Salmon River Shootout

GERRY POMPEII, GLENN SIMPSON,

NEIL SIMPSON, LEN MINICK ARE TOP FOUR

 

ERNIE CAROSELLA TAKES SPORTSMAN

 

 

AUGUST 24, 2003 – EASTHAMPTON, CT – Great day for combat; sunny, nice breeze, warm but not humid with temperatures in the low seventies. Seven New England combat pilots were on hand for this one. 

 

Glenn Simpson and Gerry Pompeii jumped into the early lead with a round one three cut wins. In round two Gerry stayed hot earning a one cut win over Glenn. In round two Neil Simpson posted his second one cut win to move into the hunt. Len Minick, after a slow start, jumped into contention with a three cut win. At the halfway point it was Gerry with 1350 points, Neil with 1240 points followed by Glenn and Len with 1030 points each.

 

 Round three saw Neil and Gerry square off in a good match that ended in one cut apiece draw. This match featured a lot of good flying despite the low score.  In the very next match Glenn Simpson and Len Minick had a great match that ended in a two cut apiece draw. Going into the final round Gerry had 1860 points, Neil had 1760 points and Glenn and Len were still tied with 1645 points apiece.

 

 In the semi final match Glenn got past Neil with an airtime win when the ground came up on Neil. In the final match Gerry got past Len with a one cut win taking home the contest win in the process. This was Gerry’s first contest since early last season . . . . not too bad.  On this day Ernie Carosella took home the Sportsman “gold” winning a day long battle with Jeff and Shaylene Vader all of whom flew very well.

 

Thanks go out to Dana Lord who secured permission to use the Salmon River facility. Dana does a lot of good work getting the permits for the Salmon River and Colchester contests. Thank You Dana from all of us.

 

Salmon River Shootout

Formula GX Combat

7 contestants (2 from MA) (3 from CT) (2 from NH)

14 matches ( no mid-airs )

 

(E) Gerry Pompeii-Columbia, CT                                        2480pts

(E) Glenn Simpson-Worcester, MA                                    2165pts

(E) Neil Simpson-East Brookfield, MA                         1950pts                 

(A) Len Minick-Columbia, CT                                        1945pts                 

(S) Ernie Carosella-Clinton, CT                                           1845pts

(S) Jeff Vader-Franklin, NH                                          1320pts

(S) Shaylene Vader-Franklin, NH                                          1300pts