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2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 12:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		RCRC has jumped into the lead with the following proposed dates.
June 25th
November 19th

NARCA
April 30
August 13

Alabaster
March 12

Birmingham
May 7
October 15


Anyone else wanna race???
Nashville??
Decatur?
Tuscaloosa?

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 1:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Birmingham RC Club / Club 40 Proposed 2011 Schedule:

Saturday May 7th,2011

Saturday October 15th,2011
( I say we call this one the Club 40 Tim Batt "Gobblin Head" race ?

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 1:32 AM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 2:39 AM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 3:58 AM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 5:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		We tow a 30' streamer behind .15 engined combat planes and the speed and action is non-stop! 2' on a pylon racer for ID should be no problem. Just a thought.

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 6:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe Ken can edumacate me better since I just dont know, but my guess is that a streamer would be short lived on these C40 birds due to their speed? At least thats what I am thinking with the streamers we now use for the SSC combat planes (crepe streamers).

I say we continue on just like this year , maybe we can work out ID'ing the planes if it becomes a problem next season. Tim has already been thinking out a couple options in that regard that would work well should we need to go to that .

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 6:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Our combat SSC planes are plenty fast. No one has lost a streamer due to speed. Unless, of course, they were not tied properly to start with. To ID every pylon racer would require a complete color change at the field. There are not 27 colors to be be had say for last Saturday. 4 different colors per heat race is not out of the question. Black, orange, red and blue would work. That way, it makes no difference what color airplane you have. Watch the streamer.

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 9:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		For our club 40 races we use colored packing lables. Two different colors, green and orange. This give us 4 different designations, High Green, Low Green High orange and Lo Orange. the labels are affixed to the top and bottom of the wings at the tips. Since the race is composed of all left turns, the right wing tip is always high and the left wing tip is always low. Our matrix is set up to assign 4 lanes. What ever lane you are assigned, you get that color designation and you keep it through out the day. Makes it simple for the pylon judges and lap judges as well.

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 5:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Oi!! Guys, I was not recommending streamers. After fcomer84 wrote, "Why don't we tie streamers to the planes instead of using wheels for extra points??!! ", I just threw that in to show that it was one of the things we tried back in the beginning. They were not crepe paper. It did not hold up.

There is a lot of info on www.rcpro.org. A lot of info. Check out the Club 40 sections. The main thing we learned was not to completely re-invent the wheel.

Actually, this is very off topic for this thread. Perhaps a new one.

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/24/2010 6:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ken I agree. Lets try and keep this thread focused on the 2011 race schedule.

I'll start a new thread. I would like to hear more ideas.

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/29/2010 7:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Has anyone heard from the Alabaster guys yet regarding the 2011 schedule ?
And also what about the NARCA gentlemen?

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/29/2010 8:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		NARCA will be setting our schedule tonight at our exec meeting.

Alabaster????

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 4:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Good morning Tim.
I chatted with D3 yesterday and he will respond regarding Alabster soon. He needs to check his calender to see if he has any conflicting dates with their pattern events and will then post here.

I wonder if Jamie has ordered his Richard Simmons CD/DVD yet for Christmas
titled " Sweating It Out While Going Around the Poles"
or either Simmon's other big hit " Get That Thing Leaned Out Before You Get Passed" ?
OUCH!!! DOUBLE-DOUBLE OUCH!!!!
I think he can still find them on Ebay .

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 6:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		The NARCA 2011 race dates are:

April 30
August 13

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 8:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		ARCA club meeting is this Thurs. night I will have dates after that! I also have 4 pattern contest, 2 fun fly's and 1 scale contest to get in before 2012. I love busy schedules!!!!!!

Mcgowin, I WILL GET YOU BACK.[>:]

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 8:33 PM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 10:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Moogowan, you just don't know how bad you got him !!! I sugest you learn to sleep with one eye open. what I know about that YOU GOT HIM GOOD !!!

We will let you know Alabaster Schedule after our club meeting Thursday....
I don't think I can squeeze in two races this year, I was told the club was only going to allow 7 contest during the year and I don't think there will be an open date !!
Anyway I will see what I can do. I do know We will have one race.......
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 10:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ok D2, I will sleep with one eye open now and wear my bullet-proof vest anytime I go outside from now on Im still laughing at what his reaction was , D3, please forgive me as I was only having a little fun with you. I guess I got it coming with what he'll dish out on me.
Bring it man!
Maybe I need to swap vehicles with the wife for a little while?

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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 11/30/2010 10:50 PM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 12/1/2010 3:05 AM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 12/1/2010 4:26 AM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 12/2/2010 2:32 AM   
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I got the name "cracker Pop" for what he did to them. Don't lose any sleep over it right now !!
He will take his time on this one !!!!!!!!
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 12/2/2010 7:02 PM   
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RE: 2011 C40 race schedule for N. Alabama - 12/3/2010 4:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Alabaster has set their date for March 12th.

So far this is a total of Seven races!

They are also looking at other dates to possibly add in one more race, maybe in July.

My first post has been editied to reflect these added in dates.

2011 is going to be awsome! From what I see right now, we will have around 35-45 guys racing!!!!

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