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2006 Regional Series Winners Announced
January 24, 2007 – The final results are in for the 2006 regional series competition. Forty competitors out of 58 total series participants received awards. Forty-two of the 58 entrants successfully competed at the 3 or more contests needed to qualify for the series in their respective region.
The regional series began in 2002 with 60 pilots competing for the series titles in 2002, and hit a high of 107 participating in 2004. To be eligible, a pilot must fly at least three contests during the year (two for the Northwest Region due to unavailability of contest sites) and one may include the U.S. Nationals. If more than three contests are flown, the highest scores are used to arrive at each participant’s total percentage. First, second and third place trophies are awarded to qualified participants in each category (Primary - Unlimited) in each of the six regions. Trophies are sent to the Chapter Presidents of the winners in each region for awarding at an event held in the local area such as a Chapter meeting or first contest of the next season.
The 2006 Regional Series Champions are:
NAME |
CATEGORY |
REGION |
PP |
TROPHY |
Joe Haycraft |
Sportsman |
Mid-America |
87.56% |
1 |
Craig Henry |
Sportsman |
Mid-America |
79.06% |
2 |
Jeffery Granger |
Intermediate |
Mid-America |
85.69% |
1 |
Brett Hunter |
Unlimited |
Mid-America |
69.55% |
1 |
Byron Brumbaugh |
Sportsman |
Northeast |
76.28% |
1 |
Weston Liu |
Sportsman |
Northeast |
73.30% |
2 |
William Gordon |
Intermediate |
Northeast |
76.48% |
1 |
Ray Franke |
Advanced |
Northeast |
67.67% |
1 |
Kendal Simpson |
Advanced |
Northeast |
66.18% |
2 |
Dennis Thompson |
Unlimited |
Northeast |
71.23% |
1 |
Victoria Benzing |
Intermediate |
Northwest |
83.30% |
1 |
Michael Mulcahy |
Intermediate |
Northwest |
80.08% |
2 |
John Smutney |
Intermediate |
Northwest |
63.99% |
3 |
Todd Whitmer |
Advanced |
Northwest |
83.96% |
1 |
Doug Sowder |
Advanced |
Northwest |
80.29% |
2 |
Greg Howard |
Unlimited |
Northwest |
82.88% |
1 |
Vicki Cruse |
Unlimited |
Northwest |
80.74% |
2 |
Norm DeWitt |
Unlimited |
Northwest |
78.85% |
3 |
Tom Rhodes |
Sportsman |
South Central |
86.01% |
1 |
Sarah Tobin |
Sportsman |
South Central |
80.00% |
2 |
Andrew Macha |
Intermediate |
South Central |
81.75% |
1 |
Scott Poehlmann |
Intermediate |
South Central |
78.93% |
2 |
Melissa Andrzejewski |
Unlimited |
South Central |
75.06% |
1 |
Robert Freeman |
Unlimited |
South Central |
72.77% |
2 |
Joe Haycraft |
Sportsman |
Southeast |
86.46% |
1 |
Timothy Walter |
Sportsman |
Southeast |
84.15% |
2 |
Dale Evans |
Intermediate |
Southeast |
75.53% |
1 |
Hector Ramirez |
Advanced |
Southeast |
84.67% |
1 |
Jenner Knight |
Sportsman |
Southwest |
88.68% |
1 |
Mike Eggen |
Sportsman |
Southwest |
84.32% |
2 |
Michael Hartenstine |
Sportsman |
Southwest |
82.08% |
3 |
Vicky Benzing |
Intermediate |
Southwest |
81.29% |
1 |
Jason Wondolleck |
Intermediate |
Southwest |
79.96% |
2 |
Ron Rapp |
Intermediate |
Southwest |
79.25% |
3 |
Todd Whitmer |
Advanced |
Southwest |
85.11% |
1 |
Malcolm Pond |
Advanced |
Southwest |
81.25% |
2 |
Reinaldo Beyer |
Advanced |
Southwest |
77.89% |
3 |
Vicki Cruse |
Unlimited |
Southwest |
80.23% |
1 |
Norm DeWitt |
Unlimited |
Southwest |
78.88% |
2 |
Congratulations to all of the Series winners. For additional detailed information on the 2006 series go to http://members.iac.org/ under Contest Results, Regional Series. Information and registration for 2007 will be available on the web in mid-February 2007.