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Great race, guys! Well done! You did a great job recruiting and training the workers. The CAP Cadets did a very good job officiating the race. The veteran starting crew did great as well. Very few reflies or complaints. All of the "extras" were great as well. Good food, good weather. Yes, the toilet...

I'll be there!

Team me with Dan Thorgleson
Q40, 426
AMA 1614

Chuck Andraka

DK: I can appreciate the worker issue. I in no way was trying to sleight the Champ Race. I think it was well run, and the workers were the best I have seen in quite some time. Spot on. I recognize that in some cases workers can be hard to find, and it saves 2 or more slots to go to 3 lanes. That sai...

Randy: I would vote for 4-plane heats. While three-plane heats reduce the quantity of mid-airs, it also reduces the quantity of racing, perhaps close to the same amount. This results in significant flyoffs after 8 rounds. Lets use the Champ race as an example and look at the numbers. 52 entries. 3 l...

Sorry about that. I was working from my phone and the link I put was one layer too far in. The matrix and results can be had at https://www.nmpra.net/LiveEvents/livechamp24.php. Gary's link brings you direct to the results, which is all that matters now. Live results for Nats and Champ Races can be ...

Results and matrix can be found on the nmpra website. Direct link to results at https://www.nmpra.net/lr/CAPSChampRace2 ... heets.html

Mike:

Any change to scoring such as you propose would need a rule change. AMA is getting strict about enforcing rules as written at the Nats. And Jr makes a great point. We already have a lot of ties, even after 8 rounds, and with nobody clean! Dropping a low score would add more ties.

Chuck

Doug, the AMA (Yolanda and others), and the local workers, did a fantastic job running the Nats. Very smooth, despite the weather issues on Wednesday. Tom M continues to improve P.L.A.T.E., and did a great job setting up and maintaining the course. I only wish I had flown better! Thanks Doug and the...

I plan to attend and team with Dan Thordarson

Chuck Andraka

The matrix posted this afternoon for Q40 has been deleted and now replaced. We had several dropouts, and the new matrix saves 1 heat per round, or 45-60 minutes for the two day period. Please verify your lane before applying stickers. If the matrix you view has any gaps (3-plane heats), it is NOT th...

The Matrix for 424 is posted. I believe it is all correct as of the latest info I had at the end of the day. Those with an asterisk(*) after their name are assigned "Standard" class, all others are Expert. A Standard class may advance to expert by breaking out. I have matrixed 7 rounds. This is not ...

The Matrices and Results will again be posted on the NMPRA web site, under Race Results/Live Event Results

A direct link, which hopefully will work, is https://www.nmpra.net/LiveEvents/livenats24.php

Chuck
11H

Updated 7/5/24 11:45am.

Thanks to all who have responded and helped put together this list. This year went mostly smooth.

Still a few outstanding that have not renewed NMPRA Membership.

Final event numbers;
EF1: 44
424: 36
426: 82
Q40: 76

Chuck
11H

Updated as of July 2, 7:15pm EDT Nats registration is CLOSED A great contest awaits: EF1: 47 entries 424: 36 entries 426: 82 entries Q40: 77 entries For Nats registration I updated based on website, which is not always perfect. Still awaiting official spreadsheet from AMA to verify. One issue online...

Yup, looking good!

We'll see if all those that requested teams actually register with AMA. A few have not as of last update from AMA. But still, a very strong Nats.

Chuck