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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race August 25 (Chino Valley)
To those who were unable to attend, you missed a great race. Even the weather cooperated.
Posted on: 8/26/2012 12:53 AM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RCPRO Warbird Race August 25 (Chino Valley)
Fellow racers- Escape the heat next month (August 25) and come join us in mile-high Chino Valley for the 2nd annual RCPRO Warbird Race at Chino Valley Model Aviators: http://chinovalleymodelaviators.com/ Hope to see you all there!
Posted on: 7/22/2012 8:24 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Next RCPRO Warbird race, March 24 at Speed World
More pics, starting with the FASTEST plane of the event ;)
Posted on: 3/25/2012 10:39 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Next RCPRO Warbird race, March 24 at Speed World
Haha Marty! I'll post the pic of your plane later tonight ;)
Posted on: 3/25/2012 7:51 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Next RCPRO Warbird race, March 24 at Speed World
More and more electrics are starting to show up:
Posted on: 3/25/2012 5:55 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Next RCPRO Warbird race, March 24 at Speed World
Here are a few pics of planes planes & people at the event:
Posted on: 3/25/2012 5:48 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
[quote]ORIGINAL: still4given Looks like electrics are here to stay. Great to have other options. Looking forward to getting the results so I can finish up the world points for the year. [/quote] Yes, 4 of the 17 entries were electric: 3 in Gold, 1 in Silver, using 3 different airframe/motor/battery combinations. The fellow in Silver ran a fairly conservative setup and it flew like a sport plane. I'm hoping to see more electric entries in the near future. The electric approach isn't easy or inexpensive by any means, but it certainly is a viable option for those who prefer electric power over glow or gas. E-power comes with it's own set of challenges, but nobody said this would be easy. One thing to note is that these high-powered electrics seem to be just as noisy as the unmuffled high-nitro 4-strokes. Instead of a low-pitched exhaust noise, they've got plenty of high-pitch prop noise.
Posted on: 12/4/2011 8:19 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
All in all it was a great race! Despite the dismal forecast, the weather actually held out JUST long enough to squeeze in 4 rounds. Mr. Flood and his YS-powered Stiletto turned a 1:31 in the first heat and never looked back, later turning a super-low 1:30 for fast time and winning First in Gold. Hats off to Chris Corbitt who broke in his new World VooDoo 10S electric by turning a 1:30 and securing 2nd place in Gold. Who'd have thought that 12.5 pounds could go that fast ;) It's now painfully obvious that there are at least TWO types of kryptonite for my particular electric combo: first wind, then cold. Throw in some thumbs that couldn't find the outside of the course, and I brought up the rear by a large margin. That Limited Edition motor is looking pretty tempting right now.......
Posted on: 12/4/2011 12:15 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
It's not looking great (we had snow @ 5300 ft ASL), but we're going down anyway. 20-50% chance of showers depending on which forecast you want to believe. We'll just race during the 50% when it's NOT raining ;)
Posted on: 12/1/2011 3:47 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
[quote]ORIGINAL: crashmaster5000 I'm excited about this race, my first race in 2 years without the strega. hopefully I can keep her together. [/quote] Whatever. Just make sure you have our lunch fixin details handled [:D]
Posted on: 11/27/2011 1:57 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
I sure hope it DOESN'T [:D]
Posted on: 11/24/2011 7:41 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
Four successful maiden flights today: the twin to my electric B-model (for Tanner) and Chris's electric WM VooDoo (both for Gold), then Andy's electric Mustang and Jeff's YS-powered Phoenix Spitfire (both for Silver). Tucson, here we come [:D]
Posted on: 11/20/2011 8:18 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
"Ha, truth is, since you have been relegated to flying your own planes, you haven't had to worry about breaking out." You just haven't been at this long enough to remember otherwise...............[:D]
Posted on: 11/18/2011 5:58 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
.......uhhhh......what were we talking about......? Doh!
Posted on: 11/16/2011 9:06 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
Sounds like neither one of us will be getting any points ;) But hey, I'm used to NOT getting points (usually from cutting), And I don't need any more for this season, anyway. Junior will be trying out his electric B @ that race (identical to mine except that I didn't re-cover it). While he's sorting the new plane out, maybe he'll be slow enough to scoop up all the points [:D] Another way to look at it: if you're not racing me, you'll be stuck racing either Tanner or Chris (Chris is building a WM Mustang with more cells and a bigger motor). The Gold heats will sound like a herd of angry bees!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on: 11/15/2011 7:32 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
Shhhhhhhhh! Don't tell anyone! I have to pretend to care about points lest some perceive me as being a 'poor sport' and not caring about the rules, intent of the event, etc. I just wanna have fun racing my toy airplanes [:)]
Posted on: 11/15/2011 6:58 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
Barry, I found a second per lap; I don't NEED better or lighter batteries ;)
Posted on: 11/15/2011 5:41 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
Marty, Are you ready to get schooled by a 3-pound brick of angry electrons?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Hee, hee, hee. This is gonna be a GREAT race. BRING IT!!!!!! [:D]
Posted on: 11/15/2011 4:25 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Two Day Warbird Race in Sacramento
[quote]ORIGINAL: MONGO44 I think RCPro should try the elimination of the wing chart.  Go for one year and see what happens. If problems arise and there is huge issues, you can always go back.  I honestly dont see any problems.  We run head to head in our classes and we have big 2-strokes against big four strokes.  They are pretty close.  [/quote] This is our 2nd season without the wing area tables, and it really doesn't seem to have changed a thing in terms of elapsed times. Most fast times are still in the mid-1:30s, nothing to write home about. In fact, one of (if not THE) fastest planes on the circuit (Verano's Stiletto) is still legal under the old (RCPRO) wing area tables. I suspect it's because he wants to be able to race under everyone's rules, but he's proven that you don't need a big motor on a small airplane to go VERY fast. We've seen some diversity in power systems (particularly electrics), but nothing that's caused any problems. We haven't seen any giant engines in smallish airframes. In most cases, people are still running the same stuff they had before we eliminated the tables. The breakout times seem to keep a lid on things for the most part; nobody's rewarded for going "too fast". You can still win any class with an ARF and stock powerplant. If it weren't for the breakout times, I believe we would NEED a wing area table or some other type of limiting factor. What I would REALLY like to see, though, is our (RCPRO) breakout times reduced by 5 seconds so we can run like the SAM guys do: 2:25/1:55/1:25. Any takers?
Posted on: 10/27/2011 10:12 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
........fairly familiar with SAM rules. You guys run more-scale airframes (good) and post faster elapsed times (also good). Just wanted to make sure that you know you'd be driving a long way just to take a step down and race at our level ;) Looking forward to racing with you guys again. You're always fiercely competitive, and that's why we drove all that way to run with you. Hope to see you in December!
Posted on: 10/27/2011 9:25 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
.....so......um........you guys will be OK with the gaggle of Phoenix Stregas that are bound to show up, and maybe a couple of YS-eating electrics??????? And the 2:30/2:00/1:30 breakouts?
Posted on: 10/27/2011 6:22 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RCPRO Warbird Race in Tucson Dec 3, 2011
The last RCPRO warbird race of the season will be held at the T.I.M.P.A field in Tucson, AZ, on Saturday December 3rd (2011).
Posted on: 10/25/2011 10:41 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Czech Mate / Perestroika
I would very much like to steal your builder ;)
Posted on: 10/23/2011 5:04 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race @ Speedworld 10/15
Check out that fast time in Gold..........by Gary Porter's ELECTRIC racer ;)
Posted on: 10/20/2011 12:59 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: RCPRO Warbird Race @ Speedworld 10/15
Here are a few pics of the event yesterday:
Posted on: 10/16/2011 3:59 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RCPRO Warbird Race @ Speedworld 10/15
I'm surprised that this isn't posted already, but there's an RCPRO Warbird Race at Speedworld this Saturday (October 15th). Preregistration is required. http://speedworldrcf.com/calendars/add_info/Oct_2011-Warbird-flyer.pdf
Posted on: 10/13/2011 10:12 AM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Victor Valley Fall Warbird Classic Sept.17
[quote]ORIGINAL: MFLOOD3800 ''rounding up'' or ''winding up'' more motor :). [/quote] Hoping to 'round up' one that will 'wind up' more. It's all about more watts, baby ;) Either that or I need a rope and an anchor to help me to turn it around twice every lap. It's the turning radius of a freight train :(
Posted on: 9/24/2011 3:29 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Victor Valley Fall Warbird Classic Sept.17
It was indeed a great race. EVERY heat in Gold had the potential to be a tough one! Working on rounding up more motor for the Speedworld race next month. Marty won't be there to abuse me, but I'm sure that others will be ;)
Posted on: 9/23/2011 5:46 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Victor Valley Fall Warbird Classic Sept.17
[quote]ORIGINAL: still4given . Yes we are still at 1:30 in Gold. That has not proved to be a problem as I don't remember the last time someone broke out aside from Richard Verano last year in Tucson. Blessings, Terry [/quote] ....it would appear that the gauntlet has been thrown down. Game on- ;)
Posted on: 9/10/2011 9:14 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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RE: Victor Valley Fall Warbird Classic Sept.17
Terry, Is there power at the field? I'd need a way to recharge my flight batteries, and the NRC won't let me cross the border with the normal reactor I use to power my charger ;) Tony
Posted on: 9/4/2011 9:57 PM by Author "Tony Pacini"
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