Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager FOR MANY YEARS best attended race year held Bakersfield CA race drew people over world its peak over 110 entries came about through lot hard work lot promotion didnt happen overnight As always good things must come end really Racing Bakersfield came end 1978 seemed though nothing going take its place Well thanks lot effort few people looks though have makings what will best attended races year drawing contestants over world report sent Gary Hover 1981 California State Champion ship Formula Race held San Luis Obispo CA May 16 17 1981 San Luis Obispo Fliers Inc has hosted its fifth probably successful Formula race 66 total entries 44 Expert 22 Standard Class Attendance year international flair seven entries Canada three Japan Scale judging held Friday night San Luis Obispo City Recreation Hall Some 100 aircraft processed judged Best Finish Award went Gary McPike beautifully finished Denight Special Saturdays racing started 900 AM first heat Standard resulted four crashes Two stuffed #1 pylon very first lap two others midaired lap 6 involved midair John Bowers Klamath Falls OR flying very first Formula race Welcome racing John weather quite cool extremely windy gusts well over 30mph Saturday saw four full rounds flown Bob Smith leading Expert class perfect score Gary Hover Don Dombrowski leading Standard Dave Shadel posted fast time event second roundwitha 1121 forthe 2-mile race 530 PM Saturday final race flown everyone pretty cold little beverage annual steak barbecue hand days wind cool temperatures soon forgotten Jim Green caters feast served 162 year once again barbe cue can called unqualified success Sunday activities started off promptly 800 AM scheduled winds subsided everyone anticipated finale yet come After Round 5 Smith still led perfect score Hover second 19 points Don Kaylor Bill Grove tied third 18 points Round 6 saw Bill Grove crashing rounding 2-3 pylons pretty much dropped him out competition 7th final round really scrambled standings Don Kaylor received third place dropped him fourth overall Gary Hover placed second Tom Christopher put him tie second Keith David son Bob Smith again won heat contest perfect score 28 points Standard class leader Don Dombrowski double-cut Round 5 allowing George Soder berg Calgary Alberta move lead remaining Standard heats left Soderberg unchallenged easily won races allowing him emerge years victor years Calcutta Race far fastest Dave Shadel leading way 1121 12th qualifier Eric Ristrim 1183 Once pilots viewed four elimination heats called up flown winners elimination heats prepared final all-out race four finalists Rusty Van Baren Tom Christopher Bob Smith North Carolinas John McDermot race everything supposed Rusty Van Baren Tom Christo pher Bob Smith dueled out 10 laps Smith finished third group Christo Continued page 126 September 1981 47 winners Expert Front row L R Bob Smith Keith Davidson Gary Hover Don Kaylor Dave Shadel Back Tom Christopher Rusty Van Baren Ron Schorr Mack Moffat Kent Nogy uave naaeI turned Fast Time 1121 uesTI-Inlsnwlnnerwasuarymcl-IKerromRgoura Plane Toni Neat wire sculpture trophy CA Plane Denight Special Ron Gilman tanoara class winners en no rigni Leorge Soderberg Don Dombrowaki Tom Strom Kim Tucker Jim Kelly Standard event previous non-winners helps get guys started Formula PBY-5 Catalina$40000 See Dealer Mr Gs Products & Supply 1010 Gratiot Marysville MI 48040 areas corrections helpful tips newsletter nice touch particularly beginners visiting friend out town UPS arrived package American RC new plastic side frames modifications friends Mantis Mantis available since loan South Carolina plastic parts look good probably superior plywood construction least regard building time modification available under $2000 believe Mantis needs face lift could ticket also received information Watson dustries regarding new gyro com pany has developed electronic device duplicates function old electro mechanical rate gyro Im looking forward trying soon can Ill try out new Schlueter SX8 1 Helicopter photo beginnings SX8 1 next Heliboy might lead wonder Dieter didnt name latter Lowboy center gravity higher 5X8 1 Heliboy promises better rolling character istics fuselage very scale-like fact someone familiar full-scale Helicopters might think SX8 lisa scaled-down version latest attack Helicopter time permits hope have SX8 1 completed featured next month Meanwhile since Heliboy doesnt fly itself think Ill try hand Good flying See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 47 pher cut last pylon rendered Rusty ultimate winner time 1123 sponsor caller Jerry Boyce walked away $58050 eachnot bad weekend races 44 Expert contestants 22 broke 120 says something clean air Cali fornias central coast lot people made race total success starter Len Ledson Club President Tom Wiggen everyone pitched helped look forward next year Race #6 will better ever final results Expert 1 Bob Smith 2 Keith Davidson 3 Gary Hover 1146 1175 1178 4 Dave Kaylor 5 Dave Shadel 6 Tom Christopher 7 Rusty Van Baren 8 Ron Schorr 9 Mack Moffat 10 Kent Nogy Results Standard 1 George Soderberg 2 Don Dombrowski 3 Tom Strom 4 Kim Tucker 5 Jim Kelly Formula fliers should put contest calendar years Nationals will Seguin TX August 2 thru 9 Its going good have plenty room weather should great Ill looking forward seeing Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 FF Champs/Meuser Continued page 53 modern Schnuerle-ported nitro-methane-buming 30000 rpm engines Some gas jobs run over field before taking off ever just like good old days 1935 1940 get airborne sight behold sight makes some modern modelers wonder went wrong good old days new twist As Ed Lidgard put half way through winding up modern version Bugs Buzz rubber power model Yeh good old days didnt have decent rubber decent winders winding tubes prevent models getting destroyed rubber motor broke de thermalizers help us get models back good old days now words effect Seconds later tiny ugly-cute Bugs Buzz skyborne rate climb would make FAI Power flier writhe envy middle ground bulk modelers fly usual retinue AMA events rules play such guy old model semi-antique design powered well-worn enginebut well trimmedcan beat hell out competition provided can pull off act real goofs Real innovations scarce Gradual development two guys pushing particular design concept limitis norm Luck plays major role absence bad luck rather prevalence good luck makes 126 Model Aviation SOLAR CHALLENGE WEAR SUPER COLOR T-SHIRT $1 Ooo S M L XL BLUE TAN NAVY GOLD ORDERS ADD $200 SHIPPING CALIF RES ADD 6% SALES TAX / ili, 1 f/ S / FREE PRICE LIST S PLANS PHOTOS POSTERS rnQAa-1 ST. SIMI VALLEY CA 9 Republic Seabee$18500 1186 1121 1162 1157 1214 1196 1142 1325 1322 1277 1315 1506 Grumman Widgeon $25000 D L LV THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW' SWANSON PO Box 1 Wayne NA 07470
Edition: Model Aviation - 1981/09
Page Numbers: 47, 126
Radio Control Pylon Racing Bill Hager FOR MANY YEARS best attended race year held Bakersfield CA race drew people over world its peak over 110 entries came about through lot hard work lot promotion didnt happen overnight As always good things must come end really Racing Bakersfield came end 1978 seemed though nothing going take its place Well thanks lot effort few people looks though have makings what will best attended races year drawing contestants over world report sent Gary Hover 1981 California State Champion ship Formula Race held San Luis Obispo CA May 16 17 1981 San Luis Obispo Fliers Inc has hosted its fifth probably successful Formula race 66 total entries 44 Expert 22 Standard Class Attendance year international flair seven entries Canada three Japan Scale judging held Friday night San Luis Obispo City Recreation Hall Some 100 aircraft processed judged Best Finish Award went Gary McPike beautifully finished Denight Special Saturdays racing started 900 AM first heat Standard resulted four crashes Two stuffed #1 pylon very first lap two others midaired lap 6 involved midair John Bowers Klamath Falls OR flying very first Formula race Welcome racing John weather quite cool extremely windy gusts well over 30mph Saturday saw four full rounds flown Bob Smith leading Expert class perfect score Gary Hover Don Dombrowski leading Standard Dave Shadel posted fast time event second roundwitha 1121 forthe 2-mile race 530 PM Saturday final race flown everyone pretty cold little beverage annual steak barbecue hand days wind cool temperatures soon forgotten Jim Green caters feast served 162 year once again barbe cue can called unqualified success Sunday activities started off promptly 800 AM scheduled winds subsided everyone anticipated finale yet come After Round 5 Smith still led perfect score Hover second 19 points Don Kaylor Bill Grove tied third 18 points Round 6 saw Bill Grove crashing rounding 2-3 pylons pretty much dropped him out competition 7th final round really scrambled standings Don Kaylor received third place dropped him fourth overall Gary Hover placed second Tom Christopher put him tie second Keith David son Bob Smith again won heat contest perfect score 28 points Standard class leader Don Dombrowski double-cut Round 5 allowing George Soder berg Calgary Alberta move lead remaining Standard heats left Soderberg unchallenged easily won races allowing him emerge years victor years Calcutta Race far fastest Dave Shadel leading way 1121 12th qualifier Eric Ristrim 1183 Once pilots viewed four elimination heats called up flown winners elimination heats prepared final all-out race four finalists Rusty Van Baren Tom Christopher Bob Smith North Carolinas John McDermot race everything supposed Rusty Van Baren Tom Christo pher Bob Smith dueled out 10 laps Smith finished third group Christo Continued page 126 September 1981 47 winners Expert Front row L R Bob Smith Keith Davidson Gary Hover Don Kaylor Dave Shadel Back Tom Christopher Rusty Van Baren Ron Schorr Mack Moffat Kent Nogy uave naaeI turned Fast Time 1121 uesTI-Inlsnwlnnerwasuarymcl-IKerromRgoura Plane Toni Neat wire sculpture trophy CA Plane Denight Special Ron Gilman tanoara class winners en no rigni Leorge Soderberg Don Dombrowaki Tom Strom Kim Tucker Jim Kelly Standard event previous non-winners helps get guys started Formula PBY-5 Catalina$40000 See Dealer Mr Gs Products & Supply 1010 Gratiot Marysville MI 48040 areas corrections helpful tips newsletter nice touch particularly beginners visiting friend out town UPS arrived package American RC new plastic side frames modifications friends Mantis Mantis available since loan South Carolina plastic parts look good probably superior plywood construction least regard building time modification available under $2000 believe Mantis needs face lift could ticket also received information Watson dustries regarding new gyro com pany has developed electronic device duplicates function old electro mechanical rate gyro Im looking forward trying soon can Ill try out new Schlueter SX8 1 Helicopter photo beginnings SX8 1 next Heliboy might lead wonder Dieter didnt name latter Lowboy center gravity higher 5X8 1 Heliboy promises better rolling character istics fuselage very scale-like fact someone familiar full-scale Helicopters might think SX8 lisa scaled-down version latest attack Helicopter time permits hope have SX8 1 completed featured next month Meanwhile since Heliboy doesnt fly itself think Ill try hand Good flying See next month Dave Chesney Rt 9 Box 621A Greensboro NC 27409 RC Pylon Racing/Hager Continued page 47 pher cut last pylon rendered Rusty ultimate winner time 1123 sponsor caller Jerry Boyce walked away $58050 eachnot bad weekend races 44 Expert contestants 22 broke 120 says something clean air Cali fornias central coast lot people made race total success starter Len Ledson Club President Tom Wiggen everyone pitched helped look forward next year Race #6 will better ever final results Expert 1 Bob Smith 2 Keith Davidson 3 Gary Hover 1146 1175 1178 4 Dave Kaylor 5 Dave Shadel 6 Tom Christopher 7 Rusty Van Baren 8 Ron Schorr 9 Mack Moffat 10 Kent Nogy Results Standard 1 George Soderberg 2 Don Dombrowski 3 Tom Strom 4 Kim Tucker 5 Jim Kelly Formula fliers should put contest calendar years Nationals will Seguin TX August 2 thru 9 Its going good have plenty room weather should great Ill looking forward seeing Bill Hager 706 Glen Haven Dr Conroe TX 77302 FF Champs/Meuser Continued page 53 modern Schnuerle-ported nitro-methane-buming 30000 rpm engines Some gas jobs run over field before taking off ever just like good old days 1935 1940 get airborne sight behold sight makes some modern modelers wonder went wrong good old days new twist As Ed Lidgard put half way through winding up modern version Bugs Buzz rubber power model Yeh good old days didnt have decent rubber decent winders winding tubes prevent models getting destroyed rubber motor broke de thermalizers help us get models back good old days now words effect Seconds later tiny ugly-cute Bugs Buzz skyborne rate climb would make FAI Power flier writhe envy middle ground bulk modelers fly usual retinue AMA events rules play such guy old model semi-antique design powered well-worn enginebut well trimmedcan beat hell out competition provided can pull off act real goofs Real innovations scarce Gradual development two guys pushing particular design concept limitis norm Luck plays major role absence bad luck rather prevalence good luck makes 126 Model Aviation SOLAR CHALLENGE WEAR SUPER COLOR T-SHIRT $1 Ooo S M L XL BLUE TAN NAVY GOLD ORDERS ADD $200 SHIPPING CALIF RES ADD 6% SALES TAX / ili, 1 f/ S / FREE PRICE LIST S PLANS PHOTOS POSTERS rnQAa-1 ST. SIMI VALLEY CA 9 Republic Seabee$18500 1186 1121 1162 1157 1214 1196 1142 1325 1322 1277 1315 1506 Grumman Widgeon $25000 D L LV THE NEW FIREBALL GLOW PLUGS ARE LEAKPROOF AND BLOWOUT PROOF EVEN FOR THE NEW MONSTER ENGINES BUT THEY ARE STILL THE OLD PRICE OF $110 WRITE NOW' SWANSON PO Box 1 Wayne NA 07470