News from Fellow Air Racing Organizations
News update on FSAR - "Flight Simulator Air Racing"
www.f-s-a-r.com is offline permanently as of March 1, 2003.
The organization, however, is still alive. Progress on a new website,
as well as add-ons for FS2002 are still underway. The organizer/webmaster of
FSAR, Joseph Thompson, aka "GriffonJET", is proud to be a pilot at VARO, and
intends to continue racing and promoting VARO. There will be an announcement
here at VARO, and also at www.pylon1.com when FSAR is back up anhd running.
Friday, February 28, 2003
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Post Race Report
The following is excerpts from our Vice Presidents' account of last Saturdays Unlimited Race.
"........another great night of racing at VARO. Full heats and lots of twists and turns made an exciting time."
"From my perspective, I went into the race with a lot of uncertainty. I've been working hard on building a new aircraft for VARO and have been
sacrificing practice time. I think it showed in my racing. while I was able to hold on to third place, that was only after some unfortunate luck for
other pilots."
"During the gold race is where it became most apparent as I watched GOferBROKE, Baron and WTR slowly work their way further and further ahead of
me. It was neck and neck for WTR*755 and me for a bit with an occasional glimpse of him flashing in front of me on the tighter turns. But his superior flying
and much cleaner line put him squarely ahead of me about halfway into the race. After a few botched turns I shifted my focus towards holding off
GriffonJet behind me and not making any more mistakes. That was pretty much my strategy through the end of the race.
By the end of the night I was exhausted but definitely had a great time."
Thanks to Flatline for taking time out to share his views of the action.
The following is excerpts from our Vice Presidents' account of last Saturdays Unlimited Race.
"........another great night of racing at VARO. Full heats and lots of twists and turns made an exciting time."
"From my perspective, I went into the race with a lot of uncertainty. I've been working hard on building a new aircraft for VARO and have been
sacrificing practice time. I think it showed in my racing. while I was able to hold on to third place, that was only after some unfortunate luck for
other pilots."
"During the gold race is where it became most apparent as I watched GOferBROKE, Baron and WTR slowly work their way further and further ahead of
me. It was neck and neck for WTR*755 and me for a bit with an occasional glimpse of him flashing in front of me on the tighter turns. But his superior flying
and much cleaner line put him squarely ahead of me about halfway into the race. After a few botched turns I shifted my focus towards holding off
GriffonJet behind me and not making any more mistakes. That was pretty much my strategy through the end of the race.
By the end of the night I was exhausted but definitely had a great time."
Thanks to Flatline for taking time out to share his views of the action.
Monday, February 24, 2003
VARO Racer Server Online
I am going to start leaving the server online more often. We are now a beta group for FShost so we are running the newest version with all the new bells and whistles. Please check the server status page for more information, make sure you open the page in a new window I have yet ti integrate the status page into our site yet. Also you must have Direct X 9 to race with VARO from this day forward. DX9 fixed a connection issue that will start kicking users out once the server is over ten people. I am sorry for the inconvience.
I am going to start leaving the server online more often. We are now a beta group for FShost so we are running the newest version with all the new bells and whistles. Please check the server status page for more information, make sure you open the page in a new window I have yet ti integrate the status page into our site yet. Also you must have Direct X 9 to race with VARO from this day forward. DX9 fixed a connection issue that will start kicking users out once the server is over ten people. I am sorry for the inconvience.
VARO Race Results posted!
I have posted the official results for the KMHV unlimted race. Along with the over all standings. Check the standings page for more information
KMSO available
The next stop in the VARO 2003 Air Race tour is now available.
Additions to the normal scenery are as follows
---VARO custom built portable hangers in airport parking areas
---VARO custom built F1- Biplane hanger located on the Large Ramp
---Winners square photo op area directly infront of the tower
These are the first of many scenery upgrades that will make VARO a more immersive and viberant expierence
5 pilots removed
I have removed 5 pilots from the active roster that have not accumulated any attendance points in 2 months of racing. I will continue to remove pilots that do not attend races. If you have a reason why wou cannot compete in VARO or wish to be placed inactive please e-mail Sryth. In light of the pilot removals I have updated the VARO Reno Racer. The new Aircraft.cfg file can be dowloaded in the downloads section.
I have posted the official results for the KMHV unlimted race. Along with the over all standings. Check the standings page for more information
KMSO available
The next stop in the VARO 2003 Air Race tour is now available.
Additions to the normal scenery are as follows
---VARO custom built portable hangers in airport parking areas
---VARO custom built F1- Biplane hanger located on the Large Ramp
---Winners square photo op area directly infront of the tower
These are the first of many scenery upgrades that will make VARO a more immersive and viberant expierence
5 pilots removed
I have removed 5 pilots from the active roster that have not accumulated any attendance points in 2 months of racing. I will continue to remove pilots that do not attend races. If you have a reason why wou cannot compete in VARO or wish to be placed inactive please e-mail Sryth. In light of the pilot removals I have updated the VARO Reno Racer. The new Aircraft.cfg file can be dowloaded in the downloads section.
Sunday, February 23, 2003
A new Gold Winner this week!
Tonights race drew a great turnout! We had a few new faces appear and unfortunately a few tried to race, but were suffering from issues. Maestro, if you can email me some specifics on your system and problem, I'll look around for info. CapN'Dondo made a brief appearance and only got in a few laps in Heat 1B. SM77 made a brief showing, the victim of time lag. He is from Copenhagen, Denmark. Hope you can make it into some races, buddy! After we flew some hot laps, which featured some absolutely horrible laps by your reporter, Heat1A was announced. Flatline, WTR*755 and myself were called to the line. 755 is the newest member to race, and a long time flying buddy of mine(along with SM77). While Baron flew pace, we took off. GOferBROKE was having problems and trailed the field, others weren't quite familiar on tracking the pace plane and the start was waved off. Xasher tried to start 1A and having a glitch(Auto-Follow inop), he aborted and was granted a spot in 1B. Another attempt was made and the sight of Flatline being closely pursued by 755 was a mystery to this pilot, as they were a quarter lap ahead of me and going away! Then, I realized my gear was down! DOH!!!There was a great race between Flatline and 755, with them finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. They were moved into the Gold heat, GOferBROKE had to race in the Silver.
Heat 2B was interesting as Sryth, Baron, GriffonJET, Black Rider, Xasher and CapN'Dondo all made a start. CapN'Dondo arrived as the racers were preparing to begin 1B. He was lost due to a connection issue, I'm guessing? Black Rider was getting in some good laps, and fell victim to a ground encounter. Sorry you guys didn't make it back... Sryth fell victim to a lag glitch and fell back early as GriffonJET, Baron and Xasher had a great race for the lead. After the 5 laps GJ and Baron were advanced to the Gold with Xasher and Sryth filling out the Silver.
We were keeping a good pace to the events, and the Silver Race entrants were called to the runway. Baron again flew pace as Sryth, Xasher and GOferBROKE all made a close start. Sryth was again on the receiving end of the bad luck, as another glitch made him unable to compete. Xasher was pressing hard to gain, when he clipped the ground with his wingtip. Ouch! GOferBROKE was awarded the Silver win, as Sryth proposed a Consolation Heat between Xasher and himself for the final spot in the Gold Race.
A five lap, standing start was agreed on to expedite matters. Sryth was holding a slim lead with Xasher not giving an inch! And, to complete the hat trick on bad luck, Sryth ran out of fuel on short final and crashed, giving away the right to race in the Gold to Xasher.
It had been quite an evening and the Gold Race was announced. Twelve laps for the final. Flatline, Baron, 755, GriffonJET, Xasher and GOferBROKE all paced behind Sryth. Yours truly wasn't getting very good FR and was having a heck of a time tracking the pace plane as we rounded the scatter pylon. Confidence wasn't real high in my cockpit, due to poor flying earlier. We were given the countdown and the action began. I was trying to focus on my line and didn't see other racers. I knew there could still be a plane close to me, if not leading. Confidence still kinda low, but the view clear! We flew three laps before I could clearly hear, "Race#19 is leading!" Baron was running a real close second, Flatline and 755 dueled for third and fourth with a battle brewing between GriffonJET and Xasher! 755 made the pass stick for third and Baron was pushing his bird to the limit when he called in that he'd cut a pylon. 755 gave this perspective, ".....I had a pretty good start when I saw you(#19) and Baron diving for the front stretch. I just tried to follow you guys and focus on a good line." When asked just how close the racing was, he replied, "I could see Flatline every now and then and knew we were real close, forcing me to concentrate on the course and(#6 & #19) you guys." He was also able to see Baron go inside the pylon, just to give you an idea how close the racing gets! Jeff(755) is real easy going and tough to get excited, also having had worked all day! He ended by saying he had fun!
Baron called again with worse news, he had a Mayday! Mechanical gremlins forced him down and he was the victim of a crash. Xasher soon called Mayday due to lack of fuel. The race continued with GOferBROKE winning the Gold with 755 getting second in his very first event. Congradulations, 755! Flatline and GriffonJET were close behind in what was possibly the closest finish ever for a four plane group. Did I mention the racing is close at VARO?
As everyone gathered after the race for some pix, we unwound and traded stories. There were some drained pilots after the events of the evening. It was agreed that a good time was had and this writer, personally, was in stunned silence. I was shocked and worn out from the intense 12 laps of concentration. Somebody pinch me to see if I'm awake! I think I won the Gold Race! Gotta check the news tomorrow to see if it's true!
Tonights race drew a great turnout! We had a few new faces appear and unfortunately a few tried to race, but were suffering from issues. Maestro, if you can email me some specifics on your system and problem, I'll look around for info. CapN'Dondo made a brief appearance and only got in a few laps in Heat 1B. SM77 made a brief showing, the victim of time lag. He is from Copenhagen, Denmark. Hope you can make it into some races, buddy! After we flew some hot laps, which featured some absolutely horrible laps by your reporter, Heat1A was announced. Flatline, WTR*755 and myself were called to the line. 755 is the newest member to race, and a long time flying buddy of mine(along with SM77). While Baron flew pace, we took off. GOferBROKE was having problems and trailed the field, others weren't quite familiar on tracking the pace plane and the start was waved off. Xasher tried to start 1A and having a glitch(Auto-Follow inop), he aborted and was granted a spot in 1B. Another attempt was made and the sight of Flatline being closely pursued by 755 was a mystery to this pilot, as they were a quarter lap ahead of me and going away! Then, I realized my gear was down! DOH!!!There was a great race between Flatline and 755, with them finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. They were moved into the Gold heat, GOferBROKE had to race in the Silver.
Heat 2B was interesting as Sryth, Baron, GriffonJET, Black Rider, Xasher and CapN'Dondo all made a start. CapN'Dondo arrived as the racers were preparing to begin 1B. He was lost due to a connection issue, I'm guessing? Black Rider was getting in some good laps, and fell victim to a ground encounter. Sorry you guys didn't make it back... Sryth fell victim to a lag glitch and fell back early as GriffonJET, Baron and Xasher had a great race for the lead. After the 5 laps GJ and Baron were advanced to the Gold with Xasher and Sryth filling out the Silver.
We were keeping a good pace to the events, and the Silver Race entrants were called to the runway. Baron again flew pace as Sryth, Xasher and GOferBROKE all made a close start. Sryth was again on the receiving end of the bad luck, as another glitch made him unable to compete. Xasher was pressing hard to gain, when he clipped the ground with his wingtip. Ouch! GOferBROKE was awarded the Silver win, as Sryth proposed a Consolation Heat between Xasher and himself for the final spot in the Gold Race.
A five lap, standing start was agreed on to expedite matters. Sryth was holding a slim lead with Xasher not giving an inch! And, to complete the hat trick on bad luck, Sryth ran out of fuel on short final and crashed, giving away the right to race in the Gold to Xasher.
It had been quite an evening and the Gold Race was announced. Twelve laps for the final. Flatline, Baron, 755, GriffonJET, Xasher and GOferBROKE all paced behind Sryth. Yours truly wasn't getting very good FR and was having a heck of a time tracking the pace plane as we rounded the scatter pylon. Confidence wasn't real high in my cockpit, due to poor flying earlier. We were given the countdown and the action began. I was trying to focus on my line and didn't see other racers. I knew there could still be a plane close to me, if not leading. Confidence still kinda low, but the view clear! We flew three laps before I could clearly hear, "Race#19 is leading!" Baron was running a real close second, Flatline and 755 dueled for third and fourth with a battle brewing between GriffonJET and Xasher! 755 made the pass stick for third and Baron was pushing his bird to the limit when he called in that he'd cut a pylon. 755 gave this perspective, ".....I had a pretty good start when I saw you(#19) and Baron diving for the front stretch. I just tried to follow you guys and focus on a good line." When asked just how close the racing was, he replied, "I could see Flatline every now and then and knew we were real close, forcing me to concentrate on the course and(#6 & #19) you guys." He was also able to see Baron go inside the pylon, just to give you an idea how close the racing gets! Jeff(755) is real easy going and tough to get excited, also having had worked all day! He ended by saying he had fun!
Baron called again with worse news, he had a Mayday! Mechanical gremlins forced him down and he was the victim of a crash. Xasher soon called Mayday due to lack of fuel. The race continued with GOferBROKE winning the Gold with 755 getting second in his very first event. Congradulations, 755! Flatline and GriffonJET were close behind in what was possibly the closest finish ever for a four plane group. Did I mention the racing is close at VARO?
As everyone gathered after the race for some pix, we unwound and traded stories. There were some drained pilots after the events of the evening. It was agreed that a good time was had and this writer, personally, was in stunned silence. I was shocked and worn out from the intense 12 laps of concentration. Somebody pinch me to see if I'm awake! I think I won the Gold Race! Gotta check the news tomorrow to see if it's true!
Saturday, February 22, 2003
Sryth's Racing Tips Volume 1
This is going to be a timely section related on going fast and being competitive using VARO's excellent P-51D Reno Racer developed by Roger Dial.
Tip #1 Lighten Up that Bird
Whatever you do do not run your Mustang with a full fuel load. You will be slower due to the extra weight of the fuel. You want to trim down to the least amount of fuel as possible. Be warned however you still need to be able to land to complete a race
Tip #2 Be consistant
Pilot that are real fast will tell you that the more consistant you are with your line around the course the faster you will be. Try to make a little movement on the control as necessary. If you deviate from your line do your best to get back into by the next pylon. To aid in staying "On your line" I use my panel as a guide. If I can see the pylon at a particular angle in a exact spon on my panel I know I am in the right spot. A lot of this also comes from feel the more laps you turn the more of a feel you will have. Another tool to use is to record your laps using the flight video mode. You can then later look from any angle with out fear of crashing.
Hope these tips help and always remember fly fast, fly low, turn left
This is going to be a timely section related on going fast and being competitive using VARO's excellent P-51D Reno Racer developed by Roger Dial.
Tip #1 Lighten Up that Bird
Whatever you do do not run your Mustang with a full fuel load. You will be slower due to the extra weight of the fuel. You want to trim down to the least amount of fuel as possible. Be warned however you still need to be able to land to complete a race
Tip #2 Be consistant
Pilot that are real fast will tell you that the more consistant you are with your line around the course the faster you will be. Try to make a little movement on the control as necessary. If you deviate from your line do your best to get back into by the next pylon. To aid in staying "On your line" I use my panel as a guide. If I can see the pylon at a particular angle in a exact spon on my panel I know I am in the right spot. A lot of this also comes from feel the more laps you turn the more of a feel you will have. Another tool to use is to record your laps using the flight video mode. You can then later look from any angle with out fear of crashing.
Hope these tips help and always remember fly fast, fly low, turn left
FSViewer 2
For those pilots that are confused about getting FSViewer 2 you need to go to the following site FSZWever be sure to download FSViewer 2 beta. The prior version will not work properly with FS2k2
For those pilots that are confused about getting FSViewer 2 you need to go to the following site FSZWever be sure to download FSViewer 2 beta. The prior version will not work properly with FS2k2
Thursday, February 20, 2003
Biplane Race Coverage
Here is my chance to convey the excitement and competition of VARO. You will be getting a weekly recap of races and practices, along with any other breaking news. S
Starting with Saturday nights action, we were slightly concerned over a small turnout. Our newest member to show was Xasher(pronounced THRASHER) and he was flying real well. His practice laps and first heat was all this writer got to see, but it looked impressive. His first race with VARO was Heat 1B and he won! Great flying, buddy! Sryth got the lead at the start but seemed to be having a handling or trim problem in the squirrly Pitts and was passed by Xasher and War X in turn 2. It remained in that order, with Xasher stretching his lead. Back to Heat 1A, GriffonJET and myself had a heck of a race with Crash Murdock having a scenery issue. Tough racing with no pylons! Give a holler and we can get ya set up, Crash. Easy stuff. I had early handling issues and got a bad start. So, GriffonJET was leading most of the heat, with GOferBROKE slowly reeling him in. A pass was made and with the lack of visibility and the aggressive style of that GOferBROKE guy, I just hope it was somewhat clean! So, Heat 1A was a GREAT race with close competition between GriffonJET and myself. The fun is VARO on Saturday night, folks.
With 6 total pilots showing up, everyone was assured a place in the Gold Race. We had fierce crosswinds and this pilot has no rudder axis on his joystick(just the facts, no excuses!). The line-up had GOferBROKE and Xasher in row 1. At the start, your reporter really blew it and crashed, taking out Xasher. I was ready to take my medicine, but asked Sryth to restart the race due to the unfairness of Xasher being involved in my screw-up. I was ready to count laps, when asked if I was going to race. After botching the first attempt, I was glad just to start from the back of the pack! This put GriffonJET and Xasher on the front row for the restart. When the flag fell, GriffonJET took the lead and I saw noone else as a clear lane behind GriffonJET stayed available. We raced for 10 laps in the Gold and GJ flew an excellent final heat. He was running some fine laps as this pilot can attest as I had front row seats to his performance. Xasher finished third and War X fourth. Yes, the racing is close and did I mention exciting? During hot laps, before the racing began, GriffonJET expressed a lack of confidence in his ability to fly the Pitts on a competitive level. I asked him if he could elaborate further and got this reply......"Early Saturday morning, I flew 15-20 practice laps in the Pitts, and was very disgusted with my personal performance. I felt my lap speeds/times could have been a lot better. I was having a lot of trouble keeping the little hot rod under control, and my landings we're a bit bouncy. I did not feel that I had a chance to perform well in the big race." Regarding Sat. nights laps, "I feel all pilots that I've raced with at VARO so far are excellent. It's hard to compare myself with them. At the start of the event, a few of us flew some more practice laps. Still, I did not feel comfortable with the aircraft. Watching Xasher practice, he really looked fast." GriffonJET further pondered his impending Gold Race, "Although I finished 2nd in the first heat, I still didn't think I had a shot at taking the gold." Now, with the last couple days to unwind and reflect, GriffonJET offers his perspective of the Gold Race for Biplanes. He offered this great pilots view. " When the gold race started, I really concentrated on getting a good first lap. I think I did. By the second lap, I had my mixture settings just where I wanted them, and looking behind me, I could count all 5 pilots. Each lap, I would look back, and to my amazement, they we're still behind me. I just tried as hard as I could, and was worried about my fuel supply. One of the last laps for me was real bad. I nearly cut the home pylon. At the end of the race, I realized I may have actually won, yet I was not out of trouble yet. I remembered that on the 4th-5th lap, I bumped my left landing gear, and I thought It was probably damaged. On landing, My left wing seemed to drop, giving me the impression that I had no gear there. After bouncing on my right gear about 7 times, and nearly stalling at about 50kts, I yelled "go around, repeat go around", and I added throttle, and pulled off the runway. On my second landing attempt, I found that my gears we're fine, and after again a few bounces, I made it!" Quite a gripping account from our newest Gold winner. I beleive it was his first Gold win, and gotta think it won't be his last as he seems a little faster every week!
We held a practice race for the Mustangs as a nightcap to the biplane action. It was determined we would run 12 laps and(typing meekly) I crashed taking off AGAIN in the darn crosswind! DOH!!! Baron was pacing the pack and I was able to restart and catch up to the field. Rotorhead had also arrived after the Bipe Gold in time for the Mustang event. Being a small crowd, Baron was asked to race also. With Sryth, Baron, GriffonJET, Rotorhead and (I think Crash Murdock, too) GOferBROKE all flying, we rounded the scatter pylon. The start went smoothly when a plane flashed right in front of me going into turn 2. It was Sryth and he had the lead! I was hot on his tail, hoping for an opening and none came as Sryth flew a great race. Rotorhead was pressing me hard, forcing me to focus on staying tight and smooth. Suddenly, at the end of lap 11, Sryth ran out of fuel and called,"Mayday!" He was able to land without incident. Rotorhead and myself were real close together, and the pilots watching from the tarmac commented on how very tight it was! Rotorhead's a top pilot and can always be counted on to be in the front of the pack!
Hope to see more and more racers as VARO grows. The more, the merrier!
Congradulations to GriffonJET for his Gold event and Xasher for his heat win! Good to see War X and Crash Murdock, too!
More news soon, Saturday is the Unlimited race at Mohave. Should have a good turnout for the Mustangs!
As a real treat for all of us will be pix from all future events. Please send any you have to me in Jpeg format and I'll post them.
Your Race Reporter, signing out!
Gary
#19 GOferBROKE
Here is my chance to convey the excitement and competition of VARO. You will be getting a weekly recap of races and practices, along with any other breaking news. S
Starting with Saturday nights action, we were slightly concerned over a small turnout. Our newest member to show was Xasher(pronounced THRASHER) and he was flying real well. His practice laps and first heat was all this writer got to see, but it looked impressive. His first race with VARO was Heat 1B and he won! Great flying, buddy! Sryth got the lead at the start but seemed to be having a handling or trim problem in the squirrly Pitts and was passed by Xasher and War X in turn 2. It remained in that order, with Xasher stretching his lead. Back to Heat 1A, GriffonJET and myself had a heck of a race with Crash Murdock having a scenery issue. Tough racing with no pylons! Give a holler and we can get ya set up, Crash. Easy stuff. I had early handling issues and got a bad start. So, GriffonJET was leading most of the heat, with GOferBROKE slowly reeling him in. A pass was made and with the lack of visibility and the aggressive style of that GOferBROKE guy, I just hope it was somewhat clean! So, Heat 1A was a GREAT race with close competition between GriffonJET and myself. The fun is VARO on Saturday night, folks.
With 6 total pilots showing up, everyone was assured a place in the Gold Race. We had fierce crosswinds and this pilot has no rudder axis on his joystick(just the facts, no excuses!). The line-up had GOferBROKE and Xasher in row 1. At the start, your reporter really blew it and crashed, taking out Xasher. I was ready to take my medicine, but asked Sryth to restart the race due to the unfairness of Xasher being involved in my screw-up. I was ready to count laps, when asked if I was going to race. After botching the first attempt, I was glad just to start from the back of the pack! This put GriffonJET and Xasher on the front row for the restart. When the flag fell, GriffonJET took the lead and I saw noone else as a clear lane behind GriffonJET stayed available. We raced for 10 laps in the Gold and GJ flew an excellent final heat. He was running some fine laps as this pilot can attest as I had front row seats to his performance. Xasher finished third and War X fourth. Yes, the racing is close and did I mention exciting? During hot laps, before the racing began, GriffonJET expressed a lack of confidence in his ability to fly the Pitts on a competitive level. I asked him if he could elaborate further and got this reply......"Early Saturday morning, I flew 15-20 practice laps in the Pitts, and was very disgusted with my personal performance. I felt my lap speeds/times could have been a lot better. I was having a lot of trouble keeping the little hot rod under control, and my landings we're a bit bouncy. I did not feel that I had a chance to perform well in the big race." Regarding Sat. nights laps, "I feel all pilots that I've raced with at VARO so far are excellent. It's hard to compare myself with them. At the start of the event, a few of us flew some more practice laps. Still, I did not feel comfortable with the aircraft. Watching Xasher practice, he really looked fast." GriffonJET further pondered his impending Gold Race, "Although I finished 2nd in the first heat, I still didn't think I had a shot at taking the gold." Now, with the last couple days to unwind and reflect, GriffonJET offers his perspective of the Gold Race for Biplanes. He offered this great pilots view. " When the gold race started, I really concentrated on getting a good first lap. I think I did. By the second lap, I had my mixture settings just where I wanted them, and looking behind me, I could count all 5 pilots. Each lap, I would look back, and to my amazement, they we're still behind me. I just tried as hard as I could, and was worried about my fuel supply. One of the last laps for me was real bad. I nearly cut the home pylon. At the end of the race, I realized I may have actually won, yet I was not out of trouble yet. I remembered that on the 4th-5th lap, I bumped my left landing gear, and I thought It was probably damaged. On landing, My left wing seemed to drop, giving me the impression that I had no gear there. After bouncing on my right gear about 7 times, and nearly stalling at about 50kts, I yelled "go around, repeat go around", and I added throttle, and pulled off the runway. On my second landing attempt, I found that my gears we're fine, and after again a few bounces, I made it!" Quite a gripping account from our newest Gold winner. I beleive it was his first Gold win, and gotta think it won't be his last as he seems a little faster every week!
We held a practice race for the Mustangs as a nightcap to the biplane action. It was determined we would run 12 laps and(typing meekly) I crashed taking off AGAIN in the darn crosswind! DOH!!! Baron was pacing the pack and I was able to restart and catch up to the field. Rotorhead had also arrived after the Bipe Gold in time for the Mustang event. Being a small crowd, Baron was asked to race also. With Sryth, Baron, GriffonJET, Rotorhead and (I think Crash Murdock, too) GOferBROKE all flying, we rounded the scatter pylon. The start went smoothly when a plane flashed right in front of me going into turn 2. It was Sryth and he had the lead! I was hot on his tail, hoping for an opening and none came as Sryth flew a great race. Rotorhead was pressing me hard, forcing me to focus on staying tight and smooth. Suddenly, at the end of lap 11, Sryth ran out of fuel and called,"Mayday!" He was able to land without incident. Rotorhead and myself were real close together, and the pilots watching from the tarmac commented on how very tight it was! Rotorhead's a top pilot and can always be counted on to be in the front of the pack!
Hope to see more and more racers as VARO grows. The more, the merrier!
Congradulations to GriffonJET for his Gold event and Xasher for his heat win! Good to see War X and Crash Murdock, too!
More news soon, Saturday is the Unlimited race at Mohave. Should have a good turnout for the Mustangs!
As a real treat for all of us will be pix from all future events. Please send any you have to me in Jpeg format and I'll post them.
Your Race Reporter, signing out!
Gary
#19 GOferBROKE
Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Attention Pilots!
Standings page updated as well as the roster.
New Unlimited Pilots if you have not selected your VARO Reno Race mustang please do so soon. I have an update to make for this weekend but I need the rest of the new pilots in the .cfg file. Using the VARO Reno Mustang is required any pilots no using the package will be disqualified. It is very easy to setup just follow instructions are in the files them selves.
Important Any pilot that is not on the Roster and thinks they belong please e-mail me and we will see if I can find your application.
also any pilots that do not have any attendence points will be marked inactive and will have to attend 2 practice sessions to have this status removed.
Still looking for logos. I will take anything from anyone. serious entries only please here are the details
Course Logo contest. I am looking for logos for all the race courses of VARO. If you think you have what it takes make a logo for the KRYN course and send it in a 640X480 jpeg to Sryth. All entires will be considered and the winner will be selected by the VARO pilots.
Where do you want VARO to go? I am curious to see just what pilots are interested in. If you think you have an idea for VARO let me know. Not that I am running out of idea. VARO is kinda like my child and I am watching it mature and outside influences are sometime good things. If you have an idea please don't hesitate to send it to me weither it be a new racing class or ideas for acrobatic competitions(actually these are in the works as we speak). Send comments to Sryth
Race Reporter has been found!
Race #19 GOferBROKE has be given the office and I can't wait to read his comentary on VARO race events.
We are still working on all the other things we have announced
-F1 is almost ready have to fix a small scale issue
-Aircraft Test. Modified version starting wednesday
-Certified Pilot Exams. Need to be written most pilots are being certified at events. The larger VARO gets the more important the tests will be
-Air Boss exams. Currently Air Bosses are be selected from pilots showing potential
-Month 5 Fly-in(All Star Event...kinda its gonna be fun). Here is what is planned at the moment. 2 weekends. 1st weekend Sport Class Air Race followed by Acrobatics competition Prelims. 2nd Weekend Big Weekend All day event Acrobatics finals, Vintage race pitting all the test aircraft against each other flown by VARO's top pilots. Aircraft Test Final Race flown by number 1 and number 2 pilots in VARO. T-28 Race. The 2nd Weekend will run a lot like an airshow I will release a schedule a few weeks before and I encourage all pilots to attend as much as possible.
Hope everyone is having fun we seem to be developing a very good organization here.
Sryth
VARO President
Standings page updated as well as the roster.
New Unlimited Pilots if you have not selected your VARO Reno Race mustang please do so soon. I have an update to make for this weekend but I need the rest of the new pilots in the .cfg file. Using the VARO Reno Mustang is required any pilots no using the package will be disqualified. It is very easy to setup just follow instructions are in the files them selves.
Important Any pilot that is not on the Roster and thinks they belong please e-mail me and we will see if I can find your application.
also any pilots that do not have any attendence points will be marked inactive and will have to attend 2 practice sessions to have this status removed.
Still looking for logos. I will take anything from anyone. serious entries only please here are the details
Course Logo contest. I am looking for logos for all the race courses of VARO. If you think you have what it takes make a logo for the KRYN course and send it in a 640X480 jpeg to Sryth. All entires will be considered and the winner will be selected by the VARO pilots.
Where do you want VARO to go? I am curious to see just what pilots are interested in. If you think you have an idea for VARO let me know. Not that I am running out of idea. VARO is kinda like my child and I am watching it mature and outside influences are sometime good things. If you have an idea please don't hesitate to send it to me weither it be a new racing class or ideas for acrobatic competitions(actually these are in the works as we speak). Send comments to Sryth
Race Reporter has been found!
Race #19 GOferBROKE has be given the office and I can't wait to read his comentary on VARO race events.
We are still working on all the other things we have announced
-F1 is almost ready have to fix a small scale issue
-Aircraft Test. Modified version starting wednesday
-Certified Pilot Exams. Need to be written most pilots are being certified at events. The larger VARO gets the more important the tests will be
-Air Boss exams. Currently Air Bosses are be selected from pilots showing potential
-Month 5 Fly-in(All Star Event...kinda its gonna be fun). Here is what is planned at the moment. 2 weekends. 1st weekend Sport Class Air Race followed by Acrobatics competition Prelims. 2nd Weekend Big Weekend All day event Acrobatics finals, Vintage race pitting all the test aircraft against each other flown by VARO's top pilots. Aircraft Test Final Race flown by number 1 and number 2 pilots in VARO. T-28 Race. The 2nd Weekend will run a lot like an airshow I will release a schedule a few weeks before and I encourage all pilots to attend as much as possible.
Hope everyone is having fun we seem to be developing a very good organization here.
Sryth
VARO President
Saturday, February 08, 2003
Thursday, February 06, 2003
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
VARO Race Season Unlimited Class Candidates announced.
The imgaes below are of the latest Candidates that may be added to the Unlimited class for the second half of the VARO 2003 Season. All aircraft are being tested at the Mojave race course. Candidates that are deamed race worthy will be added to the available aircraft of VARO
Other VARO news.
VARO F1 will be available very soon!
Online Airboss and Certified pilot exams will also be made available in the next few weeks.
VARO needs logos.
I am announcing a Course Logo contest. I am looking for logos for all the race courses of VARO. If you think you have what it takes make a logo for the KRYN course and send it in a 640X480 jpeg to Sryth. All entires will be considered and the winner will be selected by the VARO pilots.
The imgaes below are of the latest Candidates that may be added to the Unlimited class for the second half of the VARO 2003 Season. All aircraft are being tested at the Mojave race course. Candidates that are deamed race worthy will be added to the available aircraft of VARO
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Other VARO news.
VARO F1 will be available very soon!
Online Airboss and Certified pilot exams will also be made available in the next few weeks.
VARO needs logos.
I am announcing a Course Logo contest. I am looking for logos for all the race courses of VARO. If you think you have what it takes make a logo for the KRYN course and send it in a 640X480 jpeg to Sryth. All entires will be considered and the winner will be selected by the VARO pilots.
Saturday, February 01, 2003
Awards added to Roster Page
I have added a little color to the Roster page check it out and see how it will look in the future
I have added a little color to the Roster page check it out and see how it will look in the future
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