Blue River IMAC

1st Annual

Blue River

IMAC Challenge May 22 and 23, 2010

Overall, there were 26 pilots flying in the Blue River IMAC Challenge contest. In no particular order they were: Gary Hunt, Mike Hubbard, Bill Gentry, Ron Freeman, Mike Karnes, Joe Utasi, Benjamin Batts, Lloyd Federer, Michael Smith, Brian Sanik, Brian Butts, Blake Ziemba, Chris Nichols, Brandon Duley, Matthew Belcik, Rob Duley, Will Berninger, John Sallade, Joseph Smith, John Dussia, Jase Dussia, Mika Woodward, Louis Matustik, Larry Arseneau, Jerry Ream and Kenny Butts. These pilots flew a grand total of 584 judged sequences.

Lloyd Federer won the Basic class. There were 7 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Lloyd Federer, (2) Jase Dussia, (3) Jerry Ream, (4) John Dussia, (5) John Sallade, (6) Chris Nichols and (7) Bill Gentry. They flew 12 known sequences (6 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 6,649.5 to a high of 8,000 (a range of 1,350.5 points).

Brandon Duley won the Sportsman class. There were 8 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Brandon Duley, (2) Joseph Smith, (3) Blake Ziemba, (4) Matthew Belcik, (5) Ron Freeman, (6) Mika Woodward, (7) Brian Butts and (8) Kenny Butts. They flew 10 known sequences (5 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 5,871.3 to a high of 8,637 (a range of 2,765.8 points).

Benjamin Batts won the Intermediate class. There were 4 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Benjamin Batts, (2) Rob Duley, (3) Mike Karnes and (4) Michael Smith. They flew 10 known sequences (5 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 6,468.7 to a high of 8,750 (a range of 2,281.3 points).

Louis Matustik won the Advanced class. There were 3 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Louis Matustik, (2) Joe Utasi and (3) Gary Hunt. They flew 10 known sequences (5 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 6,667.6 to a high of 8,750 (a range of 2,082.4 points).

Brian Sanik won the Unlimited class. There were 4 pilots in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Brian Sanik, (2) Mike Hubbard, (3) Will Berninger and (4) Larry Arseneau. They flew 10 known sequences (5 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 7,612 to a high of 8,574.8 (a range of 962.8 points).

Mike Karnes

Tim Mills