I want to see pictures. Somehow .... I don't think so!
Best Regards,
Ed Anderson
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From: "Soaring" <Soaring@airage.com>
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 6:46 AM
Subject: Soaring V1 #8312
Soaring Fri, 22 Sep 2006 Volume 1 : Number
8312
In this issue:
Re: "Soaring Masters Pre-Report"
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:55:13 +0200
From: "Jo Grini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: "Soaring Masters Pre-Report"
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You are KILLING me slowly!
I HATE not being able to be there!
Does not matter if it is true or not. Your write up is so cool
Hilsen (Regards) Jojo
NEW: www.jojoen.no
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> Guys I have to tell you, the vendors and sponsors have done this thing up
> RIGHT!
>
> Driving into the entry to the site, is a huge banner spanning over the
> entrance "Welcome to the World Soaring Masters!
>
> Along the road to the flying area are banners on poles flying in the wind
> about every 20', in various colors, kind of like walking the gauntlet to
> King
> Arthur's big joust contest!
>
> At the site is a huge circus style tent, with even more banners, each
> banner
> having a different sponsor's name and logo.
>
> Inside the tent is a hospitality set up for Pilots and vendors to chat,
> long
> tables (again reminiscent of a King Arthur challenge), filled with trays
> of
> fresh cut fruit, giant shrimp, wings, BBQ ribs, various selections of
> rolls (I
> think they were shipped in from Germany!) with thin crunchy wheat crusts
> and a slight honey flavor inside.
>
> There is a stage and what looks like a band being set up. (someone said it
> was Lenard Skynard)
>
> On the field I think I can see two TV crew trailers with those telescoping
> satellite antennas on each. One on each end of the field.
>
> There is one of those jumbo-tron things, showing clips of JW, DP, BC
> proudly
> displaying their world championship medals and of course their "I beat
> Gordy" badges too.. along with other rc soaring clips which include events
> such as
> Visalia, MidSouth, and the recent Casa contest (which is kind of funny
> because all you see is Phil Barnes butt as he bends down to fix a winch!
>
> There's a nice segment of Joe Melchoir's (Deleware's top TD pilot)
> Mooney
> flying in to the event.
>
> It all looks more like some medieval competition than a rc soaring
> event....
>
> The field has been manicured with the words "World Master's RC Soaring
> 2006"
>
> The only thing that would really complete it is JoJo.
>
> There was a lot of talk about how David Hobby keeps avoiding flying
> against
> me, but I think they were mostly kidding. :-)
>
> I stopped in at the Roberts hotel, and a bunch of guys were out having a
> brew or two, and as I walked up I was faced or butted with a line of
> moons, as
> in full skin cheeked! Of course I had to retaliate! :-)
>
> Wish you guys were here!
>
> Weather is supposed to be sunny with calm winds all weekend!
> But if the wind comes up, the word is the champ will be.....Rich
> Burnowski.
>
> Considering conditions, I put $100 on Rusty Shaw, odds were just too good
> to
> be true and I saw him fly in Iowa recently, the guy is deadly.
> Gordy
> Holiday Inn Express, yep a Jacuzzi room :-)
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