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Sport Kite

Novice Individual Ballet
1Steve Buck73.6
2Vicki Casal70.733
3Joshua Gordon69.8
4Aaron Champie67.867
5Patty Tinkham67.4
6Zachary Gordon63.267
7Linda Hayes62.733
8Mearl Balmer58.8
9Vicki Proudfoot52.133
10Robin Sutherland41.6
Novice Individual Precision
1Patty Tinkham69.767
2Daniel Haigh58.867
3Steve Buck57.9
4Vicki Casal56.433
5Joshua Gordon53.833
6Zachary Gordon51.467
7Aaron Champie50.367
8Mearl Balmer49.933
9Vicki Proudfoot42.567
10Charles Stewart39.167
11Robin Sutherland35.933
Experienced Individual Quad-line Ballet
1Vince Maranta74.4
2Shawn Tinkham73.267
3Phil Kalenowsky72.2
4Zachary Gordon65
5Dan Burnham63.267
6Bob Hogan59.8
7William Schumacher54.933
8Laura Stonestreet50.467
Experienced Individual Ballet
1Shawn Tinkham71.333
2Bud Hayes70.533
3Scott J. Davis69.6
4Spencer Schubbe66.933
5Jerry Cannon66.6
6David Hansen66.267
7Wayne Turner65.867
8Kathy Brinnehl65.6
9Adena Schutzberg65.533
10Ari Contzius63.267
11Arnold Stellema61.933
12William Schumacher60.267
13Dan Burnham51.467
Experienced Pairs Ballet
16th Sense72
2Last Flight Out64
3RAFLS51.867
4Wind Devils46.533
Experienced Team Ballet
1Team 6th Sense71.4
Experienced Individual Quad-line Precision
1Shawn Tinkham69.9
2Phil Kalenowsky68.833
3Vince Maranta62.8
4Dan Burnham45.967
5Bob Hogan32.333
6William Schumacher31.067
Experienced Individual Precision
1Wayne Turner65.1
2Scott J. Davis63.433
3David Hansen61.667
4Shawn Tinkham60.633
5Ari Contzius59.7
6Peter Kouklamanis59.2
7Kathy Brinnehl57.533
8Spencer Schubbe53.167
9Jerry Cannon52.033
10Dan Burnham42.933
11William Schumacher36.9
12Arnold StellemaDQ
Experienced Pairs Precision
16th Sense63.7
2RAFLS48.967
3Wind Devils12.7
Experienced Team Precision
1Team 6th Sense65.65
Masters Individual Ballet
1Reid Wolcott85.933
2Brian Champie80.6
3Lam Hoac80.2
4Susan Shampo79.267
5Miguel Rodriguez78.667
6Ron Graziano78.333
7Michael Moore74.133
8Bill Rodgers67.467
Masters Individual Quad-line Ballet
1Lam Hoac86.333
2Ron Despojado85.067
3Susan Shampo75.8
4Peter Kouklamanis72.533
5Monica Orso71.133
6Eric Wolf57.8
7Charles Stonestreet56.333
Masters Pairs Ballet
1KFAN80.2
2Sound Check78.333
3Pyro76.867
4Avispados76.067
5Air Flow65.333
6R.A.W. PowerDQ
Masters Team Ballet
1Chicago Fire75
2UP-GO72.333
Masters Individual Precision
1Lam Hoac73.367
2Ron Graziano67.633
3Dan Brinnel66.567
4Eric Wolf61.233
5Michael Moore59.767
6Mike Huff59.7
7Miguel Rodriguez57.433
8Susan Shampo56.7
9Brian Champie56.4
Masters Individual Quad-line Precision
1Ron Despojado71.767
2Lam Hoac70.433
3Peter Kouklamanis65.533
4Susan Shampo60.4
5Monica Orso54.967
Masters Pairs Precision
1R.A.W. Power78.35
2Pyro73.083
3Avispados69.583
4Sound Check68.533
5KFAN50.183
6Air Flow50.083
Masters Team Precision
1Chicago Fire72.167
2UP-GO57.267
Open Individual Freestyle
1Ron Despojado83.373
2Penny Lingenfelter67.493
3Joshua Gordon64.523
Open Team Train Ballet
1KFAN (t)76.2
2Pelican Brothers50.867

Indoor Competition

1Lam Hoac89.80
2Penny Lingenfelter80.36
3Mike Moore74.27
4Sam Ritter73.90
5Wayne Turner71.17
6Jerry Cannon67.85
7Stve Buck62.05

Kite Making

SPECIAL AWARDS
MIXED MEDIA
BARB HALLFIGURE KITE
BEST USE OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
JOHN POLLOCK
MOST INNOVATIVE
LAM HOAC
NOVICE KITEBUILDER
1ELLMON MORRISON29.07
2BETTY HIRSHMAN28.90
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
JOHN POLLOCK
HIGHEST SCORE IN FLIGHT
MARY GABBY8.50
HIGHEST SCORE IN VISUAL APPEAL
DEB LENZEN8.83
HIGHEST SCORE IN CRAFTMANSHIP
LAM HOAC9.23
HIGHEST SCORE IN STRUCTURAL DESIGN
LAM HOAC8.77
GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION
SAM HOUSTON34.07
SOFT KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
MEYER8.337.338.277.8731.80
RITTER7.506.838.408.0730.80
SPENCER6.707.507.636.8028.63
GEE7.606.536.737.5228.38
STELLEMA4.837.307.005.6724.80
FIGURE KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
FREEMAN7.737.708.408.3732.20
MCCUNE7.278.277.177.1729.87
STELLEMA7.386.636.876.8727.75
HALL6.757.406.606.7227.47
SPENCER6.607.875.776.1826.42
BOWED KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
HUSTON8.308.478.938.3734.07
BALMER8.278.278.358.0332.91
GABBY8.078.508.407.1532.12
LOCKHART7.278.138.307.6831.38
MEYER7.177.978.407.5031.03
POLLOCK7.007.678.437.8030.90
GEE7.737.807.907.4030.83
HALL7.327.877.537.1329.85
STELLEMA6.836.977.535.9627.29
SPENCER6.506.777.776.1727.20
TORRENCE5.257.376.435.7524.80
FLAT KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
GABBY8.078.107.937.1531.25
BALMER7.537.978.077.1630.73
DODSON6.538.277.336.8328.97
STELLEMA7.337.537.336.6728.87
SPENCER7.587.576.906.3828.43
TRAIN KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
POLLOCK7.937.339.008.3732.63
LENZEN8.837.877.737.7732.20
TORRENCE7.336.936.536.8327.63
SPORT KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
HOAC7.698.478.578.7733.49
FINCHER7.677.708.377.0030.73
GROW7.537.538.277.2330.57
SPENCER7.447.407.906.9629.70
ARCH KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
WOODS8.007.778.577.6031.93
MEYER7.698.038.107.7031.53
GABBY8.077.708.107.2331.10
HALL6.927.638.037.2029.78
LINE ART
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
HUSTON8.607.908.408.1033.00
GEE7.707.536.807.0729.10
GABBY7.337.177.606.8328.93
POLLOCK6.977.077.476.5728.07
SPENCER6.777.177.176.4327.53
CELLULAR KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
SHENK8.286.909.138.5732.88
POLLOCK7.507.338.538.1031.47
SPENCER6.507.537.776.5028.30
DELTA KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
MEYER8.677.838.778.0833.35
STELLEMA7.686.838.237.2029.95
ROKKAKU KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
RITTER8.238.138.738.5033.60
HOAC8.287.539.238.1733.22
SPENCER7.407.637.336.9029.27
MORRISON7.577.277.237.0029.07
STELLEMA7.177.577.136.5028.37
FIGHTER KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
JARVIE7.687.777.636.7329.82
SELZER6.937.507.637.5029.57
SCHUMACHER7.308.077.007.2029.57
MCPHERSON6.777.777.536.8628.92
HIRSCHMAN7.857.007.236.8228.90
COOPERATIVE KITES
VISFLGTCRFTSTRUSum
HERZOG7.277.878.237.6731.03
SJKF7.507.837.407.4830.22
GABBY7.327.037.977.4029.72
LITTLE7.468.177.176.9029.69
HERZOG*7.337.638.036.6729.67
SPENCER & CO6.927.707.837.1529.60

Buggy Races

Pursuit Racing
1Luk Stanek
2Richard “Buggy Bison” Ridgeway
3Eli Anderson

 

Circut Racing
1Eli Anderson
2Luk Stanek
3Richard “Buggy Bison” Ridgeway