The best I could do with my Zig Zag was 46 mph .  It needed more nose weight and less elevator ,
very squirrely to fly.  But the weather was perfect and we had fun . Will build something new for next year .
   Bill

pretty cool. anybody know how to fiigure out speed vs line length to get it to 3 second laps ?

Observing from the other circle, looked like you all had a good time.  We did notice that a lot of the faster flights looked a little "wiggly".  The racer's cure for that is a handle with a lot closer line spacing.  Typically with the lines going between the index and second finger and the third and fourth digits.

You all and the Kusiks had such a apparent good time that at the SCAR lunchtime meeting we decided that at the December event next year we'll have a "Musciano Race" to replace Mouse I at that event.

Final rules TBD but for sure only Musciano designs will be allowed.

Any inputs from clubs having sponsored these events would be appreciated.  So we can give everyone time to prepare. 

If anyone doesn't think this was a "real race", they haven't really understood the flyers who participated.  The rules were clear and very simple. When a Kusik gets beat, it is a REAL race.  Rules were that it had to be built from a solid block, and have a minimum of 54 sq.in. wing, or be a Musciano or Black Hawk design of similar type.  We flew on provided 30' lines.  The rest was up to your own creativity and skill.  Appearance points were added to average speed for 14 laps from a standing start.

Winning speed was 66.6mph plus 5 appearance points. Model weighed 4.3 ounces and was powered by a Cox Venom engine with a Galbreath/Nelson head.  We aren't just casual flyers!

This is the third year we have run this event, and we have had an opportunity to smooth out the "glitches"

Next year we will fly with .012 steel x 42' lines for both events, and provide 30% Nitro fuel for all competitiors. I used 65% nitro plus Propylene Oxide this year. How many of us have that available?

There will be 2 events, the Hollow Log per this year's aircraft specs (see above) and a Dale Kirn "Torquette" 1-design event with the limitation of suction fuel systems, .061cc maximum displacement  and the above provided fuel and lines.  Kits will be available from rsmdistribution.com

As far as "wiggly" is concerned, none of us were quite ready to turn around in under 1.9 seconds for 14+ laps! And these were the first flights for a few of the models.  We have improved from year to year (winning speed, 5+ mph better this year than last, and most of the flights would have won last year)

Y'all come on out next year!  We'll keep a circle open for you.

Now that would be something to see.   Two at a time.   First to complete 14 laps goes on to next round.   No watches, just a flag for the person counting laps for the plane they are watching.  Oh forgot a flag for the starter.  Problem would be getting the planes started at the same time.   Maybe that would make it more interesting, LeMans style start.

Interesting point to consider:  Both the Scientific and Blackhawk models are Musciano designs, but they differ, even when given the same name.  What will you allow?  Also, can bellcranks and stuff be internal?  Line hookup?  User provided lines for your event, and what about fuel?

Must the model be from a kit, or can it conform to a set of authentic plans?

I'm not an experienced racer (never have done racing, actually), but might get interested in this one (heaven knows I'll never be a top stunt pilot, so what the heck).