2024 BMFA L5 F3F
29 September 2024
Greg Dakin guides his model past the centre
BMFA L5, Hole of Horcum
It was touch and go whether I'd attend this event, and I'm glad that I did! The turnout was pretty good with 14 pilots, and we got in 14 rounds. It was mercifully dry, though the lift was quite variable from run to run leading to a wide spread of times.
It was good to see some new faces. In particular, Tom Heaversedge was smiling all through his first F3F competition and was showing some promise by the end!
When the scores were added the winner was Greg Dakin. Greg flew his usual tight and spectacular style, somehow managing to keep his model on step even in flat conditions. Mark Redsell was a good second, and Peter Gunning third. I managed to get fastest time, thanks to some good air in round 1.
Acknowedgements
Many thanks to Jon Edison and Mark Treble for keeping the show so firmly on the road.
Results
After 14 rounds
1 G Dakin 12121.96 1000.00 2 M Redsell 12011.05 990.85 3 P Gunning 11738.54 968.36 4 M McCracken 11656.73 961.62 5 S Haley 11602.68 957.16 6 E Maxwell 11439.62 943.71 7 M Evans 11304.84 932.59 8 M Shellim 11256.68 928.61 9 M Treble 11126.86 917.90 10 D Demott 10942.43 902.69 11 B Larrett 10903.38 899.47 12 J Edison 10202.93 841.68 13 B Dickenson 9999.76 824.92 14 T Heaversedge 2317.88 191.21
Fastest time 38.56 seconds by Mike Shellim in round 1
Round winners: Greg Dakin (4), Mark Redsell (3), Ewen Maxwell (2), Dave De Mott (1), Mike McCracken (1), Steve Haley (1), Mike Shellim (1), Mark Treble (1)