The organizers allowed either the LA 25 or the Fox 35 Stunt.  I was the only plane-owner who used the Fox and I ended up squarely in the centre of the peliton.  The organizers supplied a brand of RC sport fuel that didn't agree with the Fox very well.  For that matter, the LA's weren't pitting as well they can, either.

Steve Stefanvic's plane had a superior airspeed that was absolutly overwhelming.  We were obliged to make a minimum of 25 pit stops.  In reality, Steve would still have won, even if the rest of us didn't make any pit stops at all. 

Most of the flyers, pit men, and lap counters were veterans of several nations' FAI teams, representing F2a, b, c, d, and F4b.

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In the 50th anniverary theme, some old racers were brought out and flown.  Both were powered by Johnsons on suction. 

Chris Brownhill's  "Royal Rodent" pan rat did 23.5, 76.6 MPH about the same as the average modern sport racer.

John Easton's "Pagan" profile rat did 20.8, 86.5 MPH, close to Steve's speed.  John said the palne was so-named because he attended flying session on Sunday in lieu of mass.  Don't tell the FCM.

The old Goodyear was brought out for display and, at some point, fired up and flown by the juniors.

I flew in a 5000-lap race once in KC (fast Rats; I used a Golden Fox .40--the long-stroke one in the .35 case with the sleeve sticking out above).  Actually I pitted it; my brother flew. You could burn up an engine in 5000 laps. Worse, they flew 4 up; and there were a few incidents. Never again.

--Ray