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UK 2002 BMFA F3F League Results

( with grateful thanks to Mike Shellim www.rc-soar.com )

The scores below tell most of the story, but the astute amongst you will notice that if John McCurdy and Pete Rundle could have squeezed another competition in they may have made the top 5 rather than 18th and 19th.

The league standard continues to grow - young pilots like Cubbit, Law, Oldman and Jenkins are reaching that breakthrough point where they're going to start winning rounds, and then anything is possible.

The top 10 reads like a rogues gallery of pilots you would not bet against in any competition in the world. Certainly, Dakin, Southall, McMeekin, Bennett, Phillips and McCurdy all have the experience, talent and maturity to grace any team.

No great changes on the production plane front.

The Acacia II seems to have it's arse end under control now, and without losing any of its natural pace.

The Pike WR gained a few more notable converts.

The Wizard Compact hasn't gained popularity yet but I'm guessing that another ET import, the X21, may gain favour next year.

The NYX F3F looks effective, but it's damn expensive. And no one seems willing to risk the money until it starts winning - catch 22.

The Pike Brio prototype is without doubt the most F3F optimised plane I have ever flown. For me it is the perfect compromise and made my life easy by helping me to the largest league winning margin for as many years as I can remember. Production versions should be around in the first quarter of next year. 

Anyway that's enough for now - I'm off to do some video editing whilst the rain is still lashing down.

    Pilot           4 best scores (normalised)      Total
    ==============  ======= ======= ======= ======  =======
1   K Newton        1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 915.91  3915.91 Pike Brio (prototype)
2   G Dakin         1000.00 965.98  949.10  913.80  3828.88 Pike WR/Wiz Comp/Masterpiece
3   M Southall      968.83  922.14  921.54  910.34  3722.85 Tragi 702
4   A McMeekin      963.33  934.26  922.68  900.81  3721.08 Acacia II
5   J Bennett       945.67  944.83  901.12  897.89  3689.52 Acacia/Pike WR
6   J Phillips      958.00  945.83  896.09  882.32  3682.25 Pike/Cito 3
7   J Cubitt        948.18  917.26  911.38  880.10  3656.92 Pike
8   D Woods         1000.00 922.81  865.60  840.32  3628.73 Estrella
9   K Woodhouse     936.26  932.59  913.10  843.87  3625.81 Acacia
10  M Shellim       912.88  889.25  875.83  844.63  3522.59 Acacia
11  M Evans         924.64  897.36  864.87  835.53  3522.39 Pike WR/Tragi 702
12  A Ellison       933.02  882.17  869.10  820.65  3504.93 Acacia
13  A Law           946.00  860.05  844.19  821.63  3471.88 Acacia
14  A Oldman        930.19  868.79  827.48  807.39  3433.85 
15  P Bailey        928.33  865.00  813.57  769.35  3376.25 Pike WR
16  E Jenkins       866.26  837.04  834.97  824.58  3362.85 
17  J Edison        977.66  878.69  835.46  589.82  3281.64 Pike WR
18  J McCurdy       956.97  920.29  893.13  0.00    2770.39 Pike WR
19  P Rundle        940.82  896.20  865.78  0.00    2702.79 Pike WR
20  V Eldridge      818.80  789.47  782.64  0.00    2390.91 Wizard Compact
21  T Noble         813.37  787.67  786.56  0.00    2387.60 
22  R Broughton     779.31  741.45  734.90  0.00    2255.66
23  M Passingham    952.61  858.68  376.07  0.00    2187.37 Masterbaiter
24  N Potter        759.35  743.37  639.77  0.00    2142.48
25  S Atkinson      719.53  717.99  700.50  0.00    2138.02 Calypso
26  K Pashley       857.13  785.83  0.00    0.00    1642.96
27  P Burgess       813.64  778.80  0.00    0.00    1592.44
28  G Harrison      811.24  767.26  0.00    0.00    1578.50
29  C Gray          786.99  784.35  0.00    0.00    1571.34
30  M Church        798.25  764.88  0.00    0.00    1563.13
31  M Lucas         809.32  416.21  170.69  0.00    1396.22
32  I Mason         703.44  269.82  0.00    0.00    973.26
33  P Wright        777.21  153.43  0.00    0.00    930.64
34  K Nicholls      915.42  0.00    0.00    0.00    915.42 
35  D Wright        902.08  0.00    0.00    0.00    902.08
36  S Haley         891.40  0.00    0.00    0.00    891.40 Estrella
37  M Round         879.64  0.00    0.00    0.00    879.64
38  G Brook         869.43  0.00    0.00    0.00    869.43
39  I Rose          825.57  0.00    0.00    0.00    825.57 Wild Eep
40  J Taylor        818.78  0.00    0.00    0.00    818.78
41  T Gravener      793.81  0.00    0.00    0.00    793.81
42  D Elam          793.33  0.00    0.00    0.00    793.33
43  R Dickinson     774.44  0.00    0.00    0.00    774.44
44  C Needham       752.34  0.00    0.00    0.00    752.34
45  M Herbert       738.17  0.00    0.00    0.00    738.17
46  R Blake         725.55  0.00    0.00    0.00    725.55
47  D Hodgson       591.25  0.00    0.00    0.00    591.25
48  E Morrey        582.03  0.00    0.00    0.00    582.03 
49  W Haley         472.07  0.00    0.00    0.00    472.07
50  J Bain          154.38  0.00    0.00    0.00    154.38