CONTROL LINE COMBAT AMAS 1994 NATS AT LUBBOCK TEXAS largest Control Line Combat turnouts recent years Slow Combat 29 entries FAI 13 21 Fast 32 All events flown full double-elimination format Combat Event Director Larry Driskill must given lots credit pre-contest field preparation entailed watering field months advance achieve acceptable level growth firmness adjacent fields quite hard strewn rocks Lubbock boasts international airport famous Texas Tech University about 3000 feet above sea level can quite hot little no humidityalthough did rain briefly Thursday finish Combat winds can blow hard 15-20 mph first Nats attended since 1984 Combat Event Director Reno Nevada Work commitments world championship participation caused long absence managed talk Chuck Rudner going year since son Mark age enthusiastic about flying Combat building models didnt take much effort Mark has learned building flying skills father flies /2A own friends Going Nats requires much preparation especially going fly three events did used big tripleelimination single-event contests require type model support equipment Three sets models support equipment weeks clothing quite pile stuff transport took five Fast models seven FAIs four 1/zA models dont know exactly models Chuck Mark took did Chuck Mark built special double-decked rack out PVC pipe hold models back Dodge Sport Caravan seemed like used inch space ready roll about 830 am Saturday July 16 After driving 1200 milesand passing some beautiful countryside badlandswe got Lubbock 430 am Sunday located La Quinta Inn center town Mark Rudners curiosity aroused several Cox Hobbies boxes La Quintas lobby found out contained December 1994 75 Steve Mills launches Steve Stewart starts Larry Driskill gets splashed Fast Champ Fred Quezada receives welcome David Owen Mike Wilcox Tom Fluker finished second Slow Bobby Mears Lubbocks homeboy favorite gives best tough fight 109 Stunters given away use 1/2A fun-fly later week Mark ended up participating wind blew hard models ruined fliers fun thanks Cox Hobbies representative Larry Renger anxious check AMA Headquarters Sunday always pleasure encounter old friends acquaintances milling around registration trailer Lots Combat pilotsFluker McKenzie Silva Quezada Wiley Mejzlik Cartier name fewwere already testing equipment Since still bit groggy 18-hour drive four hours sleep opted test afternoon James Mears Riley Wooten rounded up $500 Slow Fast winners LoneStar Models James Mears MazdaVolvo First National Bank Texas primary donors Fox Manufacturing awarded new Mk 7 Combat Specials second-place finishers Slow Fast sort incentive makes better Combat during contest too bad wasnt advertised advance Combat smallest Combat classes drew 21 entries dropping out prior start pilots love tinker minuscule models engines now several power plants acceptable class including Russian-produced VAs Stels US-made Shuriken Cox Tee Dee series event designed Cox Tee Dees mind went along vein decades engines still contenders can used great effectiveness Cox Hobbies Larry Renger hand watch happenings lend factory support Tee Dee engine users trunk rental car full extra parts Over years Cox has strong supporter 1/2A Combat through generous sponsorship Combat unofficial event Nats Cox supplied engines given out top finishers Shuriken engines arrived scene escalated weaponry cost 1/2A currently difficultif 76 Model Aviation ne builder Willy Wiley son Joel tune Wiley 36 what else would use Slow event Larry Driskill essential Right Stuff Larry donated week Nationals Combat Event Director Joe McKenzie US FAI Team member Mike Wilcox mixed up FAI Joe placed third Mike placed first Darryl Ellison Ray Krupa pit Rays twin Roy Darryl got one-flip start Wiley 36 impossibleto obtain have good have definite advantage Eric Tomchik came out top /2A using very mediocre Shuriken appeared no better good Tee Dee flew consistently match VAs out force year Event Director Larry Driskill having better units Minor Brothers using VA remote needle valves found stock VA needle valves difficult adjust proper setting saw other pilots using ACE needle valve spray bar removed blue plastic body carefully press-fitted VA case VA lighter Tee Dee requires different model can just bit smaller Tee Dee-sized models will need noses extended balance point will accurate may have person sporting Stels 049 still have some work before am comfortable can get restart two Stels need plenty running before broken two shows great potential fast engine /2As forgiving 36s little too much prime wont start slightly weak battery will give fits also must able needle right Slow Combat drew 29 entries flying top notch equipment Slow Combat defined days 100 mph happened clock Dave Hendersons Nelson-powered Slow 1802 seconds seven lapsnot bad large suctionfuel-system model models have evolved mass-produced kits refined scratch-built models composite structures Wing December 1994 77 Roy Krupas Texas Slow Lasso took him fourth place Chris Killion placed first Alan Cartier placed second Eric Tomchik placed third Junior Slow Team Mexico finished 1-2 AMA Fast Leo Nitro Silva earned second Fred Quezada placed first Gary Perkins daughter Cassie came Tucson Arizona fly FAI Fast areas 500 square inches uncommon models use arrow shaft fuselages Most Slow Combat models use GRW chicken hopper fuel tanks manufactured Glen Wells hold enough fuel fly entire five-minute match Roughly half competitors used metal engine mounts easier engine mounting changing fuselage Slow model seems anywhere 12 18 inches trailing edge wing stabilator Much experimentation required get systems work right venturi size critical its too small lose power its too large can never get needle setting correct prize oldest model goes Chuck Rudner two See results Focus Competition antique Nimblers all-balsa built Ambroid glue Remember old days used pins glue dried Folks got closeup look ended up trash can 78 Model Aviation Tomchik launches Slow model consistent flying earned him 1994 1/2A National Champion title Joe McKenzie assists Czech National Thomas Mejzlik tunes Profi 15 Thomas took second place Team Minor consists Gary sons Cary Andy US FAI Team member David Owen preps model prop lost half-foam half-balsa model pulled Nelson blade flight against Mike Wilcox Throughout Nats Mike Wilcox showed US FAI Team would get someones tail could never shake him off taking cuts seemingly will Mike did number Tom Fluker during final bout Tom needed some practice shake some rust off flying handle Cary Minor has developed competent aggressive pilot showing growth improvement pilots C Minor comes famous musical family includes Minor U Minortheir tune heard 1994 Nats Krupa twins Roy Ray known around Texas Ground Hog Gopher antics endless pits circle FAI Combat number F2D entries since days prior 4mm venturis mufflers could partly due availability ready-to-fly models inexpensive prices $30 $31 plus $8 shipping Thomas Mejzlik Thomas Nats props mufflers models mounts other items sale Joe McKenzie Thomas host before during after Nats Mike Wilcox David Owen 1994 USA World Championship Team members introduced Thomas Texas cuisine culture during evening hours frustrated FAII cannot remember last time unable start muffled FAI engine Chuck Rudner unable start matches Others such former world champion Tom Fluker former team member Pat Wilcox difficulty getting muffled engines light up combination factors prevented us doing best Lubbocks 3000-foot elevation extreme heat about 1050F using regular Ucon 625-10% fuel mixture contributed F2D fiasco Wednesday engines hot just sitting ground tended flood easily also theorized werent enough oxygen molecules engine ignite fuel mixture some oil residue ran back engine muffler Hindsight suggests should have kept engines cold using ice cubes cylinder muffler Although did try no theory seemed beyond reason thirteen pilots flew FAI well-prepared used variety engines such Nikolai Nechuikens Oleg Doroshenkos Profis Stels Nelsons front- rear-intake designs Soft hard mufflers seen various types equipment Tom Fluker used familiar rectangular large-square-inch Force-type models Chuck Rudner used Yellow Warpers Nechuiken Russian Dogs Roy Krupa store-bought Czech Faizov models did Joe McKenzie Czech entrepreneur Thomas Mejzlik Stewart Brothers used some home-grown designs broke out old 1989 1990 foamies 89s honeycomb boom models 1990s carbon arrowshaft types L-shaped mounts Mike Wilcox got some breaks Lady Luck way FAI win first match took whole streamernormally kiss death patient enough returned favor bouncing off lines process resulted broken bellcrank subsequent crash Mike lost whole streamer against David Owen Mike proceeded take Davids return During level fly-outthe-time stage Davids prop threw blade caused him lose air time Nonetheless Emo deserved win through some skillful flying AMA Fast Combat main Combat event event determines Quien es mas macho baddest Unlike FAI Slow models Fast models unlimited fuel requirements model type fuel feeding systems have muffler rule restrictor venturi rule 40% 50% nitro hopped up Foxes Wileys Nelsons Only Iskendar Taib bold enough possibly eccentric enough enter December 1994 79 CE ive field testing give great well Better engine protection Consistent runs Cooler operating temperatures inrenor tueisyou re cars boats ducted fans fixed wing rotaty wing theres Byron Fuel blended specifically needs including three premium Byron RACE car fuels fueling confidence Get Byron Fuel fuel champions BYRON LS INC stock Byron Fuel contact us direct Ida Grove IA 51445 364-3165 underpowered BRAT 28 event AMA Fast exciting fast possibility kill has final outcome No can argue kill knot gone lose done dealno ifs ands huts new seven-foot string rule impact number kills matches determined kill case three Betty Fox John Lowery Fox Manufacturing ready show off new AAC Mk7 Combat Special will sell $150 whole new engine new case crankshaft backplate piston liner setup brought back will doing extensive tests look report future columns Willy Wiley spent entire week Combat site son Joel running tuning custom 36 Combat engines ones saw ran respectably producing lots power engines well-made precision fits 36 costs about $185 Willy stands behind product brought engines back extensive testing will full-blown report Wiley 36 February 1995 column intend run Fast Combat trim variety props fuel combinations skill Fast quite good matches two flyaways entire contest Several us use fuel shutoffs safety reasons because love equipment Stewart Brothers modified Canadian-style fuel-dumps adding 020 music wire spring functions fuel shutoff clever idea though have seen action Chuck Rudner seen talking Thomas Mejzlik about possibility having Czech Republic-manufactured fuel shutoff Thomas answer no problem Lets see what comes foray fuel-shutoff land nothing new area modelsmost foam metal engine mounts Two pilots used Russian-style models surprise contest Mexican Team Fred Quezada Leo Nitro Silva finished first second respectively Baltimore native Leo Silva resident Combat student Southern California Combat Team under professorship Steve Hills now cattle-raising orange papaya farmer Tuxpan Mexico Fred engineer business importing pumps corrosive liquids Mexican industry Both pilots used state-of-the-art Steve Hills-designed Arrowplanes Freds built Greg Carters cores final match bit anticlimactic Fred made two quick cuts Leo got too close Freds model resulting collision broke fiberglass boom ended match match third fourth place between Dennis Keeton Mike Wilcox Wilcox got better Keeton pushed Nelson-powered model third place Keeton running Fox Both Fred Leo ran custom Foxes lots aftermarket parts Freds Don Repp Mark VI special unit built Pete Athans Don favor Pete sold Arnie Delgado sold Fred Little did know good Leos engine built Mark Smith Fort Worth Texas Mark noted quality precision engine work Both ran 40% nitro using modified Rev-Up Props Betty Fox John Lowery quite happy have engines show well AMA Nationals quick give top Fox fliers T-shirts winners circle photos Combat 1994 Nats successful due efficient contest management high number entries Thanks must given judges workers put hours arduous labor under hot Texas sun Mary Cartier Phils better half worked nonstop record match information answer competitors requests Combat still draws crowds spectators year provided some exciting bouts R/C product source thats tuned needsthe Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition handy reference guide thousands products facet R/C modeling Radio Control Buyers Guide covers R/C hobbies including planes helicopters cars monster trucks boats engines radios field acces sories tools Get R/O guide tailored fit needs Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition 1 7 h2Ped models flew entry lev nes flJ CO Cars years guide custom tailored fit requests finished creations all-color Showcase sections greater number how-to articles Plus new companies expanded line entry level cars competition level trucks make guide R/C reference youve waiting Get R/C guide perfect fitthe Radio Control Buyers Guide #12127$1195 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]] Send ne _______ copys Radio Contra/Buyers Guide #12127$1195 *Enter total amount form Use coupon nail Kaimbach Publishing Co Dept X0836 21027 Crossroads Circle PO Box 986 Wankesba WI 531 87-0986 Include postage handling US add $300 4th class $450 UPS continental US Canada add $500 other toreign Look book at add$1000Wiscxnsin residentsadd 5% salestaxtototal Canadian ordersadd 7% GSTtxtxtal Payable US tunds Pricosandanail local hobby shopability subject tu change Name _________________________________________________________ *Total Enclosed $__________________ tries. inciede postage tsxest Address ________________________________________Credit Card # ___________________________________ accept American tapross 1mm $151 MustorGurd nod VISA CityExpiration Date_____________ Phxne # ______________ State ZipSignature _________________________________________ XD836 80 Model Aviation 4Or call toll free 800-533-6644 24 hours day Please have credit curd ready Fax 414-796-0126 Outside US Canada call 414-796-8776
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/12
Page Numbers: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
CONTROL LINE COMBAT AMAS 1994 NATS AT LUBBOCK TEXAS largest Control Line Combat turnouts recent years Slow Combat 29 entries FAI 13 21 Fast 32 All events flown full double-elimination format Combat Event Director Larry Driskill must given lots credit pre-contest field preparation entailed watering field months advance achieve acceptable level growth firmness adjacent fields quite hard strewn rocks Lubbock boasts international airport famous Texas Tech University about 3000 feet above sea level can quite hot little no humidityalthough did rain briefly Thursday finish Combat winds can blow hard 15-20 mph first Nats attended since 1984 Combat Event Director Reno Nevada Work commitments world championship participation caused long absence managed talk Chuck Rudner going year since son Mark age enthusiastic about flying Combat building models didnt take much effort Mark has learned building flying skills father flies /2A own friends Going Nats requires much preparation especially going fly three events did used big tripleelimination single-event contests require type model support equipment Three sets models support equipment weeks clothing quite pile stuff transport took five Fast models seven FAIs four 1/zA models dont know exactly models Chuck Mark took did Chuck Mark built special double-decked rack out PVC pipe hold models back Dodge Sport Caravan seemed like used inch space ready roll about 830 am Saturday July 16 After driving 1200 milesand passing some beautiful countryside badlandswe got Lubbock 430 am Sunday located La Quinta Inn center town Mark Rudners curiosity aroused several Cox Hobbies boxes La Quintas lobby found out contained December 1994 75 Steve Mills launches Steve Stewart starts Larry Driskill gets splashed Fast Champ Fred Quezada receives welcome David Owen Mike Wilcox Tom Fluker finished second Slow Bobby Mears Lubbocks homeboy favorite gives best tough fight 109 Stunters given away use 1/2A fun-fly later week Mark ended up participating wind blew hard models ruined fliers fun thanks Cox Hobbies representative Larry Renger anxious check AMA Headquarters Sunday always pleasure encounter old friends acquaintances milling around registration trailer Lots Combat pilotsFluker McKenzie Silva Quezada Wiley Mejzlik Cartier name fewwere already testing equipment Since still bit groggy 18-hour drive four hours sleep opted test afternoon James Mears Riley Wooten rounded up $500 Slow Fast winners LoneStar Models James Mears MazdaVolvo First National Bank Texas primary donors Fox Manufacturing awarded new Mk 7 Combat Specials second-place finishers Slow Fast sort incentive makes better Combat during contest too bad wasnt advertised advance Combat smallest Combat classes drew 21 entries dropping out prior start pilots love tinker minuscule models engines now several power plants acceptable class including Russian-produced VAs Stels US-made Shuriken Cox Tee Dee series event designed Cox Tee Dees mind went along vein decades engines still contenders can used great effectiveness Cox Hobbies Larry Renger hand watch happenings lend factory support Tee Dee engine users trunk rental car full extra parts Over years Cox has strong supporter 1/2A Combat through generous sponsorship Combat unofficial event Nats Cox supplied engines given out top finishers Shuriken engines arrived scene escalated weaponry cost 1/2A currently difficultif 76 Model Aviation ne builder Willy Wiley son Joel tune Wiley 36 what else would use Slow event Larry Driskill essential Right Stuff Larry donated week Nationals Combat Event Director Joe McKenzie US FAI Team member Mike Wilcox mixed up FAI Joe placed third Mike placed first Darryl Ellison Ray Krupa pit Rays twin Roy Darryl got one-flip start Wiley 36 impossibleto obtain have good have definite advantage Eric Tomchik came out top /2A using very mediocre Shuriken appeared no better good Tee Dee flew consistently match VAs out force year Event Director Larry Driskill having better units Minor Brothers using VA remote needle valves found stock VA needle valves difficult adjust proper setting saw other pilots using ACE needle valve spray bar removed blue plastic body carefully press-fitted VA case VA lighter Tee Dee requires different model can just bit smaller Tee Dee-sized models will need noses extended balance point will accurate may have person sporting Stels 049 still have some work before am comfortable can get restart two Stels need plenty running before broken two shows great potential fast engine /2As forgiving 36s little too much prime wont start slightly weak battery will give fits also must able needle right Slow Combat drew 29 entries flying top notch equipment Slow Combat defined days 100 mph happened clock Dave Hendersons Nelson-powered Slow 1802 seconds seven lapsnot bad large suctionfuel-system model models have evolved mass-produced kits refined scratch-built models composite structures Wing December 1994 77 Roy Krupas Texas Slow Lasso took him fourth place Chris Killion placed first Alan Cartier placed second Eric Tomchik placed third Junior Slow Team Mexico finished 1-2 AMA Fast Leo Nitro Silva earned second Fred Quezada placed first Gary Perkins daughter Cassie came Tucson Arizona fly FAI Fast areas 500 square inches uncommon models use arrow shaft fuselages Most Slow Combat models use GRW chicken hopper fuel tanks manufactured Glen Wells hold enough fuel fly entire five-minute match Roughly half competitors used metal engine mounts easier engine mounting changing fuselage Slow model seems anywhere 12 18 inches trailing edge wing stabilator Much experimentation required get systems work right venturi size critical its too small lose power its too large can never get needle setting correct prize oldest model goes Chuck Rudner two See results Focus Competition antique Nimblers all-balsa built Ambroid glue Remember old days used pins glue dried Folks got closeup look ended up trash can 78 Model Aviation Tomchik launches Slow model consistent flying earned him 1994 1/2A National Champion title Joe McKenzie assists Czech National Thomas Mejzlik tunes Profi 15 Thomas took second place Team Minor consists Gary sons Cary Andy US FAI Team member David Owen preps model prop lost half-foam half-balsa model pulled Nelson blade flight against Mike Wilcox Throughout Nats Mike Wilcox showed US FAI Team would get someones tail could never shake him off taking cuts seemingly will Mike did number Tom Fluker during final bout Tom needed some practice shake some rust off flying handle Cary Minor has developed competent aggressive pilot showing growth improvement pilots C Minor comes famous musical family includes Minor U Minortheir tune heard 1994 Nats Krupa twins Roy Ray known around Texas Ground Hog Gopher antics endless pits circle FAI Combat number F2D entries since days prior 4mm venturis mufflers could partly due availability ready-to-fly models inexpensive prices $30 $31 plus $8 shipping Thomas Mejzlik Thomas Nats props mufflers models mounts other items sale Joe McKenzie Thomas host before during after Nats Mike Wilcox David Owen 1994 USA World Championship Team members introduced Thomas Texas cuisine culture during evening hours frustrated FAII cannot remember last time unable start muffled FAI engine Chuck Rudner unable start matches Others such former world champion Tom Fluker former team member Pat Wilcox difficulty getting muffled engines light up combination factors prevented us doing best Lubbocks 3000-foot elevation extreme heat about 1050F using regular Ucon 625-10% fuel mixture contributed F2D fiasco Wednesday engines hot just sitting ground tended flood easily also theorized werent enough oxygen molecules engine ignite fuel mixture some oil residue ran back engine muffler Hindsight suggests should have kept engines cold using ice cubes cylinder muffler Although did try no theory seemed beyond reason thirteen pilots flew FAI well-prepared used variety engines such Nikolai Nechuikens Oleg Doroshenkos Profis Stels Nelsons front- rear-intake designs Soft hard mufflers seen various types equipment Tom Fluker used familiar rectangular large-square-inch Force-type models Chuck Rudner used Yellow Warpers Nechuiken Russian Dogs Roy Krupa store-bought Czech Faizov models did Joe McKenzie Czech entrepreneur Thomas Mejzlik Stewart Brothers used some home-grown designs broke out old 1989 1990 foamies 89s honeycomb boom models 1990s carbon arrowshaft types L-shaped mounts Mike Wilcox got some breaks Lady Luck way FAI win first match took whole streamernormally kiss death patient enough returned favor bouncing off lines process resulted broken bellcrank subsequent crash Mike lost whole streamer against David Owen Mike proceeded take Davids return During level fly-outthe-time stage Davids prop threw blade caused him lose air time Nonetheless Emo deserved win through some skillful flying AMA Fast Combat main Combat event event determines Quien es mas macho baddest Unlike FAI Slow models Fast models unlimited fuel requirements model type fuel feeding systems have muffler rule restrictor venturi rule 40% 50% nitro hopped up Foxes Wileys Nelsons Only Iskendar Taib bold enough possibly eccentric enough enter December 1994 79 CE ive field testing give great well Better engine protection Consistent runs Cooler operating temperatures inrenor tueisyou re cars boats ducted fans fixed wing rotaty wing theres Byron Fuel blended specifically needs including three premium Byron RACE car fuels fueling confidence Get Byron Fuel fuel champions BYRON LS INC stock Byron Fuel contact us direct Ida Grove IA 51445 364-3165 underpowered BRAT 28 event AMA Fast exciting fast possibility kill has final outcome No can argue kill knot gone lose done dealno ifs ands huts new seven-foot string rule impact number kills matches determined kill case three Betty Fox John Lowery Fox Manufacturing ready show off new AAC Mk7 Combat Special will sell $150 whole new engine new case crankshaft backplate piston liner setup brought back will doing extensive tests look report future columns Willy Wiley spent entire week Combat site son Joel running tuning custom 36 Combat engines ones saw ran respectably producing lots power engines well-made precision fits 36 costs about $185 Willy stands behind product brought engines back extensive testing will full-blown report Wiley 36 February 1995 column intend run Fast Combat trim variety props fuel combinations skill Fast quite good matches two flyaways entire contest Several us use fuel shutoffs safety reasons because love equipment Stewart Brothers modified Canadian-style fuel-dumps adding 020 music wire spring functions fuel shutoff clever idea though have seen action Chuck Rudner seen talking Thomas Mejzlik about possibility having Czech Republic-manufactured fuel shutoff Thomas answer no problem Lets see what comes foray fuel-shutoff land nothing new area modelsmost foam metal engine mounts Two pilots used Russian-style models surprise contest Mexican Team Fred Quezada Leo Nitro Silva finished first second respectively Baltimore native Leo Silva resident Combat student Southern California Combat Team under professorship Steve Hills now cattle-raising orange papaya farmer Tuxpan Mexico Fred engineer business importing pumps corrosive liquids Mexican industry Both pilots used state-of-the-art Steve Hills-designed Arrowplanes Freds built Greg Carters cores final match bit anticlimactic Fred made two quick cuts Leo got too close Freds model resulting collision broke fiberglass boom ended match match third fourth place between Dennis Keeton Mike Wilcox Wilcox got better Keeton pushed Nelson-powered model third place Keeton running Fox Both Fred Leo ran custom Foxes lots aftermarket parts Freds Don Repp Mark VI special unit built Pete Athans Don favor Pete sold Arnie Delgado sold Fred Little did know good Leos engine built Mark Smith Fort Worth Texas Mark noted quality precision engine work Both ran 40% nitro using modified Rev-Up Props Betty Fox John Lowery quite happy have engines show well AMA Nationals quick give top Fox fliers T-shirts winners circle photos Combat 1994 Nats successful due efficient contest management high number entries Thanks must given judges workers put hours arduous labor under hot Texas sun Mary Cartier Phils better half worked nonstop record match information answer competitors requests Combat still draws crowds spectators year provided some exciting bouts R/C product source thats tuned needsthe Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition handy reference guide thousands products facet R/C modeling Radio Control Buyers Guide covers R/C hobbies including planes helicopters cars monster trucks boats engines radios field acces sories tools Get R/O guide tailored fit needs Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition 1 7 h2Ped models flew entry lev nes flJ CO Cars years guide custom tailored fit requests finished creations all-color Showcase sections greater number how-to articles Plus new companies expanded line entry level cars competition level trucks make guide R/C reference youve waiting Get R/C guide perfect fitthe Radio Control Buyers Guide #12127$1195 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]] Send ne _______ copys Radio Contra/Buyers Guide #12127$1195 *Enter total amount form Use coupon nail Kaimbach Publishing Co Dept X0836 21027 Crossroads Circle PO Box 986 Wankesba WI 531 87-0986 Include postage handling US add $300 4th class $450 UPS continental US Canada add $500 other toreign Look book at add$1000Wiscxnsin residentsadd 5% salestaxtototal Canadian ordersadd 7% GSTtxtxtal Payable US tunds Pricosandanail local hobby shopability subject tu change Name _________________________________________________________ *Total Enclosed $__________________ tries. inciede postage tsxest Address ________________________________________Credit Card # ___________________________________ accept American tapross 1mm $151 MustorGurd nod VISA CityExpiration Date_____________ Phxne # ______________ State ZipSignature _________________________________________ XD836 80 Model Aviation 4Or call toll free 800-533-6644 24 hours day Please have credit curd ready Fax 414-796-0126 Outside US Canada call 414-796-8776
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/12
Page Numbers: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
CONTROL LINE COMBAT AMAS 1994 NATS AT LUBBOCK TEXAS largest Control Line Combat turnouts recent years Slow Combat 29 entries FAI 13 21 Fast 32 All events flown full double-elimination format Combat Event Director Larry Driskill must given lots credit pre-contest field preparation entailed watering field months advance achieve acceptable level growth firmness adjacent fields quite hard strewn rocks Lubbock boasts international airport famous Texas Tech University about 3000 feet above sea level can quite hot little no humidityalthough did rain briefly Thursday finish Combat winds can blow hard 15-20 mph first Nats attended since 1984 Combat Event Director Reno Nevada Work commitments world championship participation caused long absence managed talk Chuck Rudner going year since son Mark age enthusiastic about flying Combat building models didnt take much effort Mark has learned building flying skills father flies /2A own friends Going Nats requires much preparation especially going fly three events did used big tripleelimination single-event contests require type model support equipment Three sets models support equipment weeks clothing quite pile stuff transport took five Fast models seven FAIs four 1/zA models dont know exactly models Chuck Mark took did Chuck Mark built special double-decked rack out PVC pipe hold models back Dodge Sport Caravan seemed like used inch space ready roll about 830 am Saturday July 16 After driving 1200 milesand passing some beautiful countryside badlandswe got Lubbock 430 am Sunday located La Quinta Inn center town Mark Rudners curiosity aroused several Cox Hobbies boxes La Quintas lobby found out contained December 1994 75 Steve Mills launches Steve Stewart starts Larry Driskill gets splashed Fast Champ Fred Quezada receives welcome David Owen Mike Wilcox Tom Fluker finished second Slow Bobby Mears Lubbocks homeboy favorite gives best tough fight 109 Stunters given away use 1/2A fun-fly later week Mark ended up participating wind blew hard models ruined fliers fun thanks Cox Hobbies representative Larry Renger anxious check AMA Headquarters Sunday always pleasure encounter old friends acquaintances milling around registration trailer Lots Combat pilotsFluker McKenzie Silva Quezada Wiley Mejzlik Cartier name fewwere already testing equipment Since still bit groggy 18-hour drive four hours sleep opted test afternoon James Mears Riley Wooten rounded up $500 Slow Fast winners LoneStar Models James Mears MazdaVolvo First National Bank Texas primary donors Fox Manufacturing awarded new Mk 7 Combat Specials second-place finishers Slow Fast sort incentive makes better Combat during contest too bad wasnt advertised advance Combat smallest Combat classes drew 21 entries dropping out prior start pilots love tinker minuscule models engines now several power plants acceptable class including Russian-produced VAs Stels US-made Shuriken Cox Tee Dee series event designed Cox Tee Dees mind went along vein decades engines still contenders can used great effectiveness Cox Hobbies Larry Renger hand watch happenings lend factory support Tee Dee engine users trunk rental car full extra parts Over years Cox has strong supporter 1/2A Combat through generous sponsorship Combat unofficial event Nats Cox supplied engines given out top finishers Shuriken engines arrived scene escalated weaponry cost 1/2A currently difficultif 76 Model Aviation ne builder Willy Wiley son Joel tune Wiley 36 what else would use Slow event Larry Driskill essential Right Stuff Larry donated week Nationals Combat Event Director Joe McKenzie US FAI Team member Mike Wilcox mixed up FAI Joe placed third Mike placed first Darryl Ellison Ray Krupa pit Rays twin Roy Darryl got one-flip start Wiley 36 impossibleto obtain have good have definite advantage Eric Tomchik came out top /2A using very mediocre Shuriken appeared no better good Tee Dee flew consistently match VAs out force year Event Director Larry Driskill having better units Minor Brothers using VA remote needle valves found stock VA needle valves difficult adjust proper setting saw other pilots using ACE needle valve spray bar removed blue plastic body carefully press-fitted VA case VA lighter Tee Dee requires different model can just bit smaller Tee Dee-sized models will need noses extended balance point will accurate may have person sporting Stels 049 still have some work before am comfortable can get restart two Stels need plenty running before broken two shows great potential fast engine /2As forgiving 36s little too much prime wont start slightly weak battery will give fits also must able needle right Slow Combat drew 29 entries flying top notch equipment Slow Combat defined days 100 mph happened clock Dave Hendersons Nelson-powered Slow 1802 seconds seven lapsnot bad large suctionfuel-system model models have evolved mass-produced kits refined scratch-built models composite structures Wing December 1994 77 Roy Krupas Texas Slow Lasso took him fourth place Chris Killion placed first Alan Cartier placed second Eric Tomchik placed third Junior Slow Team Mexico finished 1-2 AMA Fast Leo Nitro Silva earned second Fred Quezada placed first Gary Perkins daughter Cassie came Tucson Arizona fly FAI Fast areas 500 square inches uncommon models use arrow shaft fuselages Most Slow Combat models use GRW chicken hopper fuel tanks manufactured Glen Wells hold enough fuel fly entire five-minute match Roughly half competitors used metal engine mounts easier engine mounting changing fuselage Slow model seems anywhere 12 18 inches trailing edge wing stabilator Much experimentation required get systems work right venturi size critical its too small lose power its too large can never get needle setting correct prize oldest model goes Chuck Rudner two See results Focus Competition antique Nimblers all-balsa built Ambroid glue Remember old days used pins glue dried Folks got closeup look ended up trash can 78 Model Aviation Tomchik launches Slow model consistent flying earned him 1994 1/2A National Champion title Joe McKenzie assists Czech National Thomas Mejzlik tunes Profi 15 Thomas took second place Team Minor consists Gary sons Cary Andy US FAI Team member David Owen preps model prop lost half-foam half-balsa model pulled Nelson blade flight against Mike Wilcox Throughout Nats Mike Wilcox showed US FAI Team would get someones tail could never shake him off taking cuts seemingly will Mike did number Tom Fluker during final bout Tom needed some practice shake some rust off flying handle Cary Minor has developed competent aggressive pilot showing growth improvement pilots C Minor comes famous musical family includes Minor U Minortheir tune heard 1994 Nats Krupa twins Roy Ray known around Texas Ground Hog Gopher antics endless pits circle FAI Combat number F2D entries since days prior 4mm venturis mufflers could partly due availability ready-to-fly models inexpensive prices $30 $31 plus $8 shipping Thomas Mejzlik Thomas Nats props mufflers models mounts other items sale Joe McKenzie Thomas host before during after Nats Mike Wilcox David Owen 1994 USA World Championship Team members introduced Thomas Texas cuisine culture during evening hours frustrated FAII cannot remember last time unable start muffled FAI engine Chuck Rudner unable start matches Others such former world champion Tom Fluker former team member Pat Wilcox difficulty getting muffled engines light up combination factors prevented us doing best Lubbocks 3000-foot elevation extreme heat about 1050F using regular Ucon 625-10% fuel mixture contributed F2D fiasco Wednesday engines hot just sitting ground tended flood easily also theorized werent enough oxygen molecules engine ignite fuel mixture some oil residue ran back engine muffler Hindsight suggests should have kept engines cold using ice cubes cylinder muffler Although did try no theory seemed beyond reason thirteen pilots flew FAI well-prepared used variety engines such Nikolai Nechuikens Oleg Doroshenkos Profis Stels Nelsons front- rear-intake designs Soft hard mufflers seen various types equipment Tom Fluker used familiar rectangular large-square-inch Force-type models Chuck Rudner used Yellow Warpers Nechuiken Russian Dogs Roy Krupa store-bought Czech Faizov models did Joe McKenzie Czech entrepreneur Thomas Mejzlik Stewart Brothers used some home-grown designs broke out old 1989 1990 foamies 89s honeycomb boom models 1990s carbon arrowshaft types L-shaped mounts Mike Wilcox got some breaks Lady Luck way FAI win first match took whole streamernormally kiss death patient enough returned favor bouncing off lines process resulted broken bellcrank subsequent crash Mike lost whole streamer against David Owen Mike proceeded take Davids return During level fly-outthe-time stage Davids prop threw blade caused him lose air time Nonetheless Emo deserved win through some skillful flying AMA Fast Combat main Combat event event determines Quien es mas macho baddest Unlike FAI Slow models Fast models unlimited fuel requirements model type fuel feeding systems have muffler rule restrictor venturi rule 40% 50% nitro hopped up Foxes Wileys Nelsons Only Iskendar Taib bold enough possibly eccentric enough enter December 1994 79 CE ive field testing give great well Better engine protection Consistent runs Cooler operating temperatures inrenor tueisyou re cars boats ducted fans fixed wing rotaty wing theres Byron Fuel blended specifically needs including three premium Byron RACE car fuels fueling confidence Get Byron Fuel fuel champions BYRON LS INC stock Byron Fuel contact us direct Ida Grove IA 51445 364-3165 underpowered BRAT 28 event AMA Fast exciting fast possibility kill has final outcome No can argue kill knot gone lose done dealno ifs ands huts new seven-foot string rule impact number kills matches determined kill case three Betty Fox John Lowery Fox Manufacturing ready show off new AAC Mk7 Combat Special will sell $150 whole new engine new case crankshaft backplate piston liner setup brought back will doing extensive tests look report future columns Willy Wiley spent entire week Combat site son Joel running tuning custom 36 Combat engines ones saw ran respectably producing lots power engines well-made precision fits 36 costs about $185 Willy stands behind product brought engines back extensive testing will full-blown report Wiley 36 February 1995 column intend run Fast Combat trim variety props fuel combinations skill Fast quite good matches two flyaways entire contest Several us use fuel shutoffs safety reasons because love equipment Stewart Brothers modified Canadian-style fuel-dumps adding 020 music wire spring functions fuel shutoff clever idea though have seen action Chuck Rudner seen talking Thomas Mejzlik about possibility having Czech Republic-manufactured fuel shutoff Thomas answer no problem Lets see what comes foray fuel-shutoff land nothing new area modelsmost foam metal engine mounts Two pilots used Russian-style models surprise contest Mexican Team Fred Quezada Leo Nitro Silva finished first second respectively Baltimore native Leo Silva resident Combat student Southern California Combat Team under professorship Steve Hills now cattle-raising orange papaya farmer Tuxpan Mexico Fred engineer business importing pumps corrosive liquids Mexican industry Both pilots used state-of-the-art Steve Hills-designed Arrowplanes Freds built Greg Carters cores final match bit anticlimactic Fred made two quick cuts Leo got too close Freds model resulting collision broke fiberglass boom ended match match third fourth place between Dennis Keeton Mike Wilcox Wilcox got better Keeton pushed Nelson-powered model third place Keeton running Fox Both Fred Leo ran custom Foxes lots aftermarket parts Freds Don Repp Mark VI special unit built Pete Athans Don favor Pete sold Arnie Delgado sold Fred Little did know good Leos engine built Mark Smith Fort Worth Texas Mark noted quality precision engine work Both ran 40% nitro using modified Rev-Up Props Betty Fox John Lowery quite happy have engines show well AMA Nationals quick give top Fox fliers T-shirts winners circle photos Combat 1994 Nats successful due efficient contest management high number entries Thanks must given judges workers put hours arduous labor under hot Texas sun Mary Cartier Phils better half worked nonstop record match information answer competitors requests Combat still draws crowds spectators year provided some exciting bouts R/C product source thats tuned needsthe Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition handy reference guide thousands products facet R/C modeling Radio Control Buyers Guide covers R/C hobbies including planes helicopters cars monster trucks boats engines radios field acces sories tools Get R/O guide tailored fit needs Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition 1 7 h2Ped models flew entry lev nes flJ CO Cars years guide custom tailored fit requests finished creations all-color Showcase sections greater number how-to articles Plus new companies expanded line entry level cars competition level trucks make guide R/C reference youve waiting Get R/C guide perfect fitthe Radio Control Buyers Guide #12127$1195 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]] Send ne _______ copys Radio Contra/Buyers Guide #12127$1195 *Enter total amount form Use coupon nail Kaimbach Publishing Co Dept X0836 21027 Crossroads Circle PO Box 986 Wankesba WI 531 87-0986 Include postage handling US add $300 4th class $450 UPS continental US Canada add $500 other toreign Look book at add$1000Wiscxnsin residentsadd 5% salestaxtototal Canadian ordersadd 7% GSTtxtxtal Payable US tunds Pricosandanail local hobby shopability subject tu change Name _________________________________________________________ *Total Enclosed $__________________ tries. inciede postage tsxest Address ________________________________________Credit Card # ___________________________________ accept American tapross 1mm $151 MustorGurd nod VISA CityExpiration Date_____________ Phxne # ______________ State ZipSignature _________________________________________ XD836 80 Model Aviation 4Or call toll free 800-533-6644 24 hours day Please have credit curd ready Fax 414-796-0126 Outside US Canada call 414-796-8776
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/12
Page Numbers: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
CONTROL LINE COMBAT AMAS 1994 NATS AT LUBBOCK TEXAS largest Control Line Combat turnouts recent years Slow Combat 29 entries FAI 13 21 Fast 32 All events flown full double-elimination format Combat Event Director Larry Driskill must given lots credit pre-contest field preparation entailed watering field months advance achieve acceptable level growth firmness adjacent fields quite hard strewn rocks Lubbock boasts international airport famous Texas Tech University about 3000 feet above sea level can quite hot little no humidityalthough did rain briefly Thursday finish Combat winds can blow hard 15-20 mph first Nats attended since 1984 Combat Event Director Reno Nevada Work commitments world championship participation caused long absence managed talk Chuck Rudner going year since son Mark age enthusiastic about flying Combat building models didnt take much effort Mark has learned building flying skills father flies /2A own friends Going Nats requires much preparation especially going fly three events did used big tripleelimination single-event contests require type model support equipment Three sets models support equipment weeks clothing quite pile stuff transport took five Fast models seven FAIs four 1/zA models dont know exactly models Chuck Mark took did Chuck Mark built special double-decked rack out PVC pipe hold models back Dodge Sport Caravan seemed like used inch space ready roll about 830 am Saturday July 16 After driving 1200 milesand passing some beautiful countryside badlandswe got Lubbock 430 am Sunday located La Quinta Inn center town Mark Rudners curiosity aroused several Cox Hobbies boxes La Quintas lobby found out contained December 1994 75 Steve Mills launches Steve Stewart starts Larry Driskill gets splashed Fast Champ Fred Quezada receives welcome David Owen Mike Wilcox Tom Fluker finished second Slow Bobby Mears Lubbocks homeboy favorite gives best tough fight 109 Stunters given away use 1/2A fun-fly later week Mark ended up participating wind blew hard models ruined fliers fun thanks Cox Hobbies representative Larry Renger anxious check AMA Headquarters Sunday always pleasure encounter old friends acquaintances milling around registration trailer Lots Combat pilotsFluker McKenzie Silva Quezada Wiley Mejzlik Cartier name fewwere already testing equipment Since still bit groggy 18-hour drive four hours sleep opted test afternoon James Mears Riley Wooten rounded up $500 Slow Fast winners LoneStar Models James Mears MazdaVolvo First National Bank Texas primary donors Fox Manufacturing awarded new Mk 7 Combat Specials second-place finishers Slow Fast sort incentive makes better Combat during contest too bad wasnt advertised advance Combat smallest Combat classes drew 21 entries dropping out prior start pilots love tinker minuscule models engines now several power plants acceptable class including Russian-produced VAs Stels US-made Shuriken Cox Tee Dee series event designed Cox Tee Dees mind went along vein decades engines still contenders can used great effectiveness Cox Hobbies Larry Renger hand watch happenings lend factory support Tee Dee engine users trunk rental car full extra parts Over years Cox has strong supporter 1/2A Combat through generous sponsorship Combat unofficial event Nats Cox supplied engines given out top finishers Shuriken engines arrived scene escalated weaponry cost 1/2A currently difficultif 76 Model Aviation ne builder Willy Wiley son Joel tune Wiley 36 what else would use Slow event Larry Driskill essential Right Stuff Larry donated week Nationals Combat Event Director Joe McKenzie US FAI Team member Mike Wilcox mixed up FAI Joe placed third Mike placed first Darryl Ellison Ray Krupa pit Rays twin Roy Darryl got one-flip start Wiley 36 impossibleto obtain have good have definite advantage Eric Tomchik came out top /2A using very mediocre Shuriken appeared no better good Tee Dee flew consistently match VAs out force year Event Director Larry Driskill having better units Minor Brothers using VA remote needle valves found stock VA needle valves difficult adjust proper setting saw other pilots using ACE needle valve spray bar removed blue plastic body carefully press-fitted VA case VA lighter Tee Dee requires different model can just bit smaller Tee Dee-sized models will need noses extended balance point will accurate may have person sporting Stels 049 still have some work before am comfortable can get restart two Stels need plenty running before broken two shows great potential fast engine /2As forgiving 36s little too much prime wont start slightly weak battery will give fits also must able needle right Slow Combat drew 29 entries flying top notch equipment Slow Combat defined days 100 mph happened clock Dave Hendersons Nelson-powered Slow 1802 seconds seven lapsnot bad large suctionfuel-system model models have evolved mass-produced kits refined scratch-built models composite structures Wing December 1994 77 Roy Krupas Texas Slow Lasso took him fourth place Chris Killion placed first Alan Cartier placed second Eric Tomchik placed third Junior Slow Team Mexico finished 1-2 AMA Fast Leo Nitro Silva earned second Fred Quezada placed first Gary Perkins daughter Cassie came Tucson Arizona fly FAI Fast areas 500 square inches uncommon models use arrow shaft fuselages Most Slow Combat models use GRW chicken hopper fuel tanks manufactured Glen Wells hold enough fuel fly entire five-minute match Roughly half competitors used metal engine mounts easier engine mounting changing fuselage Slow model seems anywhere 12 18 inches trailing edge wing stabilator Much experimentation required get systems work right venturi size critical its too small lose power its too large can never get needle setting correct prize oldest model goes Chuck Rudner two See results Focus Competition antique Nimblers all-balsa built Ambroid glue Remember old days used pins glue dried Folks got closeup look ended up trash can 78 Model Aviation Tomchik launches Slow model consistent flying earned him 1994 1/2A National Champion title Joe McKenzie assists Czech National Thomas Mejzlik tunes Profi 15 Thomas took second place Team Minor consists Gary sons Cary Andy US FAI Team member David Owen preps model prop lost half-foam half-balsa model pulled Nelson blade flight against Mike Wilcox Throughout Nats Mike Wilcox showed US FAI Team would get someones tail could never shake him off taking cuts seemingly will Mike did number Tom Fluker during final bout Tom needed some practice shake some rust off flying handle Cary Minor has developed competent aggressive pilot showing growth improvement pilots C Minor comes famous musical family includes Minor U Minortheir tune heard 1994 Nats Krupa twins Roy Ray known around Texas Ground Hog Gopher antics endless pits circle FAI Combat number F2D entries since days prior 4mm venturis mufflers could partly due availability ready-to-fly models inexpensive prices $30 $31 plus $8 shipping Thomas Mejzlik Thomas Nats props mufflers models mounts other items sale Joe McKenzie Thomas host before during after Nats Mike Wilcox David Owen 1994 USA World Championship Team members introduced Thomas Texas cuisine culture during evening hours frustrated FAII cannot remember last time unable start muffled FAI engine Chuck Rudner unable start matches Others such former world champion Tom Fluker former team member Pat Wilcox difficulty getting muffled engines light up combination factors prevented us doing best Lubbocks 3000-foot elevation extreme heat about 1050F using regular Ucon 625-10% fuel mixture contributed F2D fiasco Wednesday engines hot just sitting ground tended flood easily also theorized werent enough oxygen molecules engine ignite fuel mixture some oil residue ran back engine muffler Hindsight suggests should have kept engines cold using ice cubes cylinder muffler Although did try no theory seemed beyond reason thirteen pilots flew FAI well-prepared used variety engines such Nikolai Nechuikens Oleg Doroshenkos Profis Stels Nelsons front- rear-intake designs Soft hard mufflers seen various types equipment Tom Fluker used familiar rectangular large-square-inch Force-type models Chuck Rudner used Yellow Warpers Nechuiken Russian Dogs Roy Krupa store-bought Czech Faizov models did Joe McKenzie Czech entrepreneur Thomas Mejzlik Stewart Brothers used some home-grown designs broke out old 1989 1990 foamies 89s honeycomb boom models 1990s carbon arrowshaft types L-shaped mounts Mike Wilcox got some breaks Lady Luck way FAI win first match took whole streamernormally kiss death patient enough returned favor bouncing off lines process resulted broken bellcrank subsequent crash Mike lost whole streamer against David Owen Mike proceeded take Davids return During level fly-outthe-time stage Davids prop threw blade caused him lose air time Nonetheless Emo deserved win through some skillful flying AMA Fast Combat main Combat event event determines Quien es mas macho baddest Unlike FAI Slow models Fast models unlimited fuel requirements model type fuel feeding systems have muffler rule restrictor venturi rule 40% 50% nitro hopped up Foxes Wileys Nelsons Only Iskendar Taib bold enough possibly eccentric enough enter December 1994 79 CE ive field testing give great well Better engine protection Consistent runs Cooler operating temperatures inrenor tueisyou re cars boats ducted fans fixed wing rotaty wing theres Byron Fuel blended specifically needs including three premium Byron RACE car fuels fueling confidence Get Byron Fuel fuel champions BYRON LS INC stock Byron Fuel contact us direct Ida Grove IA 51445 364-3165 underpowered BRAT 28 event AMA Fast exciting fast possibility kill has final outcome No can argue kill knot gone lose done dealno ifs ands huts new seven-foot string rule impact number kills matches determined kill case three Betty Fox John Lowery Fox Manufacturing ready show off new AAC Mk7 Combat Special will sell $150 whole new engine new case crankshaft backplate piston liner setup brought back will doing extensive tests look report future columns Willy Wiley spent entire week Combat site son Joel running tuning custom 36 Combat engines ones saw ran respectably producing lots power engines well-made precision fits 36 costs about $185 Willy stands behind product brought engines back extensive testing will full-blown report Wiley 36 February 1995 column intend run Fast Combat trim variety props fuel combinations skill Fast quite good matches two flyaways entire contest Several us use fuel shutoffs safety reasons because love equipment Stewart Brothers modified Canadian-style fuel-dumps adding 020 music wire spring functions fuel shutoff clever idea though have seen action Chuck Rudner seen talking Thomas Mejzlik about possibility having Czech Republic-manufactured fuel shutoff Thomas answer no problem Lets see what comes foray fuel-shutoff land nothing new area modelsmost foam metal engine mounts Two pilots used Russian-style models surprise contest Mexican Team Fred Quezada Leo Nitro Silva finished first second respectively Baltimore native Leo Silva resident Combat student Southern California Combat Team under professorship Steve Hills now cattle-raising orange papaya farmer Tuxpan Mexico Fred engineer business importing pumps corrosive liquids Mexican industry Both pilots used state-of-the-art Steve Hills-designed Arrowplanes Freds built Greg Carters cores final match bit anticlimactic Fred made two quick cuts Leo got too close Freds model resulting collision broke fiberglass boom ended match match third fourth place between Dennis Keeton Mike Wilcox Wilcox got better Keeton pushed Nelson-powered model third place Keeton running Fox Both Fred Leo ran custom Foxes lots aftermarket parts Freds Don Repp Mark VI special unit built Pete Athans Don favor Pete sold Arnie Delgado sold Fred Little did know good Leos engine built Mark Smith Fort Worth Texas Mark noted quality precision engine work Both ran 40% nitro using modified Rev-Up Props Betty Fox John Lowery quite happy have engines show well AMA Nationals quick give top Fox fliers T-shirts winners circle photos Combat 1994 Nats successful due efficient contest management high number entries Thanks must given judges workers put hours arduous labor under hot Texas sun Mary Cartier Phils better half worked nonstop record match information answer competitors requests Combat still draws crowds spectators year provided some exciting bouts R/C product source thats tuned needsthe Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition handy reference guide thousands products facet R/C modeling Radio Control Buyers Guide covers R/C hobbies including planes helicopters cars monster trucks boats engines radios field acces sories tools Get R/O guide tailored fit needs Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition 1 7 h2Ped models flew entry lev nes flJ CO Cars years guide custom tailored fit requests finished creations all-color Showcase sections greater number how-to articles Plus new companies expanded line entry level cars competition level trucks make guide R/C reference youve waiting Get R/C guide perfect fitthe Radio Control Buyers Guide #12127$1195 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]] Send ne _______ copys Radio Contra/Buyers Guide #12127$1195 *Enter total amount form Use coupon nail Kaimbach Publishing Co Dept X0836 21027 Crossroads Circle PO Box 986 Wankesba WI 531 87-0986 Include postage handling US add $300 4th class $450 UPS continental US Canada add $500 other toreign Look book at add$1000Wiscxnsin residentsadd 5% salestaxtototal Canadian ordersadd 7% GSTtxtxtal Payable US tunds Pricosandanail local hobby shopability subject tu change Name _________________________________________________________ *Total Enclosed $__________________ tries. inciede postage tsxest Address ________________________________________Credit Card # ___________________________________ accept American tapross 1mm $151 MustorGurd nod VISA CityExpiration Date_____________ Phxne # ______________ State ZipSignature _________________________________________ XD836 80 Model Aviation 4Or call toll free 800-533-6644 24 hours day Please have credit curd ready Fax 414-796-0126 Outside US Canada call 414-796-8776
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/12
Page Numbers: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
CONTROL LINE COMBAT AMAS 1994 NATS AT LUBBOCK TEXAS largest Control Line Combat turnouts recent years Slow Combat 29 entries FAI 13 21 Fast 32 All events flown full double-elimination format Combat Event Director Larry Driskill must given lots credit pre-contest field preparation entailed watering field months advance achieve acceptable level growth firmness adjacent fields quite hard strewn rocks Lubbock boasts international airport famous Texas Tech University about 3000 feet above sea level can quite hot little no humidityalthough did rain briefly Thursday finish Combat winds can blow hard 15-20 mph first Nats attended since 1984 Combat Event Director Reno Nevada Work commitments world championship participation caused long absence managed talk Chuck Rudner going year since son Mark age enthusiastic about flying Combat building models didnt take much effort Mark has learned building flying skills father flies /2A own friends Going Nats requires much preparation especially going fly three events did used big tripleelimination single-event contests require type model support equipment Three sets models support equipment weeks clothing quite pile stuff transport took five Fast models seven FAIs four 1/zA models dont know exactly models Chuck Mark took did Chuck Mark built special double-decked rack out PVC pipe hold models back Dodge Sport Caravan seemed like used inch space ready roll about 830 am Saturday July 16 After driving 1200 milesand passing some beautiful countryside badlandswe got Lubbock 430 am Sunday located La Quinta Inn center town Mark Rudners curiosity aroused several Cox Hobbies boxes La Quintas lobby found out contained December 1994 75 Steve Mills launches Steve Stewart starts Larry Driskill gets splashed Fast Champ Fred Quezada receives welcome David Owen Mike Wilcox Tom Fluker finished second Slow Bobby Mears Lubbocks homeboy favorite gives best tough fight 109 Stunters given away use 1/2A fun-fly later week Mark ended up participating wind blew hard models ruined fliers fun thanks Cox Hobbies representative Larry Renger anxious check AMA Headquarters Sunday always pleasure encounter old friends acquaintances milling around registration trailer Lots Combat pilotsFluker McKenzie Silva Quezada Wiley Mejzlik Cartier name fewwere already testing equipment Since still bit groggy 18-hour drive four hours sleep opted test afternoon James Mears Riley Wooten rounded up $500 Slow Fast winners LoneStar Models James Mears MazdaVolvo First National Bank Texas primary donors Fox Manufacturing awarded new Mk 7 Combat Specials second-place finishers Slow Fast sort incentive makes better Combat during contest too bad wasnt advertised advance Combat smallest Combat classes drew 21 entries dropping out prior start pilots love tinker minuscule models engines now several power plants acceptable class including Russian-produced VAs Stels US-made Shuriken Cox Tee Dee series event designed Cox Tee Dees mind went along vein decades engines still contenders can used great effectiveness Cox Hobbies Larry Renger hand watch happenings lend factory support Tee Dee engine users trunk rental car full extra parts Over years Cox has strong supporter 1/2A Combat through generous sponsorship Combat unofficial event Nats Cox supplied engines given out top finishers Shuriken engines arrived scene escalated weaponry cost 1/2A currently difficultif 76 Model Aviation ne builder Willy Wiley son Joel tune Wiley 36 what else would use Slow event Larry Driskill essential Right Stuff Larry donated week Nationals Combat Event Director Joe McKenzie US FAI Team member Mike Wilcox mixed up FAI Joe placed third Mike placed first Darryl Ellison Ray Krupa pit Rays twin Roy Darryl got one-flip start Wiley 36 impossibleto obtain have good have definite advantage Eric Tomchik came out top /2A using very mediocre Shuriken appeared no better good Tee Dee flew consistently match VAs out force year Event Director Larry Driskill having better units Minor Brothers using VA remote needle valves found stock VA needle valves difficult adjust proper setting saw other pilots using ACE needle valve spray bar removed blue plastic body carefully press-fitted VA case VA lighter Tee Dee requires different model can just bit smaller Tee Dee-sized models will need noses extended balance point will accurate may have person sporting Stels 049 still have some work before am comfortable can get restart two Stels need plenty running before broken two shows great potential fast engine /2As forgiving 36s little too much prime wont start slightly weak battery will give fits also must able needle right Slow Combat drew 29 entries flying top notch equipment Slow Combat defined days 100 mph happened clock Dave Hendersons Nelson-powered Slow 1802 seconds seven lapsnot bad large suctionfuel-system model models have evolved mass-produced kits refined scratch-built models composite structures Wing December 1994 77 Roy Krupas Texas Slow Lasso took him fourth place Chris Killion placed first Alan Cartier placed second Eric Tomchik placed third Junior Slow Team Mexico finished 1-2 AMA Fast Leo Nitro Silva earned second Fred Quezada placed first Gary Perkins daughter Cassie came Tucson Arizona fly FAI Fast areas 500 square inches uncommon models use arrow shaft fuselages Most Slow Combat models use GRW chicken hopper fuel tanks manufactured Glen Wells hold enough fuel fly entire five-minute match Roughly half competitors used metal engine mounts easier engine mounting changing fuselage Slow model seems anywhere 12 18 inches trailing edge wing stabilator Much experimentation required get systems work right venturi size critical its too small lose power its too large can never get needle setting correct prize oldest model goes Chuck Rudner two See results Focus Competition antique Nimblers all-balsa built Ambroid glue Remember old days used pins glue dried Folks got closeup look ended up trash can 78 Model Aviation Tomchik launches Slow model consistent flying earned him 1994 1/2A National Champion title Joe McKenzie assists Czech National Thomas Mejzlik tunes Profi 15 Thomas took second place Team Minor consists Gary sons Cary Andy US FAI Team member David Owen preps model prop lost half-foam half-balsa model pulled Nelson blade flight against Mike Wilcox Throughout Nats Mike Wilcox showed US FAI Team would get someones tail could never shake him off taking cuts seemingly will Mike did number Tom Fluker during final bout Tom needed some practice shake some rust off flying handle Cary Minor has developed competent aggressive pilot showing growth improvement pilots C Minor comes famous musical family includes Minor U Minortheir tune heard 1994 Nats Krupa twins Roy Ray known around Texas Ground Hog Gopher antics endless pits circle FAI Combat number F2D entries since days prior 4mm venturis mufflers could partly due availability ready-to-fly models inexpensive prices $30 $31 plus $8 shipping Thomas Mejzlik Thomas Nats props mufflers models mounts other items sale Joe McKenzie Thomas host before during after Nats Mike Wilcox David Owen 1994 USA World Championship Team members introduced Thomas Texas cuisine culture during evening hours frustrated FAII cannot remember last time unable start muffled FAI engine Chuck Rudner unable start matches Others such former world champion Tom Fluker former team member Pat Wilcox difficulty getting muffled engines light up combination factors prevented us doing best Lubbocks 3000-foot elevation extreme heat about 1050F using regular Ucon 625-10% fuel mixture contributed F2D fiasco Wednesday engines hot just sitting ground tended flood easily also theorized werent enough oxygen molecules engine ignite fuel mixture some oil residue ran back engine muffler Hindsight suggests should have kept engines cold using ice cubes cylinder muffler Although did try no theory seemed beyond reason thirteen pilots flew FAI well-prepared used variety engines such Nikolai Nechuikens Oleg Doroshenkos Profis Stels Nelsons front- rear-intake designs Soft hard mufflers seen various types equipment Tom Fluker used familiar rectangular large-square-inch Force-type models Chuck Rudner used Yellow Warpers Nechuiken Russian Dogs Roy Krupa store-bought Czech Faizov models did Joe McKenzie Czech entrepreneur Thomas Mejzlik Stewart Brothers used some home-grown designs broke out old 1989 1990 foamies 89s honeycomb boom models 1990s carbon arrowshaft types L-shaped mounts Mike Wilcox got some breaks Lady Luck way FAI win first match took whole streamernormally kiss death patient enough returned favor bouncing off lines process resulted broken bellcrank subsequent crash Mike lost whole streamer against David Owen Mike proceeded take Davids return During level fly-outthe-time stage Davids prop threw blade caused him lose air time Nonetheless Emo deserved win through some skillful flying AMA Fast Combat main Combat event event determines Quien es mas macho baddest Unlike FAI Slow models Fast models unlimited fuel requirements model type fuel feeding systems have muffler rule restrictor venturi rule 40% 50% nitro hopped up Foxes Wileys Nelsons Only Iskendar Taib bold enough possibly eccentric enough enter December 1994 79 CE ive field testing give great well Better engine protection Consistent runs Cooler operating temperatures inrenor tueisyou re cars boats ducted fans fixed wing rotaty wing theres Byron Fuel blended specifically needs including three premium Byron RACE car fuels fueling confidence Get Byron Fuel fuel champions BYRON LS INC stock Byron Fuel contact us direct Ida Grove IA 51445 364-3165 underpowered BRAT 28 event AMA Fast exciting fast possibility kill has final outcome No can argue kill knot gone lose done dealno ifs ands huts new seven-foot string rule impact number kills matches determined kill case three Betty Fox John Lowery Fox Manufacturing ready show off new AAC Mk7 Combat Special will sell $150 whole new engine new case crankshaft backplate piston liner setup brought back will doing extensive tests look report future columns Willy Wiley spent entire week Combat site son Joel running tuning custom 36 Combat engines ones saw ran respectably producing lots power engines well-made precision fits 36 costs about $185 Willy stands behind product brought engines back extensive testing will full-blown report Wiley 36 February 1995 column intend run Fast Combat trim variety props fuel combinations skill Fast quite good matches two flyaways entire contest Several us use fuel shutoffs safety reasons because love equipment Stewart Brothers modified Canadian-style fuel-dumps adding 020 music wire spring functions fuel shutoff clever idea though have seen action Chuck Rudner seen talking Thomas Mejzlik about possibility having Czech Republic-manufactured fuel shutoff Thomas answer no problem Lets see what comes foray fuel-shutoff land nothing new area modelsmost foam metal engine mounts Two pilots used Russian-style models surprise contest Mexican Team Fred Quezada Leo Nitro Silva finished first second respectively Baltimore native Leo Silva resident Combat student Southern California Combat Team under professorship Steve Hills now cattle-raising orange papaya farmer Tuxpan Mexico Fred engineer business importing pumps corrosive liquids Mexican industry Both pilots used state-of-the-art Steve Hills-designed Arrowplanes Freds built Greg Carters cores final match bit anticlimactic Fred made two quick cuts Leo got too close Freds model resulting collision broke fiberglass boom ended match match third fourth place between Dennis Keeton Mike Wilcox Wilcox got better Keeton pushed Nelson-powered model third place Keeton running Fox Both Fred Leo ran custom Foxes lots aftermarket parts Freds Don Repp Mark VI special unit built Pete Athans Don favor Pete sold Arnie Delgado sold Fred Little did know good Leos engine built Mark Smith Fort Worth Texas Mark noted quality precision engine work Both ran 40% nitro using modified Rev-Up Props Betty Fox John Lowery quite happy have engines show well AMA Nationals quick give top Fox fliers T-shirts winners circle photos Combat 1994 Nats successful due efficient contest management high number entries Thanks must given judges workers put hours arduous labor under hot Texas sun Mary Cartier Phils better half worked nonstop record match information answer competitors requests Combat still draws crowds spectators year provided some exciting bouts R/C product source thats tuned needsthe Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition handy reference guide thousands products facet R/C modeling Radio Control Buyers Guide covers R/C hobbies including planes helicopters cars monster trucks boats engines radios field acces sories tools Get R/O guide tailored fit needs Radio Control Buyers Guide 17th Edition 1 7 h2Ped models flew entry lev nes flJ CO Cars years guide custom tailored fit requests finished creations all-color Showcase sections greater number how-to articles Plus new companies expanded line entry level cars competition level trucks make guide R/C reference youve waiting Get R/C guide perfect fitthe Radio Control Buyers Guide #12127$1195 [v32][b-1-10-1-10]] Send ne _______ copys Radio Contra/Buyers Guide #12127$1195 *Enter total amount form Use coupon nail Kaimbach Publishing Co Dept X0836 21027 Crossroads Circle PO Box 986 Wankesba WI 531 87-0986 Include postage handling US add $300 4th class $450 UPS continental US Canada add $500 other toreign Look book at add$1000Wiscxnsin residentsadd 5% salestaxtototal Canadian ordersadd 7% GSTtxtxtal Payable US tunds Pricosandanail local hobby shopability subject tu change Name _________________________________________________________ *Total Enclosed $__________________ tries. inciede postage tsxest Address ________________________________________Credit Card # ___________________________________ accept American tapross 1mm $151 MustorGurd nod VISA CityExpiration Date_____________ Phxne # ______________ State ZipSignature _________________________________________ XD836 80 Model Aviation 4Or call toll free 800-533-6644 24 hours day Please have credit curd ready Fax 414-796-0126 Outside US Canada call 414-796-8776
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/12
Page Numbers: 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80
CONTROL LINE COMBAT AMAS 1994 NATS AT LUBBOCK TEXAS largest Control Line Combat turnouts recent years Slow Combat 29 entries FAI 13 21 Fast 32 All events flown full double-elimination format Combat Event Director Larry Driskill must given lots credit pre-contest field preparation entailed watering field months advance achieve acceptable level growth firmness adjacent fields quite hard strewn rocks Lubbock boasts international airport famous Texas Tech University about 3000 feet above sea level can quite hot little no humidityalthough did rain briefly Thursday finish Combat winds can blow hard 15-20 mph first Nats attended since 1984 Combat Event Director Reno Nevada Work commitments world championship participation caused long absence managed talk Chuck Rudner going year since son Mark age enthusiastic about flying Combat building models didnt take much effort Mark has learned building flying skills father flies /2A own friends Going Nats requires much preparation especially going fly three events did used big tripleelimination single-event contests require type model support equipment Three sets models support equipment weeks clothing quite pile stuff transport took five Fast models seven FAIs four 1/zA models dont know exactly models Chuck Mark took did Chuck Mark built special double-decked rack out PVC pipe hold models back Dodge Sport Caravan seemed like used inch space ready roll about 830 am Saturday July 16 After driving 1200 milesand passing some beautiful countryside badlandswe got Lubbock 430 am Sunday located La Quinta Inn center town Mark Rudners curiosity aroused several Cox Hobbies boxes La Quintas lobby found out contained December 1994 75 Steve Mills launches Steve Stewart starts Larry Driskill gets splashed Fast Champ Fred Quezada receives welcome David Owen Mike Wilcox Tom Fluker finished second Slow Bobby Mears Lubbocks homeboy favorite gives best tough fight 109 Stunters given away use 1/2A fun-fly later week Mark ended up participating wind blew hard models ruined fliers fun thanks Cox Hobbies representative Larry Renger anxious check AMA Headquarters Sunday always pleasure encounter old friends acquaintances milling around registration trailer Lots Combat pilotsFluker McKenzie Silva Quezada Wiley Mejzlik Cartier name fewwere already testing equipment Since still bit groggy 18-hour drive four hours sleep opted test afternoon James Mears Riley Wooten rounded up $500 Slow Fast winners LoneStar Models James Mears MazdaVolvo First National Bank Texas primary donors Fox Manufacturing awarded new Mk 7 Combat Specials second-place finishers Slow Fast sort incentive makes better Combat during contest too bad wasnt advertised advance Combat smallest Combat classes drew 21 entries dropping out prior start pilots love tinker minuscule models engines now several power plants acceptable class including Russian-produced VAs Stels US-made Shuriken Cox Tee Dee series event designed Cox Tee Dees mind went along vein decades engines still contenders can used great effectiveness Cox Hobbies Larry Renger hand watch happenings lend factory support Tee Dee engine users trunk rental car full extra parts Over years Cox has strong supporter 1/2A Combat through generous sponsorship Combat unofficial event Nats Cox supplied engines given out top finishers Shuriken engines arrived scene escalated weaponry cost 1/2A currently difficultif 76 Model Aviation ne builder Willy Wiley son Joel tune Wiley 36 what else would use Slow event Larry Driskill essential Right Stuff Larry donated week Nationals Combat Event Director Joe McKenzie US FAI Team member Mike Wilcox mixed up FAI Joe placed third Mike placed first Darryl Ellison Ray Krupa pit Rays twin Roy Darryl got one-flip start Wiley 36 impossibleto obtain have good have definite advantage Eric Tomchik came out top /2A using very mediocre Shuriken appeared no better good Tee Dee flew consistently match VAs out force year Event Director Larry Driskill having better units Minor Brothers using VA remote needle valves found stock VA needle valves difficult adjust proper setting saw other pilots using ACE needle valve spray bar removed blue plastic body carefully press-fitted VA case VA lighter Tee Dee requires different model can just bit smaller Tee Dee-sized models will need noses extended balance point will accurate may have person sporting Stels 049 still have some work before am comfortable can get restart two Stels need plenty running before broken two shows great potential fast engine /2As forgiving 36s little too much prime wont start slightly weak battery will give fits also must able needle right Slow Combat drew 29 entries flying top notch equipment Slow Combat defined days 100 mph happened clock Dave Hendersons Nelson-powered Slow 1802 seconds seven lapsnot bad large suctionfuel-system model models have evolved mass-produced kits refined scratch-built models composite structures Wing December 1994 77 Roy Krupas Texas Slow Lasso took him fourth place Chris Killion placed first Alan Cartier placed second Eric Tomchik placed third Junior Slow Team Mexico finished 1-2 AMA Fast Leo Nitro Silva earned second Fred Quezada placed first Gary Perkins daughter Cassie came Tucson Arizona fly FAI Fast areas 500 square inches uncommon models use arrow shaft fuselages Most Slow Combat models use GRW chicken hopper fuel tanks manufactured Glen Wells hold enough fuel fly entire five-minute match Roughly half competitors used metal engine mounts easier engine mounting changing fuselage Slow model seems anywhere 12 18 inches trailing edge wing stabilator Much experimentation required get systems work right venturi size critical its too small lose power its too large can never get needle setting correct prize oldest model goes Chuck Rudner two See results Focus Competition antique Nimblers all-balsa built Ambroid glue Remember old days used pins glue dried Folks got closeup look ended up trash can 78 Model Aviation Tomchik launches Slow model consistent flying earned him 1994 1/2A National Champion title Joe McKenzie assists Czech National Thomas Mejzlik tunes Profi 15 Thomas took second place Team Minor consists Gary sons Cary Andy US FAI Team member David Owen preps model prop lost half-foam half-balsa model pulled Nelson blade flight against Mike Wilcox Throughout Nats Mike Wilcox showed US FAI Team would get someones tail could never shake him off taking cuts seemingly will Mike did number Tom Fluker during final bout Tom needed some practice shake some rust off flying handle Cary Minor has developed competent aggressive pilot showing growth improvement pilots C Minor comes famous musical family includes Minor U Minortheir tune heard 1994 Nats Krupa twins Roy Ray known around Texas Ground Hog Gopher antics endless pits circle FAI Combat number F2D entries since days prior 4mm venturis mufflers could partly due availability ready-to-fly models inexpensive prices $30 $31 plus $8 shipping Thomas Mejzlik Thomas Nats props mufflers models mounts other items sale Joe McKenzie Thomas host before during after Nats Mike Wilcox David Owen 1994 USA World Championship Team members introduced Thomas Texas cuisine culture during evening hours frustrated FAII cannot remember last time unable start muffled FAI engine Chuck Rudner unable start matches Others such former world champion Tom Fluker former team member Pat Wilcox difficulty getting muffled engines light up combination factors prevented us doing best Lubbocks 3000-foot elevation extreme heat about 1050F using regular Ucon 625-10% fuel mixture contributed F2D fiasco Wednesday engines hot just sitting ground tended flood easily also theorized werent enough oxygen molecules engine ignite fuel mixture some oil residue ran back engine muffler Hindsight suggests should have kept engines cold using ice cubes cylinder muffler Although did try no theory seemed beyond reason thirteen pilots flew FAI well-prepared used variety engines such Nikolai Nechuikens Oleg Doroshenkos Profis Stels Nelsons front- rear-intake designs Soft hard mufflers seen various types equipment Tom Fluker used familiar rectangular large-square-inch Force-type models Chuck Rudner used Yellow Warpers Nechuiken Russian Dogs Roy Krupa store-bought Czech Faizov models did Joe McKenzie Czech entrepreneur Thomas Mejzlik Stewart Brothers used some home-grown designs broke out old 1989 1990 foamies 89s honeycomb boom models 1990s carbon arrowshaft types L-shaped mounts Mike Wilcox got some breaks Lady Luck way FAI win first match took whole streamernormally kiss death patient enough returned favor bouncing off lines process resulted broken bellcrank subsequent crash Mike lost whole streamer against David Owen Mike proceeded take Davids return During level fly-outthe-time stage Davids prop threw blade caused him lose air time Nonetheless Emo deserved win through some skillful flying AMA Fast Combat main Combat event event determines Quien es mas macho baddest Unlike FAI Slow models Fast models unlimited fuel requirements model type fuel feeding systems have muffler rule restrictor venturi rule 40% 50% nitro hopped up Foxes Wileys Nelsons Only Iskendar Taib bold enough possibly eccentric enough enter December 1994 79 CE ive field testing give great well Better engine protection Consistent runs Cooler operating temperatures inrenor tueisyou re cars boats ducted fans fixed wing rotaty wing theres Byron Fuel blended specifically needs including three premium Byron RACE car fuels fueling confidence Get Byron Fuel fuel champions BYRON LS INC stock Byron Fuel contact us direct Ida Grove IA 51445 364-3165 underpowered BRAT 28 event AMA Fast exciting fast possibility kill has final outcome No can argue kill knot gone lose done dealno ifs ands huts new seven-foot string rule impact number kills matches determined kill case three Betty Fox John Lowery Fox Manufacturing ready show off new AAC Mk7 Combat Special will sell $150 whole new engine new case crankshaft backplate piston liner setup brought back will doing extensive tests look report future columns Willy Wiley spent entire week Combat site son Joel running tuning custom 36 Combat engines ones saw ran respectably producing lots power engines well-made precision fits 36 costs about $185 Willy stands behind product brought engines back extensive testing will full-blown report Wiley 36 February 1995 column intend run Fast Combat trim variety props fuel combinations skill Fast quite good matches two flyaways entire contest Several us use fuel shutoffs safety reasons because love equipment Stewart Brothers modified Canadian-style fuel-dumps adding 020 music wire spring functions fuel shutoff clever idea though have seen action Chuck Rudner seen talking Thomas Mejzlik about possibility having Czech Republic-manufactured fuel shutoff Thomas answer no problem Lets see what comes foray fuel-shutoff land nothing new area modelsmost foam metal engine mounts Two pilots used Russian-style models surprise contest Mexican Team Fred Quezada Leo Nitro Silva finished first second respectively Baltimore native Leo Silva resident Combat student Southern California Combat Team under professorship Steve Hills now cattle-raising orange papaya farmer Tuxpan Mexico Fred engineer business importing pumps corrosive liquids Mexican industry Both pilots used state-of-the-art Steve Hills-designed Arrowplanes Freds built Greg Carters cores final match bit anticlimactic Fred made two quick cuts Leo got too close Freds model resulting collision broke fiberglass boom ended match match third fourth place between Dennis Keeton Mike Wilcox Wilcox got better Keeton pushed Nelson-powered model third place Keeton running Fox Both Fred Leo ran custom Foxes lots aftermarket parts Freds Don Repp Mark VI special unit built Pete Athans Don favor Pete sold Arnie Delgado sold Fred Little did know good Leos engine built Mark Smith Fort Worth Texas Mark noted quality precision engine work Both ran 40% nitro 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