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Old 04-20-2013, 04:58 PM
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Okay, all you Club 40 racers. The next Club 40 race will be in Hico, Texas on May 4, 2013. Hope to see all of you! Let's race. ck
Old 05-01-2013, 04:11 PM
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Club 40 pilot’s wakeup; Hico TX, the field of dream, is hosting their first race of the 2013 season on May 4, 2013. This is for all you Rip Van Winkle’s who have been sleeping at the switch. If you’re not a Club 40 fan, go back to sleep, but if you are, let’s hear from you. All clubs depend on feedback from those of us that will attend the event so they can be prepared to put on the best race possible. So, let’s all put on our communication hat and let us know if you are coming.

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Old 05-01-2013, 04:23 PM
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The Georgetown gang plan on coming home with all the hardware. So make them nice and large . Gary, Ken and I will be there with our needles turned in tight and our planed waxed.

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I think the “Great White North†is blowing in? []
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Saturdays forecast is west winds 5-10 mph. Let's race. ck
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Hey guy's what time are you planning on getting started? Will the field be heated! Man I hope that global warming hurry ups and gets here I'm freezing to death.

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We'll shoot for 10 a.m. We won't have to worry about it getting too hot. Let's race. ck
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Boy I hope your pylons aren't as tall as Waco!
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Old 05-03-2013, 05:00 AM
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Just as tall, but is an aluminum tower with a short piece of pvc pipe for the flag. No one has broken the aluminum tower yet! Free standing with no supporting strings. Let's race. charles krempin
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Boy I hope your pylons aren't as tall as Waco!
Sparky
Tim,
Here are some pictures of one of our favorite Club 40 pylon fields located up in Hico Texas! This is not a big field but the way George & Deborah has incorporated the safety fences, PA system and all the necessities needed for a great flying site! We sure have some awesome racing there!
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Gary,
What a lovely field! With that tree near by looks like a case of beer and a midnight trip would take care of that "issue"
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Here are the results of the 5-4-13 BuzzardBusters race in Hico.
1.Pilot point totals
2.Main A B C results
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Old 05-05-2013, 05:13 PM
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That's not the tree that you have to worry about. Ask one of our pilots. I'll try and get a picture posted. ck
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Charles, I should have some pictures up Monday! I ran out of time today…
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Thanks. ck
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Some pictures from the first Club 40 pylon race of the year in Hico Texas!
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That's not the tree that you have to worry about. Ask one of our pilots. I'll try and get a picture posted. ck
Yep, that darn pylon reached right up and grabbed my airplane. How did George make that thing grow so fast??? ;-)


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That's not the tree that you have to worry about. Ask one of our pilots. I'll try and get a picture posted. ck
Yep, that darn pylon reached right up and grabbed my airplane. How did George make that thing grow so fast??? ;-)


How to make a make a 19' pylon out of a 20' pylon. Dead center hit with and EF-1 racer.

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Just goes to show that everything is bigger in Texas!! And I am referring to your pylons.

Up here in Indiana, I have been using the Ultra-Lite pylons. They are 1 1/4 and 1 inch PVC, about 16 feet tall. Last year Sparky hit one of them and knocked it over. No damage to the plane.

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Ken everyone here *****es at 1 1/2"-2" diameter pylons. They can't see them, that's what we had of years. This is a 3" diameter schedule 40 PVC pipe and has nearly a 1/4" wall. I must admit you can see them better and they have been hit before, wings, etc. but this was a dead on hit. You can see the wings, wheel pans, etc. are not hurt. Got to get some goal post pads I guess!

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Just goes to show that everything is bigger in Texas!! And I am referring to your pylons.

Up here in Indiana, I have been using the Ultra-Lite pylons. They are 1 1/4 and 1 inch PVC, about 16 feet tall. Last year Sparky hit one of them and knocked it over. No damage to the plane.

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So Ken, it’s just not Texas pylons Sparky knocks down!...
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You Texas guys don't understand the pylons are "suggestions only" the pylon judge is the only one who needs to see the pylon.
Making them so you can see them is unimportant. If you are more accurate than others in your distance the reward is counterproductive.
15' tall and no more!
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