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31control lineSIGThanks to all the clubs and contest directors, here's the CL contest calendar for the 2025-2026 season. Included are a few international features, so that we can see where they fit amongst our activities and plan ahead. In a few weeks I'll issue a Stunt Series specific calendar with venue and CD details for each round. As always, clubs maintain control of their events, so stay tuned to them for updates, changes or cancellations of their meetings.W1 July and August - CL World Champs trials and practice days TBC (NPMAC and others) C1 20th September - Equinox Combat (NSMAC) F1 4th-5th October - Worldwide Ringmaster Flyathon (Anywhere) R1 24th-26th October (Labour Weekend) - Taranaki Spring Champs (NPMAC) R2 9th November - Tauranga Slow Combat (TMAC) R3 6th-7th December - Auckland Champs Stunt and Grass Racing (NSMAC) C3 20th December - Longest Day Vintage Combat, Balloon Burst/Demolition (AFFC Kakanui) R4 3rd-8th January - Nationals (Waipukurau) R5 31st January-1st February - Waikato Grass Champs (HMAC/Meremere) T2 20-22nd February - Waikato Tarmac Champs (HMAC/NPMAC)R6 7th-8th March (Taranaki Anniversary Weekend) - Whangarei Champs (WRMAC) R7 3rd-5th April (Easter) - Taranaki Easter Champs (NPMAC) W2 29th April-1st May - CLWorld Cup (Perth, Australia) W3 3rd - 8th May - CLWorld Champs (Perth, Australia)R8 30th May (King's Birthday) - Southern Champs (Christchurch MAC) C4 20th June (Winter Solstice) - Shortest Day Combat (NOCLASS)NDC info (to be confirmed):Aug 25 - All TR & SpeedOct 25 - All TR & Speed (Spring Champs)Feb 26 - Speed & TR (Waikato Champs)Apr 26 - All TR & Speed (Easter)Key:R = Round of the Stunt Series (+ other things like scale or grass racing)T = Tarmac speed and racingC = CombatF = Fun flyW = World ChampsStunt SeriesIt's seven rounds this year with the Southern round back in June, but the Tauranga round taking a break in light of the CL World Champs in Perth next May. As always the host clubs will have control of whether an event will be moved, cancelled or postponed, so stay tuned. No changes to the points system. 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 CDmay 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:R1 - 25th October (Labour Weekend) - Taranaki Spring Champs (NPMAC) R2 - 6th December - Auckland Champs Stunt and Grass Racing (NSMAC)R3 - 3rd-8th January - Nationals (Waipukurau) R4 - 31st January - Waikato Grass Champs (HMAC/Meremere)R5 - 7th March (Taranaki Anniversary Weekend) - Whangarei Champs (WRMAC) R6 - 4th April (Easter) - Taranaki Easter Champs (NPMAC)R7 - 30th May (King's Birthday) - Southern Champs (Christchurch MAC)