1975 NMPRA Championships

1 #ZAi te heap AMA vpedd aetg4p J24i N PMeQ44ff qeot npe4b2 hin btmb 2i4epoA ry ieoi Iae eutiwa tei Thi th2h 4VjA neberheie4dhe *i I9 1 dd pIgA2 i i74 ThitIea n Oewbr 25a JtW atketipg epg4s wets y6ege4n1bd1Ia sp4n4 t NMYJ FL WqNh The4dlWi oA sjeri parti htCaPZmrq 4 Model Aviation Photos Art Arro Winners Jim Maki smartest Japanese alive Green Flash Ex alted Florida King 1975 NMPRA F-I Champion Jim ded icated racing enthusiasts NMPRA put skills together win big Tournament Champions five first places three second places fastest time 119 flying really out world However end race made part world doing landscape-scoop coming out number three pylon demolished number airplane final results shown table Public Relations thrill excite ment Pylon Racing fantastic four airplanes screaming around quartermile course ten laps speeds up 200 mph wanted share highly competitive event public fore concentrated advertising effort launched using radio newspaper TV addition large posters made distributed NATS Ft Worth Dallas businesses Bleachers installed 3000 people City Dallas Parks Department along provisions larger parking area Five-thousand attractive program printed contained introduction AMA Presi dent Johnny Clemens NMPRA President Glen Spicker introduction NMPRA officers top fliers country description F-I Pylon Racing score sheet spectators use keep up race results advertisements program sponsors Two large 4 8 ft scoreboards displayed front spectators give up-to-date race results full-size Formula Cassut racer displayed two days furnished John Jennings flew F-I Pylon 1968-1969 22222222222222222222222222222 222222222 222222-222222222222 22>222222>2>222222222222222222222222 2222>2222222222 U UIW~J@UID Ed Rankin Hardworking flagman scatter pylon did excellent job during entire two days racing Note protective bear cage screening plywood panels workers safety graduated real ones Don Down ing Contest Director idea man advertising paid off Sunday area being saturated people Programs distributed among crowd interesting description races announced PA Larry Stanfield Ft Worth Thun derbirds David Hyde Dallas R/C Club Sunday afternoon peak attendance Johnny Clemens February 1976 5 Left Gale Helms 74 champ bundled up weatherand Lil Toni racer Above Ron Schoor NMPRA Treasl Clarence Lee-K&B 65 powered Lil Toni racer Above Cliff Pop Telford identifies Bob Violetts Loki number flagman Walkie-talkies provided communication between areas course Below Race winner Jim Maki prepares start K&B-powered Stegall Minnow able caller Bill Williamson holds Addressing banquet held Headquar ters hotel NMPRA 1975 president Glen Spickler NMPRA Championships handled PA described modeling general function AMA Workers Seventy dedicated people volunteered services run race effort made tremendous suc cess area beehive racing activ ity nine F-I 13 QM races AMA NATS already run 1975 Conse quently club members Ft Worth Thunderbirds Dallas R/C Club Richardson R/C club anxious par ticipate great race names Don Downing Con test Director Larry Stanfield David Hyde PA Paul Fon McKensie Peggy Jensen Jane Johnson Desk Re corders Jim Simpson Freq Monitor John Harris Reese Brandberg Pit Bosses Chris Bidwell Steve Foster Runners Jim Harris Crowd Control Dwayne Brown Starter Jon Rynd Head Lapcounter Larry Jenson Stu Moore Mike Moody Bill Foster John Kidwell John Thompson Vernon Miles Lap Counters John Eddyhausen Head Flag man Roger Cerelli David McKensie Os car Slaughter Lou Kirchdorpher Divid Moore Bill Reynolds Jack Krosta Carl Coca Flagman Helmer Johnson Bill Slater Randy Randolf John Kidwell Wes Blair Lawrence Fads Scale Judges Ed Rankin Contest Adviser Registration Heat Matrix Equipment made special effort honor workers contest giving S3000 worth merchandise donated 60 manufacturers hobby shops over country included radios engines kits accessories After contest workers placed names hat drawing first name drawn pick prizes drawing con tinued until everyone received prize Fon McKensie Ft Worth won EK Cham pion Radio Chris Lyns Dallas won Kraft radio Registration 1200 noon- 1000 pm Friday wanted extend big Texas Howdy Welcome contestants make stay convenient pos sible Pre-entry required mail final registration extended until 1000 pm Friday could done tele phone late arrivals 72 pre Fastest Time Bob Violett1 15 Best Scale Judging Greg Doe Best Sportsman Dr Bob Barrett PL NAME/CITY/DISTRICT 1 Jim Maki Ft Lauderdale Fla SE 2 Terry Prather Wilmingten Ca SoCal 3 John McDermitt Hickory NC SE 4 Ed Allen San Marcos Ca SoCal 5 Don Downing Irving Texas SCW 6 Mike Heloel York Pa NE 7 Dallas Buck Charlotte NC SEl Tie broken tastest time frequnocy conflict #Tie broken fly-off AIRPLANE/ENGINE POINTSTIME Miooow/K&B Toni/ST Toni/ST LRI-A/ST LRI-A/ST Toni/ST Minnow/ST 29119 281152 2B1176 2B1198 2B1234 27#1164 21#123 Pt NAME/CITY/DISTRICT B Steve Sica San Diego Ca SoCal 9 Bill Williamson Apodigo Flu SE 10 Wayne Browning Burlnoon Tex SCW 11 Whit Stockwell Encino Ca SoCal 12 Gale Helms Ft Worth Texas SCW 13 Bob Silwanicz Pompano Bch Flu 14 Ron Sheldon Aloe Rock Ca SoCal 15 Bob Emery Vista Ca SoCal 16 Greg Doe Charlotte NC SEl 17 Mike Atzei La Crescenta Ca SoCal 18 Bob Violett Clarkoburg Md NE 19 Doug Ruble Visalia Ca SoCal 20 Ed Hotelling Camarillo Ca SoCal AIRPLANE/ENGINEPOINTS Rickey Rat/ST25# Minnow/K&B25# Toni/ST24 Toni/ST23 Toni/ST23 Toni/ST22# Toni/ST22# 181-A/ST22# Toni/ST21# Tooi/ST21# Loki/K&B20 Toni/ST20 Cosmic Wiod/K&B201207 TIME 1224 121 1205 1192 12 15 123 1154 124 1232 1232 115 1162 6 Model Aviation Theyre off l Terry Prathers LII Toni leaps forward starting line staggered start Terry second-place winner Championships Pre-entry required mail 1975 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS October 25-26 Dallas Texas 69 Entrants 8 Rounds Greg Doe outstanding Best Finish AKeith Daviason ana bteve aica u S Moaeisiward winning Stegall Toni racer running up Suportiie X-40 D & S RiCky Rat First day weather cold damp played havoc needle valve settings entries 69 registered Big Town Inn Racing Headquarters really good turn-out Transportation pro vided contestants airports motel motel provided shuttle bus field downtown Dallas women Phill Bussell famous Control Line Speed flier MA columnist mixed fuel contestants specifications minimum fee real conveni ence traveling air Race Day Saturday 700 am 630 pm Would believe weather terrible 50 degrees light rain 20 mph north wind after six weeks California Climate spite mar ginal climatic conditions race started Scale judging began 700 am over 120 airplanes being judged Handicap selection Best Scale Judging trophy Greg Doe Charlotte NC won trophy beautiful detailed Stegal Toni scale judging process workers briefing held equipment set up Before airplanes released pilots brief ing held racing started first heat off ground 930 am weather slowed everyone however four rounds flown 18 heats per round 630 pm averaging 750 minutes per heat including 30-minute break workers evident great tournament would stop because little bad weather possible because dedicated workers braving rain cold wind workers willing pilots willing end four rounds Terry Prather 1974 Champ Bill Williamson tied perfect score 16 points Ed Allen Mike Helsel tied 15 February 1976 7 Lap Counters pointing respective airplanes 0 close races Champion ships Note rain gear ward off showers first trying race day Measuring wing area Bob Violetts Lolci model after completion race win ning models measured afterwards save time during registration period NMPRA Championships points Jim Maki 14 points bad weather didnt affect race times Bob Violett turning fastest time 115 held up through contest Also Prather Helsel Ron Sheldon times middle teens NMPRA Banquet held Sat urday night Big Town Inn 157 people attending could have sold 250 tickets space limited 23 trophies sponsored RCM maga zine first place 4 ft tall six digital wrist watches sponsored NMPRA display stimulate competi tion An EK Radio given raffle won Jack Longsdale New York NMPRA officers intro duced gave report dis tricts present Glen Spickler President Don Downing Adam Sattler Simmon Dreese Dallas Buck repre senting Bill Helms Vice Presidents Ron Schorr Treasurer Johnny Clemens AMA President gave fine speech enjoyed new annual plaque award presentation MAN magazine made Jim Maki Glen Spickler person has contributed Pylon Racing banquet shut down 930 pm everyone could get bed some much needed sleep Race Day Two Sunday 700 am 330 pm Racing scheduled 700 am instead 800 am because time change What beautiful day clear 75 degrees 5 mph south wind evident weather factor speeding up heats Four rounds completed 330 pm averaging 606 minutes per heat good fast pace sixth round top winners beginning emerge Prather clear lead perfect score 24 points fol lowed Williamson 23 points N4aki 22 points Allen 21 points N4cDermitt Downing tied 20 points seventh round shuffled leaders again N4aki Williamson tied first 25 points Prather drew zero flameout dropped tie Allen Downing McDermitt 24 points eighth round decided winners N4aki taking first heat 29 points Williamson drew zero heat put him tie 8th place Prather McDermitt Allen Downing won first heats giving 28 points four-way tie sec ond place frequency conflict tic could flown settled fastest time exciting fly-off sixth place Mike Helsel Dallas Buck Helsel turned two 118 times Buck turned low 20s during contest appeared Buck would match Helsel However switched leads way through 10 laps Helsel winning time 121 Buck 123 eighth-place fly-off equally exciting Steve Sica Bill Williamson Sica won 127 Williamson two cuts zero Eleventh place fly-off flown tween Whit Stockwell Gale Helms Gale sick flu conceded fly-off Thirteenth place fly-off another exciting race Silwanicz 1232 Shel don 1275 Emery 1349 placing order Sixteenth-place fly-off resulted Greg Doe 132 beating Mike Atzel zero six-way tie eight teenth place decided fastest time due frequency conflict Championship Race proves fact high quality competition breeds good pilot performance illustrated 13 pilots turned times below 120 Bob Violett 115 1165 1202 II laps Terry Prather 1152 1159 116 1175 1187 Ron Sheldon 1154 continued page 78 Maintaining constant vigil frequency monitor Jim Simpson frequency monitor provided E-K Products Workers tabulating scores heat field headquarters Mrs Fon McKenzie foreground won E-K radio workers drawing NMPRA Championships continued page 8 1165 John McDermitt 1178 Bill Preis 118 1196 Doug Rubie 1182 Mike 1-lelsel 1184 ll85 Jim Maki Clay/Moncrief Team Irwin Funderburk 119 Whit Stockwell 1192 Pete Reed 1195 Ed Allen 1198 Can imagine contest l3 pilots addition good performances counted six Texans clocked close 120 3 10 seconds hetter ever recorded committee five officials selected hest sportsman Dr Bob Barrett Ft Worth Thunderbirds Bob loaned two air planes fellow modelers fly race both crashed addition pitched helped other pilots both days am sure other cases good sportsmanship demonstrated since contest entirely composed highcaliber modelers know win lose help others trophy presentation made top five being photographed pyra mid platform finale awards pre sentation custom ceremony Champion Jim Maki drink champagne silver bowl Jim must have taken whole quart swallow K&B racing engine went secondplace winner Terry Prather customizer famous Terry Tiger might have need after clean sweep K&B year AMA NATS NMPRA Championship Race Nightingale Custom rework job award went Jim Ntlaki might need get Tigers off tail Gift certificates given first place best time best scale last place Jeff Bertken Calif turkey got last place gift certificate check frozen turkey opinion best flying airplane best pilot race Bob Violett new Loki will soon kitted him Bob flew smoothest fastest course anyone always out fastest time-which did win doing cut himself out con test continued fly tight course anyway think thing helped Bob having Cliff Telford side again calling him Terry Prather John McDermitt first places heat races seven zero put two great pilots out first place contest proves once again consistency Pylon Racing wins contests Jim Maki per sonified starting engine time flying tight course no cuts having fast engine/airplane combination choosing right fuel right prop Overheard pits after contest over hadnt got cut three heats hadnt got double cut heat would have won first place hadnt flamed-out two heats would have won hadnt got cut three heats hadnt two mid-airs would have won Again consistency what its about CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 Fuel systems good case point Square tanks round tanks tall skinny tanks short fat tanks name chances can find someone somewhere using cham pioning way go claim no immunity affliction have way doing things find works best have distinct advantage being hunt-n-peck end typewriter youre going have listen way doing things until decide send way OK heres way Some people fact run both fuel pressure lines through shut-off obvious reason prevent pressure fuel tank blow ing back through pressure line flooding engine fumes and/or raw fuel during shut-off Another way solving problem way run fuel line through shut-off use ball-check pressure line ball-check will allow pressure flow engine tank prevents fuel and/or fumes flowing back DONT POWER CYTM THE ORIGINAL IN PLANE BATTERY MONITOR Now fly confidence glance POWER-CYT instantly know charge condition battery pack Three times brighter other POWER-CYT goes off batteries 10 20 minute s8fety margin Detects bad cells Easy installation Weighs Va oz Guaranteed 1 year CYI4 INOUSTAIES 611 S East Ave. Oak Park II 60304 13121 8488S55 engine big problem using hall-checks availability want get hold some really well made ball-checks have two sources first Arnold Kosby Technamics Corporation Box 1665 Scottsdale Ariz 85252 Ams ball-check single piece aluminum tubing small ball seated end tubing crimpled special tool other whole thing about 3/16 long /8 diameter fits inside piece fuel tubing used pressure line second source Bob Wilder Wilders Model Machine Works 2010 Boston Street Irving Tex 75601 Bobs ball-check piece brass tubing small ball seated end other end threaded accept small allen set screw end screw slotted hole drilled lengthwise through screw allow pressure pass arrange ment allows take ball-check apart periodically inspection cleaning Bob supplies small allen wrench ballcheck purpose Ive used both products can attest quality effectiveness Another product available Am Kosby slick new fuel shut-off machined Out steel rod tubing spring load pinch off single line goes ball-check again neat trip wire will trip thing almost kind motion Am has two versions available Rat Goodyears Send stamped self ad dressed envelope address listed above price list Ams latest goodies OLUTION ARNOLD KOSBY II Another Set Rat Plans several Rat designs seen Nats past August guessed Am Kosby Scottsdale Ariz couple features design its use half pan resulting low weight 28 oz HP 40 up front design called Revolution design would obviously take new rear exhaust K&B 40s very well Plans model available Am previously mentioned address address 3520 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City Tex 77459 78 Model Aviation V rSTANDARD. 1195 48 V DELUXE1795 wIh PWQSJ Dealer Distributor inquiries invited

1 #ZAi te heap AMA vpedd aetg4p J24i N PMeQ44ff qeot npe4b2 hin btmb 2i4epoA ry ieoi Iae eutiwa tei Thi th2h 4VjA neberheie4dhe *i I9 1 dd pIgA2 i i74 ThitIea n Oewbr 25a JtW atketipg epg4s wets y6ege4n1bd1Ia sp4n4 t NMYJ FL WqNh The4dlWi oA sjeri parti htCaPZmrq 4 Model Aviation Photos Art Arro Winners Jim Maki smartest Japanese alive Green Flash Ex alted Florida King 1975 NMPRA F-I Champion Jim ded icated racing enthusiasts NMPRA put skills together win big Tournament Champions five first places three second places fastest time 119 flying really out world However end race made part world doing landscape-scoop coming out number three pylon demolished number airplane final results shown table Public Relations thrill excite ment Pylon Racing fantastic four airplanes screaming around quartermile course ten laps speeds up 200 mph wanted share highly competitive event public fore concentrated advertising effort launched using radio newspaper TV addition large posters made distributed NATS Ft Worth Dallas businesses Bleachers installed 3000 people City Dallas Parks Department along provisions larger parking area Five-thousand attractive program printed contained introduction AMA Presi dent Johnny Clemens NMPRA President Glen Spicker introduction NMPRA officers top fliers country description F-I Pylon Racing score sheet spectators use keep up race results advertisements program sponsors Two large 4 8 ft scoreboards displayed front spectators give up-to-date race results full-size Formula Cassut racer displayed two days furnished John Jennings flew F-I Pylon 1968-1969 22222222222222222222222222222 222222222 222222-222222222222 22>222222>2>222222222222222222222222 2222>2222222222 U UIW~J@UID Ed Rankin Hardworking flagman scatter pylon did excellent job during entire two days racing Note protective bear cage screening plywood panels workers safety graduated real ones Don Down ing Contest Director idea man advertising paid off Sunday area being saturated people Programs distributed among crowd interesting description races announced PA Larry Stanfield Ft Worth Thun derbirds David Hyde Dallas R/C Club Sunday afternoon peak attendance Johnny Clemens February 1976 5 Left Gale Helms 74 champ bundled up weatherand Lil Toni racer Above Ron Schoor NMPRA Treasl Clarence Lee-K&B 65 powered Lil Toni racer Above Cliff Pop Telford identifies Bob Violetts Loki number flagman Walkie-talkies provided communication between areas course Below Race winner Jim Maki prepares start K&B-powered Stegall Minnow able caller Bill Williamson holds Addressing banquet held Headquar ters hotel NMPRA 1975 president Glen Spickler NMPRA Championships handled PA described modeling general function AMA Workers Seventy dedicated people volunteered services run race effort made tremendous suc cess area beehive racing activ ity nine F-I 13 QM races AMA NATS already run 1975 Conse quently club members Ft Worth Thunderbirds Dallas R/C Club Richardson R/C club anxious par ticipate great race names Don Downing Con test Director Larry Stanfield David Hyde PA Paul Fon McKensie Peggy Jensen Jane Johnson Desk Re corders Jim Simpson Freq Monitor John Harris Reese Brandberg Pit Bosses Chris Bidwell Steve Foster Runners Jim Harris Crowd Control Dwayne Brown Starter Jon Rynd Head Lapcounter Larry Jenson Stu Moore Mike Moody Bill Foster John Kidwell John Thompson Vernon Miles Lap Counters John Eddyhausen Head Flag man Roger Cerelli David McKensie Os car Slaughter Lou Kirchdorpher Divid Moore Bill Reynolds Jack Krosta Carl Coca Flagman Helmer Johnson Bill Slater Randy Randolf John Kidwell Wes Blair Lawrence Fads Scale Judges Ed Rankin Contest Adviser Registration Heat Matrix Equipment made special effort honor workers contest giving S3000 worth merchandise donated 60 manufacturers hobby shops over country included radios engines kits accessories After contest workers placed names hat drawing first name drawn pick prizes drawing con tinued until everyone received prize Fon McKensie Ft Worth won EK Cham pion Radio Chris Lyns Dallas won Kraft radio Registration 1200 noon- 1000 pm Friday wanted extend big Texas Howdy Welcome contestants make stay convenient pos sible Pre-entry required mail final registration extended until 1000 pm Friday could done tele phone late arrivals 72 pre Fastest Time Bob Violett1 15 Best Scale Judging Greg Doe Best Sportsman Dr Bob Barrett PL NAME/CITY/DISTRICT 1 Jim Maki Ft Lauderdale Fla SE 2 Terry Prather Wilmingten Ca SoCal 3 John McDermitt Hickory NC SE 4 Ed Allen San Marcos Ca SoCal 5 Don Downing Irving Texas SCW 6 Mike Heloel York Pa NE 7 Dallas Buck Charlotte NC SEl Tie broken tastest time frequnocy conflict #Tie broken fly-off AIRPLANE/ENGINE POINTSTIME Miooow/K&B Toni/ST Toni/ST LRI-A/ST LRI-A/ST Toni/ST Minnow/ST 29119 281152 2B1176 2B1198 2B1234 27#1164 21#123 Pt NAME/CITY/DISTRICT B Steve Sica San Diego Ca SoCal 9 Bill Williamson Apodigo Flu SE 10 Wayne Browning Burlnoon Tex SCW 11 Whit Stockwell Encino Ca SoCal 12 Gale Helms Ft Worth Texas SCW 13 Bob Silwanicz Pompano Bch Flu 14 Ron Sheldon Aloe Rock Ca SoCal 15 Bob Emery Vista Ca SoCal 16 Greg Doe Charlotte NC SEl 17 Mike Atzei La Crescenta Ca SoCal 18 Bob Violett Clarkoburg Md NE 19 Doug Ruble Visalia Ca SoCal 20 Ed Hotelling Camarillo Ca SoCal AIRPLANE/ENGINEPOINTS Rickey Rat/ST25# Minnow/K&B25# Toni/ST24 Toni/ST23 Toni/ST23 Toni/ST22# Toni/ST22# 181-A/ST22# Toni/ST21# Tooi/ST21# Loki/K&B20 Toni/ST20 Cosmic Wiod/K&B201207 TIME 1224 121 1205 1192 12 15 123 1154 124 1232 1232 115 1162 6 Model Aviation Theyre off l Terry Prathers LII Toni leaps forward starting line staggered start Terry second-place winner Championships Pre-entry required mail 1975 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS October 25-26 Dallas Texas 69 Entrants 8 Rounds Greg Doe outstanding Best Finish AKeith Daviason ana bteve aica u S Moaeisiward winning Stegall Toni racer running up Suportiie X-40 D & S RiCky Rat First day weather cold damp played havoc needle valve settings entries 69 registered Big Town Inn Racing Headquarters really good turn-out Transportation pro vided contestants airports motel motel provided shuttle bus field downtown Dallas women Phill Bussell famous Control Line Speed flier MA columnist mixed fuel contestants specifications minimum fee real conveni ence traveling air Race Day Saturday 700 am 630 pm Would believe weather terrible 50 degrees light rain 20 mph north wind after six weeks California Climate spite mar ginal climatic conditions race started Scale judging began 700 am over 120 airplanes being judged Handicap selection Best Scale Judging trophy Greg Doe Charlotte NC won trophy beautiful detailed Stegal Toni scale judging process workers briefing held equipment set up Before airplanes released pilots brief ing held racing started first heat off ground 930 am weather slowed everyone however four rounds flown 18 heats per round 630 pm averaging 750 minutes per heat including 30-minute break workers evident great tournament would stop because little bad weather possible because dedicated workers braving rain cold wind workers willing pilots willing end four rounds Terry Prather 1974 Champ Bill Williamson tied perfect score 16 points Ed Allen Mike Helsel tied 15 February 1976 7 Lap Counters pointing respective airplanes 0 close races Champion ships Note rain gear ward off showers first trying race day Measuring wing area Bob Violetts Lolci model after completion race win ning models measured afterwards save time during registration period NMPRA Championships points Jim Maki 14 points bad weather didnt affect race times Bob Violett turning fastest time 115 held up through contest Also Prather Helsel Ron Sheldon times middle teens NMPRA Banquet held Sat urday night Big Town Inn 157 people attending could have sold 250 tickets space limited 23 trophies sponsored RCM maga zine first place 4 ft tall six digital wrist watches sponsored NMPRA display stimulate competi tion An EK Radio given raffle won Jack Longsdale New York NMPRA officers intro duced gave report dis tricts present Glen Spickler President Don Downing Adam Sattler Simmon Dreese Dallas Buck repre senting Bill Helms Vice Presidents Ron Schorr Treasurer Johnny Clemens AMA President gave fine speech enjoyed new annual plaque award presentation MAN magazine made Jim Maki Glen Spickler person has contributed Pylon Racing banquet shut down 930 pm everyone could get bed some much needed sleep Race Day Two Sunday 700 am 330 pm Racing scheduled 700 am instead 800 am because time change What beautiful day clear 75 degrees 5 mph south wind evident weather factor speeding up heats Four rounds completed 330 pm averaging 606 minutes per heat good fast pace sixth round top winners beginning emerge Prather clear lead perfect score 24 points fol lowed Williamson 23 points N4aki 22 points Allen 21 points N4cDermitt Downing tied 20 points seventh round shuffled leaders again N4aki Williamson tied first 25 points Prather drew zero flameout dropped tie Allen Downing McDermitt 24 points eighth round decided winners N4aki taking first heat 29 points Williamson drew zero heat put him tie 8th place Prather McDermitt Allen Downing won first heats giving 28 points four-way tie sec ond place frequency conflict tic could flown settled fastest time exciting fly-off sixth place Mike Helsel Dallas Buck Helsel turned two 118 times Buck turned low 20s during contest appeared Buck would match Helsel However switched leads way through 10 laps Helsel winning time 121 Buck 123 eighth-place fly-off equally exciting Steve Sica Bill Williamson Sica won 127 Williamson two cuts zero Eleventh place fly-off flown tween Whit Stockwell Gale Helms Gale sick flu conceded fly-off Thirteenth place fly-off another exciting race Silwanicz 1232 Shel don 1275 Emery 1349 placing order Sixteenth-place fly-off resulted Greg Doe 132 beating Mike Atzel zero six-way tie eight teenth place decided fastest time due frequency conflict Championship Race proves fact high quality competition breeds good pilot performance illustrated 13 pilots turned times below 120 Bob Violett 115 1165 1202 II laps Terry Prather 1152 1159 116 1175 1187 Ron Sheldon 1154 continued page 78 Maintaining constant vigil frequency monitor Jim Simpson frequency monitor provided E-K Products Workers tabulating scores heat field headquarters Mrs Fon McKenzie foreground won E-K radio workers drawing NMPRA Championships continued page 8 1165 John McDermitt 1178 Bill Preis 118 1196 Doug Rubie 1182 Mike 1-lelsel 1184 ll85 Jim Maki Clay/Moncrief Team Irwin Funderburk 119 Whit Stockwell 1192 Pete Reed 1195 Ed Allen 1198 Can imagine contest l3 pilots addition good performances counted six Texans clocked close 120 3 10 seconds hetter ever recorded committee five officials selected hest sportsman Dr Bob Barrett Ft Worth Thunderbirds Bob loaned two air planes fellow modelers fly race both crashed addition pitched helped other pilots both days am sure other cases good sportsmanship demonstrated since contest entirely composed highcaliber modelers know win lose help others trophy presentation made top five being photographed pyra mid platform finale awards pre sentation custom ceremony Champion Jim Maki drink champagne silver bowl Jim must have taken whole quart swallow K&B racing engine went secondplace winner Terry Prather customizer famous Terry Tiger might have need after clean sweep K&B year AMA NATS NMPRA Championship Race Nightingale Custom rework job award went Jim Ntlaki might need get Tigers off tail Gift certificates given first place best time best scale last place Jeff Bertken Calif turkey got last place gift certificate check frozen turkey opinion best flying airplane best pilot race Bob Violett new Loki will soon kitted him Bob flew smoothest fastest course anyone always out fastest time-which did win doing cut himself out con test continued fly tight course anyway think thing helped Bob having Cliff Telford side again calling him Terry Prather John McDermitt first places heat races seven zero put two great pilots out first place contest proves once again consistency Pylon Racing wins contests Jim Maki per sonified starting engine time flying tight course no cuts having fast engine/airplane combination choosing right fuel right prop Overheard pits after contest over hadnt got cut three heats hadnt got double cut heat would have won first place hadnt flamed-out two heats would have won hadnt got cut three heats hadnt two mid-airs would have won Again consistency what its about CL Racing/Lee continued page 28 Fuel systems good case point Square tanks round tanks tall skinny tanks short fat tanks name chances can find someone somewhere using cham pioning way go claim no immunity affliction have way doing things find works best have distinct advantage being hunt-n-peck end typewriter youre going have listen way doing things until decide send way OK heres way Some people fact run both fuel pressure lines through shut-off obvious reason prevent pressure fuel tank blow ing back through pressure line flooding engine fumes and/or raw fuel during shut-off Another way solving problem way run fuel line through shut-off use ball-check pressure line ball-check will allow pressure flow engine tank prevents fuel and/or fumes flowing back DONT POWER CYTM THE ORIGINAL IN PLANE BATTERY MONITOR Now fly confidence glance POWER-CYT instantly know charge condition battery pack Three times brighter other POWER-CYT goes off batteries 10 20 minute s8fety margin Detects bad cells Easy installation Weighs Va oz Guaranteed 1 year CYI4 INOUSTAIES 611 S East Ave. Oak Park II 60304 13121 8488S55 engine big problem using hall-checks availability want get hold some really well made ball-checks have two sources first Arnold Kosby Technamics Corporation Box 1665 Scottsdale Ariz 85252 Ams ball-check single piece aluminum tubing small ball seated end tubing crimpled special tool other whole thing about 3/16 long /8 diameter fits inside piece fuel tubing used pressure line second source Bob Wilder Wilders Model Machine Works 2010 Boston Street Irving Tex 75601 Bobs ball-check piece brass tubing small ball seated end other end threaded accept small allen set screw end screw slotted hole drilled lengthwise through screw allow pressure pass arrange ment allows take ball-check apart periodically inspection cleaning Bob supplies small allen wrench ballcheck purpose Ive used both products can attest quality effectiveness Another product available Am Kosby slick new fuel shut-off machined Out steel rod tubing spring load pinch off single line goes ball-check again neat trip wire will trip thing almost kind motion Am has two versions available Rat Goodyears Send stamped self ad dressed envelope address listed above price list Ams latest goodies OLUTION ARNOLD KOSBY II Another Set Rat Plans several Rat designs seen Nats past August guessed Am Kosby Scottsdale Ariz couple features design its use half pan resulting low weight 28 oz HP 40 up front design called Revolution design would obviously take new rear exhaust K&B 40s very well Plans model available Am previously mentioned address address 3520 Tamarisk Lane Mis souri City Tex 77459 78 Model Aviation V rSTANDARD. 1195 48 V DELUXE1795 wIh PWQSJ Dealer Distributor inquiries invited