Re: Possible West Baden Contest

From: Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:00:52 -0000

Great.

When does the flying start on Saturday?

When does the air become good? I'm thinking of booking my flight into Louisville, arriving 9:30 am Saturday morning.

-Kang

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, William Gowen <wdgowen@...> wrote:
>
>
> I think we have enough people committed to go ahead and do this. I just
> talked to Walt who will try to finalize the deal.
>
> More info from Walt:
>
> The plants will not be removed but Walt says they are located around the
> perimeter of the room.
>
> Walt will inquire about room rates at the hotel.
>
> Walt will talk to the AMA to find out whether we will be able to get a
> contest sanction or a record trials sanction.
>
> Walt is not a CD. I told him I was willing to be CD but would like to
> find someone to share the duties. Of the people on the list so far I'm
> not sure if there are any other CD's.
>
> Here are some pics of the flying area for those who haven't seen it:
>
> http://media.frenchlick.com/flr/cache/frenchlick.com/conferences/westbaden/wbsh_conferences_10_w650_h433.jpg
> http://media.frenchlick.com/flr/cache/frenchlick.com/specialoccasions/westbaden/wbsh_special_occasions_2_w650_h433.jpg
> https://console.ihotelier.com/opencms/export/system/modules/com.tc.properties/TravelClick/Properties/73557/media/Property/73557_0_5_4.jpg
>
>
> On 3/13/2013 12:49 PM, Bill wrote:
> >
> > So far about 10 people have said they would attend and about half have
> > committed to the fees. I would like to give Walt a go or no go today
> > or tomorrow. If you know of others who would attend that haven't
> > responded so far then please contact them and let me know the outcome.
> >
> > If we can get the number up to 20 then the entry fee would drop to
> > $125. If you think the price is too high for you currently then you
> > could also let me know if you would be interested at $125.
> >
> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Bill" <wdgowen_at_>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Walt vanGorder called today to say that he had made tentative
> > arrangements for a 2 day contest at West Baden. The dates would be
> > April 6 and 7 this year and the cost would be $2500. He asked me to
> > find out how many people would be willing to attend and also would be
> > willing to pay whatever entry fee was required to pay the $2500 in
> > advance.
> > >
> > > While the cost is an issue, the date is the weekend before the Kent
> > State contest which may also be a problem. Walt said that these dates
> > are the only time this year that the site will be available.
> > >
> > > The site rental fee would include wrapping the hanging center piece
> > with plastic and also providing the power lift for retrieving stuck
> > models (I presume at the end of each day).
> > >
> > > If you are interested please reply either to this list or to me
> > personally ASAP and I'll relay the results to Walt.
> > >
> >
> >
>
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