RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING WOW new racing season getting startedthis should great year first major race will Phoenix Quarter 40 Q-40 Formula still few 1996 contests talk about Im going get soapbox first Since Q-40 started seems though cant get through month considerable amount complaining time someone goes too fast builds another airplane another engine comes out someone panics hear things such must have emergency rules change airplane cant legal etc did event dont think should exist become such mess Texas have races five events use 40-size engine three events flying same speed dilutes events also problem too contests 20 30 season sounds good people attending races close home resulted bad attendance 1997 fewer contests scheduled least 40 size-events eliminated should help matters Since much controversy about Q-40 last year committee has formed intervene never much trouble other events Pylon racers cant seem rely regular rules-change cycle everyone else can event put together people disregarded Pylon racers input Make sure people represent doing what theyre supposed doing talk send letters dont job replace someone will Heres report Wayne Smith SEMPRA 11th Lap newsletter TRAC Race Report Tampa Radio Control Aircraft Club hosted NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association District VII Championship November 9-10 1996 Morgan Fuels sponsored event providing fuel contestants weather excellentcool clear sunny winds ranged calm breezy think Carolina contingent brought weather hopes pilots Florida would have problems flying Saturday 36 contestants competed five Standard class eight Advanced class 23 Expert class day started cool calm Charlie Poulton produced fast time 10775 turned out fastest day nine heats fast time 110 lowerthese pilots flying course very tight Congratulations Charlie Poulton James Barr Gail Jacobson Robert Beaudette Dean Stone excellent flying three classes hotly contested Standard Gerald Armaiz first race finished first followed Gary Coursey Richard Rosenberg Gerald flew fast time 13 143 Advanced class Curt Schuster finished first followed Donald Llewellyn fast time 11794 Gary Freeman Sr Expert Danny Shiver finished ahead Cliff Telford flyoff first followed Charlie Poulton fast time Charlies 10775 Sunday 34 contestants competed four Standard six Advanced 24 Expert As Saturday day started out cool calm first heat produced fast time 10647 James Barr would ultimately fastest time day five heats fast time excellent 110 lower Congratulations go out James Barr Don Moody Ray Brown Since second day accumulating NMPRA championship points contestants competing fiercely Standard class James Wetmore finished first followed Gary Coursey James Creech fast time 13484 flown Gerald Armaiz Advanced class Curt Schuster finished first followed Frederic Kilian Donald Llewellyn Curt flew fast time 11337 Congratulations go out Curt since moved Expert class Expert Dean Stone Cliff Telford flyoff first place Dean left line bit too rich still able win noselength James Barr fast time 10647 After point totals compiled following pilots NMPRA District VII champions StandardJames Wetmore AdvancedGary Freeman Sr Sandbagger heard crowd ExpertCliff Telford Third year row As Pylon race TRAC has hosted impressed style competitive spirit SEMPRA/NMPRA pilots As competitive events contestants always agree calls made judges judges may always make correct calls questioned call very few did professional manner accepted decision professional manner behalf course workers TRAC extend appreciation thanks everyone participated eventyou made enjoyable Im looking forward seeing next year 1996 Racing Season Results Texas Four-Star 40 Racing Association newsletter third season Four-Star 40 racing complete after two-day finals competition during last weekend October Throughout past two seasons 69 pilots 15 area RC clubs competed annual seven-race series top 10 finishers 1 Randy Ritch againSpace City 2 Darrel CarpenterProp Nuts 3 Dan WigginsBomber 4 Marvin PlessSpace City 102 Model Aviation ing minds bull sessionL-R Dub Jett Drew Jerina John Shannon Jerry Small Rich Tocci Dallas TX Theyre too relaxed discussing 0-40 5 Charles LoudermilkSWRC 6 Chuck ReeveNorth West 7 Roger SanderSWRC 8 Don WaltersS WRC 9 Joel BordenSpace City 10 Rudy BredaSpace City pilots awarded nice plaques cash prizes season-long efforts Highlights weekend included crash Rudy Breda s number-one airplane elevator servo failure first race Saturday Since did have backup model forced watch nine pilots pass point total Sunday afternoon best race season among Randy Ritch Marvin Pless Dan Wiggins Sunday morning airplanes equal speed expertly flown wingtip-to-wingtip first nine laps south turn lap 10 Randy decided execute advanced tactic flying knife-edge through weeds hiding opponents trick worked well able out-turn pursuers final turn sneak across finish line first place 18 pilots flew Sunday awarded nice prizes donated sponsors including Sig SuperTigre Ritch s Hobby Dicks Hobby Kingsway Hobby Bob Smith Coverite Fox Futaba Airtronics Robart APC Propellers Boca Bearings Sullivan Hobbypoxy Just Plane Wing Covers Performance Specialties Sundays races airplanes impounded pilots finished last heats technical engine teardown inspection inspectors used micrometers calipers eyeglass made engines belonging top two finishers four next eight places engines rigorously inspected comparison brand new SuperTigre engine new parts off shelf engines passed inspection no evidence cheating filing grinding modification illegal parts found What will new safety 1997 Check next month GLOW PLUGS PROVEN PERFORMANCE BUY THE BEST! #40101 Fox Std Short #40201 Fox Std Long BUY FOX! 0 #40502 Fox RC Short #40602 Fox RC Long #40702 Fox Miracle Plug Also available 2 Volt FOX FOX MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH ARKANSAS 72901 PHONE 501 646-1656 501 646-1757 el ARF Weigh AeroNorthwest ki Con Assembly hour excludingandI surfaces Removable glue place inkableid Sti Hinges InstI pinned rol Rods & Horns Prebuilt & installedProd figergiass pushrod system Engine Mount Great Planes adjustable Hardware DuBro Goldberg AeroNorthwest lete r Schemes Several available AeroNorthwest International Inc 14010 NE 21st Street evue WA 98007 act local dealer call 8008134096 er Inquires Welcome WANTED Ignition Model Engines 1930s 1950s Elf Baby Cyclone Brown Jr Super Cyclone Ohlsson Hornet Dooling Etc Model Race Cars & Boats Parts Spark Plugs Etc Parts Available Most Ignition Engines Catalog $700 US $900 Intl Woody Bartelt 3706 N 33rd St Galesburg MI 49053 616-665-9693 800-982-5464 Twin Sukhoi Sport ARF R/C Sport & Fun Fly Airolane MADE IN USA Wing Span675 Wing Area676 Flying Weight90 lbs Colorelan Red EngineTwo 40-46 2c Two 48-60 4c RadioMm 4 banic channels Aerobatico Performance Jost like ningle nokhni new Pacific Aeromodel Twin Sakhoi capable doing rolls loops knife edge other manovers eant handling will scill manageable engine switch off info please call PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 1VOice 81 8 3309351 800 7800100 15437 PROCTOR AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY CA9 1745 818 961-6199 wok Site wwwpoconromodnlcom E-mait inroWyacacromodet corn May1997 105
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/05
Page Numbers: 102, 105
Edition: Model Aviation - 1997/05
Page Numbers: 102, 105
RADIO CONTROL PYLON RACING WOW new racing season getting startedthis should great year first major race will Phoenix Quarter 40 Q-40 Formula still few 1996 contests talk about Im going get soapbox first Since Q-40 started seems though cant get through month considerable amount complaining time someone goes too fast builds another airplane another engine comes out someone panics hear things such must have emergency rules change airplane cant legal etc did event dont think should exist become such mess Texas have races five events use 40-size engine three events flying same speed dilutes events also problem too contests 20 30 season sounds good people attending races close home resulted bad attendance 1997 fewer contests scheduled least 40 size-events eliminated should help matters Since much controversy about Q-40 last year committee has formed intervene never much trouble other events Pylon racers cant seem rely regular rules-change cycle everyone else can event put together people disregarded Pylon racers input Make sure people represent doing what theyre supposed doing talk send letters dont job replace someone will Heres report Wayne Smith SEMPRA 11th Lap newsletter TRAC Race Report Tampa Radio Control Aircraft Club hosted NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association District VII Championship November 9-10 1996 Morgan Fuels sponsored event providing fuel contestants weather excellentcool clear sunny winds ranged calm breezy think Carolina contingent brought weather hopes pilots Florida would have problems flying Saturday 36 contestants competed five Standard class eight Advanced class 23 Expert class day started cool calm Charlie Poulton produced fast time 10775 turned out fastest day nine heats fast time 110 lowerthese pilots flying course very tight Congratulations Charlie Poulton James Barr Gail Jacobson Robert Beaudette Dean Stone excellent flying three classes hotly contested Standard Gerald Armaiz first race finished first followed Gary Coursey Richard Rosenberg Gerald flew fast time 13 143 Advanced class Curt Schuster finished first followed Donald Llewellyn fast time 11794 Gary Freeman Sr Expert Danny Shiver finished ahead Cliff Telford flyoff first followed Charlie Poulton fast time Charlies 10775 Sunday 34 contestants competed four Standard six Advanced 24 Expert As Saturday day started out cool calm first heat produced fast time 10647 James Barr would ultimately fastest time day five heats fast time excellent 110 lower Congratulations go out James Barr Don Moody Ray Brown Since second day accumulating NMPRA championship points contestants competing fiercely Standard class James Wetmore finished first followed Gary Coursey James Creech fast time 13484 flown Gerald Armaiz Advanced class Curt Schuster finished first followed Frederic Kilian Donald Llewellyn Curt flew fast time 11337 Congratulations go out Curt since moved Expert class Expert Dean Stone Cliff Telford flyoff first place Dean left line bit too rich still able win noselength James Barr fast time 10647 After point totals compiled following pilots NMPRA District VII champions StandardJames Wetmore AdvancedGary Freeman Sr Sandbagger heard crowd ExpertCliff Telford Third year row As Pylon race TRAC has hosted impressed style competitive spirit SEMPRA/NMPRA pilots As competitive events contestants always agree calls made judges judges may always make correct calls questioned call very few did professional manner accepted decision professional manner behalf course workers TRAC extend appreciation thanks everyone participated eventyou made enjoyable Im looking forward seeing next year 1996 Racing Season Results Texas Four-Star 40 Racing Association newsletter third season Four-Star 40 racing complete after two-day finals competition during last weekend October Throughout past two seasons 69 pilots 15 area RC clubs competed annual seven-race series top 10 finishers 1 Randy Ritch againSpace City 2 Darrel CarpenterProp Nuts 3 Dan WigginsBomber 4 Marvin PlessSpace City 102 Model Aviation ing minds bull sessionL-R Dub Jett Drew Jerina John Shannon Jerry Small Rich Tocci Dallas TX Theyre too relaxed discussing 0-40 5 Charles LoudermilkSWRC 6 Chuck ReeveNorth West 7 Roger SanderSWRC 8 Don WaltersS WRC 9 Joel BordenSpace City 10 Rudy BredaSpace City pilots awarded nice plaques cash prizes season-long efforts Highlights weekend included crash Rudy Breda s number-one airplane elevator servo failure first race Saturday Since did have backup model forced watch nine pilots pass point total Sunday afternoon best race season among Randy Ritch Marvin Pless Dan Wiggins Sunday morning airplanes equal speed expertly flown wingtip-to-wingtip first nine laps south turn lap 10 Randy decided execute advanced tactic flying knife-edge through weeds hiding opponents trick worked well able out-turn pursuers final turn sneak across finish line first place 18 pilots flew Sunday awarded nice prizes donated sponsors including Sig SuperTigre Ritch s Hobby Dicks Hobby Kingsway Hobby Bob Smith Coverite Fox Futaba Airtronics Robart APC Propellers Boca Bearings Sullivan Hobbypoxy Just Plane Wing Covers Performance Specialties Sundays races airplanes impounded pilots finished last heats technical engine teardown inspection inspectors used micrometers calipers eyeglass made engines belonging top two finishers four next eight places engines rigorously inspected comparison brand new SuperTigre engine new parts off shelf engines passed inspection no evidence cheating filing grinding modification illegal parts found What will new safety 1997 Check next month GLOW PLUGS PROVEN PERFORMANCE BUY THE BEST! #40101 Fox Std Short #40201 Fox Std Long BUY FOX! 0 #40502 Fox RC Short #40602 Fox RC Long #40702 Fox Miracle Plug Also available 2 Volt FOX FOX MANUFACTURING COMPANY 5305 TOWSON AVENUE SMITH ARKANSAS 72901 PHONE 501 646-1656 501 646-1757 el ARF Weigh AeroNorthwest ki Con Assembly hour excludingandI surfaces Removable glue place inkableid Sti Hinges InstI pinned rol Rods & Horns Prebuilt & installedProd figergiass pushrod system Engine Mount Great Planes adjustable Hardware DuBro Goldberg AeroNorthwest lete r Schemes Several available AeroNorthwest International Inc 14010 NE 21st Street evue WA 98007 act local dealer call 8008134096 er Inquires Welcome WANTED Ignition Model Engines 1930s 1950s Elf Baby Cyclone Brown Jr Super Cyclone Ohlsson Hornet Dooling Etc Model Race Cars & Boats Parts Spark Plugs Etc Parts Available Most Ignition Engines Catalog $700 US $900 Intl Woody Bartelt 3706 N 33rd St Galesburg MI 49053 616-665-9693 800-982-5464 Twin Sukhoi Sport ARF R/C Sport & Fun Fly Airolane MADE IN USA Wing Span675 Wing Area676 Flying Weight90 lbs Colorelan Red EngineTwo 40-46 2c Two 48-60 4c RadioMm 4 banic channels Aerobatico Performance Jost like ningle nokhni new Pacific Aeromodel Twin Sakhoi capable doing rolls loops knife edge other manovers eant handling will scill manageable engine switch off info please call PACIFIC AEROMODEL MFG INC 1VOice 81 8 3309351 800 7800100 15437 PROCTOR AVE CITY OF INDUSTRY CA9 1745 818 961-6199 wok Site wwwpoconromodnlcom E-mait inroWyacacromodet corn May1997 105
