The Texas Championship Series is Underway!! Edna “Early Bird” Results!

May 4, 2018

The last weekend of April saw the eagerly anticipated first leg of The Texas Championship Series finally happen.  IAC Chapter 25 did their usual outstanding job hosting “The Return of the Early Bird” in Edna, Texas.  The food was excellent (and reason enough to attend every year), the weather was unbeatable and the people were having a blast!

There are too many volunteers to thank properly because everyone who was there helped out (yes, even the 10 year old kids).  If you weren’t flying you were on the line and if you weren’t on the line you were flying.  Special thanks to those who did NOT fly and showed up just to help out, it wouldn’t happen without you.

But, on to the important business; after one leg of The Texas Championship Series here is what we know…

1.  There will NOT be a Primary Category Champion

2.  There will NOT be an Unlimited Category Champion

3.  There are five pilots vying for the Sportsman Title…
1.  Todd Nelson 82.33%  (Second contest ever!)
2.  DR Bales         80.98%  (The Man, the Myth, the Legend…)
3.  David Valaer 79.44%  (Bonus points for flying a yellow Pitts)
4.  Scott Perkins 77.45%  (First contest ever!)
5.  Peter “Kjell” Ballard 76.28 % (The Death Defying Free Program)

4.  There are four pilots in contention for the Intermediate Title…
1.  Tom Rhodes 81.26%  
2.  Tony Davila 79.01%
3.  David Prather         78.57%
4.  Doug Jenkins 78.48%

5.  There are three intrepid aviators hoping to win the Advanced Title…all of whom, by the way flew Pitts S-1s!
1.  Tom Braymer         78.11%
2.  John Harlan 60.34%
3.  Klayton Kirkland         55.67% 

6.  All of these pilots hail from Texas, so no foreigner will poach the Series in its inaugural year.

7.  Due to the lack of Primary and Unlimited competitors I am strongly considering creating runner-up plaques for the participating categories.  They will be just slightly less awesome than the first place awards. 

8.  So, to those of you in the hunt…see you at Lone Star!

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