ULSTER CONTROL LINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009

 TOMMY PATTON PARK, BELFAST                                           27 JUNE 2009

 The weather forecast was pretty dire, (this is taken direct from last year’s Report!), but this time we managed it better by deciding to postpone from Saturday 20 to the following week. Thanks to the excellent communications provided by email and telephones, everyone was kept in the picture. Saturday 27 fortunately had excellent weather, with the added bonus that Stoo Holland was able to come along and boost the entry. Mitchell Shaw and John Black also came to Judge, and John Hamilton was moving very freely following his hip operation, so the turnout was very representative of F2B.

 There were 4 entries in F2B, Stoo and Chris travelling from Dublin. Peter showed notable improvement in his scores over last year, as did Chris, and his first flight bettered Stoo’s individual scores, so everyone had something to show for their efforts. The competition between 1^st and 2^nd, and between 3^rd and 4^th, was pretty close. No-one had it easy.

 Our thanks to everyone for coming along, particularly those travelling furthest, and making the day worthwhile, Mitchell and John B for judging, fortunately in pleasant conditions for once, and John H for Line Pulls.

 Maurice Doyle

F2B Results      Flight   1                                  2                                  Total                            Placing

 Maurice Doyle               1899.5                          1982.5                          3882.0                          1

Peter Bradshaw             1872.0                          1924.5                          3796.5                          2

Stoo Holland                  1736.5                          1661.0                          3397.5                          3

Chris Gilbert                  1748.0                          1585.5                          3333.5                          4