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Medlemstidning för föreningen Sveriges Linflygares Intressefrämjande av Stunt
Nr 2-18
God Jul
och
Gott Nytt
År!
SPEED STUNT TEAM RACING COMBAT
I detta nummer: VM i Frankrike • Weatherman-bygge • RM-combat i Vbg
• Häxvrålet • Oldtimerträffen • Att klä med mylar • SM
• My Way med Peter Germann • Jester • Boktips • Västkustträffen
• Världscup i Lugo • Danska motorer • och mycket mer ...
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2/2018 3
Julen är räddad!!!
Eller var den det redan innan denna LINA dök upp hos Er? I alla fall hoppas jag att Ni
SPEED • STUNT får sköna stunder i favoritsoffan med att smälta detta nummers varierande innehåll.
TEAM RACING • COMBAT Speciellt hoppas jag att Ni lägger ner tid på att försöka lösa årets quiz. Vill gärna ha in
många svar i år. Frågan är bara om ljuddämpare är lättare att känna igen än motorer?
LINA – Nyhetsbladet för medlemmar i Det tål att upprepas att det är tack våra annonsörer som vi kan ge ut två 60-sidiga nummer
Sveriges Linflygares Intressefrämjande av
per år. Så stötta dem. Eftersom jag bor hyfsat nära Herrljunga och MBS RC Models blir det
Stunt. Bladet behandlar dock alla former
ju besök där då och då. Men det är fullkomligt förödande att åka dit. Man har föresatsen att
av linflyg. Syftet med SLIS och LINA är att
åka dit för att köpa en tumvante och så kommer man hem med en Armani-kostym. Hyllorna
bidra till linflygets utveckling genom sprid-
ning av kunskap, skapa kontakter, förmedla i affären är så fyllda av godis och man hittar nya ”måste ha”-prylar hela tiden!
nyheter, publicera ritningar samt informera
Glöm nu inte att snarast betala in avgiften för 2019!
om tävlingar och resultat.
/Ingemar
LINA utkommer med 2 nummer per år.
Ansvaret att sätta samman tidningen delas INNEHÅLL I DETTA NUMMER:
av Ingemar Larsson och Niklas Löfroth.
Bidrag till LINA mottages tacksamt av · World Champs in France av Ingemar Larsson med flera................ 4-11
redaktionen! Ingen censur eller förkortning · Why not build a Weatherman? av Ingemar Larsson................ 12-15
av bidrag utan bidragsgivarens tillstånd.
1 års medlemskap inom Sverige kostar 200:- · Häxvrålet i Kungsbacka av Ingemar Larsson................................... 16
medan det för Norden/Europa/Världen · Speedracer Cup av Clement Bindel...................................................... 17
kostar 250:-.
Avgiften sätts in på Plusgiro 96 34 51-0.
· I did it ”My Way” av Peter Germann........................................... 18-20
· Projekt Man Simplex 25 av Ingvar Niklasson.................................. 21
· Svenska Mästerskapen av Niklas Löfroth/Ingemar Larsson......... 22-25
· How to cover a Model with Mylar av Ingemar Larsson................ 26
· Norgesmesterskap i F2B av Norvald Olsvold/Per Vassbotn................ 27
· Nostalgia: Euro Champs 1981 av Ingemar Larsson................ 28-29
· Double World Cup in Lugo av Per S/Roger L/Ingemar L........... 30-31
· RM-Combat i Vänersborg av Ingemar Larsson ......................... 32-33
SLIS Websida: · Gran Canaria Speed World Cup av Bill Hughes..................... 34-35
www.slis.org
· Köbenhavnsmesterskabet av Ole Bjerager .................................... 35
Ordförande: Redaktör: · Nostalgia: SM 1974 av Ingemar Larsson.................................... 36-37
Staffan Ekström
Klockarevägen 10H
Ingemar Larsson
Forbondegatan 14
· New ”old” F2B Model av Gunter Wagner........................................... 37
247 34 Södra Sandby 462 41 Vänersborg · Boktips av Ingemar Larsson...................................................................38
046-514 75 0521-672 12
staffan.ekstrom@ ingemar.larsson.vis@ · Quiz-lösningar av Ingemar Larsson.....................................................38
telia.com telia.com · Amusements - Silencer Quiz av Ingemar Larsson.......................... 39
Kassör: Sekreterare, · Projekt Atom Minor Mk3 av Hannes Illipe .............................40-41
Ove Andersson redaktör, tryck · Västkustträffen av Michael Palm/Ingemar Larsson....................... 42-43
Åsgatan 2C och distribution:
724 63 Västerås Niklas Löfroth · Nostalgia: Amerongen 1977 av Ingemar Larsson.................. 44-45
021–13 17 42
ovef2b@comhem.se
Skolbacken 12 C
656 71 Skattkärr
· Jester av Bruce Perry/Niklas Löfroth.................................................46-50
070-209 69 65 · Världscupen 2018 ......................................................................... 51
niklas.lofroth@
telia.com
· Danska motorer av Luis Petersen................................................ 52-54
· Tävlingskalender 2019 ................................................................55
Förutom artikelförfattarna har Ludo van Mechelen, · Diverse tävlingsresultat ......................................................56-58
Norvald Olsvold, Tommy Malmström, Thierry · Oldtimerträffen i Kungsbacka av Ingvar Nilsson/Tomas Jansson .......59
Ougen, Nino Usala, Serge Delabarde, Jens
Geschwendtner, Lennart Nord, Lars Roos, On the cover: Team Denmark competed in three classes at the Double World Cup in Lugo. Most
Ove Andersson, Nerijus Zukauskas, Lyubomir successfull of them was Andre Bertelsen who won the Italian World Cup in F2D. Afterwards they all
Donchev, Conny Åquist, Paul Eisner, Bill Hughes, posed in their Father Christmas shirts, just to get on the front page of Lina’s Christmas edition. From
Per Stjärnesund, Anders Hellsén och Luis left Hugh Simons, Jens Geschwendtner, Andre Bertelsen and Niels Lyhne Hansen.
Petersen bidragit med foton – Vi tackar!
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World Champs 2018 - Landres France
Once again we had a Championship at the best C/L site in Europe, 10
years after the last time. Now with a new speed circle, very appreciated
by the F2A flyers. The F2C circle still have the problem with pilots
walking off to the edge of the circle while flying. The club has made
many attempts to correct it but without success. Maybe all of France
is tilted and on its way out in the Atlantic? Or is it the the horizon
that distract the pilots? Whatever the solution may be.... it is a strange
phenomenon.
All times we have been to Landres we have seen a lot of competitors
and this time was no exception. 84 pilots in F2D, 85 in F2B, 48 in F2A
and 48 teams in F2C must be one of the highest number of compe-
titors ever. This meant, for instance, that we at the combat field were
occupied more or less all the time and couldn’t see any other classes
fly. Well, we had to stop during this football match but as no one else
In R1 Andre flew Gordon Price GBR and won. 1-0 and 474-232.
was flying nothing was to see. On the next pages you can learn the
R2 saw Andre win over Erick Limanhadi INA. 2-1 and 452-378.
results of the Nordic pilots as well as comments from F2A and F2D
Leonardo Silva MEX was beaten by Andre in R3. 2-1 and 388-
flyers. F2B was reported in last Lina so nothing to be found here.
288. Andrii Lutsyk UKR lost to Andre in R4. 2-1 and 416-392.
R5 saw Andre beat Andrey Belyaev RUS. 3-2 and 518-458.
As I hadn’t time to see any F2C and no one of the flyers I asked had
First loss for Andre came in R6 against Igor Dementiev MDA.
any interest or time to give a written report I just have to conclude that
1-1 and 400-452. Andre won over Jussi in R7 (R8 for Jussi!).
the team effort of Russia was impressive taking the top three places.
2-0 and 524-436. In R8 Andre won over Timo (flying in R9). 1-1
And of course the team gold with a margin I don’t think we have seen
and 202-180. R9 was the F2D final and a loss to Audrius Ras-
before. Anyway, the oral reports I have had from various sources all
tenis LTU. 1-1 and 356-468. As Andre was one round behind
says that F2C was running very well. After the AUS success at the
and went out in the same round as Jussi and Timo they had a
Champ in Perth two years ago some might have expected more than
fly-off for the podium. WWWWWLWWL. A good result!
one Australian Team in the semi finals. But it is nice to see a spread
as we had 8 different countries among the 12 teams flying semi. Most
sad teams must be the two from Singapore who missed the semi with
just over a second ending on place 13 and 14. This year we also saw
two Danish Teams and that was nice as Denmark have been absent
from F2C for a couple of years. Unfortunately only one of the four
Nordic Teams managed to reach a result in parity with what they have
made in the World Cup.
F2D was a great success for our Nordic pilots with both Andre from
Denmark and Timo from Finland on the podium but first was Aud-
rius Rastenis from Lithuania. He now took his second World Champ
title (2012 was the first time) without losing one single heat. Must also
mention Jussi Forss FIN (4) and Ole Bjerager DEN (7) when talking
about good Nordic performance. Also Doug Palmer NZL and Andre
Horst must have reached some of their best placings. 0-0 was it in R1 between Bart Gijsbertsen Jun NED and Morten.
Bart won with more air time. 394-180. Loss to Jonatan in R2
/Ingemar Larsson (0-1 and 80-326) meant that Morten was out with LL.
Xavier Riera FRA was Johan’s scalp in R3. 1-1 and 328-204.
Yevgeniy Volgin KAZ was beaten by Johan in R1. 2-0 and 506-
300. Poor Gordon Price GBR lost to Johan in R2. 1-1 and 382-
228. At World Air Games 2015 Gordon was pitting for Andre
and Johan and as a ”Thank you!” they now kicked him out
after two rounds. R4 saw Johan losing to Mark Rudner USA.
Kjell Axtilius and Bengt-Olof Samuelsson was one of two 1-2 and 426-442. Close!! A clear win for Alex Prokofievs LAT
Swedish Teams. 3.30 here but they had done better..... over Johan in R5. 0-3 and 388-518. WWWLL for Johan.
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Timo flew Richard Madi HUN in R5 and won. 1-1 and 458-422. Guiseppe Motta ITA and Ole met in R2. Win for Ole, 560-270
Sandor Fülöp HUN was Timo’s opponent in R1. Win with 1-1 and 2-0. In R1 he won over another Italian, Anastasi Mauri-
and 302-208. R2 was a win over Mike Willcox USA. 1-0 and zio; 1-1 and 516-240. Richard Madi HUN was the opponent in
406-306. Timo got a loss in R3 when Andrii Lutsyk UKR won. R3. 2-2 but a win for Ole with 636-568. First loss in R4 when
No cuts and 278-294. In R4 Timo won over Jose Luis Lopez he flew Sergei Dementiev MDA. 1-1 and 216-250. New win in
ESP after a reflight. 2-1 and 444-340. R6 saw Timo win over R5 against Jon Spain NZL. Jon got dq’ed. Fellow Copenhage-
Ryland Ritch Jun USA. 0-0 and 380-208. Andre Horst GER lost ner Mark Rudner USA lost to Ole in R6. No cuts and 380-356.
to Timo in R7. 1-1 and 406-216. Igor Dementiev MDA lost to ”End” came in R7 against Igor Dementiev MDA.1-2 and 502-
Timo in R8. 2-2 and 456-404. R9 flight with Andre was a loss 680. Moldova was Ole’s destiny!! WWWLWWL is a good row.
for Timo. Out and the suite WWLWWWWWL. A nice result!
Lennart went out in R3 when he flew the Russian junior Ramil
Gareev. 0-2 and 472-446. In R1 he won over Natasha Demen-
tieva BEL. 1-0 and 332-308. R2 was a loss to Manuel Mateo
ESP. 1-2 and 382-550. Lennarts Champ ended with WLL.
Rudi Königshofer AUT won over Kimmo in R5. 1-1 and 222-
278. Kimmo won over Pat MacKenzie CAN in R1. 2-3 and 538-
486. In R2 Kimmo lost to Bruce Bellis AUS. 2-3 and 480-580.
Andrey Belyaev RUS lost to Kimmo in R3. 1-1 and 322-258.
R4 saw Kimmo win over Yevgeniy Lyu KAZ. 2-1 and 540-518.
After R5 Kimmo could summarize his Champ with WLWWL.
Jussi made Natasha Dementieva BEL leave the Champ in R5.
2-1 and 680-414. In R1 he won over Stas Culachin MDA. In R2
Rafael Unruh GER was beaten. 1-0 and 510-434. R3 saw him
win over Leonardo de Vincenzi BRA. 1-0 and 322-306. Tight!!
Not so tight in R4 when he won over Nicolas Antunez Jun
ESP. 1-1 and 352-300. Alex Prokofievs LAT had to give up in
Mark Rudner USA won over Jonatan in R3. 1-1 and 500-526. R6. 3-2 and 780-492. R7 was also a win. Now former World
Jonatan met Antonio Mortinho POR in R1 and won. 2-1 and Champ Illia Rediuk UKR was dq’ed due to a broken safety
368-280. In R2 Jonatan won over Morten. 1-0 and 326-80. R4 wire. Andre was too hard in R8. 0-2 and 436-524. And it ended
and Jonatan was out after losing to Andre Horst GER. 1-2 and in R9 with a loss to Audrius Rastenis LTU. 1-1 and 508-298.
306-376. Jonatan left with WWLL. But an impressive suite from Jussi; WWWWWWWLL.
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The smile of a Viking
Our ambition was set for the Danish F2D Team before we left for
Landres. Both the pilots, André Bertelsen, Ole Bjerager och Morten
Fries Nielsen, plus the Team Manager Henning Forbech had the clear
opinion that the Team should aim for top 5.
Such a result does not come by itself if the individual pilots don’t
perform well. But here all the pilots had high goals and we consider us
to be among the best 3rd in the start list. Several factors made us have
this opinion. One is that all team members had a lot of experience
being in the Team several times before and in addition to this compe-
ted a lot in the World Cup also including both Individual and Team
positions at Champship podiums earlier. We knew what it would take
and we knew that we had it!
The 10 F2D Juniors together before the contest started.
father) as opponent. Also here a win for André and with only two
pilots left in the contest we face a final between Denmark and Lithua-
nia! Audrius Rastenis does have the advantage of having two lives so
André must beat him twice to become World Champion. The final
begins with André giving away all of his streamer to Audrius. So all
that is needed is to take two cuts..... But at a midair and a ”helicopter”
occur, ie the model cuts its own streamer which results in a refly. As
a new model is needed André decide to move his (best) engine to a
new model which gives the Mechanics a hectic time. And after a short
while, the refly starts and soon Audrius have won his second title as
World Champion. It is not over for André, as we now have three pilots
looking for 2nd and 3rd place. It might end with the pilot flying the
World Championship final on 4th place!!! It started good with André
winning over Jussi but in the next one losing to Timo. After a midair
Finland got more air time and that was it.... André was the pilot who
Almost all of Team Denmark; Andre, Ole and Henning! flew most heats of all in the whole contest!
When arriving at the camping in Landres we realized the size of this Finland won the Team prize with Lithuania as runner-up. For 3rd it
Championship as it was 84 pilots from 29 countries in F2D. But that was a tie between USA, Denmark and Moldova and after using the
didn’t scare the team and they set up tents and made it cosy. Then sum individual placing of the pilots it was settled that USA was 3rd,
there was time to talk to both old and new friends. The first two con- Moldova 4th and Denmark 5th. This means that Mark Rudner of the
test days went fast and sadly Morten had to face two losses and was out US Team went home with a medal. As he now lives in Copenhagen
of the contest. One of his problem was that his new models weren’t he is a good and valuable training partner for us F2D Vikings in Den-
delivered in due time, a problem mainly caused by the Danish Postal mark.
Service. Morten borrowed models from Henning, the model type was
known, and Morten quickly found a setup that fitted his flying style. We reached the goal we had before the Champs with André on 3rd
Even with the borrowed models Morten had a case of bad luck and he place and Ole on 7th place together with our 5th place for Teams. This
was out after just two matches. Morten took on the role as mechanic is something we bear with us until next Championship.
and general helper, alongside Henning to allow the two remaining
pilots some breathing space. André Bertelsen F2D DEN
The rounds went on without the two Danes losing any more lives.
They won over all kinds of pilots; everything from known Russians
and Ukrainians, to unknown but very skilled Indonesian pilots. Eve-
nings were spent together by repairing and preparing equipment for
the next rounds. The last day came and this day is always a bit special.
Only good pilots left and the smallest mistake from your side can
cause a loss. André was still in with 2 lives and Ole with one life (after
a losing a fight the day before).
As other classes finished more and more spectators came to the circle
and as they cheer and sing it creates a special atmosphere. André
lost one life to Igor Dementiev from Moldova and Ole also lost his
last life and ended up on 7th place together with Igor Dementiev,
Doug Palmer NZL and former World Champ Illia Rediuk UKR. The
number of pilots is now down to 4 and André is drawn against Jussi
Forss FIN, they put on a nice performance and André wins making it
three pilots left. The draw for next heat gave Timo Forss FIN (Jussis All F2D Officials together with the FAI Jury Chairman.
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Light of Gold in Vilna I had personally done a lot of winter experimenting on how to improve
In World Championships 2018 in France, the Lithuanian F2D team consistent line tension. At the previous championships I had suffered
was represented by pilots Vytautas Rimsa, Vaclovas Cyzas, Audrius with models suddenly falling into the circle and I was determined
Rastenis, mechanic Gintaras Kuckailis and assistant Rimas Dainaus- to get to the bottom of the problem and cure this line tension issue
kas. As I already have a lot of experience in participating competi- for ever. This testing included trying different amounts of tip weight,
tions in hot weather countries, this time I was preparing for a World longer and shorter inboard wings, moving the lead out positions
Championship with special care. I knew that this competition also further back, setting the elevator at different angles to the direction
would take place in hot weather, so I paid more attention to physi- of flight, less elevator movement, different types of model designs,
cal and psychological preparation. The equipment was also prepared different props, and finally fitting tapered wedges under the motor
accordingly - lighter models, special propelers and engine regulation. mounts…….Yeah, it had been a long winter, but at the end of all that
The level of the rivals was very high, so each battle required a lot of testing I could finally say for certain that I had definitely proven one
concentration and strength. thing to myself….”That it is easy to waste a lot of time”.
During the competition, I tried to use each free minute for recrea- Between the 3 of us we covered a good range of flying styles. Gordon
tion and to stay calm. I listened to cool music and I made special had been perfecting fast and low defending and turning defence into
stress-relieving exercises and improved concentration. After five days attack. Graham was also good at all round combat and excelled at
of competitions in hot weather when I came to the final fight, I began being the biggest guy on the planet. This makes it extremely difficult
to feel a little fatigued, but still there were still enough forces to suc- for his opponent to reach out far enough……and also tends to block
cessfully complete the fight. Workouts are not in vain :) Excellent out the sun. I was relying on all my years’ experience and of perfecting
mechanic’s work, correct judging, success and viewers support make “the super aggressive mad English dog attack system”. So let’s face it,
it possible to win the F2D World Championship without loss. It’s a we had all the bases covered there. It is a lot of preparation and a long
real happiness to see so many smiley people congratulating me and time to wait for the Championships to finally come around. So when
team :) I thank all those who participated, supported and were happy we finally arrived in France, we were excited and keen to get on with
together with me for winning. it. Straight down to the practice field and fit the best motors into the
best models. Have to say it was a bit of a shock. The motors seemed
/Audrius Rastenis F2D LTU (aka World Champion 2012 + 2018) slow and slowed even more in the turns, the models felt like oversen-
sitive bricks…….and tended to slow and loose loads of line tension……
ARHHHHH.
Now not everybody is going to agree with my theory here. Because
it starts off with the statement that “We Brits are fortunate with
our weather”. We just seem to have the perfect climate that combat
models and motors love. The models and motors always perform well
here and are therefore relatively easy to set up. But that leads to the
problem that most time we go abroad, the equipment proves to be
poorly set up for the new weather conditions, and we then have to
frantically start trying to change everything. So I tried head shims
out, head shims in, different types of props, different motors, adjust
the models, change the balance, change the tip weight, and change
the elevator movement. After 3 hours in the baking hot sun on the
French practice field I had finally improved my equipment to perform
somewhere between poor and average…..and was starting to suffer
from fairly equal proportions of sunstroke and depression.....So I gave
up and headed for the hotel bar. To be fair, Graham and Gordon stuck
at it longer and finally did get their equipment to work a lot better.
It’s important to win the first few rounds in any championship as con-
fidence is a big factor in combat. We all lost…..and then sat around,
Gintaras Kuckailis, Audrius Rastenis and Vytautas Rimsa. sulked and watched. The next day was more or less the same….
except I did manage to win one bout as my opponent was worse than
The dream of becoming a World Champion me…..….but that proved to be the only one. So overall, the British team
aka
The tears of a Mancunian
The British F2D team was ready to take on the world. From qualify-
ing for the British team in October the previous year, we had about
9 mounths to get everything prepared. You would like to think that
is enough time? Gordon, Graham and myself had all bought new
models and engines and had test flown them all. The models were
trimmed to fly perfectly. The very best models and fastest motors put
lovingly away and saved for the World Champs only. We had entered
various British and International comps and done a lot of training in
preparation. All 3 pilots were well experienced, had previously been
on the British team and knew what to expect in France. We had a very
good pit team in Dave and Harry. We were all well-equipped, well
prepared, confident and eagerly looking forward to the World Cham-
pionships in France. What could go wrong? Kimmo Valkonen and Jussi Forss pitting for Timo.
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If the attacker eventually hits the streamer with his wing, it tends to
break the string and that often results in only one cut and a probable
loss. Another noticeable thing was that in general the motor perfor-
mance is still improving….each year they just get a little bit faster. I
tend to think that on a flat calm day the speed of F2D is perfect…..But
in high wind it is obviously crazy. So somewhere between is a wind
speed limit where F2D combat becomes daft….and as the motors per-
formance keeps increasing…..then the suitable days to fly it will be
decreasing.
So 8 month before the next major championships. Plenty of time to
prepare motors and models, test and trim.… But is it enough time to
self-analyse, re-evaluate the combat issues, and renew confidence….
and start dreaming again?
/Mike Whillance F2D GBR
British mechanic Harry Walker helping Mike Whillance to pre-
pare his equipment. Due to the author .... without any result!
lost 6 bouts and only won one…….which makes it officially the worst
British Combat Team result in living history. All that preparation, all
that anticipation, and the dream becomes a nightmare.…..The World
Champs was 5 months ago, but it still hurts.
We had plenty of time to sit and watch the rest of the world fly combat
better than us…..and hopefully try to understand what we were doing
wrong….And since then, I have had months to try and analyse it
all…….but I have to say, it is still a bit of a mystery to me. Although I
had some equipment performance problems, Graham and Gordon
more or less solved theirs…..and I don’t think I lost because of that
issue. Most people can buy top class models and motors….So I do not
think there are many advantages to be gained there. The flying skills
were impressive, the overall standard was very high, so practice and
training are obviously very important….as they always have been.
The flying styles seemed to be less important this year as the top 3
were all different. Andre was third, he flew aggressively, almost con-
stant close following to a very high standard. Timo was second, he
flew very high at the top of the circle….and waited until his opponent
came up to him. Audrius was his usual style, mostly careful and low
defensive. The only things that they had in common, apart from the
fact that they were all flying great, was something that I noticed with F2D final between Andre Bertelsen and Audrius Rastenis.
Timo and Audrius. They did not seem to deliberately go into line
tangles……but if they were in one….they never lost. The scores were Golden clouds over the White City!
low again, most bouts 1 to 1 ….. Or 1 to 2. The streamer weakness is The first obstacle to overcome before you can go to a Champ is to
still tending to give the defending pilots an advantage. They can keep become a member of the Team. Nowadays we use our Nationals as
defending and moving about the circle. qualification for the Team for next year’s Championship. Earlier we
had three National contests where you scored points forming a league.
Now we prefer to go to World Cup competitions both because we are
few flyers in Finland but also because the international contests gives
you better training.
As our club, Lennokkipojat, has its own flying field just outside Hel-
sinki we train one or two days a week no matter who will be in the
team. In preparations for France our whole team went to the Open
Nordic Champs/World Cup in Karlskoga. Here you meet good flyers
from many countries and we consider it good training. Another thing
we changed this year compared to earlier years is that all of us had
uniform models, engines, shut-offs etc. Throughout the competition
we found this to be a great advantage as all of us knew the equipment
of everyone else in the team (as we had it ourselves!).
We had high expectations before going to France as Jussi been top
placed at several Champs and had a good chance for a medal. But all
of us have been flying at many Champs and are experienced. This year
Nordic pilots on three of the top four places! (All of them regu- our goal was to avoid mistakes as you can lose a combat heat in many
lar participants at Karlskoga World Cup. Editors comment). different ways and very often due to small mistakes.
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be the best pilot of us three. But Jussi lost to a very good flying Andre.
Again it proved that combat is combat and nothing is over before the
heat is finished. So I had to fly Andre and I knew I was winning when
Andre’s model went down after a line tangle we had. But celebrations
had to wait until the signal from the Circle Marshal to end the heat. I
didn’t want to get dq’ed due to silly mistakes.
In addition to my Silver medal we also had a Team Gold medal for
Finland. It couldn’t be much better. This was the best Champ ever
for Finland in F2D even if we have had some team medals earlier.
And at the World Champs in 1982 in Sweden Pertti Salerma won the
individual bronze medal. So Pertti and I are the only Finnish Combat
pilots with individual medals.
I started with aeromodelling when I was 15 years old back in the 70’s.
And then with F1A as that was the most popular class in our club.
Team Indonesia; Benny and Erick Limanhadi plus mechanic After a control line training course I started to fly Combat and in 1986
Oki Artadirganta. In the background Johan Larsson SWE. I did my first World Championship in the Finnish Team. But my first
After the first three rounds in F2D both Kimmo and I had one loss time flying for the Finnish Team was at the Nordic Championships
while Jussi still had two lives. But in combat you shouldn’t take in Denmark in 1979. As a curiosity I then flew Ingemar Larsson, who
anything for granted or count for a loss before the heat is over. As now was judging F2D here in France. So we have known each other
an example I can mention Andrey Belyaev of Russia. He won his R2 for a long time. I will not tell you the result but Ingemar won the
match in a very convincing way leaving nothing to his opponent. In Champ that year…... Here you can say that the circle closed... after
R3 Kimmo was drawn against him and I was quite worried before the 39 years!
match (I didn’t tell him anything of Andrey’s good performane in R2
as I didn’t want to worry Kimmo…). And after the heat we had Kimmo Looking back I have one Team silver from a Champ in Hungary and
as the winner! Combat is always Combat! also a win in the Nordic Champs in 2010 and I thought that would be
the highlights of my combat career but now ….. Reaching this good
So in R5 all three of us were still in the contest and it started to tigh- result with my son Jussi (4th place) adds an extra flavour to it. And as
ten up. We had a little speculation over team medals but we kept it an extra acknowledge I was elected Aeromodeller Sportsman of the
low and focused for future matches. And then after R7 Jussi was still year in Finland for this years result.
without losses plus that I was in the contest too. So here we knew we
had a team medal but not the colour of it. Everything went so well for /Timo Forss F2D FIN
us and it seemed that concentration on the competition was easier
the further we went. I was making sure that I had two models ready
but also an extra set for possible reflights. There were no time for
speculations anymore.
We both went out in R9 as did Andre from Denmark. So the three of
us had to do a fly-off for 2nd and 3rd place. When Jussi was drawn aga-
inst Andre we saw that as a good sign because we considered Jussi to
A new World F2D Champion must be celebrated!
F2A reflections from the City of the Big Shoulders!
I can tell you this: The F2A Team from the USA was disappointed in
their performance. The Junior World Champ being the only excep-
tion. We had a string of Team Podium finishes since 2010. Way Cool.
Now, 3 of our members all turned over 294 and we are not happy,
go figure. We (Sasha, Ivan and Me) all tested above 298 before lea-
ving for Landres. The other open team member was not prepared. We
need to focus more during the competition as all of us were distracted
in one way or another. And it affected the other members. Well, shit
happens.
At our last contest this year, the World Cup in the USA, we performed
as we should! Sasha got 305, Me 300, Ivan with 297 and our new guy
Patrick Hemple did 295. We should be strong in Poland 2020.
Fly-off for 2nd place between Timo and Andre. /Bill Hughes F2A USA
10 2/2018
World Champs 2018 - Landres France
competition. Additionally because of strong nose blooding, I needed
to cancel the 3rd round of the World Champs. I was not able to fly.
So my last chance to get a result was the 4th round. With the second
model setup (new piston, old liner, unknown small Propeller again,
increased compression ratio) I was able to fly 277.1 km/h and was
happy with this result under these conditions.
I need to say many thanks to my friends Günther Rosenhan from
Germany plus Carl and Neil Lickfold from New Zealand for being
my helpers at both competitions. Otherwise I wouldn’t have been
able to take part at the competitions. My team mates of the German
Team cancelled their participation without giving any information to
me. From my backward perspective it was a very nice World Cham-
Sergio Tomelleri ITA did 292,6 km/h which gave place18. pionship with perfect organization, good weather and nice talks with
A German Speed view! many long time not seen aero modeller friends.
After a few years of being absent from European and World Cham-
pionships I decided to take part at the World Championships in /Norbert Schmitz F2A GER
Landres.
Grand prix of France
My preparation should have been the German Championships, but
I only destroyed all good propellers and nearly my good model. Just
because the circle in Sebnitz was in such a poor condition that my
dolly got completely stocked in big holes of the circle surface. There
were a few team racers who lost their under gear because of that too.
So it was very welcome to have the World Cup in Landres to test my
spare equipment and I flew only my second and third models to find
new propellers that would work. In my second model I realized that
the piston was worn out, but the replacement piston/liner did have a
different timing in the crankcase and didn’t work at all.
The weather conditions were quite difficult over the whole competi-
tion. I realized that looking at the intermediate results of other com-
petitors as they normally fly better than what the results showed. A try Bill Hughes USA had expectations of more than 294,8 km/h.
with the third model was even worse, so I cancelled this model for use F2A Report from the Podium
in the competition. Model 2 with replaced/piston liner and unknown It started with the World Cup competition and it commenced in
propeller was able to do ”extremely” fast 272 km/h in the end (!!!!). hot conditions with no wind. This sounds ideal for speed flying but
Everybody was very busy to find improvements, but the top speeds unfortunately the high altitude (Landres is 323m ASL) and the low air
were lower than I normally expect from the Russians and the British density meant there was much less oxygen to feed our motors than
pilots. Only Andre Kalinin flew above 300km/h in the competition at home and hence less power and speed. In the UK it is very rare
and won. to attend a competition where the Relative Air Density (RAD) is less
than 94.0. However, this year in Landres the RAD started early in
World Championships the morning at 94.0 and dropped rapidly as the air warmed up to
After the disastrous World Cup I picked up my first (and good) model, often settle at 90.0 – 91.0 in the early afternoon where it remained
put another unknown propeller on, and was happy to easily fly above until early evening. Temperatures typically reached 28/29 degrees by
290 km/h in the official practice. But accidently I pulled to strong on midday. We could therefore expect that our speeds would be 2-3 kph
the down line to cut the engine at the end of the flight, which resulted below those that we were used to attaining back at home. There is a
in a flyaway through the stunt circle to the inside of their safety fence. further complication because to compensate for the lack of oxygen
Happily nobody got hurt. I need to say that this was absolutely my and power one needs to drop propeller pitch and/or shorten the tuned
fault and that there is no excuse for it. The result was that the model pipe to compensate for less oxygen and a lower speed of sound in less
was gone, but propeller, engine and pipe was ok. With the knowledge dense air and thereby maintain in flight rpm at the peaking speed of
that this was my best engine, I transferred everything into my slow the engine. All this experimentation has to be done during the com-
third model. But I was not able to get this setup to work fast within the petition flights as there is no opportunity to practice between rounds
of a world cup event.
In the first round Peter Halman and I both used our best equipment
with set ups similar to that used at home in the UK. For me this resul-
ted in a hard sounding run at lower than expected rpm and a speed
of 298.0 kph. This was an early indication of the problems to come.
Peter made a “slow” flight at 288 kph but proved that his damaged
right arm would hold up in the competition. The leader at the end
of the first round was Andrei Kalinin of Russia with a good speed of
299.4 kph. Peter and I then proceeded to alter props and pipe length
to try and increase the rpm of our motors into the power band that
they like. We record the flight on digital recorders strapped to our
2/3 of the Swedish F2A Team; Per and Guffy. wrists whilst flying. This cuts out the Doppler shift so that the digital2/2018 11
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recording sounds as if the engine is running on a test bench. The
recording is played back through an app on a smart phone after the
flight so that we can determine the rpm reached during each flight.
It is essential information and when combined with the Transitrace
speed log of each flight it can be used to diagnose many aspects of
the flight. Using these diagnostics helps us make adjustments to our
Speed models of Team Austria.
290’s was really struggling with much to do to secure a team prize.
In the 3rd round Peter failed to score and I scored 296.5kph, slightly
slower than round 1. Ken scored but was slower than in round 2. Luca
again scored over 300 kph cementing his superiority at this event.
None of the other leaders improved their scores in round 3.
Junior World Champion Ivan Valishev USA got 294,6 km/h.
The weather in the final round proved to be very close to the conditions
set ups before the next flight. In the second and third rounds Peter that we had practised in the previous day. Unfortunately we did not
improved his speeds achieving 297.7 kph in the 3rd round. I failed to lean Kens motor out enough and we viewed this as being due to the
score after using both attempts in round 2 whilst trying different pro- rapidly changing RAD at the time of Ken’s flight early in the morning.
pellers and in the 3rd round the following day made a slightly slower By the time both Peter and I flew the weather had become stable and
speed flight than in the first round. Kalinin made a stonking flight to I was able to fly with the exact same setting as in the previous day’s
achieve 300.2 kph cementing his top place. I flew immediately after- practice flight ending with the same speed (299.4 kph) and bumping
wards and caught some good air too, achieving 299.4 kph. Peter did me up the order to 3rd place. Peter also improved to 298.3 kph put-
not score in the 4th round which left him in 3rd place and me in ting into 4th place. However, Andrey Kalinin very nearly pipped me
second and with Kalinin the winner. with a flight of 299.3 kph moving Peter back down to 5th place. Luca
again managed 302 kph and Ferenc completed his campaign with a
World Championships fine 300.0 kph with the motor slightly rich and speeding up the whole
The flight times for the first 3 rounds are usually only available quite flight. The team prize went to the Hungarians as Imre Elekes finally
late on in the day and the GBR team were not happy that Ken Morris- managed a 296 kph in the last round. The Italians secured silver with
sey had been drawn to the very first flight at 07.30 hrs the following Claudia achieving a fine 294.2 kph. GBR were able to secure team
morning. The organisers had deliberately started the first round early bronze due to our final round flights. Not quite what we hoped for but
to cope with the 48 entries but also to ensure that flying would finish better than we had looked like achieving in the earlier rounds.
early allowing the organisers to watch the French football team in the
World Cup final! A large screen had been erected by the clubhouse The GBR team all used engines constructed and re-built many times
and bar in order to show the match. over the years by Peter Halman. We were surprised at the extra thin
and hot air in Landres and, as we found last year in Hungary where it
Our early start on the Sunday proved disastrous. Upon release of was even hotter, Peter’s engine does not perform at its best in these
Ken’s model the dolly ran into the circle damaging the propeller and conditions. The Profi is much better operating in higher temperatures
the wires. Not a good start for team GBR. The lines were salvageable and Luca’s examples showed great consistency and power this year
but another good propeller had been ruined. I flew about an hour and he deserved his win.
later and scored 296.8 kph. The motor started Ok at 298 +kph but
tailed off badly towards the end of the flight probably too lean. The /Paul Eisner F2A GBR
weather was changing rapidly at this time in the morning making
the needle setting a lottery. Peter flew about an hour later and scored
297.0 kph. In the afternoon re-flights Ken failed to score which was
disappointing for him and team GBR. On the Monday we all hoped
to score better as we were flying later in the morning in more stable
weather. I changed the propeller (reduced pitch) but unfortunately
made a slower flight (295.3kph) with the engine being more consis-
tent throughout the flight. Peter also made a slower flight but Ken did
289.4 kph which gave us a full team score putting us in with a chance
of a team medal.
In this round Luca Grossi made, his fastest and winning flight, an
excellent 302.9 kph. This was going to be very difficult to beat in the
prevailing conditions. Ferenc Szvacsek from Hungary also made a
fast flight of 299.5 kph to put himself behind Luca. Third Hungarian
team member Georgi Csoma was also remarkably constent with 296 Dutch speed flyers Rob Metkemeyer and Han Esselaar wat-
kph flights in all rounds but Imre Elekes normally reliably in the high ched by countryman Hans Visser (in hat). Rob also flew F2C.12 2/2018
Why not build a Weatherman?
Weatherman Vintage Speed is the fastest
growing C/L Class in Scandinavia now. So
why not build a model this winter and join us
in the circle next year? From the start in 2015
we now have over 35 pilots with a model or a
model under construction in our four Nordic
countries. The rules we use are more or less
the same as the ones used by SAM but one
big difference is that we have a Nordic Record
List where Glows and Diesels have separated
classes. Plus a Viking Class (Danish 2,5 cc
Vintage engine).
If you need a full scale plan or the Nordic
rules/records or just have questions you When making the fuselage for the class 4 model one extra layer of 10 mm balsa is added (Look
are welcome to contact me. A lot of info can at the addendum in the rules). This will also allow the tank to be placed under the wing. The
also be found at www.slis.org/forum. When top and bottom balsa sheets for the fuselage are reinforced with 0,6 mm ply on each side.
it comes to sizes there are three to chose
between. For class 0 (1 cc) you are allowed
to scale it down by 25% and for class 6 and
7 (6,5 cc and up) you may increase it by a
factor of 1,414. For engines from class 4 and
up a silencer is mandatory. Extra care should
also be taken what concerns safety especially
from class 4 and up as the forces can be quite The fuselage is made from 6 parts; the main
big. Here I will show photos (and text) from one with the bearers, the piece under the
both a class 0 and a class 4 model. Let’s start! engine bearer and then the 4 pieces on the
back of the fuselage. fasten them together
with some cyano and shape the fuselage to
desired shape. The plan has 4 sheets at the Before the stabilizer is glued to the fuselage
back of the fuselage but as it is a tapered fuse- some holes are made and filled with glue.
lag it is hard to get it nice. Then it is easier to This way the stabilizer is better attached...
make 4 massive blocks and after the fuselage
is finished on the outside you take all these
6 pieces apart and then make them hollow.
We start with the wing and stabilizer. Cut
out the pieces and shape them to form from
Quarter grain balsa. Note that the profile
must be kept as by the plan. I use plastic
hinges for the rudder but you can also use
nylon or similar. On the plan the wing is
dihedral but the rules says you can skip it. I
recommend you to do it as it adds a lot to the The fuselage is ready to pick apart and if you
look. On the photo you also see two plywood are using a landing gear as by the plan it is
dihedral braces cut into the wing and also time to attach it. A better way is to use Luis The model before the back parts of the fuse-
plywood for the bellcrank. This plywood has Petersen’s solution. More about this later. lage have been glued in place.
one 1 mm sheet on each side. As it is for a Then you attach the wing, stabilizer and fin
class 4 modell it is made big enough so the to the fuselage and as a last step make all
wing can be secured to the redwood engine body parts fit (and glue them in place).
bearers (with screws). As said in the rules for
large models (safety!). When it is sanded and
doped you cover it with silk or tissue.
You also need a spur made of plywood. It can
be made of piano wire but I prefer ply as it
doesn’t damage other models when you pack
them together. Piano wires always tends to
make holes or get stuck in things!
When all pieces are there and the fuselage
is sanded and doped you cover it with silk
Here is a closer look of the reinforcements Now the wing is attached to the engine bea- or tissue. Before making the control mecha-
and the bellcrank plywood. The class 0 rers on the class 4 model. The bolt for the nism the model should be painted. I start
model is done in a similar way but no screws bellcrank is also in place. Between the engine with a two component sanding sealer on the
are used to attach the wing to the fuselage. bearers is a drain hole for excess fuel. fuselage just to get a smooth surface.2/2018 13
Why not build a Weatherman?
The parts needed for the landing gear.
The two nuts are screwed into the redwood Screws are used to attach it to the redwood.
some distance from the engine nuts. Exactly You can also use the method showed on the
All covered and ready for painting. The wing where depends on your engine.
will not be painted as the yellow silk gives it plan (winding wire around it).
a perfect color. So only clear dope here! Note
that the fuselage behind the engine has been
modified to fit the silencer.
Here the parts are in place. Four blind nuts
are used for the engine mount. To get the
mount extra stable for the 3,5 cc engine it is
reinforced as can be seen on the photo. The
The fuselage has got the first layer of the two less vibrations you have the more power you
component sanding sealer. After hardening Use 0,5 mm fibreglass sheets to get flat and
have to fly faster.
most of it is sanded away. nice sides around the edges.
Before the fibreglass sheets are glued the
The engine cowl is made from a solid block excess balsa inside the cowl should be cut Use a clothes tip to hold the washer in place
of balsa. Start with cutting it to shape so it fits away making the walls 2-3 mm thick. Next while soldering it to the landing gear.
in the model. Then mount it on a holder and step is to cut away the fibreglass sheets not
put fibreglass and diluted 24 hour epoxi on needed. Then it is time for fibreglass and
it. Silk is not good enough here. diluted 24 hour epoxi on the inside.
After hardening the cutaway for the engine
The cowl must be fastened to the fuselage in and venturi is made and sealed with fibre-
some way. It is easy to the same technique glass/epoxi. When the cowl is painted you When having a model with two wheels you
as on a Teamracer. You need two sleaves for put the screws in the sleaves and then put always have the risk that the model will run
the cowl and two threaded inserts to mount some glue on the top around the sleave in at start. One way to avoid this is to bend a
in the redwood. edges. This will prevent these small screws washer a little, put it on the outer wheel axle
from getting lost but still give you space to and adjust the friction with the wheel collar. If
fasten the cowl with a hex allen key. you have a little bit more friction on the outer
wheel you never have the model coming in
during start. Does your model jump at start
or landing? When flying Phantom Racing
at British Nats many years back Paul Eisner
learned me a trick (Thanks Paul!). The lan-
ding gear is correctly bent when you only
see one wheel while flying. If you see both
wheels it is not adjusted as it should be.14 2/2018
Why not build a Weatherman?
A much better way to attach the landing gear
comes from Luis Petersen. Build your model,
shape and cover it (much easier without a
landing gear!). On the side of the redwood
you use a pin mill and make a track with This is an alternative tank for the class 0
the same width as the piano wire. When the model. It is made of 0,5 mm fibreglass sheets
model is painted and ready you use a screw and epoxi using alu tubing. The weight is
to fasten the piano wire. Ingenious!! 3,05 grams! But it can only be used with die-
sels as glow fuel will make it dissolve.
The control mechanism must be mounted
on the outside of the model and you put it
in place after the model is painted, rubbed
and waxed. You must use lead-outs as it isn’t
allowed to attach the lines directly to the bell-
crank. The class 4 model have a metal horn
while the class 0 model have a plastic one.
The tank is made from metal sheets (brass
or copper). First you make a plug with the
measurements of the tank and then use it to
mark on the sheet. Note that the tank isn’t
parallell as the feeding vent will be placed in
The tank for the 3,5 cc K&B engine is a bit
the down left corner (seen from above). Then
bigger and have a not so flat shape.
the engine don’t have to suck the fuel all the
way from the back. When mounting the tank
in the model you must sure that the feeding
vent point is the outmost point of the tank.
Engine mounted and fuel tubing cut to cor-
rect length. On this model it will fit under
the cowl. One reason is the Rossi carburetor
with its feeding pipe turning backwards.
For some reason the tank fits perfectly in
After cutting the metal use the plug to bend the compartment. When building the model
the metal in a nice way. If you use oak to the I had doubts if it would work to have the
plug it can withstand both a hammer and feeding vent below the venturi but so far I
heat from the soldering iron. Let be plug be haven’t had any problems with it.
inside the tank while soldering as this will
help you to get a good result. But you must
remember to remove the plug before the
last wall is soldered in place. Below is the
finished tank for the class 0 model.
The air inlet tube ends on the inside of the
model but in the tank it is on the same side
On the class 0 model the tank is placed over as the feeding vent. This will give steady feed
the wing. The shape of the fuselage is modi- to the engine as the air always (almost) will
fied compared to the plan just to fit the tank. bubble into the tank in the remaning fuel.2/2018 15
Why not build a Weatherman?
Of course you need lines and handles
and propellers and fuel and ..... but there
should be some secrets left for you to
discover. Not to mention that you must
find a good setting for the engine. It will
also take some time to figure out how
to get a proper feeding throughout the
tank. And don’t make the tank too big. It
is enough to fly 20 laps. Only those who
really loves flying and also wants to wear
out the engine fly 62 laps!
I really hope this article inspire you to
build a model during the winter and
that we meet in the circle next year.
First contest is in Kungsbacka on Long
Friday!
/Ingemar Larsson16 2/2018
Häxvrålet i Kungsbacka
Under flera långa vintermånader har man gått och längtat till Lång-
fredagen och det måste ju krasst erkännas att det knappast inträffat
tidigare. Men då hade vi ju inget Häxvrål att åka till. 7 piloter till start
i ett soligt väder och man kan verkligen säga att Kungsbacka visade
sin bästa sida för oss. Tyvärr inga danskar i år utan bara Kungsbacka
och Vänersborg.
Jag hade nu fått klart min nya lilla W-modell i klass 0D men inte
hunnit flyga den innan tävlingen. Då tävlingen inte startade förrän
klockan 10.00 fanns det tid för test på morgonen och det visade sig att
modellen flög fint och inte behövde justeras vare sig vad gällde roder-
utslag eller tyngdpunkt. Motorn sjöng också fint! Och redan i första
omgången visade den sin potential genom att åstadkomma 107,9 %
av rekordet. Vilket gjorde att de två återstående omgångarna flögs
med den större modellen i klass 4G.
Tomas hade inte fixat klart med sin nya modell utan flög med gamla
”Flaggan”, dvs den blågula modellen med sin Norvel. Inte helt fel
då 93,6 % räckte till en andraplats. Krasst uttryckt fick Kungsbackas
kämpar kämpa om övriga platser och där drog Micke längsta strået Tomas uppsökte en lastpall som mekplats (han hade inte med
och knep tredjeplatsen. Den av Micke ihopsnickrade startrampen är sig den hemifrån!). Ingvars modeller fick hålla till på gräset.
verkligen en gudagåva vid start då man slipper leta reda på den mest
släta delen av gräsmattan. Att göra landningarna på gräset är inga
problem utan brukar fungera fint även för de små modellerna.
Jag längtar redan till nästa Häxvrål! Vem gör inte det?
/Ingemar Larsson
Ny modell för säsongen hade också Ingemar. Söt liten sak i
klass 0D med en MP Jet 1 cc som kraftkälla.
Ingvar har fått igång motorn och ska försöka slå världen (tja, i Sven-Eric hade ägnat vinterns tisdagskvällar åt att få ordning
alla fall oss som var där) med häpnad. Tomas assisterar. på två stycken modeller, båda glödmotorbestyckade.
Weatherman Vintage Speed (30 mars):
Namn, Klubb 1 2 3
1. Ingemar Larsson 0D / 12,6 s / 107,9 % 4G / 0 / 0 4G / 21,1 s / 96,7 %
Vänersborgs MFK 114,9 km/h
2. Tomas Jansson 2G / 28,1 s / 93,6 % 2G / 29,8 s / 88,3 % 2G / 0 / 0
Vänersborgs MFK 103,0 km/h
3. Michael Palm 4G / 0 / 0 3G / 23,3 s / 88,4 % 3G / 23,0 s / 89,6 %
Kungsbacka MFK 125,9 km/h
4 Ingvar Nilsson 3D / 33,9 s / 74,6 % 3D / 34,5 s / 73,3 % 3D / 33,0 s / 76,7 %
Kungsbacka MFK 87,7 km/h
5. Sven-Eric Martinsson 2G / 47,8 s / 55,0 % 2G / 40,1 s / 65,6 % 2G / 40,0 s / 65,8 %
Kungsbacka MFK 72,4 km/h
6. Ola Lindgren 3G / 31,8 s / 64,8 % 3G / 34,5 s / 59,7 % 3G / 34,6 s / 59,5 %
Kungsbacka MFK 91,1 km/h
7. Ingvar Niklasson 1 / 33,5 s / 52,2 % 1 / 28,8 s / 60,8 % 1 / 29,1 s / 60,1 %
Som brukligt samlades alla deltagare till ett Kungsbacka MFK 50,3 km/h
gruppfoto i det sköna påskvädret. Från vänster
är det Micke, Ingvar, Ingemar, Tomas, Ingvar, Nya rekord i följande klasser:
Sven-Eric och Ola. Plus modellerna! 0D: Ingemar Larsson 12,6 s / 114,9 km/h (Ersätter Jens Geschwendtners rekord)2/2018 17
Speedracer World Cup 2018
« What happened in Vilnius shall team Bindel/Gustafsson did great for its first the person who bring the nice atmosphere at
not stay in Vilnius » year with reliable times and gives a hint for a celebration. After a short time, competitors
the future of F2C in Sweden. become friends, spirits helping in bonding
This reflects my spirit after my first time in people. And when you think it is already too
Speedracer Cup. The competition was an Previously I mentioned the positive sides much, it happen that the wedding of a com-
intense experience which doesn’t let you of the competition. In addition of great petitor was organised during the banquet, to
indifferent and bring you back the next year. sporting results, you just enjoy your time in share this special moment with their own.
Lituania. The hospitality of Nerijus is beyond
This World Cup event, organised by Nerijus measurements. Every day you get breakfast To conclude this competition, you end
Zukauskas & Co, takes place in summer time and lunch served on the site including Lit- sharing more than sporting time with
in the suburbs of Vilnius. The circle is situa- huanian delicatessen to enjoy with local beer other modelists and you feel being part
ted 15 minutes from the airport and allows a (after flying!). And when you feel satisfied, of something bigger, a control line family
lot of European competitors to access the site the banquet brings you even more. For the which as the times goes, need these bonding
easily, thanks to cheap and various connec- competition, «Kolya» is in charge to keep the events. Spread the word!
tions from all over Europe. The circles are tempo of the schedule. During the night he
fine, and it was a pleasure to fly in a sunny become a «Tamada», a Caucasian word to call /Clement Bindel
weather (almost all the time). The competi- F2C Team Racing
tion takes place in F2A and F2C, on the hard Place, Name Nation 1 2 3 S1 S2 Final
1 ZUKAUSKAS/SABLINSKAS LTU 3:19,5 3,16,1 17 lap 3:16,3 3:23,6 6:46,2
circle, while on the grass circle, the organi- 2 TKACHENKO/PAVLICHENKO UKR 3:16,1 3:30,2 3:16,0 3:23,1 3:12,2 6:53,1
sator have prepare some plus to make you 3 MAKARENKO/FULITKA UKR 3:16,3 DNS 3:10,7 3:18,1 3:10,1 DQ
4 DOZHIDAEV/GRYGARTAS RUS/LTU 3:23,9 3:12,8 3:35,6 3:17,1 3:33,6
enjoy the event. This Cup brings a lot of Eas- 5 ORLOVAS/CIBULSKAS LTU 3:19,3 3,19,5 DQ 3:19,4 3:28,0
tern Europe competitors; Ukraine, Belarus, 6 YAKOVLEV/GUZEEV RUS 3:16,3 4:15,5 DQ 70 lap 3:19,9
7 FEDAN/FEDAN POL/UKR 3:21,1 3:29,1 3:19,5 3:25,0 3:30,8
Russia, Poland and Lithuania which makes 8 VERSHADENKO/TRE-NKO LTU/RUS 3,18,7 3:53,6 3:26,4 3:30,8 3:35,1
you compete at a very high level. 9 BROZEK/ZYLKA POL 3:21,8 3:19,8 DNS 35 lap 35 lap
10 PIOTROWSKI/DZIKOWSKI POL 3:25,6 DQ 3:21,1
11 ZHOLN-VITCH/SOLOVEY BLR 60 lap 3:21,9 3:23,0
In F2A, Andrey Kalinin proves that he is 12 BINDEL/GUSTAFSSON FRA/SWE 3:25,2 3:23,3 3:28,7
13 GOLISZ/LESIUK POL 99 lap 3:24,4 3:26,9
worth a podium in the World Cup, reaching 14 KOCHETIGOV/BORZISTIY RUS 3:26,0 DQ 3:57,1
4 flights above 290 with a close 299 on his 15 ULASEVICH/SACHKOUSKI BLR 38 lap 3:30,6 DNS
16 ZIELINSK ROZBIEWSKI POL DQ 3:50,1 3:31,3
first attempt. He is followed by his comrade 17 BATALIN/ANDRONOV RUS 3:39,3 39 lap DNS
Rebrov, also above 290. A special word for 18 HOLECZEK/MUCHA POL 81 lap 20 lap 4:04,2
Kalinin preparing for Rebrov.
the 3 juniors, who manage good and reliable
results with a quite outdated equipment. But
as a mean to keep young generation in the
circle, the first junior got a Profi as a prize,
expecting him to reach even higher next year,
maybe in the European Champs?
In F2C, the podium was taken as a home
victory for the team Zaukaskas/Sablinskas
beating two Ukrainian teams. The elimina-
tions showed a good competition bringing
most of the teams to battle over less than a Action in the circle.
second for their position. The Scandinavian
F2A Speed (km/h)
Place, Name Nation 1 2 3 4
1 KALININ, A RUS 299,0 297,3 292,9 294,9
2 REBROV, P RUS 286,6 0 295,0 0,0
3 MIS, A POL 0 290,3 0 0
4 SOBALA, T POL 288,8 288,6 0 287,0
5 HOLECZEK, R POL 0 0 272,1 286,1
6 BOB, Alexander BLR 259,1 0 0 275,3
7 NOSKOV, V Jun RUS 0 264,9 0 0 Very first time in Vil-
8 GONZHUROV, S RUS 0 0 253,8 247,5 Team Sweden (i e Clement Bindel and Jan ”Guffy” Gustafs- nius for F2C judge
9 ORLOV, PJun RUS 248,1 238,8 0 0
10 KARPOVICH, I Jun BLR 168,7 169,2 210,3 223,2 son) together with Leader of the pack Nerijus Zukauskas. Max Dillinger.You can also read
