Colorado Aerial Rocket Circus IX – April 21st & May 12th, 2001

By Bruce Markielewski


   
Not every contest goes as planned, as proven
by CARCIS IX. April 21st, 2001 started out gloomy and
got nastier as the day went on. We had only 14 contest
flights attempted, including 5 eggloft flights. Bruce’s
first eggloft flight was the only one that closed.
However, the southerly winds were picking up, and the
model dropped into the middle of Bear Creek Lake! The
wind eventually blew it to the south shore, where Ed
and Bruce eventually found it, about a foot from the
edge. The egg was fine! One lesson learned – if you
have to hike to the other side of the lake, go around
the east end, as there’s far less obstacles to
traverse. By the time the egglofter rescue team
returned, everyone except Rick had left for the Pizza
Party at Kevin’s. The wind and rain had increased,
making further flying impossible that day.

    Our next
scheduled day was supposed to be Sunday, April 22nd,
but snow and more wind canceled the continuation of the
contest that day. Our next launch would have been May
6th, but a conflict with a bike race that day forced us
to postpone until May 12th. We finally had  a day
of decent weather, and were able to finish the
contest.

    There were only
two contestants in the combined “A” and “B” Division,
Paul Gray and Randy Chambers, and Paul won all of the
events easily. Randy did try hard and entered all of
the events, having some consistent flights in “1/2A”
Streamer Duration. In “C” Division, Kevin won easily
with three MAX’s, but Rick made it close until his third
flight had deployment problems. Bruce was a solid third,
and Dave captured fourth with a single flight.

    “1/2A” Super-roc Duration was closely
contested, and Mel’s only flight nearly won the event.
Kevin prevailed, just ahead of Bruce.

    “1/2A” Boost Glider was a bit more
lopsided, as Kevin’s second flight was the best of the
day, but unfortunately thermalled away.  Bruce was
a distant second, just ahead of Rick and Ed. “A'”
Rocket Glider followed a similar pattern, as Kevin
outpaced Bruce and Rick once again.

    In “C” Eggloft
Duration, the tables were turned, as Rick managed to
beat Bruce’s earlier attempt. Ed took a solid third,
followed by Greg Sandras. Kevin had a pair of very high
flights, but broke the egg on both flights, disqualifying
him from the event.

    Overall, Kevin’s
four first places put him solidly in first. Bruce’s
consistent second place in four events also earned
second place overall. Rick Hyman took third, entering
only four events, and Ed was fourth, flying only three
events. Because of the earlier bad weather and the
rescheduling of the contest, many who entered
originally were not able to attend the final day, and
fly the remainder of their flights. Had they been able
to continue, the results might have turned out much
differently!

“1/2A” Streamer Duration Multi-round (WF 11)
Pl.
Contestant
Flight 1
      Flight 2
       Flight 3
         Total
     NAR Pts
A/B Division
1
Paul Gray
MAX
59
MAX
179
120
2

Randy Chambers
26
42
24
92
72
C Division
1
Kevin Kuczek
MAX
MAX
MAX
180
120
2
Rick Hyman
MAX
MAX
21
141
72
3
Bruce Markielewski
37
MAX
34
131
48
4
Dave Nauer
46
NF
NF
46
24
x
Ed O’Neill
LST
NF
NF
0
12
x
Greg Sandras
SEP
SEP
NF
DQ
0
x
Mel Gray
SEP
NF
NF
DQ
0
x

Bob Ellis
NVB
NVB
NF
DQ
0
“1/2A” Super-Roc Duration (WF 13)
Pl.
Contestant
Flight 1
Flight 2
Total
NAR Pts
A/B Division
1
Paul Gray
26300
3800
30100
130
2

Randy Chambers
SEP
1100
1100
78
C Division
1
Kevin Kuczek
4300
7000
11300
130
2
Bruce Markielewski
7400
3500
10900
78
3

Mel Gray
10400
NF
10400
52
“1/2A” Boost Glider Duration (WF 17)
Pl.
Contestant
Flight 1
Flight 2
Total
NAR Pts
A/B Division
1
Paul Gray
83
35
118
170
x

Randy Chambers
SHR
SHR
DQ
0
C Division
1
Kevin Kuczek
91
125
216
170
2
Bruce Markielewski
57
32
89
102
3
Rick Hyman
9
62
71
68
4
Ed O’Neill
19
39
58
34
5
Mel Gray
47
NF
47
17
6
Greg Sandras
14
20
34
17
7
Dave Nauer
30
NF
30
17
8

Ken McConnell
6
12
18
17
“A” Rocket Glider Duration (WF 20)
Pl.
Contestant
Flight 1
Flight 2
Total
NAR Pts
A/B Division
1
Paul Gray
59
43
102
200
2

Randy Chambers
5
NG
5
120
C Division
1
Kevin Kuzcek
83
247
330
200
2
Bruce Markielewski
38
98
136
120
3

Rick Hyman
16
18
34
80
“C” Eggloft Altitude (WF 18)
Pl.
Contestant
Flight 1
Flight 2
Best
NAR Pts
A/B Division
1
Paul Gray
77
EGG
77
180
2

Randy Chambers
EGG
EGG
DQ
0
“C” Division
1
Rick Hyman
340
NF
340
180
2
Bruce Markielewski
306
288
306
108
3
Ed O’Neill
240
NF
240
72
4
Greg Sandras
DQ
153
153
36
x
Dave Nauer
NC
NF
0
18
x
Dan Fougner
NC
NF
0
18
x
Mel Gray
EGG
NF
DQ
0
x

Kevin Kuczek
EGG
EGG
DQ
0
Overall Points
Pl.
Contestant
1/2A SD
1/2A SRD
1/2A BG
A RG
C ELA
        Total
A/B Division
1
Paul Gray
120
130
170
200
180
2400
2

Randy Chambers
72
78
0
120
0
810
C Division
1
Kevin Kuczek
120
130
170
200
0
1860
2
Bruce Markielewski
48
78
102
120
108
1368
3
Rick Hyman
72
—-
68
80
180
1200
4
Ed O’Neill
12
—-
34
—-
72
354
5
Mel Gray
0
52
17
—-
0
207
6
Dave Nauer
24
—-
17
—-
18
177
7
Greg Sandras
0
—-
17
—-
36
159
8
Dan Fougner
—-
—-
—-
—-
18
54
9
Ken McConnell
—-
17
—-
—-
—-
51
x

Bob Ellis
0
—-
—-
—-
—-
0
Pl.
Section
NAR Points
1
C.R.A.S.H.
8199
2
COSROCS
336
3
Independent
51