II Wow Another year has gone NMPRA Championship Race time again Q-500 QM-40 having championship races within districts Formula fliers have always just championship race end season usually October usually California Texas Florida just getting started racing dont know what NMPRA stands National Miniature Pylon Racing Association organization responsible rule making organization racing know eligible race must past champion qualify top 20% district finish top ten AMA Nationals NMPRA officer must invited compete people North wanted try organize event yearthey really took chance could have ended up watching snow 1996 NMPRA president officers live Connecticut area thought could successfully have race vicinity decision made hold contest October 28-29 race little early because would surely colder weather later Irv Thurrott named Contest Director everything set contest site Westover Air Force Base Chicopee MA also site 1992 AMA Nationals Some competitors arrived early Thursday October26 went out practice Friday nearly everyone out testing engines propellers getting everything ready contest very fast competitors years race including Ste 24 Model Aviation site Top five/callers Front Cady/Cady Verano/Flynn Back Chapdelaine/Glode Hager/Tips Masi/Petrone Left Former NMPRA president Lloyd Burnham works Kaze some help race Contest Director Thurrott Below Jessica Thurrott borrowed airplane Richard Verano finished 10tha very good flier Bottom Dave Chapdelaine Best Show Tom Cat Dave fInished fourth years Championship Race McAfeehe would look out Saturday morning arrived Friday night final registration scale judging Yes Formula airplanes still judged takeoff order 1-324 pilot tries have best-looking model trophy Best Show whoever wins always takes off first Dave Chapdelaine took top honors beautiful Tom Cat Saturday morning high winds threat rain everyone still got off good start first-round action Mike Masi won first heat Stu McMee second Travis Flynn flameoutthats happened its way start contest Dave Chapdelaine flew 108 win heat Richard Verano won heat refly time 10722 Ivlike Helsel won heat 111 competitors off fast starts fact windy didnt seem bother anyone very much Round Two Lloyd Burnham winning heat time 108 won heat 109 Mike Helsel won Richard Verano cut out heat Mike Masi took another win Richard Verano came back Round Three Heat Four another 107 beat Dave Chapdelaine Ralph Rinaldi flew 109 edge out Travis Flynn got together win heat Mike Helsel great race 10928 just enough win over Lloyd Bumbams 10935 see race believe itIm glad didnt have call still anyones contest win since fast fliers left great race Round Four Sm McMee flew 109 just surpassing Dave Doyles Darrol Cadys 11 1Darrol just tick slower Dave Mike Helsel crashed beautiful Kaze Richard Verano turned 107 same time previous round Jessica Thurrott finally got going flew 107 another win Round Five Lloyd Burnham crashed shame because sure moving Lloyd backup never did get going first place end Round Five just getting started Round Six Richard Verano beat 108 Jessica Thurrott 11133 beaten great race Darrol Cady 11123 Round Seven Sm McMee crashed Richard Verano slowed down finished 108 much change Round Eight close race Travis FlynnI finished ahead him inches April 1997 25 Right Bill Hager receives trophy cash handshake third-place finish Caller Dan Tips back Below Richard Verano gets first-place trophy CD Thurrott cash David Doyle Callers Shinohara Flynn look Bottom Darrol Cady gets secondplace trophy wife Rhonda reaches money won close flyoff point li-v decided threat really bad weather Sunday needed get rounds could still much change Round Nine since maintaining lead Round Ten times definitely slowed down almost dark got 10 rounds What day racing Hats off people working start/finish linethey did fantastic job correctly calling races models came across finish line inches apart Saturday night banquet Contest management did great job again food great discussed some what going happen 1997 great comedy routine Dave Doyle rounded Out evening Everyone seemed have great time raining early Sunday morning went out race site anyway rain quit wind died down sun came out started racing again liv said everyone would fly four rounds Round 11 Heat Three Another great race Richard Verano finished 107831 10836 Mike Helsel 10996 Unfortunately Dave Doyle crashed heat tied Richard Verano first place overall raced Travis Flynn Round 12 tough leading few feet really needed win got too close number two pylon well lets just say turned inside Boy Its dumb cut youre leading race made Richard Verano Championship winner Except couple cuts Richard flew 107 108 race flew What great champion ended up tied Darrol Cady second place soit flyoff time got jump him about halfway through race put overdrive won nose both 1 08s What great weekend racing missed competition now time start getting prepared next years raceit will beheld Texas Maybe Ill see yot Dallas odel Aviation
