PYLON RACING Bill Hager SOME just getting Pylon Racing year may having little trouble trying get together big part doing well race being prepared What take you remember little things What have done past make checklist follow applies what take also race preparation contest day have established procedure have using about 10 years now something have written downit just comes automatically its supposed anyway race year forgot change plug after test run wins except zero written down checklist used dont think would have happened Granted first time have ever gone out line bad plug believe once can too often So think now will usea check list list what think some tbe necessary items should taken race ironclad some things will vary according individual situation field box necessary tools doing things like tightening engine screws adjusting linkages changing servo chang ing servo gears Various sizes screw drivers pliers regular needle-nose hemostats very useful tools set Allen wrenches long teehandled ones good changing engine plug wrench prop wrench X-Acto knife extra blade two small crescent wrench sometimes handy also take along enough items quick repairs5-minute epoxy Hot Stuff Micro Balloons some fiberglass cloth anything else can think quick repair probably few items have missed perhaps few items can think also few things must remember night before race like charge batteries usually run through checklist night before get everything laid out 430 500 next morning am half asleep dont forget anything Did ever drive three four hundred miles contest find left transmitter landing gear fuel home ever check list wont sound like such waste time Q500 race recently mis fortune having linkage throttle break 1/16 wire soldered threaded coupler broke right wire went coupler Well no extra wire no soldering iron about call quits day friend suggested following Take short piece brass tubing like used fuel tank about 1 two wheel collars Put wheel colinrs over end brass tubing Slip brass tubing over threaded coupler over wire put kink wire put little fiveminute epoxy tube wire end fill gap tighten set screws both wheel collars prestoyou can fly again Perhaps largest race year has held years Bakersfield CA frequently attracts over 100 entries over world Well some reason Bakersfield race has shelved So year Sb Flyers Gary Hover decided promote race toat least time beingtake place Bakersfield looks though did pretty good job report years Sb Flyers Race California State Championship Formula Race held Camp San Luis Obispo again unquali fied success plots families attended treated two full days racing Calcutta Race Saturday family Bar-B- Que 135.attended attendance years race three Canadians Doug Rankin Andrew Mclndoe Guy Johnson addition Rainon Virgilio Mexico Don Rice Seattle reaily appreciate turnout travel such long distance hope will return again next year Saturday saw five full rounds racing 34 Expert 14 Standard contestants end 5th round first place shared Dave Shedel Jerry Boyce perfect scores Only point down 3rd ever-present Ron Gilman Denight Special Round 6 started off Sunday 830 Dave Shadel first drop top three flameout Round 6 Jerry Boyce sole possession first Gilman still point down Round 7 Ron Gilman consistently going fast posted events best time 1128 Round 9 Boyce faltered placing 3rd heat allowed teammate Ron Gilman emerge victor years event competition Standard Class pretty clear-cut Jay Replogle taking posting best time 1280 years Standard Class well attended reappearance some old faces few new faces Two older ones Jerry Skoczylas placed second Don Dombrowski placing sixth years awards included Expert trophies 7th best finish won Ron Schorr fast time trophies 3rd Stand ard Class addition wife trophy winner present race received beautiful indoor plant appreciation supportive efforts years race also included publication clubs first race program Program ad vertisements sold proceeds directed toward offsetting competition costs effort professional well done will attempted again next year work has aiready begun want extend sincere thanks attended especially worked hard put will see next year May race results follow Expert Class 1 Ron Gilman 1128 fast time 2 Jerry Boyce 1153 3 Dave Shadel 1162 4 Eric Ristrim 1195 5 Bob Smith 1140 Ed Hotelling 1161 7 R Van Baren 1205 8 Larry Lanlom 1161 9 T Christopher 1148 10 Doug Ruble 1208 Standard Class 1 Jay Replogle 1280 2 Jerry Skoczylas 1320 3 Yasuhiro Tsuzulci 1 325 4 Jim Kelly 1374 5 Paul Ristrim 1466 See next month 36 Model Aviation Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Garland TX 75043