[NSRCA-discussion] Changing list behavior.

[Ron Van Putte]

On Mar 27, 2006, at 8:06 AM, jonlowe at aol.com wrote:

> Yeah, but he is a LOT older; that has to count for something!  He  
> moved
> the bar on you again as far as age goes in flying pattern!  And you
> thought you could retire soon, since his age when he quit was your
> yardstick!

Well, Charlie Reed was actually my yardstick.  He was ten years older  
than me and I always told him that I knew I had ten years of  
competition left as long as he was still competing.  Charlie died  
last year.

Don Lowe is also ten years older than me, so I guess I'll have to  
start using him as my yardstick.  As far as me competing with Don  
Lowe, that's a laugh.  Don has always been head and shoulders better  
than me in R/C aerobatics.  He taught me how to fly pattern in  
Dayton, OH back in the 1960s and i've always tried to emulate his  
smooth flying technique.  I'd love to go head to head against Don  
Lowe in a contest, but we both know the outcome.

Ron Van Putte

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 07:33:57 -0600
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Changing list behavior.
>
>
> On Mar 26, 2006, at 10:19 PM, rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> It was GREAT to hear Don Lowe flew pattern again. If he comes out of
> retirement and flies Masters, well....your trophy may have to wait  
> Ron.
> (VBG)!!
>
>
>
> Nope.  Don Lowe is not short; I am.
>
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:40:26 -0600
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Changing list behavior.
>
>
>
> On Mar 26, 2006, at 6:58 PM, David Lockhart wrote:
>
>
> Maybe it is time to have a Pro-Am separation in the awards?
>
> ************No more so now than in the past.  But hey, acknowledging
> our numbers now are smaller than in the past, why not set up Pro-Am,
> and do it for each of juniors (under 18), seniors (59.5 plus), and  
> open
> (between 18 and 19.5) - odds are we could all go home with awards?
>
>
> Yeah!  We need a Master class Nats award for short, VERY senior,
> Caucasians.  I want a trophy!
>
>
> Ron Van Putte
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