The CL Calendar for the forthcoming model flying season is out, so here’s the Stunt Series calendar with more detail on where and who and when.
We’re back to seven rounds again and maybe this year with the Southern round on hiatus. As always the host clubs will have control of whether an event will be moved, cancelled or postponed, so stay tuned. The bonus points system has been a success, so we’ll continue on the same path. Here’s the lowdown:
~ Four classes flown: F2B, Intermediate, Sportsman and Classic
~ F2B and Intermediate are both run as a single contest on the day. Same F2B schedule, same judges. Intermediate scores are separated afterwards.
~ Sportsman and Classic also fly the same schedule, so they may be run as a single contest on the day in order to fit all the flights into the available time. Sportsman entrants flying a classic model could enter both classes simultaneously. At rounds where a second day or a second circle are available (eg, the Nats), the host CD may choose whether to run Sportsman and Classic combined or separately.
~ Raw scores will be extracted and presented as four separate contests on the day – F2B, Intermediate, Sportsman and Classic. Same as usual.
~ Normalised scores will be collated in a single Stunt Series table where entrants from all four classes are mixed and any class could win the top title.
To the short calendar:
(NB these dates are for the main Stunt Series days only. Check the full calendar for other flying days attached to each round)
R1 – 24th October (Labour Weekend) – Taranaki Spring Champs (NPMAC)
R2 – 30th November – Auckland Champs Stunt and Grass Racing (NSMAC)
R3 – 31st December & 1st January – Nationals (Clareville)
R4 – 1st February – Waikato Grass Champs (HMAC/Meremere)
R5 – 8th March (Taranaki Anniversary Weekend) – Whangarei Champs (WRMAC)
R6 – 19th April (Easter) – Taranaki Easter Champs (NPMAC)
R7 – 3rd May – BoP Champs (TMAC)
And the full details:
  1. Taranaki Spring Champs, Saturday 24th October, 2024
Club – New Plymouth MAC
Venue – NPMAC CL circles, Junction Road, New Plymouth
Contact – Andrew Robinson a_robinson_nz@hotmail.com
  1. Auckland Champs, Saturday 30th November, 2024
Club – North Shore Model Aero Club
Venue – NSMAC field, Green Road, Dairy Flat, Auckland
Contact – John McGregor john.mcgregor.nz@gmail.com
  1. MFNZ Nationals, Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd January, 2025
Club – MFNZ/CLSIG
Venue – A&P Showgrounds, Chester Road, Clareville
Contact – Adrian Hamilton ashcustomworks@gmail.com
  1. Waikato Grass Champs, Saturday 1st February, 2025
Club – Hamilton MAC
Venue – Meremere Sports Park, Heather Green Place, Meremere
Contact – Kevin Barnes K.Barnes@xtra.co.nz
  1. Whangarei CL Weekend, Saturday 8th March, 2025
Club – Whangarei MAC
Venue – Portland Rec Centre, McGill Rd, Portland, Whangarei
Contact – Dan Walker danrwalker@hotmail
  1. Taranaki Easter Champs, Saturday 19th April, 2025
Club – New Plymouth MAC
Venue – NPMAC CL circles, Junction Road, New Plymouth
Contact – Andrew Robinson a_robinson_nz@hotmail.com
  1. BoP Champs – Saturday 3rd May, 2025
Club – Tauranga MAC
Venue – TECT Park, Ngawaro
Contact – David Thornley dthornley47@gmail.com