Northwoods Wrap Up

Well, it took two weeks, but it was worth the effort!

First off, here are the combined unofficial results:

Race 540	Scott Gusakov	Glasair III	Sport	267.22
Race 411	Jeff Barnes	RV-6	RV Blue	224.15
Race 71	Bob Axsom	RV-6A	RV Blue	219.59
Race 47	Jim Wilson	RV-8	RV Gold	219.97
Race 12	Alan Caroll	RV-8	RV Blue	216.21
Race 98	John Keich	MM1	Sprint	177.02
Race 911	Craig Henry	PA-30T Twin Commanche	Twin 3T	176.66
Race 33	Alan Hughes	PA-32 Cherokee 6	FAC1FX	161.83
Race 47	Eric Whyte	PA-24 Commanche	FAC2RG	178.92
Race 52	Carl Ferguson	PA-28-150	FAC6	130.85

Here are a few pictures of both events

Rewind to this picture. I was asked if they were really mad at each other...

To get this picture, I took about 20 of these in which neither one could stop laughing ; )

It was great to have such fierce competitors with us for the event!

The next weekend kicked off with Bill's presentation about air racing in the 40's. It was like re-living history as he mixed video, pictures and stories to transport us back in time. 

One of the more comical stories he told was about what a pilot had to do to qualify to race back then. Each pilot was required (among other things) to demonstrate a 9G pull. Bill was concerned about being able to do so and asked his mentor Steve Wittman how he would be able to withstand that kind of force. Steve said "easy, just pull into the turn and give the G meter a good whack with your knuckles". Bill did so but hit it so hard that it read 12G's and had to reset the meter and do it over ; )

John Keich's MM1 after battle!

No, Bill is not really that short, Mark Hegy is just very tall! Mark and I went to A&P school together back in the day. He is currently building an RV-8 and works with me at Sport Air. 

Jim Wilson raced his stroked IO-360 for the first time. He did great and I suspect we will see more of him and his plane at future races.

Eric Whyte and Craig Henr'y's Comanches (the Dynamic Duo) prepped for battle.

Craig's co-pilot and Niece Victoria Auer.

"Weasel" and Swedemobile

In the end, Eric beat Craig. I like to think that its was because  of his co-pilots ; )

Being the finish line timer has its perks! The keen eye will pick up on the fact that the Comanche has displayed one of its oddball traits...

More details and finish line videos to follow. 

Please forgive any text or formatting errors as blogspot's text and picture editing capabilities, well, suck ; ) 

Northwoods Race Part 2

Lets try this again...

There will be a new entry page on the SARL site soon. I will post an update with the link when it becomes available. Please sign up if you are able to make it.

Here is the schedule:

When: October 12th, 2013

Where: Waupaca, WI (KPCZ)

Sectional: Green Bay

Airport Manager: Peter Andersen

Race Host: 

Jeff Lange

Schmleff@gmail.com

920-203-0976

Schedule of Events:

Friday

4-8pm: Racer Arrival and registration 

8-??PM: The Golden Age of Air Racing - An Evening with Bill Brennand (more details to follow)

Saturday

10:00am: Race Briefing

10:30am: Race Staging

11:00am Race Start

11:30pm: Race Awards and Lunch

Rental Car
Enterprise Rental Cars
U.S. Highway 10 East
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 341-1200

They will deliver the car right to the airport if you reserve in advance. 

Hotel Info
Comfort Inn
199 Foxfire Drive
Waupaca, WI 54981
(715) 942-0500

Shuttle between airport and hotel provided (by the hotel or myself)

The race entry fee of $30 includes the Friday night meal, the post race lunch, a T-shirt, stickers and a certificate for all of the racers. 

Heat 1 Results

It was a beautiful day for flying! Here are the unofficial results and a few pictures and videos from today.

Jeff Barnes: RV Blue 224.15mph
Bob Axsom: RV Blue 219.59mph
Carl Ferguson: FAC5FX (PA-28-150) 130.85mph

Grrrrr....

Northwoods Heat 1 will be run on Sunday Oct. 6th

Well, we spent the better part of the day talking airplanes in the hanger. IFR conditions prevailed all day. 

The weather is forecast to be sunny with a high of 60 degrees now that the cold front has passed. We are going to meet at the airport at 11:30am tomorrow with an anticipated start time of 12:30pm. We have three racers here and ready to race. Please join us if you can. 

Otherwise, we will still run the original schedule starting on Friday of next week. Bill Brennand is available and will be speaking at the event as scheduled. 

Please keep an eye on this blog during the week for more information. 

If you would like to join us tomorrow, please contact me via email or phone.

Jeff Lange

920-203-0976

schmleff@gmail.com

Important Race Update

Racers,

Due to the weather, the Northwoods Race has been split in two. For racers already here (Bob and Jeff) and racers that may arrive for tomorrow, we will run a "heat" if the weather allows. 

Bill Brennand will not be speaking tonight. 

For racer that cannot make it this weekend, the entire event as it was originally scheduled (including the evening with Bill Brennand) will be shifted to next weekend. This will make up the second "heat". 

More details to follow shortly. 

Please call me at 920-203-0976 if you have any questions. 

Jeff Lange

Final Race Logo

Final graphic for the shirts this year. Keeping with the vintage race theme, its an adaptation/recreation of the 1932 National Air Races patch. 

Hotel Update (with updated link)

I just got word that the Comfort Suites is booked solid for Friday night. I called around and there is still plenty of rooms at other local hotels and bed and breakfasts. Click the link below for more information.

If you will need ride between the hotel and airport, please let me know. I an happy to shuttle anyone back and forth.

Link to Waupaca Hotels

Please make sure to make sure the date field is correct.

An Evening with Bill Brennand

Years ago when my Sonerai was based in Oshkosh, I met Bill when he drove past my hanger and stopped to see the little airplane. Over the years Bill would stop by to say chat and see what I was working on. On one such visit, Bill handed me a CD that contained over 300 pictures taken by him or given to him by Steve Wittman, many of them unpublished. Not long after, he dropped by again and handed me a DVD of race footage that he had shot from the same era.

This past year I asked Bill if he would come to the Northwoods race and share those pictures, videos and experiences with us and he happily agreed. Its possibly a once in a lifetime chance to hear and see what it was like to be involved in the old days of air racing from someone that lived it.

A few years ago, Jim Cunningham wrote a book called Bill Brennand: Air Racing and Other Aerial Adventures. Bill is going to bring copies of the book and autograph them. The books will be $25 for a soft cover and $30 for the hardcover version.

Below is a small sample of the pictures. Please join us if can!

2013 Race Logo and Shirt Graphic!

Backup Course Briefing

***PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THIS WITH THE PRIMARY COURSE***

The link below contains the information for our backup course. We will use this only in the case of poor weather on the primary.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/835700/NWAR%20Backup%20Course.pdf

2013 NORTHWOODS PRIMARY COURSE BRIEFING

Just a quick update,

As previously mentioned, there is a PRIMARY and a BACKUP course for the Northwoods 100 this year.

Click below for a link to the preliminary briefing for the PRIMARY course:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/835700/2013%20NORTHWOODS%20100%20PRIMARY%20COURSE.pdf

I will post the preliminary briefing for the BACKUP course soon. For what it is worth, the backup is the same as last year's course and the briefing will look much the same.

Also, I had failed to mention the race entry fee in the previous post. The race entry fee of $30 includes the Friday night cookout and the post race lunch, an awesome T-shirt and a certificate for all of the racers. I will also update the previous post. 

I will post the graphic for the shirt soon!

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Race Course and Details

Pack some warm clothes and head "up nort" for the third running of the Northwoods Air Race!

When: October 5th, 2013

Where: Waupaca, WI (KPCZ)

Sectional: Green Bay

Airport Manager: Peter Andersen

Race Host: 

Jeff Lange

Schmleff@gmail.com

920-203-0976

Schedule of Events:

Friday

4-8pm: Racer Arrival and registration 

8-??PM: The Golden Age of Air Racing - An Evening with Bill Brennand (more details to follow)

Saturday

10:00am: Race Briefing

10:30am: Race Staging

11:00am Race Start

11:30pm: Race Awards and Lunch

Rental Car
Enterprise Rental Cars
U.S. Highway 10 East
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 341-1200

They will deliver the car right to the airport if you reserve in advance.

Hotel Info
Comfort Inn
199 Foxfire Drive
Waupaca, WI 54981
(715) 942-0500

Shuttle between airport and hotel provided (by the hotel or myself)

The race entry fee of $30 includes the Friday night cookout and the post race lunch, an awesome T-shirt and a certificate for all of the racers. 

Registration Link: http://sportairrace.org/sarl/node/103

Race course – 122.2nm

Depart: KPCZ (Waupaca, WI)

Turn 1: KCLI (Clintonville, WI)

Turn 2: KISW (Wisconsin Rapids, WI)

Turn 3: Y50 (Wautoma, WI)

Finish: KPCZ (Waupaca, WI)

More details to follow!!!

2013 Northwoods 100

Less than a month till the race! Course and details will follow shortly.