I've flown the sloe at Edgewater several times on trips east from Milwaukee. Nice place. I'd be interested in the conditions at the new slope.
>From what I remember I think that One Design and Wings would work best at Edgewater. You can run a short, man-on-man course there. Usually there is A 30 second start to allow the racers time to get altitude outside the course. But then, you are right, it is like a sailboat race start. There are lots of slope racing photos in the galleries at: http://www.slopeflyer.com/artman/publish/cat_index_52.shtml Use any you want as long as you credit slopeflyer.com! If you organize a race for next year, and it does not conflict with existing events, you may get some of the Wisconsin contingent showing up! The main this is to try to schedule it when the most likely winds are happening. If you have slopes for alternate directions that is great. It is our downfall here in Wisconsin. We have super East slopes but nothing for west within 2 hours. Paul Naton wrote the Slope Racing Clinic: Some Basics and let us post it here: http://www.slopeflyer.com/artman/publish/article_184.shtml I don't think the ODR rules have changed for the MWSC in years. This is a great class with a lot of close racing: http://www.slopeflyer.com/artman/publish/article_162.shtml Hope this helps, -- Greg Smith Slope Soaring Resource http://www.slopeflyer.com > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:44:59 EDT > To: <Soaring@airage.com> > Subject: [RCSE] slope rules / pics > > Hi > > We have an active group, American Airlines Gas Modelers, flying the > Edgewater Park slope in downtown Cleveland.We are having awesome days of > continuous > NE wind in the mid 20. We also just found a great south to SW site in the > Valley off of I480 and Rockside (Tom Nagle, add that to the Ohio list.) > > We have a lot of Zagis and Combat Wings and some One Designs. We are looking > to start some slope racing and was wondering if anyone had some rules or > suggestions for running our contest. We already have 10 2M electric contests > and > have a regular turnout, so i am confident we can the same guys into the > slope scene. > > We were thinking of two categories, one for wings and the other for > conventional or One design planes. MOM, double elimination. A point for every > one you > beat and and an extra point for overall win. We would have flag men at the > far turn. I guess one has a 10 down count the start. Like yacht racing. Five > laps.Double elimination avoids the hassle of trying to time laps. > > I am starting a newsletter announcement / flyer and would like some slope > racing pictures "a la" Davenport or Wilson Reservoir. > > Any suggestions welcomed. > > thanks > > If the wind is blowing we are going. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
