THE BEST best US Pylon Racing met Irving Texas weekend November 2nd 3rd 1991 edition annual NMPRA National Miniature Pylon Racing Association Championship Race Irving R/C Flyers Association hosted event group has worked closely Irving Parks Department secure excellent flying facility qualify by-invitation-only race must finish either top 10 AMA Nationals top 20 percent district Past champions also eligible officers NMPRA Bob Greer Scott Kalmus served Event Director Contest Director respectively week before contest began rainand rain rains fell over Texas July1992 5 six days dumping accumulation over 10 inches some areas CDs nightmare gone Dallas Thursday just squeeze extra days practice didnt get fly until 430 Friday afternoon finally stopped raining weather turned windy cold Weather 39 pilots gathered Friday evening Harvey Hotel years race headquarters After safety check including checkout radios planes judged static score Static points determine order racing highest scoring model taking off first Big photo Making last-second adjust- people made possible L R Bob Greer Scott Kalmus Tommy Flucker ments before heat Above 1991 D C Ray Bill Gallagher Dave Cesak Ric Rachelt Dave McChumson Ron McDonald Champion Norm Johnson accepts Doug Reeves Mike Cingari Tom Flucker Ill Tom Perkowsky Wiley Brown Tony Hollon first-place trophy cash prize Harold Kestel Frank Taylor Paul Page Alan Jacobs down line Gary Clay won top static honors Lyle Larson Shark no ones surprise Rich Toccis model took Best Show went bed hopes good weather Saturday morning No such luck morning dawned coldabout 28 degreeswith wind blowing Out north 15 30 miles hour contestants tried test-flying unable start engines After test-flying Gary Hover found fingers numb couldnt feel sticks ask someone else land plane Recognizing safety problem CD Scott Kalmus made quick trip local hardware store bought pair gloves could find cut off fingertips wore gloves Rich Tocci Jerry Small set up hand signal system caller set needle pilot kept hands pockets until just before start flag dropped addition Irving R/C Flyers arranged tents brought could stay warm between races sides tents covered break wind Jerry Small smart enough bring propane heater made lot friends Rumor has sold out kits next five years 1000 am weather warmed up 34 degrees wind blowing harder officials called pilots meeting lot talk about waiting Phoenix spring decide whether cancel altogether give try five rounds Sixty percent pilots voted stick out Round started out fast furious Chuck Brown Jerry Small Darrol Cady Bill Rutherford going wing tip wing tip Cady set pace fast time 11088 followed Norm Johnson Mike Helsel Tony Huber John McDermott Tom Storm Bill Hager Gary Hover Rich Tocci Ron Schorr perfect scores cold weather caused 22 no-starts during first two rounds experienced something new Race Results 1 Norm Johnson 2 Darrol Cady 3 Mike Helsel 4 Tony Huber 5 John McDermott 6 Lou Rodriguez 7 Hubert Wills 8 Bruce Brown 9 Thomas Storm 10 Bill Hager 11 Gary Hover 12 Richard Tocci 13 MW Cranfill 14 Fog Tanner 15 Don McStay 16 James Young 17 Sam Womack 18 Francisco Gonzalez 19 Robert Brogdon 20 Dave Doyle **Fast Time Robert Brogdon1 0965 National Points 1991 PL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NAME Dave Shadel Richard Verano Darrol Cady Norm Johnson Bill Hager Henry Bartle Robert Greer Pete Bergstrom Rich Tocci Delbert Godon Mike Helsel Dave Layman Dub Jett Rusty Van Baren James Young Lyle Larson Randy Ritch Lou Rodriguez Jon Packer Brian Richmond us engines would running almost peak rpmsay 22000 23000when sudden theyd simply quit cold glow plug would just go out Someor likely mostof us never flown twenty-degree weather before know very difficult time first round No matter well prepared areand Id brought plenty warm clothes hunting trip way homewhen its 28 degrees winds blowing 20 30 miles hour its mighty difficult protect hands Looking back dont know managed win heat land incident Round two weeded out few pilots put five others tie first place Darrol Cady turned 11088 Mike Helsel 11054 Rich Tocci 11489 Norm Johnson 11542 Tony Huber 12148 Round three proved days eventful Mike Helsel turned 11022 shattering previous fast time 6 Model Aviation Left Bob Brogdon holds John McDermott Above Caller Marie Berg strom holds up Pete Bergstroms plane starter Tommy Flucker Pete Bergstrom 1992 NMPRA president wife Marie run some time off 90-second clock before firing up next race Starter Tommy riucer waicnes piiois tire up ineir engines anotner neat Hacers bundled up against cold wore special gloves fingertips cut out 10995 11088 11022 11074 11986 11620 11640 11741 11389 11006 11293 11489 12200 12810 11471 11481 11996 12537 10965 ** 11256 NMPRA # 390 22B 5G 81 1 BH 9B 1 8H 1 7E 431 30X 5A 51H 41 7D 531 1 6B 4H 24A 1 9E 85S Kazi Killer Toni Toni Toni Toni Toni Toni Toni Toni Mustang DIST 2 8 8 8 2 8 3 8 8 8 8 2 2 POINTS 61509 59838 57316 55800 55104 54776 54128 53198 53192 53068 52981 52001 51367 51129 50659 49288 47933 47231 46600 46531 unchallenged first place Rich Tocci suffered midair race turn meant automatic zero Best Show model survived No planes lost during remaining rounds Tony Hubers 11174 Norm Johnsons 11800 counted second third places round Cady Storm McDermott followed order first heat round four pitted Tony Huber against Norm Johnson Johnson turned new contest fast time 10995 Huber dropped point 11225 Since Cady also down point left Norm Johnson Mike Helsel perfect scores temperatures climbed mid-thirties felt almost warm knew would probably brief respite sleet freezing rain forecast Sunday began confront possibility one-day race After short lunch hreak round five much changed until heat three raced Brogdon Schultz Continued page 48 July1992 7 Lap counters watch pilots callers prepare race Note Texas flag standing straight out stiff beak brisk cold winds workers never complained Gary Clay shows oft Lyle Larson Shark high static points entry consequently first race Author diii hager picking up 10th-place hardware Tenth 11th places determined race times rather flyoffs First- through 10th-place winners callers Front row L tc ner Bruce Hobbs caller Norm Norm Johnson first Cady Darrols wife caller Mike Helsel second Back row L Tony Tony Huber fourth John McDermott fifth Lou Roariguuz sixul seventh Bruce Brown eighth Thomas Storm ninth Bill Hager 10th J P Hanway pnoio fZENOAH & QUADRA ENGINES ERCOUPE TOMAHAWK & J-3 KITTEN KITS CECONITE ZINGER PROPS WHEELS CARBON FIBER ARROW SHAFTS SIG CB B & B PRODUCTS DU-BRO FUEL TANKS QUARTER SCALE SPECIALISTS SEND $100 FOR CATALOG NMPRA Champs/Hager Continued page 7 raced Luna Brogdon emerged fast time 10965 held rest contest finished close second 1 1000 Helsel Tocci Wills Martinson raced heat six Tocci pulled ahead Wills hed back top 10 Helsel won hed tied Norm Johnson Wills lost Tocci could drop out top 10 turned out closest racing day start flag Tocci Helsel sped off like pistols Wills took disciplined laid-back approach Between first third pylons Toccis Helsels planes married floated apart quiet gasp pits Bodies bumped Planes bumped Smoke everywhere Willss steadfast racing won heat Helsel took second place single cut Tocci third double cut So Helsel Cady Huber dropped point leaving Norm Johnson perfect scoreand championship title Congratulations Norm way chance youre part Eskimo step weathermans predictions conditions changed worse rounds end Temperatures falling skies clouded over Decision time second pilots meeting voted 34 six call race Knowing thered no racing Sunday began flyoffs determine second through ninth places Tenth 11th places settled race times time Tony Huber Mike Helsel Darrol Cady flew off second third fourth places sun already set darkness closing Helsels caller couldnt see number pylon cut sank him third place behind Cadys second Fourth place went Tony Huber Lou Rodriguez Hubert Wills start line ready fly off sixth seventh places realized could no longer see pylons Evening set good nothing call race Rodriguezs sixth place Williss seventh settled race times alone Saturday night banquet began awarding 1991 National Points trophies contest trophies shown accompanying tables ended light note terrific comedy act Dave Doyle Despite being cut short weather last years championship race will remembered great thanks intrepid workers stayed out day cold Six good people spent day Sunday bed required hospital care pilots thought bad least got huddle around Jerry Smalls propane stove between races Thanks guys California will venue 1992 NMPRA Championship Race Well look forward seeing e SA-32T/Bookbinder Continued page 15 actual operations standard SA-32T doesnt fit category hard points external stores bombs rockets etc can built customers request Because airplanes minimal size however can assumed load bombs fuel tanks hanging wings would seriously compromise performance todays environment shrinking military budgets plane such SA-32T stands chance meeting new requirements designed train fewer pilots save money date however airplane remains prototype stage ombat Here/Rose Continued page 21 larger frontal area Another big difference Control Line event six models may air same 1/5 scale ITimecssi Wood Beech D-18/C-45 114 SpanConstruction twin Q35s G38s $40 Compact Giant 1/7th Scale P-47 Thunderboh 70 Span 90-120 G-23/Q35 $25 1st New Series1 P-51 Mustang 100 Span 3 cu up gas power $32 ENO CER! 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