Position	Hard Pilots	Points
.	Flyoff	.
1	.	.
2	.	.
3	.	.
.	.	.
.	Rounds	.
1	Paul Wright	5
2	Graham Stallard	5
3	Alan Stringer (mvsa)	5
4	Peter Williams	3
5	Alan Perkis (mvsa)	3
6	Roger Critchley (mvsa)	3
7	Chris Moynihan	0
8	Richard Thornton	0
9	Norman Childs	0

TVSF Pylon Competition 2002-03 24th February 2002 Venue: - Beacon Hill Wind: - SW 12 mph
Only one round completed, so results for information only.

C.D. Graham Stallard checking the conditions!!!!

I arrived at the car park early again, with yet another model to trim before racing. The hill is getting easier. This must be the result of the number of times its been climbed this year. A curious thing was observed while climbing the hill. The ground was icy and there were small hailstones peppered along the path. Still the rain was not due until mid afternoon. More than enough time to hold the comp. Once at the top, the Bivi was set up and paper work laid out. Models trimmed and the course set out.
Ten hardy souls arrived for Foamie and Nine for Hard. Even as we started, the wintry showers were arriving. Yet there were no dissenters, so off we went. We flew the first round of Foamie. Some interesting races and some close. The race I was in, was quiet a laugh. At launch, two out of three models landed, and I was not one of them. Still the models all bounced and the pilots were in the air before the start. It was quiet a close race, where I almost managed to beat a Sblitz with a Zagi, but cut the last turn, to hand Paul with his Sblitz a win. The race between Roger, Richard and Chris was interesting. Roger was struggling to catch up after a cut, when Richard and Chris had a mid air at the far turn, putting both models into a flattish spin, resulting in both models landing the other side of the fence. Roger thanked them kindly and cruised to the 5 points. The wintry showers were not co-operating and we were steadily getting wetter. Still we ran a round of hard. The conditions were quiet testing as the lift at times dropped. There were no mid airs, I am glad to say, however Chris managed to plant his Sambal on the lower path. Painful and a puzzle as to why. The next round saw Richard's Adrenaline describe a graceful right hand arc to the lower path disassembling the model on impact. The conclusion latter was water had permeated the electronics reducing range and introducing large servos offsets. At the end of the hard round, with increasing precipitation, we did the sensible thing and called it a day. The pub was drier and warmer. Just one more in this half of the year. Eventually we must get a day with good weather, mustn't we!

Position	Soft Pilots	Points
.	Flyoff	.
1	.	.
2	.	.
3	.	.
.	.	.
.	Rounds	.
1	Alan Stringer (mvsa)	5
1	Paul Wright	5
3	Norman Childs	5
4	Roger Critchley (mvsa)	5
4	Graham Stallard	5
4	Alan Perkis (mvsa)	1
7	Andrew Schafer (mvsa)	1
7	Peter Williams	1
9	Richard Thornton	0
10	Chris Moynihan	0