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daven 05-03-2008 08:44 AM

428 NCPL RACE - 1 week to go!
 
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428 racing kicks off May 10 (a week from today) at the Grassfield in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

Hopefully the field will be dry, the snow will be melted, and the winds will be calm.

I picked up these nice Oak laser cut plaques for the 1st place pilot and caller (I still say this is a team sport).

The plaques are very reasonable, these two plaques delivered were $30. They have a lot of nice choices on type of wood if you prefer something different.

I'll let Randy guess what kind of plane is featured in center of the plaque :)

daven 05-03-2008 08:46 AM

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Forgot the link, here it is:

http://ne-aero.com/plaques.aspx

ALbert.S 05-03-2008 05:14 PM

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I totally disagree !!!! This year will be my 38th year of racing. I don't recall ever attending a race where a trophy was given to a helper/plane holder. Take a look at the AMA list of record holders. Any helper names listed??? There is ONE person flying the plane. You could anger the racing gods with this move Dave I wouldn't be surprised if they cause it to rain or otherwise be nasty next sat. You understand that you have now doubled the cost of trophys. You will now have to take two pictures to get all the "Winners" pictures. Then again a relative newcommer like yourself might start a "New idea" that could catch on. I just asked my wife if she thought racing was a team sport She just laughed.

PylonDave 05-03-2008 07:21 PM

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Hmmmm...................The Hauler is a NEW IDEA right Dave!!

daven 05-03-2008 09:05 PM

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Actually, the idea came from the Markham Park race a couple weeks ago where they awarded a trophy / plaque of some sort to the caller of the pilot with fast time. (Scott Causey / AJ Seaholm).

I thought it was a great idea and followed their lead.

Randy Etken 05-04-2008 12:48 AM

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How hard is it going to be to burn R-200 on the wing of those plaques after we win the race?

daven 05-04-2008 06:47 AM

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The only thing you'll be burning up is your motor :)

Super Splatter 05-05-2008 07:07 AM

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oh yeah, burn up ? it's a LS race isn't it ?

Super Splatter 05-05-2008 07:08 AM

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argh, wake up, jesse ,

daven 05-05-2008 08:23 AM

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Its a 428 race.

Jetts, Nelsons, Edmunds, MB Profi, SS, LS, all legal.

garys 05-05-2008 12:43 PM

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In F3D, the pilot and caller are considered a "team". I have a silver medal and trophy from the 1999 Worlds when I called for Shadel, as well as gold medal and trophy because the US team took 1st that year.

Locally, I really don't see the point in awarding trophies to the callers however, as it is an additional expense for the clubs.

If you're doing a series, you could even look into doing them like the Western Pylon Series. Each race just gives out the small plate with the class, race date, and placing. After you get your first plate for the year, they give you the wood plaque to put the plate on. You then put all your plates on that same plaque until you fill it up, or the season is over. You don't get another plaque until you have more plates than the plaque will hold. A couple years ago I filled up two 8x10 plaques. I'd rather have just the two plagues instead of the 16 or so that I would've had if we had individual plagues for all the races.

daven 05-05-2008 12:59 PM

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Thats a very good idea about the plaque with plates, cuts down on expense, and finding a place to put all the trophies.

As to this race, I CD one a year and furnish my own awards, so its at no expense to the club. Unfortunately, I think 4 out the past 6 races I've CD'd have been cancelled due to rain, and 1 year because the Sod Farm was flooded.

SSAN 05-08-2008 01:25 AM

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I think the idea for a plate on 428 and 422 is fine, but 424, I feel differently. Well, at least from my perspective and from other observation seeing how the newbies were thinking.

The 424 racers are the new guys mostly, and I think it's better to give them the opportunity to earn a trophy or two for each race so they can can feel better for their hard work and efforts. This also give them an incentive to try harder next time for a trophy placing rather than just a plate with little to show for. That way, it keeps them coming back for more or something to look forward to on the next race. Just a thought!

HighPlains 05-08-2008 07:31 AM

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Plaques are nice. They are easy to stack, and you only have to dust the one on top.

garys 05-08-2008 10:01 AM

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Plaques are nice. They are easy to stack, and you only have to dust the one on top.
I guess you're assuming one doesn't do well enough to need multiple stacks? :)

luv to race 05-08-2008 11:16 AM

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How do you dust off 17 kachina dolls?

scausey 05-08-2008 11:33 AM

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You have your wife do it....;)

fizzwater2 05-08-2008 04:11 PM

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Either that, or drag the air hose in out of the garage and blow all the dust off..

Super Splatter 05-08-2008 09:11 PM

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Ya' know, I figured why I like to race so much. I saw the movie Gran Prix as a kid and I was hooked on it. Running in those widow makers, man that was it for me

Well, here I am tonite polishing props and Gran Prix is on AMC, woo whoo what a flick. James Garnder and all those 60's icons.

gimme some leaded gas and mulitble carbs any day.

OK , time to wake up. It gonna rain this Saturday, shoooot.

I'm gonna grab the guitar and make some noise I guess..

Say, I here there's a recall on the R200, sum thing about the tail falling off with a LS , before the LS melts down...

daven 05-09-2008 02:26 PM

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Heard about the R200 tail recall myself.

Tails falling off in flight or something like that...

I think we should make a big pile of R200s and get a match.

daven 05-10-2008 04:16 PM

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Rained out after 3 rounds.

3 people tied for first with perfect scores:

Jerry Bednark, Neme-Q +, Futaba, Nelson LS
Dave Norman, Seeker + Futaba, Nelson LS
Chuck Eldridge, NEme Q +, Futaba, Nelson LS

PylonDave 05-10-2008 05:38 PM

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Hey Dave , Do you guys finish tommorrow???
You Folks have been haveing a rough time getting a race in so far this year.[:o]

daven 05-10-2008 10:14 PM

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No, we won't make it up tomorrow. Most likely, it won't be made up at all. Our field schedule is extremely busy, and we already have a complete NCPL race that was cancelled.

PylonDave 05-11-2008 12:26 AM

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Come to think of it Racing tommorow may not be too popular with the wifes.!!;)


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