

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I know the rain percentage is high for Saturday but Muncie was wet Tuscaloosa last year was wet and we raced before and after the storms come through! It is Texas and the good Lord knows we don’t get much here but when we do it comes hard and moves on out! Lets race!

skooterII

Wish I could be there this year. Rain or shine it's always a blast to race and be around good company. Good luck to everybody!!!

stevebla

well , sorry guys we,ve decided to postpone the race until next weekend , really wanted to race this weekend but overwhelming odds of tons of rain forced the decision , really sorry for the out of state guys , hopefully you can make arrangements for next weekend ,just hope we can get it done then , good luck and hope to see you next weekend , thanks , steve

stevebla

well it looks like a good call to postpone contest , had around 10" rain and 20 mph winds , so on to next weekend , right now calling for 50% saturday but
it was 60% yesterday , so i guess we ll have to watch as week goes on , hope for the best , will post any changes , steve

scattermaster

I just looked on the weather channel.
100% on Friday but it's down to 40% for Saturday...
crossing my fingers.

elmshoot

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The Hoosiers are all back home. We to are sorry this didn't work out as we were all practiced up and ready to see if we could do some damage by taking home some awards.
Dr. Matt had non refundable tickets so he came on down, Tom came down by truck with all our race planes and gear and was 30 miles from Waco when he go the word. I flew my Cardinal in 7.5 hours enroute. On the way home Monday I encountered IMC conditions and made it as far as West Plains MO before calling it quits. Low ceilings on Tuesday didn't seem like much fun so I rented a care and drove home while my little plane is still in MO. We plan to will launch a rescue mission at the end of the week. I'm pretty sure you will have better weather this weekend.
Sparky

gefisher

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It was a good time having dinner with you guys at
Taqueria El Mexicano Grill in Belton TX Saturday evening! Bob and I had a good time with ya’ll !

stevebla

sorry you guys went to so much trouble and expense , just shows how much you love flying and racing, hope next year you'll
be able to try again, at least now you can't beat us up in our own back yard!!! Any way was out at the field today , in good shape , calling for chance
for scattered thunder storms but we're still gonna run all we can saturday and sunday with mains , please register asap on saturday to help speed things up so we can devote as much time to racing as possible , will post any changes , thanks , steve

elmshoot

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Well the rescue mission came off without a hitch on Thursday. Local bronze racer Tim Porter (T3) flew us down in his 172 with head winds it was well over 4 hours enroute with two Fat Boys. It wasn't the best way to see America. But we made it just fine, I never want to hear anybody complain about fuel prices for your car.
it was $4.84 a gallon.....
The return flight for me was a quick 2.22 hours the 20-30 knot tailwind was our friend heading home. Thursday was a fun day of flying.
Maybe next year
Sparky

Oldbob

Sparky I’m glad your home safe and sound. Did you guys fly formation on the way back?
Bob

elmshoot

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Bob,
well Tim P took off after me in a slower plane. So yes i guess it was Air Force formation flying "Same Day, Same Way"
I hope the races are going well.
Sparky

honkerbird

The times were fast Saturday after the rain stopped and Sunday weather forecast morphed into a rainout so everyone agreed to have the raffle and head for home. Even though the turnout was down (rain postponement from last weekend.) the racing was tight and very competitive. The engines liked the cool weather Thanks to all the workers who helped make this race a success! Also thanks to the sponsors Randy Ritch who provided the fuel and Cabela's who provided a few raffle items to go along with the Skyraider II which was won by Jerry Hellums. Final standings posted plus a few pics.







Waco Club 40
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[TD="colspan: 4"]After 6 Rounds[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]Club 40[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]Name[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]Low Time[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]Points[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]1[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Steve Fabianke[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:25.43[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]23[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]2[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Ken Hopson[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:26.34[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]21[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]3[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Stephen Bird[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:26.42[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]21[/TD]
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]4[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Steve Blackwell[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:24.35[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]18[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]5[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Jerry Hellums[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:25.70[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]15[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]6[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Randy Kendzior[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:33.33[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]15[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]7[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Bob Petrinec[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:26.73[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]8[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]8[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Jim Plake[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:27.56[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]8[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]9[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Gary Fisher[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:25.67[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]6[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]10[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Ken Feagin[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]** 1:23.97[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]4[/TD]
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[TD="bgcolor: WHITE"]11[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: left"]Charles Krempin
[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: WHITE, align: right"]1:30.35[/TD]
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elmshoot

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Sounds like the WX was still an issue this weekend. Mighty Fast times!
Sorry we missed the event but it wasnt for trying.
It will be in the 70's here in Indiana today we had snow this time last year!
Sparky