RC Pylon

The end of the 2024 AMA RC Pylon Nats has arrived. We ended up with days of great weather, some with wind and rain. The workers performed nearly perfectly all week. We flew 63 heats of AMA 424, 70 heats of EF-1, 80 heats of AMA 426, and 144 heats of AMA 422 for a total of 357 heats of racing.

Today, July 12, is the final day of AMA 422 Q40 Racing. We could not have asked for a better day.

Today, July 11, held AMA 422 Quickie Racing. We could have asked for a better day. The weather was wet, but there was no wind. Doug Killebrew and his crew put on a nice show. 72 entries made this a big event of this week! AMA 422 is a two-day show, occurring on July 11-12.

Today, July 10, saw AMA 426 Quickie Racing canceled due to stormy weather. AMA 426 was supposed to be a two-day show, held July 9-10. Due to today’s cancellation, the results from July 9 will stand.

Today, July 9, held AMA 426 Quickie Racing. We could have asked for a better day, as the weather was wet, but there was no wind. Doug Killebrew and his crew put on a nice show. 77 entries make this the biggest event of the week.

Today, July 7, consisted of AMA 424 Quickie 500 Racing. We could not have asked for a better day; the weather and wind were cooperating all day.

Welcome back to Muncie, Indiana. People have taken the time to make the annual trek for the Outdoor AMA Nats. The numbers for our events are up from previous years, and, in fact, it looks like we have hit the 82 mark for AMA 426 (Q500).

The last day of Pylon has arrived.

As we roll into our last event—AMA 422, the fastest of our events—we shift gears for the format.

Today we started the first day of 426. The plan is to fly six rounds of qualifying.

The qualifying/finals format presents different strategies for competing, and many are just trying to make the finals. It proves to be fun and engaging for all. The two final rounds of qualifying will be flown on Wednesday morning.