The final results are in for the 2007 regional series competition. Forty-two (42) competitors out of 65 total series participants received awards. Fifty-two (52) pilots successfully competed at the 3 or more contests needed to qualify for the series in their respective region.
The regional series began in 2002. 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 contest 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.
The 2007 Regional Series Champions are:
NAME |
CATEGORY |
REGION |
PP |
TROPHY |
Joe Haycraft |
Sportsman |
Mid-America |
89.87% |
1 |
Robert Butts |
Intermediate |
Mid-America |
83.14% |
1 |
Wayne Buescher |
Intermediate |
Mid-America |
81.88% |
2 |
Ashley Messenger |
Advanced |
Mid-America |
77.32% |
1 |
Jeffery Granger |
Advanced |
Mid-America |
74.14% |
2 |
Hugo Ritzenthaler |
Unlimited |
Mid-America |
74.62% |
1 |
Adam Cope |
Sportsman |
Northeast |
80.25% |
1 |
Weston Liu |
Sportsman |
Northeast |
76.93% |
2 |
Farrell Woods |
Sportsman |
Northeast |
75.55% |
3 |
Scott Francis |
Intermediate |
Northeast |
83.48% |
1 |
Mark Stewart |
Intermediate |
Northeast |
79.27% |
2 |
James Wells |
Intermediate |
Northeast |
76.16% |
3 |
William Finagin |
Advanced |
Northeast |
83.07% |
1 |
William Allen |
Sportsman |
Northwest |
82.16% |
1 |
Bryan Gore |
Sportsman |
Northwest |
80.35% |
2 |
Noel Jones |
Sportsman |
Northwest |
75.22% |
3 |
John Smutny |
Intermediate |
Northwest |
73.04% |
1 |
Jerry Riedinger |
Intermediate |
Northwest |
71.33% |
2 |
Doug Sowder |
Advanced |
Northwest |
76.92% |
1 |
David Engh |
Advanced |
Northwest |
76.41% |
2 |
Gregory Howard |
Unlimited |
Northwest |
82.23% |
1 |
Todd Whitmer |
Unlimited |
Northwest |
76.93% |
2 |
AJ Stockhausen |
Sportsman |
South Central |
85.76% |
1 |
Sarah Tobin |
Sportsman |
South Central |
84.36% |
2 |
JJ Humphreys |
Sportsman |
South Central |
80.58% |
3 |
William Denton |
Intermediate |
South Central |
87.92% |
1 |
Tom Rhodes |
Intermediate |
South Central |
74.68% |
2 |
Joe Haycraft |
Sportsman |
Southeast |
88.05% |
1 |
Erica Hoagland |
Intermediate |
Southeast |
81.09% |
1 |
Nick Galyon |
Advanced |
Southeast |
83.19% |
1 |
Hector Ramirez |
Advanced |
Southeast |
82.39% |
2 |
Alex Land |
Advanced |
Southeast |
75.24% |
3 |
Michael Montgomery |
Sportsman |
Southwest |
85.89% |
1 |
Michael Hartenstine |
Sportsman |
Southwest |
85.14% |
2 |
Steve Madorsky |
Sportsman |
Southwest |
84.73% |
3 |
Randy Owens |
Intermediate |
Southwest |
85.79% |
1 |
Howard Kirker |
Intermediate |
Southwest |
85.73% |
2 |
Jenner Knight |
Intermediate |
Southwest |
74.68% |
3 |
Malcolm Pond |
Advanced |
Southwest |
82.32% |
1 |
Tim Just |
Advanced |
Southwest |
81.34% |
2 |
Reinaldo Beyer |
Advanced |
Southwest |
80.40% |
3 |
Todd Whitmer |
Unlimited |
Southwest |
79.36% |
1 |
Congratulations to all of the Series winners. For additional detailed information on the 2007 series go to http://members.iac.org/ under Contest Results, Regional Series.