Overall, there were 15 pilots flying in the Gold Rush Challenge contest. In no particular order they were: Don Brown, Don Tabangcura, Donald Lloyd, Gregg Weissenfluh, Jacob Lloyd, Jim Smith, Ken Gregory, Mark Huntley, Matthew Morell, Mike Siemopnsuma, Neil Gates, Nick Irvine, Rod Larmour, Scott Nathan and Thomas Ford. These pilots flew a grand total of 336 judged sequences.
Mike Siemopnsuma won the Basic class. There were 6 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Mike Siemopnsuma, (2) Jim Smith, (3) Gregg Weissenfluh, (4) Rod Larmour, (5) Don Tabangcura and (6) Nick Irvine. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,259.1 to a high of 4,992.8 (a range of 733.7 points).
Thomas Ford won the Sportsman class. There were 3 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Thomas Ford, (2) Donald Lloyd and (3) Scott Nathan. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,122.6 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 877.4 points).
Jacob Lloyd won the Intermediate class. There were 2 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Jacob Lloyd and (2) Don Brown. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,667.4 to a high of 4,999.2 (a range of 331.8 points).
Ken Gregory won the Advanced class. There were 3 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Ken Gregory, (2) Neil Gates and (3) Mark Huntley. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,643.3 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 356.7 points).
Matthew Morell won the Unlimited class. There was 1 pilot in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Matthew Morell. He flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round.
Ken Gregory won the Seniors class. There were 6 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Ken Gregory, (2) Neil Gates, (3) Thomas Ford, (4) Mark Huntley, (5) Don Brown and (6) Donald Lloyd. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 811.240 to a high of 1,000.000 (a range of 188.760 points).
The tightest competition was for 1st place in the Basic class, with only 40.838 points difference between Mike Siemopnsuma and Jim Smith.