Radio Control Pylon Racing - 2010/04
Pylon Racing for clubs
THE RESPONSE TO my “Pylon Racing
for Everyone” article about Club 40 Pylon
Racing, published in the October 2009 MA,
has been overwhelming. I have received
many e-mail messages and phone calls from
people who are starting racing in new places.
Radio Control Pylon Racing - 2009/06
The call to racing
I HEARD A great quote during an NHRA
(National Hot Rod Association) interview.
The driver said, “There are a million ways to
lose, and only one way to win.” Competitors
are subject to numerous ways to make
mistakes and hurt their chances of winning,
while making no mistakes is what it takes to
win.
Radio Control Pylon Racing - 2009/04
Racing is addictive, and that's a good thing
THE PURSUIT: The desire to win is
inherent in all of us. For some, it begins as a
simple desire to compete. For others, it is
much more powerful and manifests itself as
a deep-seated compulsion not only to
compete, but also to excel.
Radio Control Pylon Racing - 2009/10
IN THE PREVIOUS column (in the June MA), I outlined
techniques to use to avoid Gremlins and the importance of teamwork
in Pylon Racing. Apparently I should have knocked on wood or
something; the Gremlins found me this season.
At the Gold Cup race in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in April, I had
a fuel-tank issue that wouldn’t allow me to get a full tank. My
teammate and I struggled with calling around Pylon One and getting
around Pylon Two. The 2009 AMA Nats was more of the same; bad
air and midairs were “par for the course.”
