I know a few answers. Yup, the contest in CA with the LA-1's was Chula Vista in November '88. (it was also my honeymoon, probably not a good idea in retrospect, hence that was wife #1)

Mike, I'm pretty sure you had a Challenge 2 (your special really square canopy version :-) ). I think it was the '85 season that you flew that one. Didnt you fly the NewWave 3 that I slowly built for you in '87.