[NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest

[Grow Pattern]

Del,
        With the cost of gas these days, multi-axel highway tolls and the 
gas consumption of a of a truck pulling a camper from Buffalo NY, I would be 
hard pressed to see that as much of a "free ride". If the campground fees in 
a holiday resort area like the Pocono's/Delaware Water Gap region, are a 
deal breaker, I can see that.

Many of the sites that we travel too are not that great for a pattern 
contest.  The Pocono site is in a deep valley with nasty winds. You fly with 
the sun in you eyes for a large part of the day. Add to that a beautiful 
backdrop of green mountains that unfortunately help your plane disappear at 
the bottom of turnarounds etc., and it is not that rewarding a journey.

Compare that to your Hamburg event where the camping is free, they feed you 
till you are full and the sun is at you back most of the day, The site is 
well prepared and relatively bug free. Given the chance, I made it to every 
Hamburg contest that I could. Hope it comes back.

BTW - You Hamburg NY guys are great and even though a (g) was put after the 
"free-ride" remark below, it did not make it funny!

Regards,

Eric.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Lachowski" <jlachow at hotmail.com>
To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest


> The Del. Water Gap is a national park that does not allow us to do this.
> Besides there is not enough room. There is a I believe a KOA in the area
> that can accomodate campers not far from the field. Can't always have a 
> free
> ride<g>
>
>
>>From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>>Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest
>>Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:06:34 -0500
>>
>>Del:
>>By Pocono's do you mean Delaware Water Gap field, that disallows motor
>>homes?  If so, how/when did they come up with that?
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: Del K. Rykert
>>   To: NSRCA Mailing List
>>   Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 2:47 PM
>>   Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest
>>
>>
>>   Yes.. it has not been set and not going to be .. Club can't continues 
>> to
>>put on contest with such small turnouts..  Another one bites the dust for
>>us in this part of country..  Looks when I do get permission to fly I 
>>won't
>>have any contest to go to.. Sayre is unknown also last I heard..  Pocono's
>>doesn't allow RV's and same with Oakville..  so now nothing left to go 
>>to..
>>  :+[
>>
>>                    Del
>>