Huntersville North Carolina Results & Pictures

[Will Davis]

The weather was perfect for the Fall Contest of Metrolina Control Line Society , A little cool for some , but no rain and mostly cloudy to keep you out of the Sun for your flights during  the day. Below are the results of the first day of Competition .Tomorrow is expectud to be Warmer and more Sun than today. But overall a great start to a contest. 

Congratulatios to Tom Dixon winner in Profile, Charlie Reeves  winner in OTS and John Simpson winner in Nostalga '79

After the flying today, most of the flyers met at the local Fish Camp (  Seafood Resturant) and then went to eat Homemade Icecream  in the motel room , the fun  never ends at  the MCLS contest .

Update Tomorrow

Will

[Will Davis]

More photos from Saturday

 Top Picture is Gene Guffey in the Joe Gibbs Racing shop, Gene Guffey  really admires Kyle Bush and was looking forwrd to seeing his race shop and  petting his Pedigree Dog Right after the tour was over , we met Joe Gibbs as he was walking in the office to work . He stopped us and asked us to come on in , he had something for us , we came away with two nice autographed pictures of Joe Gibbs and Gene is now more impresses with Kyle Bush

, Next is John Rakes with his 76 powered Strega , What a Plane . next is the Virginai Baech Group John Tate, Willis Swindell, Artie Jessup and Jim Welch

Will

[Will Davis]

Results from the Sunday PAMPA classes

[Will Davis]

More Pictures ,

Allen Brickhaus was awarded the  "Carolina Spirit" Award  for his support of MCLS and our hobby , Pictured with him is last year's receipant  Curtis Comer

Congratulation to Willis Swindell , Winner in Advanced and the Perpetual " Ringo Trophy "

Top to Btm.

Alan Buck and his new Staris, Derek Barry launching Ed Ruane, Banjock's Mustang, Banjocks Cub .020, Gene Martine flew this Siletto in Nostalga '79, Col James Duckworth , Virginia Beach Group shot. Willis Swindell and the Ringo Trophy Curtis Comer and Allen Brickhaus with the "Carolina Spirit" Trophy

Will

[Steve Fitton]

One of the bummers of the weekend was that Banjock's MiG 15 suffered a Class A mishap due to a broken line.  It can be repaired, but its going to be awhile I suspect!

[Mike Palko]

That is horrible Steve!  Dan is not known for routine maintenance......... I am afraid to ask if he flew his Rat racer! I am sure I will hear all about it this Thursday.

Mike

[Will Davis]

Yes he did, In a  littler better  protected area  ( farther away from the crowd ) , after the contest was over ... WOW!!!! did that thing move


Will

[Steve Fitton]

The crumpled wreckage of the MiG 15....

[Eric Viglione]

Good job all! I've been to this contest a few times and it's one of the nicest venue's out there. Sorry I missed it this year... darned work!

Eddy - Nice to see you on the Expert scoreboard again! It's been a while. Good job old man! ;-)

Steve - Looks like your new Nakke is a success! Wish I could have seen it... maybe KOI?

Congrats to Walt (& his intrepid pilot Gene) on a successful debut of the Stiletto 660.

Wish I'd been there...

EricV

[Steve Fitton]

We had a guest visitor at the contest.  H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, recently retired president of Charlotte Motor Speedway, was seen checking things out for a few hours on Saturday afternoon.

[Steve Fitton]

A picture here of Tom Hampshire's Vector based VF 40 powered stunter, and a picture of Hampshire and Alan Buck, probably in the midst of speculating what Banjock would be up to next.....

[Steve Fitton]

Portsmouth Virginia's Willis Swindell fuels his Phoebus stunter for the winning Advanced flight.  Phoebus is an inline rig with a side mounted Saito 50, roughly based on a Time Machine 50 sized wing and Avanti plans.  Willis put up a nice flight!

[Will Davis]

Another Picture of Willis Swindell's Advanced winning Phoebus. he took the Ringo trophy  back to Virginia .

Will

[Doug Moon]

Steve hauls down 3rd place hardware amongst a good group EXPs!  Way to go!!

[Bill Little]

Congratulations to all who attended the Huntersville Fall Contest.  I am sure the meet went off as smoothly as usual. 

A big thumbsup to Willis for getting his name on the Ringo Trophy.  I am sure it was special to Willis since he knew Mr. Ringo.  Congrats to Steve Fitton for his 3rd place in a tough field of Experts.  Steve has steadily progressed since I first met him while flying Advanced.

Wish I could have been there!
Mongo

[John Tate]

New dress code for Old Time Stunt
Here is Bob Zambelli flying Old Time Stunt up on the grass cirle.
As you tell, everyone there was having fun.

John Tate

[Will Davis]

John Simpson , Winner in Nostalga '79 with his Design,  very competitive Aero Tigre 36 powered Cavalier , Pictured with him is his traveling buddy  and former PAMPA Editor Tom Morris

[john e. holliday]

It great to see that Tom is getting time to fly.  I can still remember meeting him for the first time in Lubbock, Tx.  DOC Holliday