The Junior Division was contested
by Lynelle Lewis, Russell Moore, and Miles Shea. Miles
took first in the only event, with a two minute total
in “A” Parachute Duration, followed closely by Lynelle.
Russell rebounded by winning “B” Streamer Duration by
an eight second margin over Lynelle. The “B” Paper
Airplane Duration was attempted only by Russell, whose
flight was not quite stable. Russell’s first and third
places were enough to claim first place in the Junior
Division, with Lynelle a close second.

    The Open Division, comprised of
Jeff Proffit and Warren Layfield of COSROCS and
C.R.A.S.H.’s Ben Lewis was extremely competitive. In
“A” Parachute Duration, Ben had a great total time of
3+ minutes, far outpacing Jeff’s 39 seconds and
Warren’s 26 seconds. “B” Streamer Duration was much
closer, but Ben prevailed in this event also, with 84
seconds compared to Jeff’s 58 seconds and Warren’s 49.
The “B” Paper Airplane Duration event was a duel
between Warren and Jeff, with Warren barely winning the
event. Overall, Ben’s two first place finishes were
just enough to claim first place overall. Jeff was very
consistent, taking three second places and second
overall. However, Warren’s first place and two thirds
were good enough to tie Jeff for overall second place
in the division!

    The NAR division was perhaps the
most competitive, with three COSROCS members, Stan
Huyge, Todd Schneider, and David Nauer, plus our
C.R.A.S.H. regulars, Edward O’Neill, Kevin Kuczek, and
Bruce Markielewski. The events in this division were
very challenging, but Kevin’s 9+ minute total in “1/4A”
Flexi-wing Duration far outpaced everyone else in the
event. Bruce’s 3+ minutes barely edged Stan and Ed, and
was just enough for second place. Ed had the best
returned flight of the event with 103 seconds,
qualifying for a NAR National record!

    Kevin also ran away with the “1/4A”
Helicopter Duration event with a 75 second total. Ed
was a distant second with 39 seconds, followed by Bruce
with 27, Dave with 10 and Todd with 7. “1/4A” Rocket
Glider Duration was also won by Kevin, whose 58 second
total surpassed Dave’s 22 second total. Bruce was able
to manage 17 seconds after a DQ and three repair jobs
on his model. Ed’s single flight of 7 seconds was good
enough for fourth place.

    Kevin easily took first overall,
winning all events, and finally capturing the one
contest that had eluded him in the past. Bruce was able
to claim second place overall with one second place and
two thirds. Ed managed a close third over Dave, and
Stan finished fourth overall, entering only one event.
Kevin also qualified for possible NAR National records
in “1/4A” Rocket Glider Duration and “1/4A” Helicopter
Duration.

    Special thanks go to Pam Brann,
Warren Layfield, Dave Nauer, and every one else who
helped with the launch control duties, timing, and data
recording for the contest. Also, very special thanks to
the list of companies that contributed the great prizes
for our event:
    Aerospace Specialty Products,
Belleville Wholesale Hobbies, Colpar Hobbies, Countdown
Hobbies, Custom Rocket Company, Flight Systems, Inc.,
Public Missiles Ltd., Qualified Competition Rocketry,
Spherachutes, Thrust Aerospace, Top Flight Recovery,
and Vaughn Brothers Rocketry.