Video from the contest at this beautiful site:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUgHb5U-xA
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, William Gowen <wdgowen@...> wrote:
>
> The West Baden contest was a rousing success! 16 world class and future
> world class competitors signed up in advance and 16 world class and
> future world class fliers showed up. Competition was at a very high
> level with 3 AMA records falling and a few others in jeopardy all weekend.
>
> Financially it appears that we will have a small surplus due to a late
> contribution and also because we didn't have to use the second helium
> tank. When I get the final helium cost from Walt I will post the final
> numbers.
>
> A bonus in our favor was that the hotel sold 19 rooms to fliers and
> their friends and family. This is going to greatly enhance the
> possibility of future events at the world's best Cat 3 site.
>
> I'll second Mike Kirda's comments about the spectators. Every time I got
> close to any of the hotel guests I was swamped with comments about how
> incredible the models were. I've never been at a flying event where
> there was so much interaction with people who had never previously seen
> an indoor model fly. People would stand in groups (sometimes under a
> landing model) and just look totally blown away by what they were
> seeing. Spectators must have taken hundreds of photographs and videos.
>
> I would like to personally thank all who attended for their high level
> of cooperation and professionalism. You did a great, positive service to
> our sport in general and to this event in particular.
>
> Here are results. I'll try to get the time sheets posted somewhere later.
> ** = new Cat 3 AMA record
>
> *_AROG_*
> Larry Coslick 18:35
>
> _*F1D (10 fliers!)*_
> Brett Sanborn 33:29 32:59 (66:28)
> John Kagan 32:59 32:51 (65:50)
> Kang Lee 31:46 31:25 (63:11)
> Jim Richmond 31:03 26:24 (57:27)
> Ben Saks 29:09 27:45 (56:54)
> Jake Palmer 29:10 26:46 (55:56)
> Nick Ray 27:51 26:42 (54:33)
> Mike Kirda 26:13 25:34 (51:47)
> Leo Pilachowski 27:04 21:37 (48:41)
> Jeff Annis 19:43 19:04 (38:47)
>
> _*F1L*_
> Leo Pilachowski 18:56 18:05 (37:01)
> Larry Loucka 18:57** 16:46 (35:43)
> Steve Fujikawa 17:05 17:05 (34:10)
> Jeff Annis 16:33 15:53 (32:26)
> Larry Coslick 13:12
>
> _*F1M*_
> Larry Coslick 18:25** 15:20 (33:45)
> Bill Gowen 16:45
>
> _*A6*_
> Bill Gowen 10:02**
> Mike Kirda 7:21
> Rey Mazzocco 7:03
>
> _*EZB*_
> Kang Lee 27:00
> Larry Coslick 26:10
> Steve Fujikawa 15:33
>
> _*Intermediate Stick*_
> Jeff Annis 14:24 (flying a paper stick model)
>
> _*Ministick*_
> Walt vanGorder 11:51
> Jeff Annis 10:11
> Nick Ray 8:35
>
> _*Limited Pennyplane*_
> Bill Gowen 15:22
> Rey Mazzocco 12:52
> Leo Pilachowski 12:37
>
Received on Mon Apr 22 2013 - 14:13:56 CEST