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