Just got home...posted the following on the IMAC site.
After a 6 hour drive, Sherry and I arrived on Friday to a blustery flying field with a strong crosswind out of the south. With reports of continueing poor weather, I decided to get in a couple of practice flights (no fun). Fortunately the weather gods were looking out for us and put the weather guessers to shame. The skies were clear Saturday and Sunday, and we had only slight winds both days and had a wonderful time.
Greg Boswell did a great job at CD'ing his first contest, learned a lot, and committed to continue to put on this contest. Pensacola has nice weather this time of year, has a nice field for IMAC, and has a very hospitable host club. The BBQ dinner Saturday evening was second to none. The ribs fell off the bone and were seasoned perfectly and the beans were unbelievable!
As for the flying, we had a lone advanced pilot (me) who managed to come home with a first place finish.
We had Kurtis Waites and Bobby Hawthorne battling it out in intermediate and Kurtis went home with a first place finish. In Sportsman, we had three competitors with Wes Batson taking home the win. Basic was the largest class with eight pilots competing and after a close fought battle, Marie Batson took the top spot. Word is there was less than 50 points separating the top three pilots and only seven points between one and two.
There were a few newbies that seem to have been hooked (at least I hope so). I had a great time hanging with the folks from the western part of our region and can't wait to do it again.
Many thanks to Sharon Waites for keeping score and posting results almost immediately!! Also thanks to all of the volunteers who made this contest run smoothly.
Kevin