Our particular Blue Ray Electric Pylon racing is somewhat different in that with (1) our much slower, evenly-matched planes, (2) short 2-pylons (currently 200 feet apart for the first 2S race) course, and (3) just 3 race officials required, that we have an entirely different pylon race dynamic -- that should proceed thru the heats pretty fast and be interesting to the spectators. We'll see in a month on May 10!

I'm estimating between 5 minimum and 17 maximum participants (nearly all of them with specific names!) at our very first race. Yes, that's a big spread to plan for. But the low end of racer participation could be embarrasing if we have a lot of spectators come out.

I'm personally focusing now more on getting ready for the racing rather than worrying too much about spectators beyond what promotion has already been done (with no known response so far). Nobody else has gotten too excited about promoting spectators (like just taking my preprinted color flyers and posting them at their work, etc.), so why ought I? Even a lot of the potential racers seem to be taking a Wait And See! attitude. Some have voiced doubt they could race these tiny planes. And there's no buzz yet. Since I'm new in this club, I don't know if there will be any buzz.

I'm hoping to get some good stills and videos of the first race and to use those to promote the second race, our Firecracker 4-minute, on July 28. There's enough time between these two races to build a racer and to be ready to race at the next event. Of course there's no preparation needed for being a spectator besides marking your calendar and packing your lawn chairs, hat, sunglasses, and sunscreen.

Thanks for your suggestions and sharing on spectators.
Jim