September Play-by-Play
by Duane Barrett, Contest Coordinator
Overview
Competition Saturday in September was a beautiful sunny warm day with a wind out of the north. If you missed out on the September racing then be sure to turn out in October as it the only race day left this year. Overall we had a nice turnout of competetitors and spectators today enjoying the weather and lunch.
With ony four racers in T 28 class we had just 1 section of 3 heats.
Reno had six pilots, but KC declined to race today.
Weather
The weather was was a beautiful sunny warm day with a wind out of the north making for immediate racing upon launch.
T-28 Class
Four T-28 pilots began the race day in the T-28 class of racing.
Heat 1:
Section 1, Terry took first with KC in second and Duane, 3rd, followed by Geo in fourth.
Section 2, No Section 2
Heat 2:
Section 1, Terry took first with Duane second, and Geo in third. KC did not get off the ground, electrical issues I heard. I believe Geo had a cut this heat.
Section 2, No Section 2
Heat 3:
Section 1, Terry took first with KC in second, Duane third, followed by Geo in fourth.
Section 2, No Section 2
T-28 Wrap Up: I think I can say we all had fun. There were no incidents today. The weather was beautiful today and the wind tolerable.
Reno Class
Reno class had six pilots, but only five that competed today.
Heat One: Terry took first Greg was second, Enie third, John fourth and Geo fifth.
Heat Two: Terry again took first followed by Greg in second, Ernie was third, John fourth, and Geo fifth.
Heat Three: Terry took first followed by Ernie in second, Greg third, Geo fourth and John in fifth.
Reno Wrap Up: These guys were fast and furious today. There were no crashes or incidents reported however! Ernie is really proving to be an issue here.