Fwd: European Champs, Alcochete, Portugal 2004

[Ron Van Putte]

All - Another e-mail I got  from Bengt-Eric Soderstrom follows.  I find 
it interesting that Bob Skinner (from South Africa, who is the chairman 
of the international committee for F3A world championships) said that 
Bob Noll would be the next U.S. world championships judge, when it is 
up to a country to submit a list of potential judge candidates and the 
responsibility of the host country's  organizing committee to select 
from the list.

Ron Van Putte

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bengt-Erik Soderstrom <bes at wll.swipnet.se>
> Date: September 6, 2004 9:30:04 AM CDT
> To: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: Fwd: European Champs,  Alcochete, Portugal  2004
>
> Hi again Ron,
>
> Again about Bob Noll:
>
> The information I wrote (below) I got from Bob Skinner now, two weeks 
> ago,  in Portugal.. He said that Bob Noll would be the next U.S judge, 
> and found it good that he was - on his own initiative - training 
> himself in Poland.. He also had some comments about U.S judges being 
> appointed for a two-year period, which means that U.S.A will on each 
> World Champs have a rookie judge, and it would be better if they could 
> at least be listed and available for 2  WCs.
> But of course, AMA is the U.S body to make the official judges list 
> for the U.S.A.
>
> I also hope our paths will cross again, why don't you come to France 
> next year?
> Would be nice ...
>
>
> All the best
>
> Bengt-Erik
>
>
>
>
> Ron Van Putte wrote:
>
>
>> Bengt-Eric - Nice to hear from you.  Thanks for the report on the 
>> European Champs.  I forwarded it to our R/C aerobatics discussion 
>> list to let them know about the European Champs and what you said 
>> about Bob Noll.  When you read the way I prefaced your e-mail, you 
>> will understand.
>>
>> Good luck.  I hope our paths cross in the future.
>>
>> Ron Van Putte
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
>>> Date: September 5, 2004 3:20:36 PM CDT
>>> To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>> Subject: Fwd: European Champs,  Alcochete, Portugal  2004
>>> Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>>>
>>> All - I just got the forwarded e-mail from Bengt-Erik Soderstrom, 
>>> who is a Swedish F3A judge.  I met him at the 1995 F3A World 
>>> Championships in Kasaoka, Japan.  We hung out together throughout 
>>> the event.  We renewed our acquaintance at the 1999 F3A World 
>>> Championships in Pensacola, FL.  In fact, his return flight was out 
>>> of New Orleans, so I took him over there a day early and we spent 
>>> the afternoon/evening at the French Quarter.
>>>
>>> You will note that he refers to Bob Noll as THE U.S. judge for the 
>>> next F3A World Championships.  This despite the fact that the list 
>>> of the top five U.S. judges is just now being sent to the 2005 F3A 
>>> World Championships organizing committee and Bob Noll is the 
>>> fourth-ranked judge.
>>>
>>> This all started when Bob announced to me at the 2003 F3A Team 
>>> Selection Finals that he was to be the U.S. judge in 2005.  He paid 
>>> his own way to Poland and announced there that he was to be the U.S. 
>>> judge in 2005.  He managed to get into all the judging functions and 
>>> did practice judging with the actual judges.   This is a very 
>>> curious situation.  How Noll can be so sure that he will be the 2005 
>>> U.S. judge is beyond me, unless he has a high-level AMA official as 
>>> a sponsor (read Dave Brown).
>>>
>>> Here's Bengt-Eric's e-mail:
>>>
>>> Ron Van Putte
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>>> From: Bengt-Erik Soderstrom <bes at wll.swipnet.se>
>>>> Date: September 5, 2004 1:50:59 PM CDT
>>>> To: vanputte at cox.net
>>>> Subject: European Champs,  Alcochete, Portugal  2004
>>>>
>>>> Hi there Ron, long time, no see...
>>>>
>>>> I think it would be interesting for you to get a small report from 
>>>> the 2004 EU Champs in F3A, just recently held, all seen through a 
>>>> judge's eye
>>>>
>>>> Winner this time was Roland Matt  - Wolfgangs son
>>>> 2nd was Christophe Paysant-Le Roux
>>>> 3rd was Wolfgang Matt
>>>> It was during the whole competition very close between Roland and 
>>>> Christophe. It was a tie in the finals, so then the semi finals 
>>>> results needed to be used.
>>>>
>>>> The Matts were flying their latest: the Lazulite and this time the 
>>>> electric version.  Weight of their models were 4950 grams incl 
>>>> battery.
>>>>
>>>> It looks like that this event was really the breakthrough for the 
>>>> electric power-plants. Many pilots in spite of the very high 
>>>> pricetag flew electric models.
>>>> (Electric engine incl regulating electronics, gearbox etc.: About 
>>>> 1.000 US$, Battery pack about 800 $.
>>>>
>>>> I heard that in the next year's World Champs, to be held in St-Yan 
>>>> in France.  Bob Noll has been chosen as the U.S judge. I met him in 
>>>> Poland last year, he is a good guy and he is very welcome into the 
>>>> club.  St-Yan is a small town not easily found on the maps, but it 
>>>> is situated about half way between Paris and Lyon, right in the 
>>>> center of the best wine districts in France.
>>>> If you happen to met him, please give him my regards.
>>>>
>>>> Word goes around that the 2007 World champs will go to Canada, we 
>>>> will see.
>>>>
>>>> I hope everything is well with you, Ron. I wish you and your wife 
>>>> all the best.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bengt-Erik Soderstrom
>>>
>>
>
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