Control Line Nationals: Racing

IC ONTROL LINE NATIONALS MEMORABLE 66th National Aeromodeling Championship now history have heard old adage best times worst times short Control Line Racing Westover AFB Massachusetts bestand weather times possibly worst competitors have experienced Nationals little premonition during practice Sunday temperature unusually cool sunny Monday final day practice brought record low temperatures 450 strong gusty winds between 25 35 mph played havoc lightweight Scale Racers exact scheduling racing events allowed needed travel time competitors Scale Racing Tuesday Mouse Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Team Race Rat Race RACING ay Event Director longtime racer Vic Garner ably assisted John Holliday Melvin Schuette Scale Racing abbreviated practice session Monday found competitors splitting sky 142-148-second speed range Stewart Willoughby brought out new ultralightweight Little Quicky promptly ran flights 139 240 seconds difficult control windy conditions power plants selected racers Rossi 15s modified UP Products Propellers divided between McCollum 7 x 6 Australian Bolly 65 x 6 Tuesday found Juniors up first Bobby Fogg Jr Russell Whitney both did well Bobby took first time 630 140 laps Twelve entrants flew Open event best single 70-lap heat two preliminary heats recorded Times ranged 246 258 cutoff six finalists Three finalists times 25211 25270 25283 140-lap final Open won Stew Willoughby 551 Larry Dziak second 600 Dick Lambert third 616 Competitors set rheostats Gb-Bee starting batteries compensate cold weather Monday found glow plugs failing distorted glow elements melting insulators Tuesday air 350400 warmer models finishing first through fourth used UP-modified Rossi Gb-Bee IL two-piece funny plugs Bolly 65 x 6 carbon-fiber propellers Mouse Racing Wednesday dawned horrible weather cold driving rain 72 Model Aviation Singapore F2C entry Ching Chee Hau pressure fuels pit box Note battery-operated horn call pilot pit stops Center US F2C National Champs 1992 Oge/Willoughby team Note one-blade propeller Round wheel next fuel pump compression-adjustment wrench Right Canadas Kelly/Parent team uses round fuel can Left Canadas Team MacLean brought aluminum storage/shipping box held two airplanes spare equipment Center Russian F2C racer Aleksandr Elbert pumps pressure refueler Consistent laps good pits placed him third three-up final Right US F2C racer Lenard Ascher heats diesel race Note tape marking boundary pitting box As past Juniors Seniors did better job controlling equipment rain did Open counterparts constant downpour made precise needle-valve adjustments moisture-free fuel impossible best difficult temperamental Cox 049 reed-valve engine last 33 34 laps necessary fly two-stop 100-lap race water puddles deep enough drown out several engines during attempted takeoff viscous drag water solid steel 010 control lines caused control problems competitors Junior Mouse Race won Bobby Fogg Jr time 535 followed Jim Fuoss 827 Darwin Parr 838 Senior Mouse Race won Allen Jason time 901 Paul Gibeault won Open Mouse 518 Walter Gifford came second 536 Byron Bednar 613 Philip Valente fourth 623 Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300sq-in high-tech Slow Rat Racers practice Jerry Meyer quickest consistent speed 135-138-second range Most competitors running 140145 seconds Bednar/Williams Fast Action Racing Team three engine failures excellent airspeed pitability Carlos Sanchez also satisfactory airspeed new big-block frontintake Nelson 36 Problems fuel feed fuel tank foiled chances top finisher choice propeller models resulting airspeed will make break good Slow Rat An economical alternative McCollum 9 x 65 new Competition Series 87 x 7 APC carbon-filled prop nothing balancing airspeeds approach obtained expensive handfiled counterparts APC Competition Series has thicker hub carbon adds rigidity precise speedy pit stops provided Bob Kerr Dick Lambert gave John Ballard first place time 530 Lambert second 539 Bob Oge third 611 change glow plug preferred engine Slow Rat toss-up between Nelson 36 SuperTigre X-40 bore reduced drop displacement 36 cu Junior Mouse Race winners L-R Bobby Fogg Jr first time 535 Jim Fuoss second 827 Darwin Parr third 838 Water puddles deep enough drown out several engines during attempted takeoff viscous drag rainwater solid-steel 010 control lines caused control problems competitors Hardy souls bucked horrible weatherbiting cold driving rainto complete event Open Mouse Race flood survivors R-L Event Director Vic Garner Paul Gibeault first 518 Walter Gifford second 536 Byron Bednar third 613 Philip Valente fourth 623 Wait till next year mber1992 73 Team Race winners R-L Vic Garner Stewart Willoughby/Bob Oge 1st Lenard Ascher 2nd Aleksandr Elbert/Paul Gibeault 3rd Aaron Ascher 4th Junior Scale Racer Bobby Fogg Jr 1st Event Director Vic Garner Bobbys time 140-lap race 630 Engines AAC aluminum pistons running chromed aluminum cylinder liner ABC aluminum pistons running chromed brass cylinder liner appeared equal both power ability make fast pit stops Most glow plugs Nelson one-piece variety either standard heavy-duty glow-element configuration Team Race remainder Thursday afternoon early Friday morning spent testing FAI Team Racers number entries event quality competition bright spot CL Racing 1992 Nationals past Nationals usual level entry event two three teams international year 14 teamsthe largest number over 25 years two teams Singapore two Canada two Russia four US Three full rounds flown team top three teams making final race Round results Willoughby/Oge 331 Elbert Gibeault 347 Ascher/Ascher 350 Thats mighty close Round two Willoughby/Oge 338 ElbertlGibeault 350 andAscher/ Ascher 402 Round three Ascher/Ascher 354 Team McLean 422 Bednar Williams 445 Willoughby/Oge team showed class Extremely fast pit stops Bob Oge good piloting Stew Willoughby gave new AMA National Record near-world-record time models entered flying wing design used diesel engines Some modified Nelson 15 units others used Russian hand-built units planes used fuselage shells made epoxy reinforced Kevlar carbon fiber few models retractable wheels great emphasis light weight dependable tank/fueler carburetor/engine combinations has resulted improved performance As word closely contested races spread other parts contest site crowd over 100 spectators gathered watch three top teams compete 200-lap final crowd responded 74 Model Aviation * Left CL Event Director Vic Garner conducts strict pre-flight safety inspection Scale Racer Above OgelWilloughby 1992 National Team Race Champion Note brass counterbalance weight bladed propeller Left Fast Rat flier Byron Bednar cleans control lines rag methanol Controls must completely free times Note upside-down engine large prop nut protect propeller during pit catch Right Fast Rat National winners R-L Vic Garner Event Director John Ballard first Bednar/Williams second Dick Lambert third Bob Fogg pull tests Midget Mustang Scale Racer GPmodified Rossi 15 engine molded all-fiberglass construction excitement large round applause end final race teams finished order OgelWilloughby 718 Ascher/Ascher 816 Elbert] Gibeault 839 unique feature FAI Team Racing compared AMA events requirement have jury place assure rules obeyed contestants disputes quickly resolved jury Westover AFB Nationals FAI Team Race headed Herb Stockton member former World Champion StocktonlJehlick team Rules pertinent event enforced letter Rat Race event now referred Fast Rat name used differentiate Slow Rat event appeared scene long after plain old Rat Race Jerry Meyer Little Quickie 4th place Scale Racer uses GP-modified Rossi 15 power Bolly prop Open Mouse winner Paul Gibeault gets set 100-lap final flips prop racers use Coxs spring starter Left Slow Rat winners L-R John Ballard first Dick Lambert second Bob age third Right Byron Bednar shows two blown Slow Rat engines cylinder blew off case right crankpin broke backup engine Left New racing team Hialeah Florida Carlos Sanchez Pastor Arce entered flew well almost racing events Right Windy conditions allowed abbreviated practice session competitors Open Scale Race L-R Vic Garner Event Director OgelWilloughby first Larry Dziak second Ballard/Lambert third 4- November 1992 75 Continued page 192 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot flame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home shop about 8 hours using materials already have such aerosol spray can combustion chamber Only simple hand tools needed Both high performance jet engines FUN EASY build STEP BY STEP DETAILED FULL SIZE plan sets complete fuel ignition systems JOIN THE JET AGE sending $995 3hp plan set $1295 7hp plan set both sets $2000 JET ENGINE TECHNOLOGI ES 10241 Ridgewood El Paso Texas 79925 f 546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA/RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance ExtraUPSUS Mail CODs VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ 192 Model Aviation 4CL RacinglBallard Continued page 75 developed Once Team Racers through Fast Rats took over Airspeeds winged bullets range 112-119 seconds Larry Dziak appearing consistent competitors shortage Fast Rat pilots lengthy staging Team Race eliminated time practice Fast Ratters new AMA Safety Code provisions event among others require Fast Rat practice races must flown inside safety barrier net dominant engines event K&B 40 65cc SuperTigre X-40 Some competitors using FS-designed cylinder head glow plug 160-in depth combustion chamber machined using 150-in-diameter ball mill able use one-piece Nelson heavy-duty glow plugs Others used two-piece Gb-Bee lLfunny plugs first 140-lap race Ballard/ Lambert team finished first lackluster time 50 1 result flooded engine restarting quickly during pit stop Dee Williams carburetor problems race Larry Dziak door seemed open 1991 National Champion Fast Rat flier Larry Dziak win event back-to-back years However gremlins jumped up foiled his chances repeat win final race between Bednar Lambert best day dust settled Ballard first place time 501 Bednar second 508 Lambert third 521 As mentioned previously Team Racing event highlight CL Racing 1992 Nationals US fliers appreciated foreign teams entries thanks lavish praise owed officials competitors assisted race timing other aspects competition 10%nitro fuel used Rat Fast Rat events donated K&B Manufacturing weather got last blast Saturday morning six inches hail fell Chicopee MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-imported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC PH 515-623-5154 FAX 515-623-3922 . Montezuma IA 50171 Toll Free Orders 800-247-5008 3 7 HP PULSE JET ENGINES AVAILABLE Ahn L,d,g CIeo Coopy AoIoblo BIde, K, $255Sheeed Ki $365Del' Sh.d Ku $495 ULTIMATESPORT RC 255 Eot Ashland/PO Boa 727/Soda Springs Idaho 83276 ULTISaIR 0-505 tIPS12085473742FoFo,hIfSndSASE

IC ONTROL LINE NATIONALS MEMORABLE 66th National Aeromodeling Championship now history have heard old adage best times worst times short Control Line Racing Westover AFB Massachusetts bestand weather times possibly worst competitors have experienced Nationals little premonition during practice Sunday temperature unusually cool sunny Monday final day practice brought record low temperatures 450 strong gusty winds between 25 35 mph played havoc lightweight Scale Racers exact scheduling racing events allowed needed travel time competitors Scale Racing Tuesday Mouse Wednesday Slow Rat Thursday Team Race Rat Race RACING ay Event Director longtime racer Vic Garner ably assisted John Holliday Melvin Schuette Scale Racing abbreviated practice session Monday found competitors splitting sky 142-148-second speed range Stewart Willoughby brought out new ultralightweight Little Quicky promptly ran flights 139 240 seconds difficult control windy conditions power plants selected racers Rossi 15s modified UP Products Propellers divided between McCollum 7 x 6 Australian Bolly 65 x 6 Tuesday found Juniors up first Bobby Fogg Jr Russell Whitney both did well Bobby took first time 630 140 laps Twelve entrants flew Open event best single 70-lap heat two preliminary heats recorded Times ranged 246 258 cutoff six finalists Three finalists times 25211 25270 25283 140-lap final Open won Stew Willoughby 551 Larry Dziak second 600 Dick Lambert third 616 Competitors set rheostats Gb-Bee starting batteries compensate cold weather Monday found glow plugs failing distorted glow elements melting insulators Tuesday air 350400 warmer models finishing first through fourth used UP-modified Rossi Gb-Bee IL two-piece funny plugs Bolly 65 x 6 carbon-fiber propellers Mouse Racing Wednesday dawned horrible weather cold driving rain 72 Model Aviation Singapore F2C entry Ching Chee Hau pressure fuels pit box Note battery-operated horn call pilot pit stops Center US F2C National Champs 1992 Oge/Willoughby team Note one-blade propeller Round wheel next fuel pump compression-adjustment wrench Right Canadas Kelly/Parent team uses round fuel can Left Canadas Team MacLean brought aluminum storage/shipping box held two airplanes spare equipment Center Russian F2C racer Aleksandr Elbert pumps pressure refueler Consistent laps good pits placed him third three-up final Right US F2C racer Lenard Ascher heats diesel race Note tape marking boundary pitting box As past Juniors Seniors did better job controlling equipment rain did Open counterparts constant downpour made precise needle-valve adjustments moisture-free fuel impossible best difficult temperamental Cox 049 reed-valve engine last 33 34 laps necessary fly two-stop 100-lap race water puddles deep enough drown out several engines during attempted takeoff viscous drag water solid steel 010 control lines caused control problems competitors Junior Mouse Race won Bobby Fogg Jr time 535 followed Jim Fuoss 827 Darwin Parr 838 Senior Mouse Race won Allen Jason time 901 Paul Gibeault won Open Mouse 518 Walter Gifford came second 536 Byron Bednar 613 Philip Valente fourth 623 Slow Rat Thursday brought out 300sq-in high-tech Slow Rat Racers practice Jerry Meyer quickest consistent speed 135-138-second range Most competitors running 140145 seconds Bednar/Williams Fast Action Racing Team three engine failures excellent airspeed pitability Carlos Sanchez also satisfactory airspeed new big-block frontintake Nelson 36 Problems fuel feed fuel tank foiled chances top finisher choice propeller models resulting airspeed will make break good Slow Rat An economical alternative McCollum 9 x 65 new Competition Series 87 x 7 APC carbon-filled prop nothing balancing airspeeds approach obtained expensive handfiled counterparts APC Competition Series has thicker hub carbon adds rigidity precise speedy pit stops provided Bob Kerr Dick Lambert gave John Ballard first place time 530 Lambert second 539 Bob Oge third 611 change glow plug preferred engine Slow Rat toss-up between Nelson 36 SuperTigre X-40 bore reduced drop displacement 36 cu Junior Mouse Race winners L-R Bobby Fogg Jr first time 535 Jim Fuoss second 827 Darwin Parr third 838 Water puddles deep enough drown out several engines during attempted takeoff viscous drag rainwater solid-steel 010 control lines caused control problems competitors Hardy souls bucked horrible weatherbiting cold driving rainto complete event Open Mouse Race flood survivors R-L Event Director Vic Garner Paul Gibeault first 518 Walter Gifford second 536 Byron Bednar third 613 Philip Valente fourth 623 Wait till next year mber1992 73 Team Race winners R-L Vic Garner Stewart Willoughby/Bob Oge 1st Lenard Ascher 2nd Aleksandr Elbert/Paul Gibeault 3rd Aaron Ascher 4th Junior Scale Racer Bobby Fogg Jr 1st Event Director Vic Garner Bobbys time 140-lap race 630 Engines AAC aluminum pistons running chromed aluminum cylinder liner ABC aluminum pistons running chromed brass cylinder liner appeared equal both power ability make fast pit stops Most glow plugs Nelson one-piece variety either standard heavy-duty glow-element configuration Team Race remainder Thursday afternoon early Friday morning spent testing FAI Team Racers number entries event quality competition bright spot CL Racing 1992 Nationals past Nationals usual level entry event two three teams international year 14 teamsthe largest number over 25 years two teams Singapore two Canada two Russia four US Three full rounds flown team top three teams making final race Round results Willoughby/Oge 331 Elbert Gibeault 347 Ascher/Ascher 350 Thats mighty close Round two Willoughby/Oge 338 ElbertlGibeault 350 andAscher/ Ascher 402 Round three Ascher/Ascher 354 Team McLean 422 Bednar Williams 445 Willoughby/Oge team showed class Extremely fast pit stops Bob Oge good piloting Stew Willoughby gave new AMA National Record near-world-record time models entered flying wing design used diesel engines Some modified Nelson 15 units others used Russian hand-built units planes used fuselage shells made epoxy reinforced Kevlar carbon fiber few models retractable wheels great emphasis light weight dependable tank/fueler carburetor/engine combinations has resulted improved performance As word closely contested races spread other parts contest site crowd over 100 spectators gathered watch three top teams compete 200-lap final crowd responded 74 Model Aviation * Left CL Event Director Vic Garner conducts strict pre-flight safety inspection Scale Racer Above OgelWilloughby 1992 National Team Race Champion Note brass counterbalance weight bladed propeller Left Fast Rat flier Byron Bednar cleans control lines rag methanol Controls must completely free times Note upside-down engine large prop nut protect propeller during pit catch Right Fast Rat National winners R-L Vic Garner Event Director John Ballard first Bednar/Williams second Dick Lambert third Bob Fogg pull tests Midget Mustang Scale Racer GPmodified Rossi 15 engine molded all-fiberglass construction excitement large round applause end final race teams finished order OgelWilloughby 718 Ascher/Ascher 816 Elbert] Gibeault 839 unique feature FAI Team Racing compared AMA events requirement have jury place assure rules obeyed contestants disputes quickly resolved jury Westover AFB Nationals FAI Team Race headed Herb Stockton member former World Champion StocktonlJehlick team Rules pertinent event enforced letter Rat Race event now referred Fast Rat name used differentiate Slow Rat event appeared scene long after plain old Rat Race Jerry Meyer Little Quickie 4th place Scale Racer uses GP-modified Rossi 15 power Bolly prop Open Mouse winner Paul Gibeault gets set 100-lap final flips prop racers use Coxs spring starter Left Slow Rat winners L-R John Ballard first Dick Lambert second Bob age third Right Byron Bednar shows two blown Slow Rat engines cylinder blew off case right crankpin broke backup engine Left New racing team Hialeah Florida Carlos Sanchez Pastor Arce entered flew well almost racing events Right Windy conditions allowed abbreviated practice session competitors Open Scale Race L-R Vic Garner Event Director OgelWilloughby first Larry Dziak second Ballard/Lambert third 4- November 1992 75 Continued page 192 Gasoline fueled Produces 3 foot flame will power planes up 228 mph Designed FUN EASY build home shop about 8 hours using materials already have such aerosol spray can combustion chamber Only simple hand tools needed Both high performance jet engines FUN EASY build STEP BY STEP DETAILED FULL SIZE plan sets complete fuel ignition systems JOIN THE JET AGE sending $995 3hp plan set $1295 7hp plan set both sets $2000 JET ENGINE TECHNOLOGI ES 10241 Ridgewood El Paso Texas 79925 f 546-2644 Service & Repairs Most Radio Control Systems Utilizing Calibrated Test Equipment & Spectrum Analyzer Endorsed AMA/RCMA Sticker Station #105 Futaba Airtronics JR Ace HiTec Tower Cirrus World Engines & WE USE GENUINE FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS Complete 1991 Narrow Banding & Upgrades RCD / HITEC R/C DEALER Carry Full Line RCD RXs & Products Upgrading. ASK ABOUT THE NEW HOT FOCUS SERIES RADIO CONTROL SYSTEMS FCC Licensed Speed Control Repairs Quality Service Fast Turn Around Shipping & Insurance ExtraUPSUS Mail CODs VISA / MASTERCARD & DISCOVER WELCOMED AMA #256123ARRLWB8YSQ 192 Model Aviation 4CL RacinglBallard Continued page 75 developed Once Team Racers through Fast Rats took over Airspeeds winged bullets range 112-119 seconds Larry Dziak appearing consistent competitors shortage Fast Rat pilots lengthy staging Team Race eliminated time practice Fast Ratters new AMA Safety Code provisions event among others require Fast Rat practice races must flown inside safety barrier net dominant engines event K&B 40 65cc SuperTigre X-40 Some competitors using FS-designed cylinder head glow plug 160-in depth combustion chamber machined using 150-in-diameter ball mill able use one-piece Nelson heavy-duty glow plugs Others used two-piece Gb-Bee lLfunny plugs first 140-lap race Ballard/ Lambert team finished first lackluster time 50 1 result flooded engine restarting quickly during pit stop Dee Williams carburetor problems race Larry Dziak door seemed open 1991 National Champion Fast Rat flier Larry Dziak win event back-to-back years However gremlins jumped up foiled his chances repeat win final race between Bednar Lambert best day dust settled Ballard first place time 501 Bednar second 508 Lambert third 521 As mentioned previously Team Racing event highlight CL Racing 1992 Nationals US fliers appreciated foreign teams entries thanks lavish praise owed officials competitors assisted race timing other aspects competition 10%nitro fuel used Rat Fast Rat events donated K&B Manufacturing weather got last blast Saturday morning six inches hail fell Chicopee MANUFACTURING CO now imports complete line world record holding ROSSI aircraft marine helicopter race car engines includes full line parts accessories plus full time ROSSI REPAIR CENTER US SIG-imported ROSSI engines come full 90 day SIG WARRANTY against work manship manufacturing defects SIG MANUFACTURING CO INC PH 515-623-5154 FAX 515-623-3922 . Montezuma IA 50171 Toll Free Orders 800-247-5008 3 7 HP PULSE JET ENGINES AVAILABLE Ahn L,d,g CIeo Coopy AoIoblo BIde, K, $255Sheeed Ki $365Del' Sh.d Ku $495 ULTIMATESPORT RC 255 Eot Ashland/PO Boa 727/Soda Springs Idaho 83276 ULTISaIR 0-505 tIPS12085473742FoFo,hIfSndSASE