2020 Turkey Day Shootout

NEIL SIMPSON, BRIAN STAS & JEFF VADER ARE TOP THREE


November 8, 2020 – KINGSTON, MA - Eight contestants were on hand for this one. The weather was sunny with no wind and temperatures approaching the mid-seventies. Remarkable weather for November in New England.

Round one saw Neil Simpson get off to the best start posting a 830 point win followed by Brian Stas who had gotten a round one airtime win. Neil and Brian faced off in round two in a match that ended in a one cut apiece draw following lots of good action. Round two also saw Rick Clark and Jeff Vader post wins closing in on the leaders in the process. At the half way point it was Neil, Brian, Rick and Jeff in that order. In round three Neil got a two cuts to one win over Rick, Brian posted a three cut win over Cody Bishop and Jeff improved his position in the standings with a one cut win over Bill Bishop. As we moved to the last round the semi final match saw Brian get a one cut win over Rick. The final was a well flown match between Neil and Jeff that ended in a one cut apiece draw. The final order of finish was Neil, Brian and Jeff. Rick was fourth and Cody used a round four 620 point win to climb into the fifth spot. 

Thank You to Brian for securing the permit for this great site.

Turkey Day Shootout - Formula GX Combat
8 contestants (7 from MA)(1 from NH)
16 Matches-1mid-air

Neil Simpson/ E. Brookfield, MA        2575pts
Brian Stas/ Kingston, MA                    2480pts
Jeff Vader/Franklin, NH                    1850pts
Rick Clark/Hull, MA                            1635pts
Cody Bishop/Pembroke, MA            1520pts
Chris Sarnowski/Bedford, MA            1430pts
Bill Bishop/Pembroke, MA                1120pts
Joe Fustolo/Stoughton, MA                 920pts





The top three were Neil Simpson (1st), Brian Stas (2nd) and Jeff Vader (3rd)

photos below are courtesy of Jeff Vader