[wingtipper]

Well it was certainly a very fun day up at Maitland , the RARE BEARS from PRCAC gave them all some stick . my 1st race was pretty good on the line flying as i had a very good caller coaching me , dont know who he was but he kept my line real good . MY battered and beaten RAREBEAR , was just not competitive in speed though , as it had a late night rebuild after hitting the power lines at mach 6 during practice yesterday . BOTH JASON and CLAUDIO flew exceptional on the course and had very competitive flight lines and aircraft even the pylon guys said PRCAC ARE ON THE UPRISING AND SHOWING SOME CHALLENGE.
i notice on fun fly days rules seem to go out the window , and people fly different circuits , and styles , planes all at the same time , this is the 3rd time i've been to an open day and witnessed this , i guess though all who attend events need to have a flyer beware ethic , i was out there flying the MX2 having a wonderfull flight , there were 2 3d planes flying , and i hear the rush of a high speed hand pylon being launched at very high rpm , not long after i see this pylong hit the mx2 in mid air like a guided missile completely taking the landing gear and undercarraige with it , and then go down like an inverted boomerang .
the MX2 was still flyable and i was able to glide it down for landing on the strip. The underside of the fuselage where the landing gear once was ; was gone, and the motor shaft fell off on touchdown , but it will be reapairable .
The other Plane, a fibre glass Pylon racer broke up and lost the lot .these things can happen at any time but asking for it increases the chances . however still an enjoyable day . as we know thats part of the hobby so we did the old hand shake and moved on .
THE DAY WAS FREE the event was free , there were prizes and the sausage sizzle was free ,the facilities were brilliant , and the club and members were a great bunch of guys , i really enjoyed the days events and social scene, and highly recommend the adrenalin rush of pylon racing . thanks to all concerned on the day .