Mid-America Challenge

4W T 1995 Mid-America Challenge held August 16-20 Muncies National Flying Site Pilots far away California competed top honors three classes air racing Formula Thompson Trophy AT-6 First place class earned $1000 cash prize Pilots competed sites newly completed Stage Center runways race consisted six laps around twopylon left-hand-pattern course Ed Rankin took first place Formula event Roger Cirelli Bill 16 Model Aviation s rounded out top-three positions AT-6 class popular almost 30 entrants After 12 heats Fred Burgdorf claimed first place followed Jim Hoeffer Kelly Carter Mike Barbee flew Gee Bee first place Thompson Trophy class Kerry Sterner took second Fred Partenheimer claimed AMA Persistence Award Special thanks corporate sponsors JSC International Landing Products Klotz Special Formula Products Discovery Channel lts Focus Competition hew Usher & Ruth Chin Formula L-R Bill Bloss Chris Justice Dave Hendon Roger Cirelli Ed Rankin