Well, I am very interested in flying in ANY IMAC type competition, but there aren't any in the North Central part of the U.S. Hard to believe that in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota I can't track down ONE contest. There must not be any interest in the North Central part of the U.S. That is my only conclusion...so, besides the size factor now I face the travel factor. I would drive 500 miles to attend a contest, but there aren't any within 500 miles of Eastern North Dakota that I've heard of. If there is one, please tell me. You'd think the Minniapolis/St.Paul area would have at least ONE.[]

In all seriousness, if you held a Mini-IMAC competition in Minniapolis, MN or Sioux Falls, SD I bet no one would show up. I am sorry to say it is my observation that most of the people that only fly .40 or .60 sized planes don't have the dedication to practice, the interest in increasing skill, or the competative drive to get out there and lay it all out in front of judges. Another point, most of the people that only fly .40 and .60 sized planes don't have ANY exerience in being a judge, much less a Contest Director! When was the last time an IMAC Judging Clinic was held in the North Central U.S. anyway? And no one would care if the points counted toward their IMAC Regional standing, because they will probably only attend ONE or TWO contests a year at the most, and that is if BOTH Mini-IMAC contests that year were held within driving distance! People don't play baseball in North Dakota either...many sports are regional, and model flying is too, I guess.

I guess I'll just have to move.