C PYLON RACING Bill Hager WE LL racing season going foil tilt now havent race area yet soon will hot summer months right around corner Formula flier big goal will probably qualify NMPRA Cham pionship race years championship race will held Titusville Florida October25 26 order qualify race must finish top 20% district nine districts Included districts Mexico Canada district has vice president responsible keeping track top 20% top 10 finishers AMA Nats also qualified provided NMPRA members Well anyway NMPRA Championship races something us look forward year first race season Dallas got discussion some racers seems few new racers have flying other competition events such Pattern switch Well go back about 10 years time just getting started Pylon Racing remember some wellknown racers going back Pattern because demandingnot difficult Well dont look now fellows think have gone full cycle dont believe mejust take look modern day Pattern airplanes its tuned pipe retracts flaps highly tuned engine enough take look radio gear being used rate buttons etc Pylon Racing fly fast turn left Stop think about Anyone can buy competitive airplane anyone can buy enginc number engine specialists throughout country dont think have ever seen pylon racer say no someone needs help getting started racing guess what Im trying say anyone really wants can get Pylon Racing So what waiting season opener Texas Oklahoma Oklahoma City due old Mother Nature bad weather wait another week until May 3 4 opening day meet put North Dallas RC Club Dick Miller contest director Saturday 27 Q500 fliers tumed Out race race did saw some good racing throughout day Some last years racers back also some new faces standout youngster name Tom Giertz Tom dad Lars makeup quite team Tom turned time 1285 fast time race until yours truly turned 1275 youngsters sure learn fast Formula saw 19 entries pretty good first race season lot us thought ready found out werent Gary Heithold made look easy ended up perfect score fast time 1214 An old-timer Bob Barrett sort retired couple years help son get competitive decided race year Bob finished third Matt Smith new promising flier finished second list Formula 1 Gary 1-leithold 2 Matt Smith 3 Robert Barrett 4 Ed Rankin 5 Chuck Greenwood 6 Norm Johnson 7 Richard Oliver 8 Gene Smith 9 Bill Hager 10 Pat Jones 1 Paul Clays 2 Bill Hager 3 Ron Ables 4 J P Hanway 5 George Parks 12 14 1275 12 50 1254 1290 1240 13 10 1345 1250 1258 Q500 Tip month have used flying doesnt get too hot75 80 degrees Since moving Texas fly 90 105 degrees have found have engine cooling problem Im sure some also have problem may know result will almost always after six eight laps glow plug will blow result usually 0 some possible faults A Too low rpm B Incorrect air inlet C Incorrect air outlet following solutions problems Most todays Formula engines must run 21500 22500 rpm Anything less will over work engine 2 air inlet should s wide 1 4 high minimum should baffle installed direct about 60% air over around head 3 cooling outlet counting area exhaust pipe exits should have opening about four times area inlet sure hope helps some you have tips send will pass along See next month Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garland TX 75043 36 Model Aviation url3n lllcnmono en aiscusses uuarter ioger ijivess wHin its uiiaer uave Laisna center ano Gail Jacobson Rivets available DLs Models 1141 Columbus Ave Lemoyne PA Gager pic SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT Anotner 1-ormula race about start Pilot/caller teams Ito r Bob Hisey/Wayne Yeager Joe Cohen/Mario Biscaro Jim Gager/Bob Onori Bill Johanson/Billy Johanson Gager photo