Sorry for the late response. Been intending to write a note, but my could have/should have list is greatly exceeding my done that list.
Thanks to the DMAA group for jumping in to help out. Special thanks has to go out to Bill for seeing the need and solving the problem of location in a hurry.
The contest was fun and a bit more "casual" than you would normally find for a team trials. The reason - lots of new interest in F2C! Can't beat that and most already have great racing experience. The challenge for this contest was getting pilots with 3-up experience with the wind we were seeing. I'm sure many would think it funny that we considered it cold and windy, but it was for Texas.
I also want to say a special thanks to those that volunteered to fill out the race card. We had several people come out to learn about F2C from both the pilot and mechanic end. It was fun to watch and I hope they had fun trying it. For those traveling to future world championships, this really meant a lot in the way funding will work.
Again, thanks to all for pulling this together. I really appreciate it.
Tom