Great video of the contest published by the West Baden Resort:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3CRi2SBdw
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>
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