We had 17 pilots show up this weekend for our West Coast Aerobatic IMAC contest this weekend. It’s wonderful to see the sport growing again! This is also one of our largest money makers for the year. Much needed now after the expense of installing our new runway. We did well with entry fees, but didn’t make any money with the food oppertunities which usually will double the amount of our profit to the club. Hopefully we will have more support in this area at our next event. Thanks to all the members that did come out to help and support your club. The field looked fantastic and the new runway was awesome.
West Coast Challenge 2024
Overall, there were 17 pilots flying in the West Coast Challenge 2024 contest. In no particular order they were: Anthony Bossana, Dave Miller, Don Brown, Jose Picazo, Ken Gregory, Mark Huntley, Matthew Morell, Mickey Crawley, Mitch Biddle, Neil Gates, Nick Clayton, Pete Bresciani, Randy Laney, Robert Whitcomb, Rod Larmour, Steven Reynolds and Thomas Ford. These pilots flew a grand total of 238 judged sequences.
Randy Laney won the Basic class. There were 5 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Randy Laney, (2) Robert Whitcomb, (3) Jose Picazo, (4) Thomas Ford and (5) Rod Larmour. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,234.6 to a high of 4,832.8 (a range of 598.1 points).
Pete Bresciani won the Sportsman class. There were 3 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Pete Bresciani, (2) Dave Miller and (3) Steven Reynolds. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,093.9 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 906.1 points).
Anthony Bossana won the Intermediate class. There were 5 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Anthony Bossana, (2) Mark Huntley, (3) Don Brown, (4) Mitch Biddle and (5) Nick Clayton. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,283.5 to a high of 4,977.6 (a range of 694 points).
Ken Gregory won the Advanced class. There were 2 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Ken Gregory and (2) Neil Gates. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,531.6 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 468.4 points).
Matthew Morell won the Unlimited class. There were 2 pilots in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Matthew Morell and (2) Mickey Crawley. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,932 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 68 points).
Pete Bresciani won the Seniors class. There were 8 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Pete Bresciani, (2) Ken Gregory, (3) Mark Huntley, (4) Dave Miller, (5) Don Brown, (6) Mitch Biddle, (7) Steven Reynolds and (8) Nick Clayton. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 776.115 to a high of 1,000.000 (a range of 223.885 points).
The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Intermediate class, with only 12 points difference between Anthony Bossana and Mark Huntley.