Kirk, I've been lurking on the fringes the combat threads for some time and I see you in many many posts. I belong to a flying club in Suffolk VA and we have a good number (at least a dozen) combat enthusiats although we are very unorganized and essentially have no rules, come as you are, last one in the air wins. We all pretty much use a SPAD combat design with our initial intention of limiting our max motor sizes to 25. However, over time the need for speed has over taken us and now we have everything from 52s to 32s many with tuned pipes. We used to fly full contact combat with our glow engines with the intention of knocking opponents from the sky, but this year we have decided to require streamers (six inches....joke) with the intention of knocking our opponent out of the sky, however we have set up safety zones IAW RCCA guidelines for SAFETY. We are looking to SPARK greater interest in the Hampton Roads area and thought you might have some suggestions on how to do that. Have you heard of anyone conducting TEAM competition (4 vs 4 challenge) against other clubs in a close geographical area? Any thoughts you might have would be greatly appreciated. I have considered driving to MD to observe one of your combat bouts but to date have not.
Sincerely,
Gary Murdock