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Old 02-09-2004, 12:16 PM
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World-Class Aerobatics Pilot Quique Somenzini Joins TEAM RCU.

LONE TREE, CO -- RCUniverse.com announced today that Quique Somenzini joined TEAM RCU as one of its premier corporate-sponsored pilots. Somenzini will fly the RCUniverse.com colors on his aircraft at shows and competitive events. “We are ecstatic to have Quique join TEAM RCU. We have worked hard to make RCUniverse.com the best radio control destination on the Internet and it only seems fitting to have the best RC pilots in the world on our team!" said Marc Vigod, President of RCUniverse.com.

TEAM RCU was established in October 2003 to connect hobbyists with RC pilots at competitions, local events, and industry trade shows. The Somenzini sponsorship represents the second in a series of planned sponsorships designed by RCUniverse.com to offer greater exposure to professional and amateur pilots in several flight disciplines, including scale, jet and helicopters. TEAM RCU also plans to add radio control car and truck drivers to its sponsor ros ter as well.

Quique was born in Rio Curato, Argentina and has been flying RC since he was 9 year old. Somenzini has won numerous US National and world titles throughout impressive career. He is a 4-time TOC Champion, 21-time Argentina F3A National Champion, 6-time South American F3A Champion, and a 2-time F3A US National Champion. At the age of 10, he placed first in the F3A Argentina National Championships, while his father was winning another National title. Quique is the youngest pilot (12 years of age) to compete at the F3A World Championships. Quique holds the prestigious reputation of introducing a new style of flying to the aerobatic world known as 3D flight, which today is one of the fastest growing aspects of this hobby.

Quique works for the Horizon Hobby JR Radio division where he tests and promotes the JR brand of products. Quique has designed 12 airplanes with the latest being the YAK 54. For more information on Quique Somenzini, his career and his line of aircraft, please visit www.somenzini.com.
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If Chip wasn't enough!!!! Or you need someone to counter Chip. Great, I love it!!!! Who's next??
Old 02-09-2004, 11:19 PM
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I think I missed somethin.
What exactly are the RCUNIVERSE colors?
Old 02-09-2004, 11:24 PM
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COLORS????? We don't need any Stink'n COLORS [sm=punching.gif]

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Old 02-10-2004, 12:31 AM
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We are extremely delighted to have Chip and Quique on Team RCU. These gentleman are 2 of the greatest RC pilots in the "Universe" so to have them onboard Team RCU is very, very exciting.

As for who's next....
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me?
Old 02-10-2004, 02:24 PM
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Colors??? They arrrre: Hot Pink and Neon Orange.
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I guess I'm missing the point... Is Quique going to have a seperate forum as well, and if so, is it mainly going to be a place to discuss whatever products Quique sells like Chip's forum is so far? Don't get me wrong, I think both are great pilots, but so far I mainly see discussions about the Double Vision and Cap in Chips forum, which resembles more of a manufacturers support forum than anything else. Where's the content?

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An aerobatics Q&A forum with Quique would be niceeeeee [sm=thumbup.gif]
Old 02-13-2004, 11:24 AM
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I guess I'm missing the point... Is Quique going to have a seperate forum as well, and if so, is it mainly going to be a place to discuss whatever products Quique sells like Chip's forum is so far? Don't get me wrong, I think both are great pilots, but so far I mainly see discussions about the Double Vision and Cap in Chips forum, which resembles more of a manufacturers support forum than anything else. Where's the content?

Bill

Bill,

Chip's forum has many Q&A with subjects unrelated to his planes. Chip's forum is for all questions whether generic like "how do I setup my 9Z?", "Wing rocking, how to stop it?", "Help with incidence?" as well as any questions pertaining to his products in a support forum capacity.

His forum is not limited to only support of his products although it is no surprise that many of the questions in there are related to his Cap-X and Double Vision. There is an enormous amount of interest and demand for these planes and who better to ask questions about these aircraft then the master himself?

Quique may have a forum here as well but I don't have any firm details or timeframe thus far. We all have been very busy these past few weeks with the planning for upcoming trade shows.

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If Chip wasn't enough!!!! Or you need someone to counter Chip. Great, I love it!!!! Who's next??
Yeah, who's next.....this is great.....first Chip and then Quique....what more could ya ask for??
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what more could ya ask for??
YOU

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Yay...I'm asked for....HEHEHE
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Yup, yup.
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How about a forum on how to pronounce "Quique"?
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Like this: Quique, Quique, Quique, Quique, Quique, thats all folks.
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So in Chip's forum you get "How do I program my 9Z???" does that mean Quique's forum would have "How do I program my 10X????"?

And Quique is pronounced Quique. Exactly how it looks.

So uh...what's his RCU name?
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And Quique is pronounced Quique. Exactly how it looks.
Ever here of phonics? If I new how to pronounce it like it looks I wouldn't have asked. Duh.
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"Kee Kay"
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Thank you Matt, it looked like it was pronounced kwee kway like the tattooed guy in Moby Dick but that didn't seem right. Now when I meet him out at the Basin I won't embarass myself with a mispronounciation of his name, I'll have to do it another way.
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Just as it looks.
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Baron, Your hearing must be impaired from the relative position of your head to your behind.
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Quique (kee kay to you) is a gentleman and the foum is not a humor page. there is a page of humor. How i can pronunce Chip like microchip??? just kidding
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Quique (kee kay to you) is a gentleman and the foum is not a humor page. there is a page of humor. How i can pronunce Chip like microchip??? just kidding
What? (or que? to you)
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Oh boy, just stay out of the Spanish. Or is it "ComupterChip CowHide"? [>:]

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