Subject: Re: New speed trials?
From: Carla&Craig (crct@flash.net)
Date: Mon Jun 21 1999 - 10:11:29 CDT
Cliff, I think you are missing the point. No world recognition needed.
No articles required. No huge purse (unless you're a girl). No RCSE
advertizing at all. If fact no outsiders. Just a semi-local event
among flying buddies that has no plane restrictions, includes DS and
happens to be titled "Kiss My Ass FAI Speed Trials", uses a radar gun
(this is the '90s) and can be held at locations that there is no way you
could host a "real" event - Westridge, Shell Ridge, Rattlesnake, Tick
Hill, Goat Rock, Freemont, Cape Sebastian etc with a minimum amount of
lead time.
It would provide a focal point for the local flyers when the conditions
are happening. E-mail notification/planning seems to work. Not needing
a super high tech radar gun we might be better off pitching in to buy
one (those people getting a lifetime exemption), and others could kick
in at each event. Looks like you'll be able to race the fastest flyers
at multiple locations, in the best conditions, at local sites, for
minimal cost many times throughout the season. Hmmmm, am I missing
something? This sounds like a ton of fun.
Craig
> Cliff Lindgren wrote:
>
> > Ok, which one of you wants to step up to the plate and put
> > all the energy into organizing this thing? It just don't
> > happen by itself. I only saw two of you besides myself up
> > in Washington to see the first one (Speed trials)ever to
> > take place. Real interested aren't we? Arm chair
> > quarterbacking? Safe enough to do. What,...you think
> > you're going to hold a speed trials in your own back yard
> > and get some kind of world recognition? Realistically, we
> > don't have the site. It may not exist in California.
> > Come on guys, where were you when we needed you? We could
> > used you and your talents up at Eagle/Kiona this year.
> > Even if we didn't give a good showing we all could have
> > learned a lot. You could have given your input there and
> > it would have been listened to. Everyone wants the wheel
> > to be re-invented but when it comes down to it they want
> > someone else to do it. "Everyone wants to go to heaven,
> > but no one wants to die". If I go to another one with
> > intentions of competing I'm going to use the Boy Scouts
> > motto and "Be prepared".
>
> > When a event such as the Speed trials takes place it isn't
> > just the slope rockets that may win. I learned that the
> > hard way. If you stage a event like this, unless you have
> > some real inside with the "All Mighty" you better have
> > more than one arrow in your quiver. You will never get
> > the perfect plane built for the perfect conditions. You
> > may get lucky but that's where it starts and ends. Now if
> > your smart, you'll have two or three planes designed for
> > differing conditions and then if your good enough,
> > establish a great technique for running the course then
> > maybe you'll win.
>
> > As far as changing the course and doing away with the FAI,
> > I'm all for it. But you still have to be prepared.
>
> > Cliff.
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