Yesterday was our first of two speed and racing events for this fall. We had a good, if not large, turnout. An able bodied timing crew was headed up by Doug Benedetti and all flights were conducted with spec lines and fuel for both Perky and Fox .35 speed.
First up were the Fox planes. Dave Edwards was flying an original Perkyish/proto style plane constructed of all wood and after some needle tuning flights was able to log a time. What held him back was a lack of fuel capacity so he had to whip the last 2 laps for a full 14!! Bigger tank on the way. We got Raul up next. This was the maiden flight of a profile style original with Al on the handle. It flew nicely and steadily. Al got the Blaster out next. It is a full bodied compact plane originally built at least 50 year ago. Al rebuilt it and it looks and flies great! There are still a few bugs to work out before it will be able to realize the full potential of his ABC Fox .35. I got to fly my other plane. It is like the one at The Brodak, ie. a Formula .40 style inverted , but a little different. This plane has the ABC and runs very well. Results: Schaefer 107.74
Ferarro 101.1
Raul 80.33
Dave 73
We missed Vigani and his Whipsaw!!
Perky was flown later.... in a good breeze. Al flew the Ross Special for best of 113.18. Smoother air would have helped the speed. After his feedback and, since we were all a bit tired, it was decided to wrap things and try again on Nov. 6
In between we flew our sport Clown event with 7 (!) entries. Jim 'The Glide' Gall showed up so we were able to fly 2 up races. Here are the brief results. Dave 135, Al 129, Ernie 111, Raul 110, Jim Damarell (!) 98, Phil 87, Tom 146. Yes. 146 looses in our game! Our rules cap at 140 laps and not faster than 22 seconds. I tried to tame the Nova Rossi. It was not tame enough. Try again Nov. 6 In the end, we all won. Beautiful day. Everyone flew. No crashes!