July 17, 2020: CL Racing
By Tim Stone
Racing wound up Thursday with two events: Clown Race and Super Slow Rat/Fox combo.
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July 16, 2020: CL Combat
By Phil Cartier
The 1/2A folks had a good time with 15 entries. Along with the usual old timers, some 5 or 6 relative newcomers showed up. They were all “friends of the family” so to speak, being family or friends of the fliers.
1/2A uses much smaller airplanes, and 0.049 motors—maybe a teaspoon and a half of cylinder volume. The motors are very potent though with modern Schneurle transfer ports and double ball bearings. Most common are the Cyclone and Fora engines and the models are dizzyingly fast due to the shorter, 42-foot lines.
July 16, 2020: CL Racing
By Tim Stone
Racing Wednesday were two events Texas origin: Texas Quickie Rat and Dallas Sport Goodyear. These events usually bring out some of the best races because of their time proven rules. Both events use stock engines that are still easily available and cheap, simple models with no exotic parts.
July 16, 2020: CL Speed
By Warren Gregory
Winners and Results from F-40, Perky, and 21 Proto.
Chris Montagino preparing for flight
July 16, 2020: RC Pylon
By Gary Freeman
Wednesday we finished up two rounds of qualifying. There were a lot of changes in the top 24 with many tight races. Mike Condon chose the two wild cards as the racers who finished 23 and 24.
The finals, as always, are some very intense heats of racing. Gino DelPonte was one of the favorites to win, but unfortunately, nosed over slightly in the first round, and then in round two, he kissed Pylon 2.
July 15, 2020: CL Navy Carrier
By Melvin Schuette
COVID-19 has had an adverse effect on the 2020 Nats. Control Line Navy Carrier is a prime example. While the number of contestants is down across the board and Navy Carrier may be one of the smaller categories, the number of people who chose to stay home could be easily noticed. More than fifty percent of our regular contestants decided to stay home due to the virus. In fact, the numbers of event entries were so small; a category that normally takes three days to run was done in one day.
July 15, 2020: CL Precision Aerobatics (Stunt)
By Matt Neumann
Tuesday in CL Precision Aerobatics, there are no official events. But that does not mean there is no action going on. Tuesday is the day that Old-Time Stunt (OTS), Classic, and Nostalgia 30 are flown on the grass circles.
July 15, 2020: CL Speed
By Warren Gregory
Winners and Results from F2A, 21 Sport, and Fox 35.
Carl Dodge's Fox Rocket and .21.
July 15, 2020: CL Racing
By Tim Stone
Racing Tuesday was two of the fastest current events, Slow Rat and AMA Goodyear (Scale Race). Unfortunately, some of the normal entrants to both events are staying home this year for a number of reasons.
