Kurt Bozarth, 18699 E. Ida Ave., Aurora CO 80015
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING
THIS MONTH I have several races to report on: the Central
American National Championships, the US Team Trials, and the
NMPRA [National Miniature Pylon Racing Association]
Championships. In the next issue I hope to cover the results of the
2005 Winterfest Quarter 500 (Q-500) race held in Phoenix,
Arizona.
The Central American National Championships: I received some
terrific information from Julio Quevedo Jr. regarding Pylon
Racing in Central America. Julio is quite an accomplished RC
pilot—I’ll have more about him later.
He reports that the Central American Modelers Association’s
2004 Championships was held November 5-7 in Guatemala. This
has been an annual event since 1998, and its location rotates to
different Central American countries each year. The events
include Q-500 and Open Pylon Racing, Scale, International
Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC), Helicopter, and Soaring.
This year’s championship event was organized by the
Guatemalan clubs AGA, ACME, and the Hornets. Klaus Wagner
was the event director and Irwin Cosillo was the Pylon CD. A
total of 31 contestants entered, and the majority were from El
Salvador and Honduras.
After three days of exciting racing, with a few crashes thrown
in for fun (best crash went to Tomas Wandel), the results were as
follows.
Q-500 Pylon:
1) Julio Quevedo Jr. flying a Shotgun.
2) Klaus Wagner flying a Doddger.
3) Raul David flying a Shotgun.
Open Pylon:
1) Julio Quevedo Jr. flying a Shotgun Q-500.
2) Raul David flying a Napier Heston Quarter 40 (Q-40).
3) Julio Quevedo Sr. flying a Q-500.
Julio Quevedo Sr. and Jr. (Guatemala City, Guatemala) are active
and successful in Pylon Racing. Julio IV, age 7, has already started
flying RC.
NMPRA Q-40 Championship winners, callers (L-R): T. Scott
(kneeling), caller Dennis O’Brien; F. Burgdorf (kneeling), caller
Travis Flynn; G. Freeman Jr. (standing); D. Jett, caller Mike Helsel
(both kneeling); R. Brown, caller Rusty Van Buren (in back).
(L-R): B. DeChastel and caller and wife Linda, R. Bridge and
caller Lyle Larson, R. Verano and caller Robert Holick, C.
Grunkemeyer and caller Tom Scott.
No one at the Central American Championships was surprised
to see Julio Quevedo Jr. on the winner’s podium. He has been
there many times, and not just in Pylon Racing. He also won
Team Scale and Helicopter Freestyle, and he placed second in
IMAC Advanced.
And if that weren’t enough, Julio races RC cars in his spare
time. He has flown in five Aerobatics World Championships and
two US Nats (Soaring and Pattern). Whew! I’m exhausted from
just writing about it.
US Team Trials: Longtime Pylon Racer
and fast guy Tom Scott was generous
enough to send me some details about
and the results of the US Pylon Racing
Team Trials, held December 5-7, 2004.
The Markham Park Pilots Association
(MPPA) hosted the event at its public
field in Sunrise, Florida (approximately
15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale).
Cliff Telford was the CD and did an
outstanding job as always. Jim Perdue
(MPPA club president) and “Rocket” Ray
Brown organized the event and the course
workers. The contest was extremely well
organized and a huge success.
The objective of this competition was
to select the top FAI-class Pylon Racers
to represent the United States at the 2005
F3D World Championships, to be held in
Tours, France, August 27-September 3.
You can find more information about the
World Championships at http://francef3dwc.
site.voila.fr/index.html.
According to Tom, the Team Trials
included some of the most intense racing
he had ever seen or experienced. It was
obvious that all 13 racers in attendance
had logged many hours of practice and
were serious about making the US team.
A total of 12 rounds were flown
during a two-day period. The worst two
times were discarded for each participant.
In the end, only 3.6 seconds of total time
separated the top three finishers.
The 2005 US FAI Pylon Racing team
will consist of Richard Verano, Randy
Bridge, and Craig Grunkemeyer. Bruce
DeChastel will be the team alternate, and
Jim Allen will be the team manager.
Five-time World Championships
competitor Richard Verano (who finished
first in 1993, second in 1995, third in
1999, and second in 2003) has set F3D
world records in all of his World
Championships attendances and was the
first to break the 1-minute barrier. He is
excited about the 2005 team’s potential
and feels that it could be the best to date.
Randy Bridge—current and five-time
US national champion—will make his
international debut along with Craig
Grunkemeyer, who is a five-time Nats
winner and designer of the popular
Doddger Q-500 model.
Team alternate Bruce DeChastel is a
six-time international competitor, having
represented Australia and the US. Current
World Champion Chris Callow of
Australia flew Bruce’s FAI design—the
Evo—when he set the record of 0:57.7 in
2003 in Melnik, Czech Republic.
One can understand why Richard is so
excited about this US team. The best of
luck to them all.
NMPRA Championships: The NMPRA
held its 2004 Championships in Orlando,
Florida, December 10-12. As a warm-up
for the Q-40 (AMA event 422) races
Saturday and Sunday, a day of Q-500
racing (AMA event 428) was held Friday.
Sport Quickie (AMA event 424) was
flown throughout the weekend.
Q-500 had 27 entries, Sport Quickie
averaged eight participants a day, and Q-
40 had 32 entries. Several racers,
including myself, had to cancel plans to
attend because of the never-ending
demands of a never-understanding
employer.
In addition to great racing, a great
banquet was scheduled for Saturday
evening at a local country club. Evidently
the food was terrific, and to quote Bob
Brogdon—NMPRA secretary/treasurer
and party planner—“The banquet had to
be one of the best ever!”
Awards were presented to the top five
racers with the highest point totals for the
year in Q-500 and Q-40. Dub Jett, of Jett
Engineering, was honored with a unique
award for his long and faithful
membership and accomplishments in the
NMPRA.
The results of the NMPRA
Championships follow. If you recall, 15-
year-old J.D. Glass was the most
outstanding Q-500 Junior at the 2004
Nats. How quickly they grow up!
Q-500
1) J.D. Glass
2) G. Tahhan (of Venezuela)
3) Rusty Van Buren
4) Ray Brown
5) Dennis O’Brien
Fast time: J.D. Glass at 1:10:08
Q-40
1) Dub Jett
2) Tom Scott
3) Fred Burgdorf
4) Ray Brown
5) Gary Freeman Jr.
Fast time: Fred Burgdorf at 1:02:06
Please feel free to contact me anytime if
you have comments or subject-matter
suggestions. I particularly welcome race
write-ups and high-resolution digital
photos. My E-mail address is kurt@
bozarthhomes.com. See you next time. MA
Edition: Model Aviation - 2005/04
Page Numbers: 141,142,143
Edition: Model Aviation - 2005/04
Page Numbers: 141,142,143
Kurt Bozarth, 18699 E. Ida Ave., Aurora CO 80015
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING
THIS MONTH I have several races to report on: the Central
American National Championships, the US Team Trials, and the
NMPRA [National Miniature Pylon Racing Association]
Championships. In the next issue I hope to cover the results of the
2005 Winterfest Quarter 500 (Q-500) race held in Phoenix,
Arizona.
The Central American National Championships: I received some
terrific information from Julio Quevedo Jr. regarding Pylon
Racing in Central America. Julio is quite an accomplished RC
pilot—I’ll have more about him later.
He reports that the Central American Modelers Association’s
2004 Championships was held November 5-7 in Guatemala. This
has been an annual event since 1998, and its location rotates to
different Central American countries each year. The events
include Q-500 and Open Pylon Racing, Scale, International
Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC), Helicopter, and Soaring.
This year’s championship event was organized by the
Guatemalan clubs AGA, ACME, and the Hornets. Klaus Wagner
was the event director and Irwin Cosillo was the Pylon CD. A
total of 31 contestants entered, and the majority were from El
Salvador and Honduras.
After three days of exciting racing, with a few crashes thrown
in for fun (best crash went to Tomas Wandel), the results were as
follows.
Q-500 Pylon:
1) Julio Quevedo Jr. flying a Shotgun.
2) Klaus Wagner flying a Doddger.
3) Raul David flying a Shotgun.
Open Pylon:
1) Julio Quevedo Jr. flying a Shotgun Q-500.
2) Raul David flying a Napier Heston Quarter 40 (Q-40).
3) Julio Quevedo Sr. flying a Q-500.
Julio Quevedo Sr. and Jr. (Guatemala City, Guatemala) are active
and successful in Pylon Racing. Julio IV, age 7, has already started
flying RC.
NMPRA Q-40 Championship winners, callers (L-R): T. Scott
(kneeling), caller Dennis O’Brien; F. Burgdorf (kneeling), caller
Travis Flynn; G. Freeman Jr. (standing); D. Jett, caller Mike Helsel
(both kneeling); R. Brown, caller Rusty Van Buren (in back).
(L-R): B. DeChastel and caller and wife Linda, R. Bridge and
caller Lyle Larson, R. Verano and caller Robert Holick, C.
Grunkemeyer and caller Tom Scott.
No one at the Central American Championships was surprised
to see Julio Quevedo Jr. on the winner’s podium. He has been
there many times, and not just in Pylon Racing. He also won
Team Scale and Helicopter Freestyle, and he placed second in
IMAC Advanced.
And if that weren’t enough, Julio races RC cars in his spare
time. He has flown in five Aerobatics World Championships and
two US Nats (Soaring and Pattern). Whew! I’m exhausted from
just writing about it.
US Team Trials: Longtime Pylon Racer
and fast guy Tom Scott was generous
enough to send me some details about
and the results of the US Pylon Racing
Team Trials, held December 5-7, 2004.
The Markham Park Pilots Association
(MPPA) hosted the event at its public
field in Sunrise, Florida (approximately
15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale).
Cliff Telford was the CD and did an
outstanding job as always. Jim Perdue
(MPPA club president) and “Rocket” Ray
Brown organized the event and the course
workers. The contest was extremely well
organized and a huge success.
The objective of this competition was
to select the top FAI-class Pylon Racers
to represent the United States at the 2005
F3D World Championships, to be held in
Tours, France, August 27-September 3.
You can find more information about the
World Championships at http://francef3dwc.
site.voila.fr/index.html.
According to Tom, the Team Trials
included some of the most intense racing
he had ever seen or experienced. It was
obvious that all 13 racers in attendance
had logged many hours of practice and
were serious about making the US team.
A total of 12 rounds were flown
during a two-day period. The worst two
times were discarded for each participant.
In the end, only 3.6 seconds of total time
separated the top three finishers.
The 2005 US FAI Pylon Racing team
will consist of Richard Verano, Randy
Bridge, and Craig Grunkemeyer. Bruce
DeChastel will be the team alternate, and
Jim Allen will be the team manager.
Five-time World Championships
competitor Richard Verano (who finished
first in 1993, second in 1995, third in
1999, and second in 2003) has set F3D
world records in all of his World
Championships attendances and was the
first to break the 1-minute barrier. He is
excited about the 2005 team’s potential
and feels that it could be the best to date.
Randy Bridge—current and five-time
US national champion—will make his
international debut along with Craig
Grunkemeyer, who is a five-time Nats
winner and designer of the popular
Doddger Q-500 model.
Team alternate Bruce DeChastel is a
six-time international competitor, having
represented Australia and the US. Current
World Champion Chris Callow of
Australia flew Bruce’s FAI design—the
Evo—when he set the record of 0:57.7 in
2003 in Melnik, Czech Republic.
One can understand why Richard is so
excited about this US team. The best of
luck to them all.
NMPRA Championships: The NMPRA
held its 2004 Championships in Orlando,
Florida, December 10-12. As a warm-up
for the Q-40 (AMA event 422) races
Saturday and Sunday, a day of Q-500
racing (AMA event 428) was held Friday.
Sport Quickie (AMA event 424) was
flown throughout the weekend.
Q-500 had 27 entries, Sport Quickie
averaged eight participants a day, and Q-
40 had 32 entries. Several racers,
including myself, had to cancel plans to
attend because of the never-ending
demands of a never-understanding
employer.
In addition to great racing, a great
banquet was scheduled for Saturday
evening at a local country club. Evidently
the food was terrific, and to quote Bob
Brogdon—NMPRA secretary/treasurer
and party planner—“The banquet had to
be one of the best ever!”
Awards were presented to the top five
racers with the highest point totals for the
year in Q-500 and Q-40. Dub Jett, of Jett
Engineering, was honored with a unique
award for his long and faithful
membership and accomplishments in the
NMPRA.
The results of the NMPRA
Championships follow. If you recall, 15-
year-old J.D. Glass was the most
outstanding Q-500 Junior at the 2004
Nats. How quickly they grow up!
Q-500
1) J.D. Glass
2) G. Tahhan (of Venezuela)
3) Rusty Van Buren
4) Ray Brown
5) Dennis O’Brien
Fast time: J.D. Glass at 1:10:08
Q-40
1) Dub Jett
2) Tom Scott
3) Fred Burgdorf
4) Ray Brown
5) Gary Freeman Jr.
Fast time: Fred Burgdorf at 1:02:06
Please feel free to contact me anytime if
you have comments or subject-matter
suggestions. I particularly welcome race
write-ups and high-resolution digital
photos. My E-mail address is kurt@
bozarthhomes.com. See you next time. MA
Edition: Model Aviation - 2005/04
Page Numbers: 141,142,143
Kurt Bozarth, 18699 E. Ida Ave., Aurora CO 80015
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING
THIS MONTH I have several races to report on: the Central
American National Championships, the US Team Trials, and the
NMPRA [National Miniature Pylon Racing Association]
Championships. In the next issue I hope to cover the results of the
2005 Winterfest Quarter 500 (Q-500) race held in Phoenix,
Arizona.
The Central American National Championships: I received some
terrific information from Julio Quevedo Jr. regarding Pylon
Racing in Central America. Julio is quite an accomplished RC
pilot—I’ll have more about him later.
He reports that the Central American Modelers Association’s
2004 Championships was held November 5-7 in Guatemala. This
has been an annual event since 1998, and its location rotates to
different Central American countries each year. The events
include Q-500 and Open Pylon Racing, Scale, International
Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC), Helicopter, and Soaring.
This year’s championship event was organized by the
Guatemalan clubs AGA, ACME, and the Hornets. Klaus Wagner
was the event director and Irwin Cosillo was the Pylon CD. A
total of 31 contestants entered, and the majority were from El
Salvador and Honduras.
After three days of exciting racing, with a few crashes thrown
in for fun (best crash went to Tomas Wandel), the results were as
follows.
Q-500 Pylon:
1) Julio Quevedo Jr. flying a Shotgun.
2) Klaus Wagner flying a Doddger.
3) Raul David flying a Shotgun.
Open Pylon:
1) Julio Quevedo Jr. flying a Shotgun Q-500.
2) Raul David flying a Napier Heston Quarter 40 (Q-40).
3) Julio Quevedo Sr. flying a Q-500.
Julio Quevedo Sr. and Jr. (Guatemala City, Guatemala) are active
and successful in Pylon Racing. Julio IV, age 7, has already started
flying RC.
NMPRA Q-40 Championship winners, callers (L-R): T. Scott
(kneeling), caller Dennis O’Brien; F. Burgdorf (kneeling), caller
Travis Flynn; G. Freeman Jr. (standing); D. Jett, caller Mike Helsel
(both kneeling); R. Brown, caller Rusty Van Buren (in back).
(L-R): B. DeChastel and caller and wife Linda, R. Bridge and
caller Lyle Larson, R. Verano and caller Robert Holick, C.
Grunkemeyer and caller Tom Scott.
No one at the Central American Championships was surprised
to see Julio Quevedo Jr. on the winner’s podium. He has been
there many times, and not just in Pylon Racing. He also won
Team Scale and Helicopter Freestyle, and he placed second in
IMAC Advanced.
And if that weren’t enough, Julio races RC cars in his spare
time. He has flown in five Aerobatics World Championships and
two US Nats (Soaring and Pattern). Whew! I’m exhausted from
just writing about it.
US Team Trials: Longtime Pylon Racer
and fast guy Tom Scott was generous
enough to send me some details about
and the results of the US Pylon Racing
Team Trials, held December 5-7, 2004.
The Markham Park Pilots Association
(MPPA) hosted the event at its public
field in Sunrise, Florida (approximately
15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale).
Cliff Telford was the CD and did an
outstanding job as always. Jim Perdue
(MPPA club president) and “Rocket” Ray
Brown organized the event and the course
workers. The contest was extremely well
organized and a huge success.
The objective of this competition was
to select the top FAI-class Pylon Racers
to represent the United States at the 2005
F3D World Championships, to be held in
Tours, France, August 27-September 3.
You can find more information about the
World Championships at http://francef3dwc.
site.voila.fr/index.html.
According to Tom, the Team Trials
included some of the most intense racing
he had ever seen or experienced. It was
obvious that all 13 racers in attendance
had logged many hours of practice and
were serious about making the US team.
A total of 12 rounds were flown
during a two-day period. The worst two
times were discarded for each participant.
In the end, only 3.6 seconds of total time
separated the top three finishers.
The 2005 US FAI Pylon Racing team
will consist of Richard Verano, Randy
Bridge, and Craig Grunkemeyer. Bruce
DeChastel will be the team alternate, and
Jim Allen will be the team manager.
Five-time World Championships
competitor Richard Verano (who finished
first in 1993, second in 1995, third in
1999, and second in 2003) has set F3D
world records in all of his World
Championships attendances and was the
first to break the 1-minute barrier. He is
excited about the 2005 team’s potential
and feels that it could be the best to date.
Randy Bridge—current and five-time
US national champion—will make his
international debut along with Craig
Grunkemeyer, who is a five-time Nats
winner and designer of the popular
Doddger Q-500 model.
Team alternate Bruce DeChastel is a
six-time international competitor, having
represented Australia and the US. Current
World Champion Chris Callow of
Australia flew Bruce’s FAI design—the
Evo—when he set the record of 0:57.7 in
2003 in Melnik, Czech Republic.
One can understand why Richard is so
excited about this US team. The best of
luck to them all.
NMPRA Championships: The NMPRA
held its 2004 Championships in Orlando,
Florida, December 10-12. As a warm-up
for the Q-40 (AMA event 422) races
Saturday and Sunday, a day of Q-500
racing (AMA event 428) was held Friday.
Sport Quickie (AMA event 424) was
flown throughout the weekend.
Q-500 had 27 entries, Sport Quickie
averaged eight participants a day, and Q-
40 had 32 entries. Several racers,
including myself, had to cancel plans to
attend because of the never-ending
demands of a never-understanding
employer.
In addition to great racing, a great
banquet was scheduled for Saturday
evening at a local country club. Evidently
the food was terrific, and to quote Bob
Brogdon—NMPRA secretary/treasurer
and party planner—“The banquet had to
be one of the best ever!”
Awards were presented to the top five
racers with the highest point totals for the
year in Q-500 and Q-40. Dub Jett, of Jett
Engineering, was honored with a unique
award for his long and faithful
membership and accomplishments in the
NMPRA.
The results of the NMPRA
Championships follow. If you recall, 15-
year-old J.D. Glass was the most
outstanding Q-500 Junior at the 2004
Nats. How quickly they grow up!
Q-500
1) J.D. Glass
2) G. Tahhan (of Venezuela)
3) Rusty Van Buren
4) Ray Brown
5) Dennis O’Brien
Fast time: J.D. Glass at 1:10:08
Q-40
1) Dub Jett
2) Tom Scott
3) Fred Burgdorf
4) Ray Brown
5) Gary Freeman Jr.
Fast time: Fred Burgdorf at 1:02:06
Please feel free to contact me anytime if
you have comments or subject-matter
suggestions. I particularly welcome race
write-ups and high-resolution digital
photos. My E-mail address is kurt@
bozarthhomes.com. See you next time. MA