By Dan Kane
It wouldn’t be a Nats or Muncie without some rain, and today didn’t disappoint. The rain stopped around noon and the test-flying soon began. Mike Condon and his crew organized and set up our first event, 424. 25 pilots entered and they were separated between Novice and Expert. An Expert pilot is one that is either entered into AMA 422 or posts a time faster than a 1:26.
L-R: Cory Paine (fifth), Cory’s son Zack, and Roy Andrassy (first and fastest time).
L-R: Tom Doe, Annabelle Doe (Best Senior), Augie Haupt, and Mitchell Haupt (Best Junior).
Team Prowler: Clint Seyer, Matt Fornfeld, Tim Porter, who raced in his very first three-pole race this year, and their fearless leader Tim Sparks.
Larry Lisowski (Illinois) and Tony McDonald (California) are proudly displaying their “Dirty Monkey” team shirts.
The racing was very tight today and several Novices moved up to Expert. From the beginning, it was pretty clear that the boys from Canada were going to be tough to beat. After eight rounds of racing, the team of Roy Andrassy and Cory Paine from Canada cruised into first place and fastest time!
![:] Cory Paine and his son Zack. Cory and Zack are camping on-site, and Zack is attending his first Nats this year.](/files/resize/image_48-358x420.png)
