Biplane Race Coverage...
Good turnout marred by connection/scoring difficulties

All pilots in attendance showed early on it was going to be a great night of racing. The return of Crash Murdock after struggling to get his connection raceable was real exciting as he looked to be a contender right away. One of our newest pilots, CSS Spit(Chris to his buddies!) appears he will be in the thick of the action, also! BTW, Chris is a member of the Miss America Unlimited Race Team! Great flying, guys!

As Heat1A started the connection issues began as one pilots' plane appeared to lag to the point where he was declared unscorable and was granted a spot in a subsequent heat. Your Race Reporter got the holeshot and settled into the groove for a win. Reducing sensitivities and lots of practice really seemed to pay off!

Heat1B was a great match-up as Sryth, CSS Spit, WRT*755 & Roscoe traded positions many times in the 5 lap preliminary. 755 had an early lead as he was soon challenged and overtaken by Sryth and CSS Spit. Roscoe has confided, "........(after) the race was disappointing. I wasn't able to compete in any of my Heats and can't understand it." Sryth won with CSS Spit, 755 and Roscoe chasing our leader real close. Any slight mistake is crucial in this tight racing! Smoothness and consistency are the entire key to quick laps!

More great racing followed as Crash Murdock and Xasher were engaged in a fantastic battle. Roscoe was gaining a bit it seemed and GriffonJET was a victim of lag issue again and raced in another parallel dimension. He appeared to be lagging to the point of being unscorable as he called out when crossing the stripe and was gathering screenshots to validate his finsh! GJ is a great pilot and I really hope we can get all pilots on the same page. The action we saw was fantastic as Xasher was battling with Crash Murdock for the entire heat. Xasher appeared as if he would be the winner when we were treated to a photo finish! Crash Murdock used momentum and some great skill as he made a pass for the win, right at the stripe! What a finish!

After suffering through many restarts and lag issues, another heat was announced. Tiefighter, a recent roster addition to Varo, had a chance to make it to KMSO late and with no practice. Great to see CJ as he is a long time flying buddy of your reporter. Once he gets a bit of practice he will be a tough competitor! The door in the Ops office opened again as Baron made an appearance. He was reluctant to race, due to his late arrival, though! CSS Spit, 755, Roscoe and Tiefighter was called to the line as this race would fill the last spots in the final. 755 had an early lead and crashed as he entered turn one. He was real disappointed when reporting a lag glitch was responsible for the incident. A real shame too as it appeared he was going to dominate the race. CSS Spit and Roscoe were battling close together for the duration of the heat with Spit first and Roscoe in a close second. Tiefighter was the victim of no practice and was staying wide when the lag gremlin began to affect his planes position.

We tried to get the Gold Race underway when it soon became apparent the gremlin was in this writers plane! I had a clear view in front and 5 planes in my mirror when it was announced by the scorer he saw other planes competing for the lead! I had practiced almost every night this week and some in race conditions in the morning. To date, this was my best race ever flown!

Lots of pilots were confused and disappointed over the results of all the kaos! On a positive note, we saw a GREAT turnout and what will build a good base of racers for future events! Unfortunately, with all the confusion, a lot of weight was put on the CEO as he was forced to defer any decision on scoring or standings. One pilots' opinion was well taken as he stated he had flown his heart out all night and would hate to see it go down the drain. I can REALLY relate to that as I felt eager to re-run the final and try to settle the doubt of any in attendance! Other pilots that should have had a better opportunity to get in the final were also considered as their chances were tainted by the gremlins.

Final Results Just Announced!
Email confirms results and CEOs' resolve to keep racing!
Personally, this writer would have abided by any decision by our CEO to cancel or re-run the event. I am sure the decision to score the event was a tough one for Sryth. We went to a seperate IP without FSHost for some practice in the F1 Racer for some test laps. We were also real concerned about testing the connection/lag problem. It shows me his determination to get things organized and make it fun and fair for all. The scheduling changes announced are proof he is concerned with making Varo a premier organization. I feel as if Varo will get thru the growing pains. We are seeing more pilots every week! And more will come as Varo grows, too! Here's to more racing with some great guys, GOferBROKE

Gold Race Results
1.#19 GOferBROKE
2.#22 Crash Murdock
3.#23 Xasher
4.#28 CSS_Spit
5.#11 Sryth
6 #02 Roscoe