Ben, Thanks for taking the time to inform those of us that are 'home bound' this weekend. Looking at the scores and considering the talented flyers in the top 10, the scores seem very unusual. The 10th place flyers score is only 67% of the winners score. This is a very low percentage in my opinion. Even the 5th place finishers score is seems low at ~84% of the winner's score especially considering they are flying MOM. There is over 6 1/2 minutes worth of points separating the first and second place winner.
Don't take these comments as darts to the finishers, they are not. Personally, I think the Soaring Masters is a great idea and is flown utilizing a great format. Thanks to all of the sponsors for their support and to all of the modelers who were able to come to Muncie, fly their best and put RC soaring on the map as a Major Modeling Venue. As for the purse, it is a great idea and I'm sure the pilots appreciate a cash return. However, the money returned in no way can cover what most of us have invested in this hobby (can I get an "up in here" from the Icon flyers? :-)) I'd gather Mike Smith will have spent upwards of $1500 for the trip to Muncie from SoCal, not counting the investment in planes, support equipment etc. Again, Congrats to all who were able to attend, Ben Wilson for keeping the rest of us informed from round-to-round and to rest of the 78 pilots who were there for the top 10 to beat. If it wasn't for them, it really wouldn't be much of a championship. I'd like to see a 2M event similar to the Masters. I know there is a love/hate for 2M planes among our group. A very good Midwest pilot once told me he flew a 2M only for a year. He said if you can fly a 2M against an unlimited plane and win consistently, you'll do better when flying your unlimited plane...he would know as he finished in the top 20 of the Masters. George Voss -----Original Message----- From: Ben Wilson Finals are FINAL 10. Jolly - 4582 9. Burnoski - 4853 8. Daryl Perkins - 4968 7. M. Reagan - 5164 6. M. Lachowski - 5193 5. Skip Miller - 5694 ($250) 4. Ben Clerx - 5790 ($500) 3. Cody Remington (Junior) - 6118 ($750) 2. Arend Borst 6397 ($1250) 1. Mike Smith 6793 ($2500) RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
