2014 Isaacson Winter Classic/Kiwi Cup
February 8-10, Lost Hills, California
Roger counted 30 countries and USA flyers from coast to coast, top and bottom. Lots of new faces and many old friends.
Of the three Fab Feb contests, the Ike (Isaacson Winter Classic) is the only one to offer a mix of AMA, FAI, NFFS and even a couple SAM events. You can contrast the huge floating Big E’s of Bud Romak’s buddies, with howling D gas against a monster FAI flightline.
Among the new events this year were the World competitions in HLG/CLG glider and E-36. Thanks to generous donors, we were able to offer cash prizes in the three classes.
In spite of the breezy weather, the Ike drew just over 250 entries. Rain on Thursday helped keep the dust down and puddles were gone by Friday. The field was absolutely barren of vegetation. The California drought is real! The wind did knock down participation so you won’t see results (no one flew) for many of the events offered.
Do check out the many great pictures shot by son, Brian (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/4467067...7640866700774/) and our down under friend, Malcom Campbell (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/motor-r...7641252408043/).
Norm Furutani
The Results:
Paul MacCready HLG
Pl Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
1 Stan Buddenbohm 120 120 120 120 80 560 $200
2 Don DeLoach 66 120 48 120 120 88 448 $125
3 Bill Koran 62 52
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