I have won money and trophies at a contest. If money drives you to
win you should be in a different hobby/profession.
The money is soon gone and the memories soon fade. Good thing for
photos. A plaque proudly displayed on ones wall brings back memories
that no money can ever buy. I like winning trophies as much as
winning money. Remember it's a journey not a destination.
I remember the unique and interesting trophies Jack Strother issued
at the Cincinnati Pumpkin fly, even though I did not claim any.
Bruce Davidson offered up some very nice trophies at the Midsouth in
2000 it is my most prized trophy along side the 2nd place Sportsman
from the St Louis Gateway open in 1999, CD by Mark Nankevil.
I posted them here > http://www.stevenmeyer.net/Soaring/
Many good memories traveling to those contests and OVSS contests,
many with my old flying buddy Jim Bacus.
Been stale for a while but I have more room on my wall. :-)
Steve Meyer
At 11:14 AM 12/3/2005, Marta Zavala wrote:
Frankly, trophies/plaques, no not the kind on your teeth, are a
joke! Dust collectors. I say forget the plaques, double the entry
fee, couple the money spent on plaques with the additional money
from higher entry fees and fly for dough. If in additon to that you
feel the need for some other type of recogniton as well, throw in
some of those vellum type paper award certificates(cheap). Id
happily pay twice the entry fee for a two day to fly for money. In
fact Id be more willing to pay double the entry fee to fly for cash
than pay half that and fly for some silly, dust collecting plaque.
100 people paying an extra 35-40 bucks entry would give you 3500 to
4000 to split say what five to eight
ways, top five open fly for cash, top 2 res cash, winner 2m cash or
something like top 3 open cash, first place res and first place 2m
cash, paper award certificates for all the rest of the
places. Higher placings geting of course the greater dollar amounts.
I mean, even bowling leagues bowl for cash.
walter
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