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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Normally the Columbus Pattern contest is the first weekend
in June and the D4/D5 Shootout is the second weekend in June. Well, Dave
Johnstone just found out that the D4/D5 shootout has been moved to June 5 &
6<sup>th</sup> due to the XFC. That weekend conflicts with the </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> contest and
also the D5 contest. Here are some possible solutions:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1.</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Cancel shootout</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2.</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Keep that weekend and the </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> contest and
the D5 contest move to a different weekend</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3.</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Move shootout to different weekend (According to AMA this could be done
in late May if we agree to 2.4 only)</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>4.</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Move shootout to </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> over the
Memorial Day weekend (we would have to check with our club first).</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>5.</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Any other suggestions???</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>As far as I know, the date for the </span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> contest is
flexible and so if the date of the Hebron Contest (tentatively May 15<sup>th</sup>
and 16<sup>th</sup>). The sun is in the box until 11 am or so in late May
so it may be difficult to get 6 rounds in on Sat or Sun so having Monday as a
backup maybe helpful (thus the reason for the Memorial Day weekend). AMA
has RC events scheduled for late may so we would have to share the site thus
the reason for 2.4 only.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I need your feed back so the </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Columbus</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> club can
plan the event and Dave Johnstone and D5 can finalize the contest schedule.</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>What say you???</span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p>
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