2017 Turkey Day Shootout

BRIAN STAS, MATT STAS & PAUL KUBEK 
 ARE TOP THREE
   

November 26, 2017 – HALIFAX, MA - Six contestants were on hand for this one. The weather was mostly sunny with a strong wind that made the mid-forty degree temperatures seem even cooler.  

Round one saw everyone post low scores perhaps a by-product of the wind plus temperatures that were cold enough to cause some starting problems. In round two Brian Stas and Matt Stas emerged as the primary contenders posting three cut and two cut wins over Paul Kubek and Bill Bishop respectively. In round three Brian got past Matt two cuts to one and, at that point, he was going to be almost impossible to catch. Meanwhile Paul and Neil Simpson, who were battling each other for third, flew to a one cut apiece draw. In the final round Matt got a one-cut win over Paul while Brian was posting a two cut win over Neil. When the scores were tabulated Brian was the clear contest winner with Matt second and Paul third.

The father/son team of Bill and Cody Bishop were flying with us for the first time. On this day Bill got past Cody and took home the win in the Sportsman division.
 

Thank You to Wingbusters for the use of their great flying field.

Turkey Day Shootout - Formula GX Combat
6 contestants (all from MA)
12 Matches-1 mid-air
 

Brian Stas/ Kingston, MA                2700pts
Matt Stas/ Kingston, MA                1945pts
Paul Kubek/Brockton, MA                1430pts
Neil Simpson/ E. Brookfield, MA    1330pts
Bill Bishop/Pembroke, MA                 200pts
Cody Bishop/Pembroke, MA                  0pts
 


The trophy winners were Brian Stas (1st), Matt Stas (2nd), Paul Kubek (3rd) 
and Bill Bishop (1st Sportsman)

photos courtesy of Shawn Bush