Montgomery SPA 2001 contest results

[Jamie Strong]

Looking back on how big the contestant pool was back in 2001.WOW!!!

Super Senior Expert

1st Ed Hartley

2nd Malcolm Rutledge

3rd Ray Craig

4th Mickey Walker

5th Darrell Kampshror

Senior Sportsman

1st Curt Diggs

2nd Roy Thompson

3rd Richard Witt

4th Ed Kirtley

5th Joe Holton

Super Senior Sportsman

1st Bill Kite

2nd Ken Nix

3rd Ben Oliver

4th John Duval

5th Frank Stewart

Pre-Senior Sportsman

1st Cameron Smith

2nd Rusty Miller

3rd Tim Fielden

Senior Expert

1st Jim Ivey

2nd Bruce Underwood

3rd Keith Watson

4th Ralph Jones

5th Mike Walker

Pre-Senior Expert

Ist Cass Underwood

2nd Jeff Hannah

3rd Jamie Strong

4th Tod Bennett

5th Steve Drake

6th Michael Hare

Novice

1st Dale Shikl

2nd Larry Barks 3m Bob

Bixby

4th Joseph Clemons

5th Bill Collins

6th Bob Colkitt

7th Joe Bolinsky

8th Matt Hampton

9th Don Martin

10th Troy Emmett

11th Richard Tibbits

13th Robert Chapman

Jamie

Prattville, Alabama

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Interesting list of pilots.  I was not at that contest.  A LOT of friends in that list who have passed on to the green runways and fair winds in the sky...😞

“You will become way less concerned with what other people think of you when you realize how seldom they do.” ― David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest.
Phil Spelt, AMA 1294, Scientific Leader Member
SPA L-18, Board Member, NSRCA 2032, KCRC Emeritus
Knoxville, TN  37931   (865) 604-0541c

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[Steve Byrum]

This was right after 9/11. We had F-16s flying cap over Montgomery while we competed.

I think I remember that there was a debated at the time as to whether planes must be built EXACTLY according to published plans. Someone suggested we should take a group picture of all the pilots with there Daddy Rabbits. There were about 18 DRs that year.

While the picture was being taken, I noticed that no one was looking at the planes. Very strict attention to the camera.

When the picture was done, it was MAGIC! All the planes disappeared and no one commented on anyone else's plane.

Why you might ask. 

While we all professed to build according to the plans, no two of the DRs were alike. EVERYONE was tweaking their planes.

Steve Byrum

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