424 SHOOT-OUT 2008
May 17th, 2008 - Ordered By Points


San Gabriel Valley Shoot-out 2008, Whittier CA

424/ APRA Shoot-Out Race Results , MAY 17th, 2008.

 

I would like to start off by thanking everyone that attended this contest. We had a total of 28 entries with Standard and Expert combined. I would also like to thank all of the course workers that came out and helped to make this contest a success. If you would like to see all of the standings you can look at the forum under Rick Marquez.s post and you will see a photo of the finish order. When the dust settled it was Bobby Ponek who beat Gino Delponte in a First place fly-off for $500.00 cash and a pretty nice engraved money clip. Good job Bobby! Gino finished in second winning $300.00 and a money clip. Lee Von Der Hey finished third and had fast time winning $200.00 and a money clip. Dan Duffy got fast time in the Standard class with a 1:30.68 over first time racer Dan Fong's 1:30.70. winning a new Thunder Tiger .40 Pro. Good job to both Dans! The two planes that went the fastest were a Viper and a wood Revo. There did not seem to be any advantage to having a composite airframe with a TTP.40 over the wood airframes on the the short course. All in all everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun and enjoyed helping the new racers as well as the existing ones that needed a little help.

I would like to thank all of the contestants, callers and workers that came out and supported this contest. It would not have been possible without your participation and help. Here are some pictures for all to enjoy.

Thanks again,
Lee Von Der Hey.

Final Results AMA 424 Standard

After 8 Rounds

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Name

Low Time

Points

1

Mike Shaw

1:31:30

27

2

Dan Duffy

**1:30.68

25

3

Dan Fung

1:30.70

25

4

Paul Moran

2:25.10

23

5

Rudy Salar

0:00.0

0

 


Jimbo Padelt (far left) was the winner of the "Captain Crunch Award" (he broke two birds). He was in no mood for kissing this time.
Final Results AMA 424 Expert
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Dan Duffy and Dan Fong. This was Dan Fongs first race.
 He lost fast time in the Standard Class by .02 seconds to Dan Duffy.
 I am sure that they both will be back.

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  Dan Duffy with his Viper. He has not raced much in the last ten years but still did really well and showed that he still had stick talent.
Dan Duffy

 

NEWS FLASH!! Danny Coe wins the San Gabriel Valley Radio Control Leauge's "Horse Shoe Championship" with a perfect ringer!"
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Gino Delponte with his composite NINJA. That is "Big Daddy Delponte" looking over Gino's shoulder.
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Bobby, Clark, Dan and Hot Rod from the Castaic Club came down and supported the cause.
The perfect gentelman, Gale Enstad and his Predator-2.!
Wayne Cloud
Dave gavin with his home brew Q-500.
Dave gavin

Scott McAfee with his soon to be dead Viper. The latest version of his crash story was that there was a huge amount of bad air due to a flock of Canadian geese that flew over pylon one which piched the poor helpless little Viper into the ground.

The CD Lee Von Der Hey wins third, fast time and a money clip. Fast time was a 1:16.92.

 
Gino delponte second place, $300.00 and a money clip.
Bobby Ponek wins first place, $500.00 and a money clip. Good Job Bobby!!
Caller
Dan Duffy wins fast time in the Standard class with a 130.68  He won a Thunder Tiger .40 Pro and a nice money clip too!
Good job Dan!
Dan Duffy