DonStegall
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Joined: 8/8/2005
From: Monroe,
NC, USA
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Bill,
Unfortunately I was too busy to get photos or video. So was Matthew. He flew in Club 40 which we flew first, and then he sold burgers for lunch and took over other duties. I was a cut judge for all of Quickie 25 and I flew and called in Club 40.
Fortunately Jay Marsh brought a guy named Chris who did the score keeping. Jim Galuska from FAPA (Flying Aces Pilots’ Association, the host club) was the starter. This was his first time and he did great. I don’t believe he had never even seen a real R/C pylon race.
“Huge Success” is a relative term. There was only one mid-air and no crashes. We had cut judges in place almost all of the time. They had to take a break during Club 40, but it was only a few minutes. Everyone had fun. Several FAPA guys bought Club 40 planes after the racing and Tom Boyd is going to probably work with me on The Screamer Q-500 that I haven’t had a chance to work on lately.
In terms of the club impression, do you mean the people from the club or the impression of the people who visited the site? All of the FAPA people liked the racing and are ready for more. Since the Huntersville field has opened back up, we did not take time away from the sport fliers. Not that many non-pilots showed up. Some of the competitors brought family members and friends. We had a few people from the Charlotte area show up as spectators.
There were some major challenges to even pulling this event off. My wreck on 5/9 put me out of commission for several weeks. The Coca-Cola 600 shut down the site for the last half of May and then until the Tuesday before the race. Humpy Wheeler’s retirement had us not knowing for sure if we would even be able to fly at Lowe’s Motor Speedway until Tuesday 6/10. Fortunately the site was opened back up just a day or two before the race. It will be open for the rest of the summer until the fall race, and then it should open back up at least through 2009.
In terms of events flown, we flew Club 40 and Quickie 25. Only two people showed up with 424 planes (on Saturday), so we did not fly 424. We had 6 pilots in Club 40 and 4 pilots in Quickie 25 on Saturday. We did not race on Sunday.
In terms of bringing back the culture of R/C Pylon Racing, for those in attendance, I have to believe it was a success. I believe we will grow. This was kind of like the first Texas Club 40 race where they had 6-7 pilots a few years ago. Look where they are now. I can see the same thing happening here if myself and others are able to work with the local clubs and build a circuit.
I will get the scoring sheets and post the participants and winners. Someone was taking a lot of pictures. If I can find out who it was and get them, I will post them or a link to them.
The July 12 race is shaping up to have good attendance. If I send some fliers to you will you distribute them in your area?
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Don Stegall
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