Re: Re: A6, USIC, and 2012

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:22:52 -0400

Thanks Gary! Wish you had been there.

On 6/6/2012 2:05 PM, Warthodson_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> Bill,
> Congratulations on your A6 win at the USIC & on setting a new site
> record & also a new Cat. 4 record & finally on being the first in the
> US to exceed 11 minutes!
> Gary
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wed, Jun 6, 2012 11:34 am
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: A6, USIC, and 2012
>
> The A6 shootout at USIC continued the year-long A6 drama or 2012 and
> gave us yet another great show. By now, the news is old, so my recap
> will be short. Bill Gowen broke the A6 national record twice,
> culminating in a mind boggling 11:02. Tom Sova put on a superb
> performance with a flight of 10:15, a time that would have won every
> USIC except two. I really would like to applaud the competitors for
> putting it all on the line.
>
> I hope to see the A6 battle continue at Lakehurst over the summer,
> either the weekend after the 4th of July or Labor Day weekend. The
> late afternoon buoyant air at Lakehurst may lift the flight time to
> well over 11 minutes.
>
> If the year-long shootout ends now, then so it is. We've all been
> treated to displays of mastery by our A6 experts. Thank you Bill
> Gowen, Tom Sova, Gary Hodson, and Tem Johnson.
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Yuan Kang Lee"
> <ykleetx_at_...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > For me, as an A6 spectator, 2012 has been a great year. A recap:
> >
> > Bill Gowen sets Cat IV record at Tustin in December 2011, narrowly
> beating out Gary Hodson.
> >
> > Bill sets new Cat I record in Atlanta in Jan 2012.
> >
> > The same Bill sets a new Cat II record at Kent in April 2012,
> narrowly beating out Tome Sova. We missed the Kansas City gang at this
> contest.
> >
> > Tom sets Cat III record in Pontiac in May 2012, narrowly beating out
> Bill.
> >
> > Aki flies an incredible 11+ minutes in Japan.
> >
> > There are two more A6 shootouts. First at USIC. Who is going to
> challenge the A6 experts? Do we want to see Bill, Tom, Gary, or Tem
> win yet again? I believe that Gary and Tem won't attend USIC this year.
> >
> > Sanborn and Don S.: Are you guys up for the challenge?
> >
> > I hope the final A6 shootout will take place at Lakehurst over Labor
> Day weekend.
> >
> > -Kang
> >
>
>
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