Although numbers where a bit down due to the F1 Grand Prix in Melbourne and other clashes, this weekend turned out to be fantastic conditions for flying pylon, the field was in great condition and all had a good time.
F400 was flown with 2 new competitors to this class (Barry Townsend & myself) and Q500 saw Matt Carter flying in his second event (1st being Camperdown) and Ian Rickard who usually helps in the pylon cage on these weekends, flew Q500 for the first time.
The result are now uploaded. You can find them here>>>
The next event is at Warrnambool on April 28 – 29. See you there!
View from the field of Mt Leura. David Axon in the forground.
What a fantastic start to the pylon racing year. Fine weather, great club and venue and a good turnout of competitors.
2 days of flying FA1, F400 & Q500 plus Beau Murphy & Rick Townsend flew their F5D planes as a demonstration event. These things really go. Beau’s 1st event of racing this plane saw him doing a 57.63 on the 10.5 lap cause. The best time with a FA1 was 59.20! I can see that this class has a good chance of gaining traction among the regular pylon racing fraternity plus bring in new pilots from the electric scene.
F400s being identified. Barry Murphy holding Beau's F5D
The results are now on-line, including lap times for the FA1 rounds. You can find the results via the “Results” menu button at the top of the page or follow this link.
Barry Townsend with his GoPro Camera
During this weekend, Barry Townsend took some video with his helmet mounted GoPro camera. It gives you a great view of the scene from the pilot area during a pylon race. It starts off with some Q500, then F400 & FA1 plus there is some vision of the F5Ds. It’s really well worth a look (especially at full scene as the video clip is HD).
Not long now until we go racing for the first time in 2012 and I think we’re all itching to go. First up is the VMPRA Trophy at Camperdown on the weekend of Feb 18-19. See the calendar for details.
The Preliminary calendar for 2012 is now on-line, see calendar >. August and September details are still to be finalised. There is also a schedule of how events will be run for the 2012 calendar. Events schedule >>>
Our thanks go out to Mick Kellett for coordinating with all the clubs and for putting all of this together.
Have a Merry Christmas and Safe Holidays and we look forward to another year full of pylon racing.
