The Intermediate group consisted of Scott McNickle, Mike Gaishin, Steve Stricker, Peter VanHeusden, Bill Kutchell, Joe Mari and Dave Cook. Any of the first four could have won this weekend and the final margin was just 22.65 points out of 4000. McNickle, Gaishin and Stricker were the top three here.
Bill Kutchell lost his Element just after takeoff on the first flight of the day. He soldiered on with a medium sized Osiris on loan from contest director Rick Cilles and did a good job with an airplane he'd never flown before.
Mike Gaishin lost his airplane to an over extended battery after Intermediate competetion was finished for Saturday. He came back and finished the contest thanks to the loan of Peter Van Heusden's plane. He adapted quickly...one practice flight in the morning, then winning round six!