Sunday 22nd July saw a selection of weatherproof modellers and their anoraks - braving wind and rain in the pursuit of pleasure (the photos will enlarge if you click on them),
with David Menzies keeping the entrants under some form of control.
The climb and glide saw Rob Kaley scoring massively (with his Easystar)
and Clive's Miniswift being blown about like a leaf in a gale - needing almost permanent motor run to stay under some form of control.
Kelvin King (and his Addiction) won the looping event, with 17 in 30 seconds, beating Ron's 15.
Musical planes saw Kelvin pipping Ron, with much the same in the touch and goes (although Ron's plane was touched a bit hard on number 3 landing and did not compete further). Tom's plane (which had previously suffered a broken nose and a wing strike on the limbo pole) was launched well once, and badly the second time, resulting in a motor seperation and a withdrawal.
Limbo saw Robert and Clive each manage one pass, Kelvin took out the tape on his attempt
and Rob had a good go at wiping out the limbo pole on his run. George Kaley won the limbo event by launching through the limbo poles without score and going, sensibly, just for the spot landing points.
Overall, Rob Kaley won by a landslide. Kelvin King was a close second on total points but not so close after the handicapping (he was flying a 4 channel model against Rob's 3 channel). George Kaley pulled a well-deserved 3rd place, pipping Ron by 3 points. Anyone who didn't have at least one of their names beginning with a K was relegated to the lower orders.
The updated club championship points are HERE
Dave Pound was in attendance to deliver an oily hand demonstration and, as everyone else went home for lunch, Dave was last seen flicking the prop of his 1 chickenpower diesel, forlornly, in the hope of a bite. We can only hope that his desire to be smothered in oil residue was suitably satiated.
Ed
