RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING FLASH-FLASH-FLASH For Formula fliers have another engine use engine being built Dub Jett just getting started know Dub Jett is current FAI Formula World Champion winner last two AMA Nationals engine available legal now write column Dubs extensive engine building am sure will very good engine already have plane latest Jett engine $250 engine Dubs special remote needle valve price $275 puts price back what used charged custom Prather Tiger Wow what deal August attended Houstons first AT-fl Races event seems getting very popular very impressed group put great contest Mike Wise has report Houston R/C Air Races Group chaired Formula pilot Wiley Brown organized ran first Giant Scale R/C Air Races Texas AT-6s/SNJs June 24-27 1993 Houston became second site Giant Scale Air Racing Associations GSARA circuit 1993 races host club Bayou City Flyers assistance several other area clubs hobby shops manufacturers sponsors provided machinery support necessary run event successful manner first time out Welcome guidance support provided David Birdi president GSARA Lesley Burnett Madera Unlimited Races both attended years race Although race site Dick Scobee Memorial Field suffered lingering affects tropical storm Arlene some 2500 spectators turned out between rain showers watch racing action fast-paced competitive fun Teams Texas Kansas Indiana California competed eight rounds 24 heats Saturday Sunday earning points toward final class standings see standings box heat race consisted six taps around -mile course laid out 40-foot-high pylons topped Texas flags An excellent turn caller light system made fast laps few cuts Registration qualification began Wednesday 23rd continued until Saturday Ron Nelson Houston last qualify after spending week late nights finishing Saxton AT-fl qualified gear down due retract problems ended up winning first-place Bronze after faster planes dropped out due crashes other problems experience Charles Winter Merced California Race #60 showed set pace three laps fast qualifier time 116 winning $1000 prize Chuck team also won AT-6 Gold years RUMARA races Reno Unlimited Model Air Race Association us saw yellow black AT-fl strike pylon 92 Madera videotape know bow tight course flies As luck would have although running away pack Houston points Chuck lost model crash Sunday thus finishing third Gold Hopefully winnings prize money new Robart landing gear will find him back air soon Minor major crashes also claimed few other competitors caught crowds attention Houstonian John Murphys AT-6 piloted John Dent model almost lost day before due loose motor mount repaired During its next attempt qualify control lost due either radio battery problems Its ensuing crash watched both pilot crowd orbited left shallow full- throttle turns until impacted mighty splash brought moan crowd Another loss although repairable Randy Ritchs SNJ Houston spiraled after running out gas stalling end heat race Saturday two skillful pilots Charles Winter Tom Street Houston flying Wiley Browns Byron AT-6 pilots demonstrated such concentration smoothness flying can compared flying course rails flying start behind pace plane planes gained altitude before rounding pylon number two through diving low level pass stan/finish line tight high-G turns pylons pilots set standard AT-6 race flying format stock 1/5-scale planes 101-inch wingspans stock Zenoah G-62 engines sponsor-supplied props fuel Zinger 22 x lOs Ritchs Brew proved again pilot skill deciding factor heat races competitive closest exciting Saturday during Round Two Heat 8 Richard Oliver Houston Loren Tregellas Wichita Kansas Jim Goad Jr Carmel Indiana raced virtually wingtip-to-wingtip Oliver won Byron AT-fl crossed finish line first time 31103 followed Tregellas 31603 Jim Goad Jrs Ziroli AT-fl finishing Continued page 124 January1994 99 L-R Fred French kneeling caller SNJ Miss TNT Charles Winter Tom Street kneeling race chairman Wiley Brown Jim Goad Tom Street Fred French pit crews make ready another heat race Houston AT-6 Races SHIPPING & HANDLING UPS Ground Continental US $495 UPS Air & Parcel Post $495 plus 10% Subtotal Continental US UPS Nest Day Air $1400 plus $100 per lb ot Shipment total 000 add $395 Foreign Orders Parcel Post Air $495 Subtotal US Mail $495 plus 10% Subtotal RC PylonlHager Continued page 99 third 31907 typical some closer races throughout weekend really brought crowd its feet Unfortunately end race landing accident Olivers beautiful red model stopped pilot safety net Loren Tregellas slip fall top plane trying get out way resulting damage eliminated Richards model further racing Jim Goad Jrs ISC International Zenoab sponsored fluorescent pink model crowd favorites due its highly visible paint scheme competitive racing speed Jim up-and-coming pilot should prove circuit threat practice scale SNJ types brought race such Phil Vance Alvin Texas also among crowd favorites Fred French Round Rock Texas won Pilots Choice Award well second place Gold Freds victory rolls end heats sure got crowds attention between weekend racing giant scale-flight demonstrations Two fliers BB Webers B-17 bomber runs Tom Streets beautiful Ziroli Beech-18 executed picture-perfect wheels-up landings ever seen Some special events included Pilot Team Pool Party Social Friday night Texas-style barbecue Saturday barbecue donated Tommy Jackominy Houstons Hofbrau House cooked pit trailer big looked like steam locomotive yeah its Texas Manufacturer products display booths included local hobby shops Tommy Walkers engine setup Robarts Mr Radial Seeing radial beauty run indeed impresstve Manufacturer sponsorship included complete ready-to-fly Lanier RC giant scale Stinger donated Bubba Spivey helped promote event locally key events bottom line Other sponsors included ISC International Futaba TruTum Saxton Glass well surprise cash donation RUMARA organization public interest generated RC sport Giant Scale racing event overwhelming proof sponsorship hobbys major companies smart investment future ensured next years races Texas will Unlimited Plans 1994 already underway include major sponsors airport race site much Houston R/C Air Races Group has renamed itself Texas Unlimited Air Racers Group 9114 Bent Spur Lane Houston Texas 77064 TelIFAX [713] 469-6460 Contact TUARG would like information videotape 1993 AT-6 races would like further information about Giant Scale air racing contact GSARA 1744 Greenwood Ave Torrance CA 90503 Tel 310 212-3257 Fax 310 320-8354 Thanks Mike Next month will let know new Jett Formula engine did its first contest See races S POW y WALKER MACHINE 58 Engine $59500 42 Engine $52500 32 Engine $45000 26 Engine $45000 repair update $1200 ShippingSachs style Engines Distributed BLUE MOUNTAIN 503 938-6743 Fax 503 938-6950 1 7 NI Elizabeth P0 Box 777 Milton-Freewater OR 97862 124 Model Aviation ne Test Ran
Edition: Model Aviation - 1994/01
Page Numbers: 99, 124
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING FLASH-FLASH-FLASH For Formula fliers have another engine use engine being built Dub Jett just getting started know Dub Jett is current FAI Formula World Champion winner last two AMA Nationals engine available legal now write column Dubs extensive engine building am sure will very good engine already have plane latest Jett engine $250 engine Dubs special remote needle valve price $275 puts price back what used charged custom Prather Tiger Wow what deal August attended Houstons first AT-fl Races event seems getting very popular very impressed group put great contest Mike Wise has report Houston R/C Air Races Group chaired Formula pilot Wiley Brown organized ran first Giant Scale R/C Air Races Texas AT-6s/SNJs June 24-27 1993 Houston became second site Giant Scale Air Racing Associations GSARA circuit 1993 races host club Bayou City Flyers assistance several other area clubs hobby shops manufacturers sponsors provided machinery support necessary run event successful manner first time out Welcome guidance support provided David Birdi president GSARA Lesley Burnett Madera Unlimited Races both attended years race Although race site Dick Scobee Memorial Field suffered lingering affects tropical storm Arlene some 2500 spectators turned out between rain showers watch racing action fast-paced competitive fun Teams Texas Kansas Indiana California competed eight rounds 24 heats Saturday Sunday earning points toward final class standings see standings box heat race consisted six taps around -mile course laid out 40-foot-high pylons topped Texas flags An excellent turn caller light system made fast laps few cuts Registration qualification began Wednesday 23rd continued until Saturday Ron Nelson Houston last qualify after spending week late nights finishing Saxton AT-fl qualified gear down due retract problems ended up winning first-place Bronze after faster planes dropped out due crashes other problems experience Charles Winter Merced California Race #60 showed set pace three laps fast qualifier time 116 winning $1000 prize Chuck team also won AT-6 Gold years RUMARA races Reno Unlimited Model Air Race Association us saw yellow black AT-fl strike pylon 92 Madera videotape know bow tight course flies As luck would have although running away pack Houston points Chuck lost model crash Sunday thus finishing third Gold Hopefully winnings prize money new Robart landing gear will find him back air soon Minor major crashes also claimed few other competitors caught crowds attention Houstonian John Murphys AT-6 piloted John Dent model almost lost day before due loose motor mount repaired During its next attempt qualify control lost due either radio battery problems Its ensuing crash watched both pilot crowd orbited left shallow full- throttle turns until impacted mighty splash brought moan crowd Another loss although repairable Randy Ritchs SNJ Houston spiraled after running out gas stalling end heat race Saturday two skillful pilots Charles Winter Tom Street Houston flying Wiley Browns Byron AT-6 pilots demonstrated such concentration smoothness flying can compared flying course rails flying start behind pace plane planes gained altitude before rounding pylon number two through diving low level pass stan/finish line tight high-G turns pylons pilots set standard AT-6 race flying format stock 1/5-scale planes 101-inch wingspans stock Zenoah G-62 engines sponsor-supplied props fuel Zinger 22 x lOs Ritchs Brew proved again pilot skill deciding factor heat races competitive closest exciting Saturday during Round Two Heat 8 Richard Oliver Houston Loren Tregellas Wichita Kansas Jim Goad Jr Carmel Indiana raced virtually wingtip-to-wingtip Oliver won Byron AT-fl crossed finish line first time 31103 followed Tregellas 31603 Jim Goad Jrs Ziroli AT-fl finishing Continued page 124 January1994 99 L-R Fred French kneeling caller SNJ Miss TNT Charles Winter Tom Street kneeling race chairman Wiley Brown Jim Goad Tom Street Fred French pit crews make ready another heat race Houston AT-6 Races SHIPPING & HANDLING UPS Ground Continental US $495 UPS Air & Parcel Post $495 plus 10% Subtotal Continental US UPS Nest Day Air $1400 plus $100 per lb ot Shipment total 000 add $395 Foreign Orders Parcel Post Air $495 Subtotal US Mail $495 plus 10% Subtotal RC PylonlHager Continued page 99 third 31907 typical some closer races throughout weekend really brought crowd its feet Unfortunately end race landing accident Olivers beautiful red model stopped pilot safety net Loren Tregellas slip fall top plane trying get out way resulting damage eliminated Richards model further racing Jim Goad Jrs ISC International Zenoab sponsored fluorescent pink model crowd favorites due its highly visible paint scheme competitive racing speed Jim up-and-coming pilot should prove circuit threat practice scale SNJ types brought race such Phil Vance Alvin Texas also among crowd favorites Fred French Round Rock Texas won Pilots Choice Award well second place Gold Freds victory rolls end heats sure got crowds attention between weekend racing giant scale-flight demonstrations Two fliers BB Webers B-17 bomber runs Tom Streets beautiful Ziroli Beech-18 executed picture-perfect wheels-up landings ever seen Some special events included Pilot Team Pool Party Social Friday night Texas-style barbecue Saturday barbecue donated Tommy Jackominy Houstons Hofbrau House cooked pit trailer big looked like steam locomotive yeah its Texas Manufacturer products display booths included local hobby shops Tommy Walkers engine setup Robarts Mr Radial Seeing radial beauty run indeed impresstve Manufacturer sponsorship included complete ready-to-fly Lanier RC giant scale Stinger donated Bubba Spivey helped promote event locally key events bottom line Other sponsors included ISC International Futaba TruTum Saxton Glass well surprise cash donation RUMARA organization public interest generated RC sport Giant Scale racing event overwhelming proof sponsorship hobbys major companies smart investment future ensured next years races Texas will Unlimited Plans 1994 already underway include major sponsors airport race site much Houston R/C Air Races Group has renamed itself Texas Unlimited Air Racers Group 9114 Bent Spur Lane Houston Texas 77064 TelIFAX [713] 469-6460 Contact TUARG would like information videotape 1993 AT-6 races would like further information about Giant Scale air racing contact GSARA 1744 Greenwood Ave Torrance CA 90503 Tel 310 212-3257 Fax 310 320-8354 Thanks Mike Next month will let know new Jett Formula engine did its first contest See races S POW y WALKER MACHINE 58 Engine $59500 42 Engine $52500 32 Engine $45000 26 Engine $45000 repair update $1200 ShippingSachs style Engines Distributed BLUE MOUNTAIN 503 938-6743 Fax 503 938-6950 1 7 NI Elizabeth P0 Box 777 Milton-Freewater OR 97862 124 Model Aviation ne Test Ran