[NSRCA-discussion] Congratulations D5, proud holders of the Ryder trophy for 2006

[mike mueller]

 Thanks Del I understand it but in the case of rain shouldn't we have a different mentallity? Also thanks for the sympathy but the crashes were Marty Kings and on Friday Larry Auer lost his expensive Pinnacle.

"Del K. Rykert" <drykert2 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:          Hi Mike..
      My heart goes out to you on your terrible loss of a prize plane. 
      I wanted to share my view on the wrapping up early on Sunday at contests. When people with families travel a distance, 4-6 hours to a contest and leave at a late hour to be getting up at 5am for work and school for children next day makes for reason not to attend that contest in future.  I know if a contest did that repeatedly I would stop attending it. 
      I had to be clearheaded and awake when I reported on Monday. Peoples lives were in the balance. Another view on it.. 
   
                   Del 
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    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mike mueller 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:23 AM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Congratulations D5,proud holders of the Ryder trophy for 2006
  

   Do you realize that this makes 3 straight days that we've had total washouts at the shootout? This is because we didn't fly last year on Sunday.
   I think that we call contests way too early. It's a shame that we didn't at least attempt to wait till the afternoon and get in 2 flights. I've been told that someone actually stayed and flew in the afternoon. We had people that drove some long distances that dissevered a better attempt.
   I don't get why so many are in such a rush to go home. When did it become a rule that we have to be done very early on Sundays also. I remember Rough River in 1987 waiting out the rains on a Sunday and having the award ceromony in the dusk. Bottom line is we got in a contest. This go home early stuff is bad.
   What's to say that we couldn't have flown 2 rounds today?
   Is it getting to the point where if the weather forcasts show the slightest possability of rain that we should just stay home?
   I love coming to contests and seeing all my friends but to be honest its the flying that I'm there for. 
  ---Mike

Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Well, the D4-D5 shootout was a washout. Rained all day
today in Muncie with a high probability of the same
tomorrow. In a joint decision between D4 and D5, it
was decided to award the Ryder trophy to D5 due to
their tremendeous effort in recruiting pilots to
represent their district this year. They outnumbered
us handily, and would have probably prevailed had we
had the opportunity to fly. Congratulations and good
work!

I might add that dinner last night on the patio at the
Texas Roadhouse was another one to remember, great
friends and great food. 

The gauntlet has been thrown, it is on D4 to get the
pilots to Muncie next summer to win back the trophy.

Bob Kane
getterflash at yahoo.com

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