The weather at the sod farm was perfect: blue skies, puffy clouds, temp about 80, winds <10 knots. Twenty-seven fliers from nine states battled for Gateway Open honors.
Seven rounds with a total time of ninety-two minutes (yep, that's 92 minutes). The rounds were: 10, 10, 12, 20, 15, 15, and 10. The max score possible was 6220. The standings at the end of the day were Frickey, Jim 6151 Gellart, Marc 6063 Siebenaler, Steve 5568 Berlin, Johnny 5401 Samuels, Robert 5348 Peck, Bob 5134 Nankivil, Mark 4983 Diniz, John 4595 Itterly, Nelson 4498 Darnell, D.O. 4466 Scully, Tom 4282 Mong, Ron 4215 McKee, Jeff 4112 Tock, Tom 4079 Lago, Glauco 3960 Prater, Greg 3909 Messner, Wayne 3907 McCann, Dennis 3520 Roberto, Ben 3493 Spangler, Vergil 3276 Frost, Art 3202 Molloy, Brian 3158 Ruble, Larry 3124 Anderson, Chuck 2811 Stenson, Eric 2791 Sewell, Reggie 2605 Frickey, Michael 2537 MVSA fliers suffered some disappointments. However, the host club placed 4 fliers in the top 10. Jim was unbeatable today. Going into the final round, there still was a theoretical chance that Marc Gellart could catch him, but only if Jim messed up. Marc made his 7th consecutive max to apply some pressure, but the champ slammed the door, flying 10:00 with a 100 point landing. After a liberal dose of brew and ribs at tonight's barbecue, they go at it again tomorrow. The forecast is for similar weather, but with a shift in wind direction. That will force the pilots to develop all new strategies for finding lift, so it promises to be another good one. Full details will be on the club's website (www.mvsaclub.com) as soon as possible. Mark Nankivil took many pix, and they'll be there as well. 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.
