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2004 VMAA Trophy
Doncaster Aeromodellers -- taking it to 4 in a row with a win on April 3 and 4, 2004 to follow the Hat Trick of wins in 2001, 2002 and 2003!
Team Manager (Cliff McIver) with the trophy and other Sunday winners -- from the left: Daniel Travassaros, David Gibbs, Kevin Fryer, Graham Kay, Cliff McIver, Boz Student, Anthony Peate, Graham Scott (VMAA Contest Director) -- Noel Whitehead absent.
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Over the 9 events, the results for the top 6 count -- and this year we managed 1st place in two events, 2nd in three events, and 3rd in a further two. There were many highlights as always. so let me touch on them with the results:
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ARF Scale Aerobatics -- 1st place to Daniel Travassaros. A great effort by Daniel at only 14 years old, and a good advance on his second from lat Year
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Fun Fly -- 1st place to Cliff McIver. Despite many concerted efforts to beat him, Cliff remains King of this event!
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Club Racing -- 2nd place to Graham Kay. This was a real fight to the finish and an excellent effort by Graham given a relative lack of practice!!
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Fun Scale -- 2nd place to Noel Whitehead. Our regular competitor on a world scale delivered another very strong performance.
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Musical Landings -- 2nd place to Boz Student. Boz's steady and unflappable style delivers yet again!
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Old Timer Duration -- 3rd place to Kevin Fryer. Another strong performance for a good placing in this event
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Seven Cell Glider -- 3rd place to Anthony Peate. This was Anthony's first appearance for us and an excellent first up result.
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Most Unusual Model -- 5th place to David Gibbs and Cliff McIver. Next time we might test fly first! Thankyou to David Nobes for the loan of his hovercraft.
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Thermal Soaring -- Did not compete.
[Photos are in the Gallery at the bottom of this page]
The overall club placings were to:
Details of the results can be found
(here).
Congratulations to all who competed and to the VMAA for organising a great event.
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Some of the Doncaster team and support neatly lined up . . .
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. . . and in more normal pose.
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Boz, Cliff and Graham modelling DAC clothing
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Fun Scale -- Noel Whitehead and his CA25 -- Winjeel
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ARF Scale Aerobatics -- Dennis and Daniel with the Giles
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Cliff and Daniel with the Fun Fly
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Graham and Cliff with the Club Racer
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Cliff and Kevin with the Old Timer
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Boz and Cliff with the Musical Landings model
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Hovercraft ready to go as part of Most Unusual Model
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Old Timer competition in progress
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The 7-Cell glider team warming up
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