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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> Mike I have to agree with you in part, I don't like to see contest called early in the day, that's one of the reason I generally don't go on Friday and prefer to drive up in the early mornings most of the time if possible. In this case the forecast I seen and posted link to was that this rain wasn't going to happen till Sunday. It's still a miserable day here 2 hours South of Muncie 60 degrees and rained most of the night.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> I was told last night that a vote was taken and was heavy weighted by and for the ones that traveled the farthest, I wasn't there at the time, in parking lot talking to Helen and Pete.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> For me I had little expense less than $40 which makes it possible for me to attend another contest I wasn't planning on, in fact I'm thinking coming to your clubs, which is the week after the Westland contest. I know old fart on fixed income, LOL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> I would prefer if weather is bad to come back later in the day and see if we could fly also.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mups1953@yahoo.com href="mailto:mups1953@yahoo.com">mike mueller</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/11/2006 10:23:38 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Congratulations D5,proud holders of the Ryder trophy for 2006</DIV>
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<DIV> 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.</DIV>
<DIV> 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.</DIV>
<DIV> 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.</DIV>
<DIV> What's to say that we couldn't have flown 2 rounds today?</DIV>
<DIV> Is it getting to the point where if the weather forcasts show the slightest possability of rain that we should just stay home?</DIV>
<DIV> I love coming to contests and seeing all my friends but to be honest its the flying that I'm there for. </DIV>
<DIV>---Mike<BR><BR><B><I>Bob Kane <getterflash@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Well, the D4-D5 shootout was a washout. Rained all day<BR>today in Muncie with a high probability of the same<BR>tomorrow. In a joint decision between D4 and D5, it<BR>was decided to award the Ryder trophy to D5 due to<BR>their tremendeous effort in recruiting pilots to<BR>represent their district this year. They outnumbered<BR>us handily, and would have probably prevailed had we<BR>had the opportunity to fly. Congratulations and good<BR>work!<BR><BR>I might add that dinner last night on the patio at the<BR>Texas Roadhouse was another one to remember, great<BR>friends and great food. <BR><BR>The gauntlet has been thrown, it is on D4 to get the<BR>pilots to Muncie next summer to win back the trophy.<BR><BR>Bob Kane<BR>getterflash@yahoo.com<BR><BR>__________________________________________________<BR>Do You Yahoo!?<BR>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <BR>http://mail.yahoo.com <BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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