2006 SCAT Annual

OK, already.
So it hailed Friday. And it stopped. And hailed again.
Then it rained over night.  And it snowed in the Tehachapis, closing the

I-5 Grapevine til 07:30.
We heard you were out there waiting for it to open up, so we held up the
start time til 10:00.
Also heard some stayed home.  Understandable.
Well, we had a contest with 30 intrepid, stalwart fliers bunging in maxes
right & left in 10 of the 11events scheduled.  F1P had no entry.

The biggest, baddest part of the storm mercifully steered itself to other
areas, although we did stop twice in the PM, when two big, dark squalls
appeared ready to inundate our little piece of FF heaven.
Luckily it gave lots of visual warning[dark& dramatic!], did not drop much
more than showers, then departed without too much wind or turbulence. 
Nobody got stuck, or too muddy, the puddles were small, as the rains
were not concentrated, giving drying time.
Due to the late start & stoppages, the flying ceased at 1700 hrs,
with 6 rounds of F1A-B-C on the books. 
It did get windy about then, too, with some 9m/s gusts seen.
The flyoffs were held Sunday at 07:30 in a moderate breeze to
the east, as we often experience.
Mike Thompson score a BIG win in F1H, with the highest time
of the weekend as well.
Now I say THANKS to all who came, especially the out-of-staters,
Charlie Jones, Norm Poti, Blake Jensen, Dick Wood.
And to those patient ones who were held at Castaic while the
snow was being cleared from I-5.
And to Tim, ['I need the points'] Batiuk, who went long way round,
via Ventura up 101, an extra hun miles, just to keep me 'company'
[& from scabbing 63 free Nat Cup Glider points]. 
Good job.
And my BIGGEST THANKS go to those folks who lent a helping
hand to keep the events running as smooth as it did.
Especially Rene Limberger, who abided my sometimes anxious
moments, and ran the score table very well for a good part of the contest.
Here is hoping we have better conditions and more fliers next year.
 
yr hmbl CD,
Lee Hines

RESULTS:
 
F1A
1. Ben Coussens    180 180 180 180 180 180    FO 327   Total 1407
2. Mike McKeever   180 180 180 180 180 180    FO 320           1400
3. Don Zink             180 180 180 180 180 180    FO  259          1339
4. Lee Hines           180 180 180 180 180 180    FO  237          1317
5. Mike Thompson  180 180 180 180 180 180    FO 222           1302
6. Hector Diez        180 180 180 180 180 163                          1063
7. Pierre Brun         180 180 142 180 180 180                          1042
8. Peter Allnutt       141 180 180 180 180 180                          1041
9. Rene Limberger  155 164 180 180 180 180                          1039
10. Jim Parker       180 180 137 180 180 178                          1035
11. Norm Smith     180 180   30 180 134 149                            853
 
F1B
1. Chas. Jones     180 180 180 180 180 180   FO 328   Total 1408
2. Roger Morrell    180 180 180 180 180 180   FO 298           1378
3. Mike Mulligan   180 180 180 180 180 180   FO 248           1328
4. Jerry Peck       180 180 180 180 180 180   FO 160           1240
5. Blake Jensen   152 180 180 180 180 180                         1052
6. Jack Emery     180 180 180 101 180 180                         1001
7. Jerry Fitch       180 180 180 180   -       -                           720
8. Mike Achterberg 147 180 180 180    -      -                        678
9. Dick Wood      180 180 180  84     -      -                           624 
      
F1C
1. Ed Carroll       180 180 180 180 180 180   FO 484    Total 1564
2. Jeff Ellington   180 180 180 180 180 180   FO 256            1336
3. Norm Poti       180 180 127 180 180 180                          1027
4. Doug Joyce     180 180 180 180    -       -                          720
5. Guy Menanno 180 180 143 180    -      -                            683
6. Lynn Pulley    180 180   18    -       -      -                          378
 
F1G
1. Jack Emery       238 120 120 120 120        Total 718
2. Blake Jensen      91  120 102 120 104                537
3. Chas. Jones       87  113   87   114  92              493
 
F1H
1. Mike Thompson 180 120 120 120 120   FO 240 360 480 Total 1740
2. Ben Coussens   180 120 120 120 120   FO 240 360 103         1363
3. Jim Parker        180 120 120 120 120   FO 240     9                 909
4. Mike McKeever 180 118 120 120 120                                      658
5. Norm Smith      180 120 114 120 120                                      654
6. Mike Szura      180 120   71 120 120                                      611
7. Bob Norton        72 120 120 120 120                                      552
 
F1J
1. Norm Poti        240 141 180 180 170                                      911
2. Ed Carroll        240 180 107 180 180                                      887
 
Hand Launch Glider
1. Tim Batiuk      120 35 111 101 37 51  Best three total= 331
2. Lee Hines        52 52 68 45 61 43                               181
 
Classic Towline Glider
1. Lee Hines      120 180 221                  Total 521
2. Tim Batiuk     120 180  61                          361
 
Catapult Glider, Hand Held
1. Tim Batiuk    97 120 120 120 120  Total[of last four]= 480
2. Lee Hines    105 36 78 40 120 120  Best three total= 345
 
Nostalgia Wakefield
1 Wes Funk    120 180 115         Total 515