You are right, MOM can certainly be rough on planes, as such expensive, and
yes, speaking from experience when I used to race Olson 30s way back when,
RC slope racing cost is just a drop in the bucket compared to boat racing.
Just pumping the ISR at Davenport in two weeks. If one can make it out to
watch you should, very exciting for spectators as well.
Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Neverdosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] F3B (team)
That is just a different degree of racing.
In AMA TD there is a perfect score. Make your time exactly and a 100
point landing and no one can post a better score.
Even in F3J a perfect might be a zero second (say 1 second) launch and
land on the buzzer. There is a measure of racing up the line but very
little room for change or improvement, and still the max score is
limited by the working time.
In F3B speed you might fly 16 seconds but someone who flys 15.9 beats
you. If someone flys 15.7 then they beat the guy who beat you.
There is no 'max' score, you must always be pushing to the limits of
the conditions, your plane and skills.
If you don't crash now and then you are probably not pushing enough.
Unfortunately, a crash in F3B speed is usually very bad on the plane.
Of course, a midair in MOM slope racing is also pretty rough on the planes.
:)
I love MOM slope racing because of the heads up scramble for the line.
I think it is more fun and exciting than F3F or F3B but it also tends
to be more expensive because of the carnage when things go wrong.
Heck, all of these are cheap compared to ocean racing sailboats but I
don't do that anymore either.
michael
On 5/7/06, Marta Zavala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
- "F3B is RACING!"-
F3B isnt racing. Real racing is the Unlimited MOM like the ISR event at
Davenport in two weeks. Flying head to head in 30MPH winds at 11lbs,
thats
real racing!
Walter
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