2021 is over and in the record books.
Hope everyone had a great time and you come back next year.
The Applegate Team
A USA National Championship series event
2021 is over and in the record books.
Hope everyone had a great time and you come back next year.
The Applegate Team
Important!!! When changes or updates happen posts will be made on the “AO2021-Official” Telegram channel. Be sure to have a look at Telegram each morning to see if anything has changed from the published schedule.
Time | Wells Land | Phil’s farm | Woodrat Upper Launch |
8:00 AM | HQ volunteers arrive at HQ | ||
8:15 AM | SuperClinic pilots board three vans | ||
8:30 AM | HQ open for Coffee and sales Open Race pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | SuperClinic bus departs Phil’s for launch in three vans | |
8:45 AM | Open task committee departs in dedicated vehicle | ||
9:00 AM | Open Race pilots board busses | Sprint task committee arrives to set the day’s task | SuperClinic pilots arrive on launch |
9:15 AM | Open Race pilots depart for launch in 4 busses | ||
9:30 AM | Sprint pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | ||
9:45 AM | Open Race pilots arrive on launch | ||
10:00 AM | Sprint pilot daily task briefing | ||
10:15 AM | |||
10:30 AM | Open Race pilots daily task briefing | ||
10:45 AM | Sprint Race pilot board busses | ||
11:00 AM | Sprint Race pilots depart for launch in 3 busses | ||
11:15 AM | Earliest Launch Opens for Race pilots Sprint Race pilots arrive on Launch. | ||
11:30 AM | |||
11:45 AM | Sprint re-briefs if necessary | ||
12:00 PM | Earliest Launch Open for Sprint pilots | ||
7:00 PM | Headquarters and store closes for the day. Retrieve may still be active. Normal deadline for track uploads |
Time | Wells Land | Phil’s farm | Woodrat Upper Launch |
8:00 AM | HQ volunteers arrive at HQ | ||
8:15 AM | SuperClinic pilots board three vans | ||
8:30 AM | HQ open for Coffee and sales Open Race pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | SuperClinic bus departs Phil’s for launch in three vans | |
8:45 AM | Open task committee departs in dedicated vehicle | ||
9:00 AM | Open Race pilots board busses | Sprint task committee arrives to set the day’s task | SuperClinic pilots arrive on launch |
9:15 AM | Open Race pilots depart for launch in 4 busses | ||
9:30 AM | Sprint pilots arrive and get gear ready for transport | ||
9:45 AM | Open Race pilots arrive on launch | ||
10:00 AM | Sprint pilot daily task briefing | ||
10:15 AM | |||
10:30 AM | Open Race pilots daily task briefing | ||
10:45 AM | Sprint Race pilot board busses | ||
11:00 AM | Sprint Race pilots depart for launch in 3 busses | ||
11:15 AM | Earliest Launch Opens for Race pilots Sprint Race pilots arrive on Launch. | ||
11:30 AM | |||
11:45 AM | Sprint re-briefs if necessary | ||
12:00 PM | Earliest Launch Open for Sprint pilots | ||
7:00 PM | Headquarters and store closes for the day. Retrieve may still be active. Normal deadline for track uploads |
9 days till sign in at Wells Land. 11 days till the first day of competition.
28 or you have reviewed the mandatory review material an certified as such.
That leaves 140 pilots yet to go.
Remember you won’t be scored unless this is done. Here’s the link to review.
Dan Wells
Chief of Mandatory pilot review materials enforcement
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Still thinking about attending?
Registration fees go up $100 after May 6.
We still have a few slots available for the Open and Sprint
It looks like COVID infections in Jackson county have peaked and are on their way down. We’re highly confident we will be able to have the competition June 19-26 as scheduled.
On the other hand…
If for some reason you need to cancel note that the cancellation fee goes up from $25 to $200 on May 7.
Dan Wells
AO Admin.
One thing that used to drive me crazy with the Rat Race and continuing with the Applegate Open was the Mandatory Pilots meeting and the 160 or so pilot roll call.
With COVID concerns, and how to socially distance 160 people in a tent, we had to think of something different. We are eliminating the Saturday Mandatory pilots meeting this year!
Here’s the plan…
There will be a “MANDATORY PILOT READING MATERIALS” page on the website that pilots can access. All the material we need to present to relative to local rules, scoring, “no land fields” and other things to keep you safe will be there. Pilots can read through them at their leisure at home on your computer in a comfortable chair while sipping on their favorite beverage.
To support this effort there will be two Zoom Q and A Meetings ahead of the event Pilots will have a chance ro ask any questions they might have had while reading and listening to the presentations on the web page.
Just one other thing…
PILOTS IN THE SPRINT AND OPEN RACES WILL HAVE TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE READ/LISTENED TO THE MATERIALS. This will need to be done BEFORE the first day of the competition. The link to certify will be the webpage.
It will be a while before we have everything up on the website. But if you want to get a head start you can read the local rules.
Dan Wells
AO admin.
As of today, we will not be able to ABSOLUTELY confirm additional slots for U.S. Pilots in the Open Race.
Currently we have 76 of the 100 slots available confirmed for the Open Race. We have to hold 25 slots for foreign pilots until May 5 per FAI sanctioning rules. Right now, we only have one foreign pilot registered. It is likely we will have 15-20 slots available to CONFIRM on May 6 due to the uncertainties of international travel with COVID.
To deal with this we offer the following to U.S. pilots:
Purchase your registration now and we will TENTATIVLY CONFIRM your slot. Then on May 6 we will CONFIRM those slots in the order they were paid.
If for some reason you paid, were TENTATIVELY CONFIRMED and there are no slots available, we will give you a FULL REFUND.
So if you are a U.S. pilot I would recommend that you purchase your registration fee now to have the best chance of getting a slot in the Open race in case we sell out.
Please not also that the Sprint race currently has 13 slots available with no limitations, and the Super Clinic is full.
Dan Wells
AO-Administrator
Registration for 2021 is now open!
We’ve had to raise the fees a bit this year primarily due to anticipated higher transportation costs due to COVID and some uncertainties on attendance. On a more positive note due to some new USHPA requirements your required local club membership will be good for ALL of 2021.
Here are the 2021 registration fees:
March 1- May 6, 2021 (normal registration)
Open/Sprint Race $520 plus $30 RVHPA local club membership $550 Total
SuperClinic $670plus $30 RVHPA local club membership $700 Total
Here are some key registration dates (updated 3/27/21)
Monday March 1, 2021
-Online registration opens
Tuesday March 16, 2021
-Priority registration for top 25 ranked US pilots ends
Wednesday May 5, 2021
-Priority registration for foreign pilots ends.
Thursday May 6, 2021
-Normal registration ends. Registration is $100 higher after this date.
As a reminder:
The event runs June 19-26. We have proposed a possible backup date of Aug.28-Sept. 4 if COVID surges and the June date is not feasible. But for now things are looking very good for the June event to go off as scheduled.
To register, Click here or go to the Apply tab.
Volunteers:
We need you! Click here to sign up.
Dan Wells
Applegate Open Admin.
Backup date in place for AO 2021
As we write this cases in Jackson County are declining and we hope they will be at a level where we can hold the event as scheduled June 19-26. But just in case we have set a backup date for the competition. If necessary, we have set August 28-Sepember 4 as a backup. If we end up having to use the backup date and you can’t make it then, we’ll notify everyone in time to cancel their registration without a penalty.
Proof of vaccination or negative test requirement.
When you register for this year’s competition you will have to agree to submit written documentation of completing vaccination at least 10 days prior to the sign in on June 18th or written documentation of a negative COVID test within 72 hours of the sign in.
Please do not show up at sign in without one of these. Otherwise, you will not be able to compete and no refunds will be given.
Cheers,
The Applegate Open Team