[LASS Soaring] "Soaring Masters Pre-Report"

[GordySoar at aol.com]

Guys I have to tell you, the vendors and sponsors have done this thing up  
RIGHT!
 
Driving into the entry to the site, is a huge banner spanning over the  
entrance "Welcome to the World Soaring Masters!
 
Along the road to the flying area are banners on poles flying in the  wind 
about every 20', in various colors, kind of like walking the gauntlet to  King 
Arthur's big joust contest!
 
At the site is a huge circus style tent, with even more banners, each  banner 
having a different sponsor's name and logo.
 
Inside the tent is a hospitality set up for Pilots and vendors to chat,  long 
tables (again reminiscent of a King Arthur challenge), filled with trays of  
fresh cut fruit, giant shrimp, wings, BBQ ribs, various selections of rolls (I 
 think they were shipped in from Germany!) with thin crunchy wheat crusts  
and a slight honey flavor inside.
 
There is a stage and what looks like a band being set up. (someone said it  
was Lenard Skynard)
 
On the field I think I can see two TV crew trailers with those telescoping  
satellite antennas on each. One on each end of the field.
 
There is one of those jumbo-tron things, showing clips of JW, DP, BC  proudly 
displaying their world championship medals and of course their "I beat  
Gordy" badges too.. along with other rc soaring clips which include events such  as 
Visalia, MidSouth, and the recent Casa contest (which is kind of funny  
because all you see is Phil Barnes butt as he bends down to fix a  winch!

There's a nice segment of Joe Melchoir's  (Deleware's top TD  pilot) Mooney 
flying in to the event.
 
It all looks more like some medieval competition than a rc soaring  event....

The field has been manicured with the words  "World Master's RC Soaring 2006"

The only thing that would really complete it is JoJo.

There  was a lot of talk about how David Hobby keeps avoiding flying against 
me, but I  think they were mostly kidding. :-)
 
I stopped in at the Roberts hotel, and a bunch of guys were out having  a 
brew or two, and as I walked up I was faced or butted with a line of  moons, as 
in full skin cheeked!  Of course I had to retaliate! :-)

Wish you guys were here!  

Weather is supposed to be sunny with calm winds all weekend!
But if the wind comes up, the word is the champ will be.....Rich  Burnowski.

Considering conditions, I put $100 on Rusty Shaw, odds were just too  good to 
be true and I saw him fly in Iowa recently, the guy is deadly.
Gordy
Holiday Inn Express, yep a Jacuzzi room  :-) 
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