[NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest

[Del K. Rykert]

Hi Eric..
    All valid points except you miss the need for unit to be on field or 
very nearby (walking distance) d/t medical issues. The biggest and primary 
reason you never saw me attend the Pocono's contest.  Now that Oakville no 
longer allows on site camping is also a scratch. If Sayre stays on board and 
has field to hold contest is only one left I can realistically attend 
anymore. Hardly seems worth the investment anymore.
                 Del
          nsrca - 473

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grow Pattern" <pattern4u at comcast.net>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hamburg Contest


> 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
>>>
>
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