Wingbuster Spring Championship
BRIAN STAS AND NEIL SIMPSON
FINISH ONE-TWO IN SPEED LIMIT SHOOTOUT
MAY 15, 2015 – HALIFAX, MA – Only four pilots were able to attend this contest. This prompted a contest day switch from our traditional Formula GX rules to our Shootout rules which are inspired by a rule structure, from the Pacific Northwest, which is the brainchild of Gene Pape. Thank you Gene. The rules are so simple that the pitmen can judge the event. This is necessary because if you only have four guys two are flying, two are pitting and there is no one left over to judge. The contest was flown in triple elimination format. The rule structure is simple, most cuts wins, however if you land or crash, for any reason during the three minute match period you lose. If you both come down you both lose. These rules allow four guys to have a fun and competitive day of combat flying with no need for any additional people to do the judging.
The Wingbuster field was manicured and very green. The weather was cool and sunny with a very strong wind that did cause a couple o problems and impacted an outcome or two in the process. After four rounds of action in this triple elimination affair, only two guys were left. Brian Stas and Neil Simpson were sitting with one loss apiece. By mutual agreement, at that point, they decided to fly one match to determine the shootout winner. It was a great match, a battle for the full match period with Brian earning a 3 cuts to 2 victory over Neil.
Wingbuster Spring Championship
Speed Limit Combat
4 contestants (all from MA)
Brian Stas-Kingston, MA 
3-1
3-1Neil Simpson-East Brookfield, MA 3-2
3-2Paul Kubek-Brockton, MA 1-3
1-3Joe Fustolo-Stoughton, MA 0-3
0-3
