Flite Streak?
Giant Kingpin?
Super Clown?
Super Fly?
Mongoose III?

This is FOXBERG??? 

Perhaps it should be called "Limited Fox Race" or something, but certainly NOT "FoxBerg".

(Yes, I know of the raging arguments elsewhere.  )

Regards,

Bill Lee

Right,
   This isn't Foxberg.This is LA .25 Sport Race!Rules are on the Balsa Beavers web site(www.balsabeavers.ca).Please don't confuse this with another event.We fly this locally and use OUR rules.No apologises, it works for us.It is what it is.

Thanks,
Brad

Doc,
Why only the Shoestring? Did you find that the other Goldberg planes (Buster, Cosmic Wind) had some advantage? One of the cool things about Formula Unlimited (or any scale racing event for that matter) is that the crazy guy on the handle can imaging his Buster passing that Cassutt, a la Walter Mitty. Kind of blows the fantasy if my Shoestring is passing someone else's Shoestring.

Dave "McSlow" Hull

  The Wichita KS rules have always had the three Carl Goldberg  Profile Stunters permitted.  They are the Buster, Cosmic Wind, and the Shoestring.  All have very close to the same wing area and the same amount of fuselage side area.  We also allowed their clones by other Manufacturers. Once we DID allow an entrant to enter a Ring Master (S-1) .  I don't remember who it was.
  The planes had to be built PER the plans INCLUDING the 3/8ths inch rudder offset called out on the plans.  The leadout guides could be moved closer together than shown on the plans, but the mean  had to stay as per the plans---ie  you could move the rear leadout forward, but you had to move the front lead out rearward an equal amount.  All planes had to run the same tank and fuel and all had to run a box stock Fox Stunt 35 engine.  The stem of the needle could be cut off and bent over to avoid broken needles in the event of a nose over during landing.    most entrants  utilized the Shoestring  due to its appearance---BUT  The cosmic wind was a low wing setup and the verticle CG  was above the leadout guides and that made for some tilt out during flight that resulted in a little more drag  (loss of some speed).  The Buster was easiest to build, mid wing (good) but the wing, being constant chord and flimsy construction led to its being easily warped (speed loss due to warpage)
  I will say this--  many races were won by Busters (Harold Sprague and Doug Harris from OKC )  Also some were won by Cosmic winds--  (David Denny From Potwin KS  My Number one son. and currently Joe Gilbert from Tulsa OK)  So  The original INTENT  was quite effective in maintaining an equality  that equated out into the fact that "getting one's  act together, learning one's equipment, and PRACTICE is what wins races.
  I have been accused of "going to the factory and hand picking my engines"  That is a LIE.  I have hand picked my COMBAT engines but NEVER a stunt 35,  I usually bought mine from their $10.00 reject boxes.  Unfortunately they no longer have that availability and I just order  like everyone else.
  I intend to soon write an article on racing for Control Line World Mag.  It will be mainly  about Foxberg racing.

  Bigiron