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THIS MONTH'S column features the final section of the series on finishing your Pylon Racer. But first, the last time I listed kit manufacturers, I left someone out: Paul's Flying Stuff has been in business for a long time. Sorry, Paul! Items sold by Paul's Flying Stuff include the following: Cosmic Wind-Formula I Racer; Denight Special-Formula I Racer; Thunder Quickie II; Bar Stock Motor Mounts: X40, K&B, O.S. .40 VRP; Quickie 500. For more information, write 1281 Rincon Rd., Escondido, CA 92025; Tel. 619/743-5458.
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
LET'S START this month with a special thanks to the people at Futaba for their continuing support of Pylon Racing. Flash! New record in Formula One. Here is a short report from Dave English on the Bob Downey Memorial Formula One race, held at Whittier Narrows, California, on March 28 and 29, 1992: "Well, we made it through another Bob Downey Memorial Formula One race. The 11th annual, to be exact. Many thanks to John Krohn and all of his friendly help for putting up with us that long. "Twenty-five entrants showed up for Saturday's racing, with who else but Richard Verano coming out on top with a fast time of 1:03.16. He was consistently in the 1:06-1:07 range-tough to beat.
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
FOR MOST of us Pylon Racers-or, for that matter, just about anyone who flies RC planes-the most intense, critical, and demanding time is that first flight with a new airplane. You don't know for sure what your plane is going to do. So let's look at a few things that can help you with your first trim flight. But first, I have a correction to make. For those of you who have been trying to call Jerry Small about his Kazi Killer Formula One or quarter-midget kit, his correct phone number is (817) 481-6456. Also, let's take time to plug the people who are responsible for making us go fast:
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Contrary to some instruction sheets for the installation of your cowl and motor mount, first fit the cowl to the airplane, and then fit the engine and mount into the cowl. There are a few advantages to this system. You can get the cowl placed in perfect relationship to the fuselage and the opposite cheek cowl without having to guess where the engine will be. When you begin to install the engine mount, you will have a full-size access hole under the cheek cowl to work with instead of one that leaves room for error and makes it much more difficult to pull the engine and mount in and out.
Radio Control: Pylon Racing
FOR THE LAST couple of months we have featured a series by Dave Doyle on how to do well in racing. I hope this has helped some of you to better understand what it takes to win in Pylon Racing. How To Move Up In The Standings: This is the last in the present series of "help" articles. If you have comments or questions or want information, please write and we will get an answer and publish the questions and the answer. We just returned from the Nats and find that the rough draft of this part III (which was to be printed before the Nats) needed some serious help.
