Contest winnings.

The local contest was well attended. I had doubts because of the new location but everyone seemed to like the spot.
I got a third place in Warbird with the new Chipmunk. Then I won a gallon of fuel in the raffle. Not much for the $40.00 in tickets.
 On Nov. 5 and 6 we went to El Dorado, Ar for their contest. The weather was really good and the competition even better. I scored my highest ever and only ended up 8 out of 9.
 But in the raffle I cleaned up. 5 bottles of glue, an 8 pack of screwdrivers, 70 foot lines all made up, an ARF kit of the Oriental model with a sticker price of $130. Then there was another ARF already assembled with an engine all but ready to fly but never flown. I won that too. I built the same model from a kit several years ago that I won in the raffle at the local contest. I figure the total value of the prizes to be around $500.00. That makes up for the poor showing here.
I have flown the Oriental and the other, a Strega, is ready to fly tomorrow. I had to re do a lot of control things on it plus install a new rear bearing in the engine. It really didn't need it but I didn't know what was causing the bumpy feel until I got it out and cleaned off. Lots of castor droplets in the race that had solidified. A bunch inside the engine as well. If it flys well I may end up stripping the covering off and fixing things during the winter or what passes for winter here.