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2005 Scores

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Past Contests
Fresno, CA: 10/29 & 30 - Well, it's over... and it was a GREAT time, with GREAT weather, which led to GREAT flying. There were 3 contests going on during this two day event:

  • The 45th annual Fresno pattern contest
  • The NSRCA District 7 Championship
  • North-South TEAM Trophy

    The Fresno Contest: 32 pilots (picture) flew 5 rounds as Sunday was a delayed start due to fog. Summary: Tony Frackowiak won FAI (4000), Scott Covey won Masters (4000), Tom Messer won Advanced (3998.85), Dave Borrow won in Intermediate (3939.11), and Ron Davies won in Sportsman (3991.33).
    FAI Masters Advanced Intermediate Sportsman
    1st Place Tony
    Frackowiak    		 Scott
    Covey    		 Tom
    Messer    		 Dave
    Borrow    		 Ron
    Davies
    2nd Place Greg
    Frohreich    		 Jerry
    Budd    		 Bill
    Wallace    		 Gary
    Fontaine    		 Greg
    Rose
    3rd Place Derek
    Koopowitz    		 Rusty
    Fried    		 Chris
    Fitzsimmons    		 Ken
    Nelson    		 Chris
    Belden

    Pictures of the above flyers with their trophy

    Some details.. Greg Frohreich won round 1 in FAI with an excellent flight but Tony turned up the heat starting in round 2 and there was no looking back. Tony and Greg are both a pleasure to watch fly. In Masters, the largest Class with 10 pilots, Scott won the first two rounds, then Jerry Budd put up a great flight taking the 3rd round. Scott came back on Sunday and won rounds four and five, by only a few points each round. This could have gone either way at any time. Bob Obregon also had a great flight in round 2, placing 2nd in that round! In the Advanced Class the stage was set for a great contest. Tom Messer, Bill Wallace and Chris Fitzsimmons were all flying well. Tom won the first round, Bill won the next two rounds, then Tom put some extra electrons in his Impact and that's all she wrote. Chris finished only 18 points behind Bill. Dave Borrow in Intermediate also 'showed his stuff' as he beat two good flyers; Gary Fontaine and Ken Nelson. Dave flew very well and I'm sure he'll move up next year. In Sportsman, Ron Davies from Sacramento, also flew well with a new plane and showed us all he'll be someone to contend with next year. Greg Rose from Fresno, in his first pattern contest, placed 2nd - welcome to Pattern Greg! Chris Belden placed 3rd and has had a very successful season. We'll look forward to seeing Chris next year.

    Continued here

    • Dave Borrow
    Fresno Photo's


    What is going on here?
    Morgan Hill, CA: 10/15 - Seventeen pilots awoke to wet streets as the rain started around 3am Saturday morning. However, by 8am we had clear sky's and almost no wind as we started this one-day pattern contest. The wind increased substantially during the day but for those at Landcaster the week before, we laughed at this little breeze! Dave Wick lost his little electric Focus due to pilot error - it will be missed.. WAIT - it will fly again at Fresno! Luke Peng, our CD, kept the lines moving and we had finished 4 rounds by 3pm. Chris and Tom kept things very interesting in Advanced and the outcome was not known until the last round. Tom Messer edged out Chris Fitzsimmons by 28 points. Don Atwood needed only 3 rounds to win FAI and elected to not fly the last round. Scott Covey won 4 rounds in Masters with Frank Capone taking 2nd. Scott MacAfee won 3 of the 4 rounds in Intermediate, and in Sportsman, Chris Belden won all 4 rounds.

    ...and the Winners are..

    Morgan Hill Photos
    LANCASTER, CA: 10/8 and 10/9 - Twenty Three pilots converged on Lancaster to once again test their pattern skills and have a little fun. Friday's weather was great.. but not a sign of things to come for Contest Saturday! You would have loved Saturday if you were flying stunt kites - strong winds challenged pilots to center the maneuvers and keep the planes 'in the box'. There was a brief discussion of stopping the contest after round 1 as the winds were increasing.. but we pushed forward for a second round. After round 2, there was no hope as pilots scrambled to pack their planes away as a small sand-storm was approaching. Continued

    ...and the Winners are..

    Lancaster Photos
    SACRAMENTO, CA: 10/1 and 10/2 - Contestants from as far as Canada and Oregon came to test their pattern skills and support Frank Capone (CD) & Bob Obregon (Asst CD) for the 16th annual Bud Garric Pattern Classic. As the first day shaped up, the pilots found the crosswinds challenging but it was the Advanced Class that had some drama brewing. Chris Fitzsimmons and Tom Messer had each won a round, each by less than 4 points, and were going into round 3 when ...Continued

    ...and the Winners are..

    Sacramento Photos
    HOLLISTER, CA: 9/10 and 9/11 - Lorie Whitacre and Jon Carter (CD) present Scott Covey (left) with the Bob Whitacre Memorial trophy. It's given out at the Hollister contest each year to the pilot that wins his or her class by the fewest points. Scott won Masters this year by 25 points over Jerry Budd. Rusty Fried from Arizona was always in the hunt, coming in 3rd, only 55 points (out of 4000) behind Jerry. Scott and Bob flew together in many contests and were good friends.

    Hollister Photos

    See trophy close up