Author: Bruce Markielewski

The Twelfth Annual Colorado Aerial Rocket Circus was scheduled for March 6th and 7th, 2004, but didn’t get off to a good start this year. We didn’t get to fly at all on Saturday due to high winds, but we got some flights in on Sunday. It was a pretty busy day with all of the sport flights and Team America Challenge activities. Luke Short had the best shred of the day on his “B” Rocket glider flight, resulting in more pieces than what he used to build the model! Most of the Parachute Spot Landing and “1/2A” Boost Glider Duration flights were flown, along with a number of “A” Parachute Duration and “B” Super-roc Duration, and “B” Eggloft Duration attempts. The Park graciously allowed us to reschedule the first day that we lost, and we decided to continue the contest a month later, on April 3rd and 4th.
Saturday, April 3rd, was quite a bit different than a month earlier. We actually had a fairly nice day at the launch site – overcast and cool, but no wind throughout the day, other than a light breeze late in the day. It had snowed throughout the state the day before, and this contributed to a low turnout. Competing were Russ Anthony, Ryan Anthony-Ceres, Steve Clapp, and Bruce Markielewski. The Evergreen TARC team was there, and attempted a qualification flight. One egg broke when the parachute tangled, but they had one more attempt to make on Sunday. carcis-12.03.jpg
The final day of the contest was once again a very busy day, as the weather was perfect and there were a lot of sport flights and three TARC teams attempting qualification flights. Lakewood High School made one qualification flight, reaching just over 1000 feet, but their three stage model performed surprisingly well. Arvada High School’s three stager didn’t fare as well, landing hard on a couple of practice flights. Evergreen High School saved the best flight for last, earning an amazing score of exactly 1250 feet (the target altitude), and no broken eggs.
Remaining contest flights were completed by several participants, although some competitors couldn’t attend due to other commitments. Had they been able to continue, the results might have been much different. Parachute Spot Landing was more challenging than expected, although a few competitors managed to get close. In the combined A and B Division, Ryan Anthony-Ceres took first place with a fine 5 meter score. Evan Sauls was second at 10 meters, and Luke Short and Ariana Williams were distant third and fourth places. In C Division, the top three were very close, with Ian MacDonald winning by just a meter over Carl Truszynski. Russ Anthony was 2 meters further for third, followed by Steve Clapp. Paranoid Androids took the Team Division with a flight that normally wouldn’t win, but the Dave and Dave team had an unfortunate disqualification, preventing them from placing in the event.
“1/2A” Boost Glider Duration was very competitive, particularly the A Division, where Ryan edged Ariana for first place by only five seconds. Russ Anthony won C Division with a nice 57 second time on his second flight. Carl had two consistent flights for second place, and Steve rebounded on his second flight to capture third. Jim Hinton had a pair of nice flights for fourth place. Paranoid Androids won the Team Division, with Dave and Dave, unable to attempt a second flight, finishing second.
In “A” Parachute Duration, all A/B Division competitors attempted only one flight each. Ariana Williams won with a 72 second flight. Kara Boyer edged Ryan for second place, with Luke a close fourth. C Division was a bit more interesting, as Russ led Bruce and Steve by a small margin after their first flights. Steve’s second flight was over three and one half minutes, and appeared to have won the event, but Bruce’s flight of just over four minutes secured the victory. Russ held onto third with a disappointing second flight, and Carl took fourth on a single 74 second flight. Dave and Dave’s single flight of 95 seconds was enough for the Team Division win, as Paranoid Androids attempted only one qualifying flight for second place. carcis-12.01.jpg
“B” Rocket Glider, being perhaps the hardest event of the contest to prepare for, had only a few participants. Luke’s single flight DQ allowed Ariana the win in A/B Division with her single successful flight. Since Dave and Dave didn’t attempt a flight in this event, Paranoid Androids had to compete with C Division. Bruce and Russ had very close first flights, but a flap problem on Russ’ second attempt resulted in a low time, allowing Bruce to take over first place. Paranoid Androids could have moved up from third, but chose not to make a second attempt. Steve had structural problems on both flights, but managed a qualified flight for fourth place.
“B” Super-roc Duration was a popular event, with most participants entering. A/B Division was won by Ryan, who had two nice flights and set a NAR national record with his first flight. Daniel Anthony-Ceres and Ariana each had a single flight, with Daniel’s just slightly better to take second place. C Division was hotly contested between Steve and Bruce, with Bruce’s second flight determining the winner. Russ had an early DQ, but bounced back on the second flight to take third place. Jim Hinton’s single flight qualified him for fourth place. Each team flew only once, but Dave and Dave’s flight far outpaced Paranoid Androids’ attempt to win in Team Division. carcis-12.02.jpg
“B” Eggloft Duration is usually a pretty messy event, but the group appears to be getting better, as only one egg out of fifteen attempts was broken. Ryan had the best A/B Division flight, followed by Ariana, Daniel and Luke for second through fourth places. Bruce only needed one attempt to secure the C Division win, with Steve holding on to second place with a nice second flight. Russ tried to move up from third, but was thwarted by a deployment problem on his second attempt. Once again the teams each only flew once, with Dave and Dave having the best flight in Team Division for first place.
Overall, the A/B Division surprisingly ending in a tie for first between Ariana and Ryan, where a non-flown event and a non-NAR competitor helped keep Ryan from winning first outright. Daniel was a distant third, flying only three events, followed by Luke in fourth. In C Division, the top three competitors has successful flights in all events, but Bruce’s four firsts were enough to capture the contest championship. Russ had a fine contest, winning one event and placing second or third in the rest, resulting in a second place finish ahead of Steve. Carl flew only four events, but secured fourth place just ahead of Ian, who won one of the two events entered. The Team Division championship was very close with Paranoid Androids winning the battle.
The complete points listing for CARCIS XII can be viewed on our Competition pages . Only one NAR records was set during the contest, by Ryan in “B” Super-roc Duration, although nine club records were set. In spite of weather and scheduling problems, CARCIS XII was well contested, and served as a learning experience for both the new and seasoned competitors, who are already looking forward to the next chance to test their model rocketry skills!

Parachute Spot Landing (WF 4)
Pl. Contestant Flight 1 Place Points Open Points NAR Points
A/B Division
1 Ryan Anthony-Ceres 5 10 120 120
2 Evan Sauls 10 6 72 —-
3 Luke Short 27 4 48 72
4 Ariana Williams 39 2 24 48
C Division
1 Ian MacDonald 5 10 120 120
2 Carl Truszynski 6 6 72 72
3 Russ Anthony 8 4 48 48
4 Steven Clapp 15 2 24 24
5 Jim Hinton 21 1 12 12
6 Scott Hommas 27 1 12 12
7 Bruce Markielewski 32 1 12 12
Team Division
1 Paranoid Androids 39 10 120 120
– Dave and Dave DQ 0 0 0
“1/2A” Boost Glider Duration (WF 17)
Pl. Contestant Flight 1 Flight 2 Total Place Points Open Points NAR Points
A Division
1 Ryan Anthony-Ceres 23 25 48 10 510 510
2 Ariana Williams 20 23 43 6 306 306
3 Daniel Anthony-Ceres 32 NF 32 4 204 204
C Division
1 Russ Anthony 39 57 96 10 510 510
2 Carl Truszynski 36 35 71 6 306 306
3 Steven Clapp 12 44 56 4 204 204
4 Jim Hinton 16 13 29 2 102 102
5 Bruce Markielewski 11 11 22 1 51 51
Team Division
1 Paranoid Androids 19 14 33 10 510 510
2 Dave and Dave 21 NF 21 6 306 306
“A” Parachute Duration (WF 7)
Pl. Contestant Flight 1 Flight 2 Total Place Points Open Points NAR Points
A/B Division
1 Ariana Williams 72 NF 72 10 210 210
2 Kara Boyer 22 NF 22 6 126 —-
3 Ryan Anthony-Ceres 21 NF 21 4 84 126
4 Luke Short 17 NF 17 2 42 84
5 Daniel Anthony-Ceres 11 NF 11 1 21 42
C Division
1 Bruce Markielewski 115 248 363 10 210 210
2 Steven Clapp 113 201 314 6 126 126
3 Russ Anthony 124 58 182 4 84 84
4 Carl Truszynski 74 NF 74 2 42 42
5 Ian MacDonald 17 19 36 1 21 21
– Jim Hinton DQ DQ 0 0 0 0
Team Division
1 Dave and Dave 95 NF 95 10 210 210
2 Paranoid Androids 11 NF 11 6 126 126
“B” Rocket Glider Duration (WF 21)
Pl. Contestant Flight 1 Flight 2 Total Place Points Open Points NAR Points
A/B Division
1 Ariana Williams 38 NF 38 10 630 630
– Luke Short DQ NF 0 0 0 0
C/T Division
1 Bruce Markielewski 72 62 134 10 630 630
2 Russ Anthony 73 11 84 6 378 378
3 Paranoid Androids 60 NF 60 4 252 252
4 Steven Clapp DQ 19 19 2 126 126
“B” Super-roc Duration (WF 14)
Pl. Contestant Flight 1 Flight 2 Total Place Points Open Points NAR Points
A/B Division
1 Ryan Anthony-Ceres 13041 8050 21091 10 420 420
2 Daniel Anthony-Ceres 7632 NF 7632 6 252 252
3 Ariana Williams 7200 NF 7200 4 168 168
– Luke Short DQ NF 0 0 0 0
C Division
1 Bruce Markielewski 10000 29800 39800 10 420 420
2 Steven Clapp 22200 10200 32400 6 252 252
3 Russ Anthony DQ 14062 14062 4 168 168
4 Jim Hinton 2877 NF 2877 2 84 84
Team Division
1 Dave and Dave 12200 NF 12200 10 420 420
2 Paranoid Androids 1620 NF 1620 6 252 252
“B” Eggloft Duration (WF 17)
Pl. Contestant Flight 1 Flight 2 Best Place Points Open Points NAR Points
A/B Division
1 Ryan Anthony-Ceres 22 33 33 10 510 510
2 Ariana Williams 18 NF 18 6 306 306
3 Daniel Anthony-Ceres 10 NF 10 4 204 204
4 Luke Short DQ 9 9 2 102 102
C Division
1 Bruce Markielewski 81 NF 81 10 510 510
2 Steven Clapp 28 56 56 6 306 306
3 Russ Anthony 24 DQ 24 4 204 204
4 Carl Truszynski 18 14 18 2 102 102
Team Division
1 Dave and Dave 36 NF 18 10 510 510
2 Paranoid Androids 19 NF 18 6 306 306
Overall Points
Pl. Contestant PSL 1/2A BG A PD B RG B SRD B ELD Open Points NAR Points
A/B Division
1 Ryan Anthony-Ceres 120 510 84 —- 420 510 1644 1686
1 Ariana Williams 24 306 210 630 168 306 1644 1668
2 Daniel Anthony-Ceres —- 204 21 —- 252 204 681 702
3 Luke Short 48 —- 42 0 0 102 192 258
4 Kara Boyer —- —- 126 —- —- —- 126 —-
5 Evan Sauls 72 —- —- —- —- —- 72 —-
C Division
1 Bruce Markielewski 12 51 210 630 420 510 1833 1833
2 Russ Anthony 48 510 84 378 168 204 1392 1392
3 Steven Clapp 24 204 126 126 252 306 1038 1038
4 Carl Truszynski 72 306 42 —- —- 102 522 522
5 Jim Hinton 12 102 0 —- 84 —- 198 198
6 Ian MacDonald 120 —- 21 —- —- —- 141 141
7 Scott Hommas 12 —- —- —- —- —- 12 12
Team Division
1 Paranoid Androids 120 510 126 252 252 306 1566 1566
2 Dave and Dave 0 306 210 —- 420 510 1446 1446