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HERE IS A REPORT by Lou Rodriguez about the first Formula One race of the 1995 racing season. Aaaaaaaand they're off! The racing season is in full swing in District I, in spite of the deluge that has fallen on California. Formula I's season opener was in Phoenix. Bill Schonemann and the crew did their usual excellent job as the PRO Flyers hosted 29 pilots from across the country. Everyone enjoyed the weather with temperatures in the upper 70s. A crash-fest started when Lyle Larson and Mike DelPonte had a mid-air collision with their Quarter Midget and Quickie during a lunchtime grudge race on Saturday. And you thought winter was for building and summer was for flying?
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The LVRC did a great job of hosting this event. A freshly sodded football field was used for the pit area. It was like a big picnic on the grass. The racing was tremendous, with some new pilots doing a fantastic job. Larry Drury, Tom Hart, and Delbert Godon made good showings with low times and smooth flying. The greatest excitement was saved for last with the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Calcutta races. Darrol Cady squeaked out a narrow victory in the Bronze race. The Silver race had several lead changes throughout. Travis Flynn and Rich Tocci battled the whole race. Rich appeared to be ahead at the finish but a cut was his demise and Travis claimed the victory.
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I AM GOING TO TRY to print some race reports from different parts of the country, so you will know what other guys are doing in different parts of the world. We also have some words of wisdom from Dave Doyle. Wow, the racing season is upon us! Here is a report sent to me from Sally Carpenter: The Central California Racing Association (CCRA) and the Merced County Flyers held the first ever QM40/Quickie race in California April 22-23 on the 2.5-mile-long course. Saturday started out cool but by noon reached the upper 70s. There was low humidity. It was a day made for fast times, and we were not disappointed. There were five events: QM40 w/9mm venturi, 428 expert, 428 novice, 428 standard and 25 (.25 size engine with Q500 airframe).
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AFTER THIS YEAR'S AMA NATS I hightailed it to the Galveston, Texas Giant Scale races that J.P. Hanway and I had entered. I was too late to fly in the finals, but I saw some first-class racing. Mike Wise was kind enough to write something for me, so here we go: Giant Scale Air Racing hit new highs at the Unlimited Scale Racing Association (USRA) sanctioned Second Annual Galveston Unlimited, July 10-16 promoted by Hi-G Promotions, Inc. Although the nation's heat wave was just around the corner, Galveston's hotter-than-normal July got a head start and made the racers work harder. But if the weather was hot, the racing was even hotter!
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WHILE THE FORMULA I fliers were heading out to California for their year-end Championship Race, a lot of the Q-500 fliers were in Atlanta for a Championship Race of their own. Here is that report from Bob Brassell, who was also the CD for this contest: The 20th Annual Atlanta Air Racing Championships: Atlanta is known as the Crossroads of the South, and the 20th annual Atlanta Air Racing Championships proved this continues to be true. A total of 31 pilots from 9 different states gathered at the Atlanta R/C Club field the weekend of October 21-22 for some of the most competitive racing of the season! The racing schedule included AMA 428 Q-500 and AMA QM40 on Saturday, with SEMPRA Standard/Advanced/Expert Q-500 on Sunday. Here is a brief rundown of the action:
