Colorado Aerial Rocket Circus III – March 19, 1994

By Bruce Markielewski

    Our third Colorado Aerial Rocket
Circus was held on March 19th, on a day that was less
than hospitable throughout. Wind gusts hampered the
contest all day long, and changed directions at least a
half a dozen times Seasoned veteran Kevin Kuczek managed
to exploit the adverse conditions and take first place
overall, winning three of the four events.

    Ed O’Neill achieved his best finish
since entering NAR contests only seventeen months ago. He
took second overall, with first and second places in the
two toughest events. Bruce Markielewski and Dave Nauer
finished third and fourth, respectively. All four top
finishers entered every event.

    The “A” Helicopter duration
multi-round event was hard fought between Kevin and Dave,
both scoring one max (3 minutes) each. Consistency paid
off for Kevin as he easily outdistanced (literally)
everyone for first.

    In “B” Super-Roc duration, Kevin
overcame Bruce’s fine first flight to narrowly win the
event. “C” Eggloft was a very tough event, as evidenced
by the high number of DQ’s, and low times resulting from
recovery and reliability problems. Ed O’Neill easily took
first with a fine flight, followed by Bruce, whose flight
over Bear Creek Lake Dam resulted in a low time and an
exhausting return.

Chris' PMC Ed's F-104 PMC
    Plastic Model
Conversion was an exciting event, as six fine entries
were flown. Kevin’s detailed entry was far ahead in
static judging, too large a lead for anyone to catch. Ed
took second, closely followed by Deane and Bruce. Chris
Brickley’s 40 year old entry was a crowd favorite, as he
risked a valuable collectors item!

    Two first time
competitors, Jimmy Kurzdorfer and Mike Mikkelsen, both
“A” divisioners, each entered one event. Mike surprised
the veteran competitors by taking third in “C” Dual
eggloft.

    We did originally
plan a fifth non-NAR event, a chili cook-off but we
canceled this event due to having only one entry. While
the low number of competitors was disapointing, those who
entered had a great time. We’d like to thank Estes
Industries for once again donating prizes for this
contest, and also thank those who helped with the judging
and timing.

“A” Helicopter Duration – Multi Round (WF 24)
Contestant Times Pl. Pts. Tot. Pts. NAR PP NAR Total
1

Kevin Kuczek 4:54 10 240 20 480
2

David Nauer 2:41 6 144 12 288
3

Bruce Markielewski 0:74 4 96 8 192
4

Edward O’Neill 0:49 2 48 4 96
5

Jimmy Kurzdorfer 0:19 1 24
“B”
Super-Roc Duration (WF 14)
Contestant Points Pl. Pts. Tot. Pts. NAR PP NAR Total
1 Kevin Kuczek 1059 10 140 20 280
2 Bruce Markielewski 1007 6 84 12 168
3 Edward O’Neill 939 4 56 8 112
4 Ron Wilson 905 2 28 4 56
5 Don Asmus 851 1 14 2 28
6 Deane LeBet 622 1 14 2 28
7

David Nauer 423 1 14 2 28
“C”
Dual Eggloft Duration (WF 28)
Contestant Times Pl. Pts. Tot. Pts. NAR PP NAR Total
1 Edward O’Neill 1:32 10 280 20 560
2 Bruce Markielewski 0:64 6 168 12 336
3 Mike Mikkelsen (A) 0:11 4 112
4 David Nauer 0:10 2 56 8 224
5 Ron Wilson 0:10 2 56 8 224
6

Kevin Kuczek DQ 0 0 0 0
Plastic Model Conversion (WF 26)
Contestant Score Pl. Pts. Tot. Pts. NAR PP NAR Total
1 Kevin Kuczek 913 10 260 20 520
2 Edward O’Neill 740 6 156 12 312
3 Deane LeBet 727 4 104 8 208
4 Bruce Markielewski 685 2 52 4 104
5 Chris Brickley 536 1 26 2 52
6

David Nauer 533 1 26 2 52
Overall Point Standings A HD B SRD C ELD PMC Total
1 Kevin Kuczek 240 140 0 260 640
2 Edward O’Neill 48 28 280 156 512
3 Bruce Markielewski 96 84 168 52 400
4 David Nauer 144 14 56 26 240
5 Deane LeBet 0 14 0 104 118
6 Mike Mikkelsen (A) 0 0 112 0 112
7 Ron Wilson 0 0 56 0 56
8 Chris Brickley 0 0 0 26 26
9 Jimmy Kurzdorfer 24 0 0 0 24
10

Don Asmus 0 14 0 0 14
NAR Point Standings A HD B SRD C ELD PMC Total
1 Kevin Kuczek 480 280 0 520 1280
2 Edward O’Neill 96 112 560 312 1080
3 Bruce Markielewski 192 168 336 104 800
4 David Nauer 288 28 224 52 592
5 Deane LeBet 0 28 0 208 236
6 Ron Wilson 0 56 224 0 280
7 Chris Brickley 0 0 0 52 52
8

Don Asmus 0 28 0 0 28
Section Totals Overall NAR
1 C.R.A.S.H. 1878 3756
2 COSROCS 240 592