Dan Lucente competes in Sportsman. This photo shows the judge’s perspective.
Alexandr Dementiev (near), a Junior from Moldova, flying against Jeff Johnson with the typical elbow-out stance. The pit crew had to repair a severely damaged model, and he narrowly lost the match.
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The outdoor parking garage. This is where many airplanes are put when waiting for their turn to be put in the pits and be readied for flight.
Charles Barnes Sr. prayed for quick restarts, but today, the racing gods were not listening.
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