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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</a> wrote:<br>
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lang="0">In a message dated 3/31/2003 4:39:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:junk@velocitus.net">junk@velocitus.net</a> writes:<br>
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Date:3/31/2003 4:39:46 PM Eastern Standard Time<br>
From:<a href="mailto:junk@velocitus.net">junk@velocitus.net</a><br>
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Masters...<br>
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8. 3736.01852 19 Ron VanPutte 10202 ....<br>
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Ron... all I can say is "what happened?" ;-)<br>
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Whaddaya mean????<br>
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Ron kicked my butt a couple rounds, and that's ALOT OF BUTT to kick. Those
who know me, will attest to that fact.<br>
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Ron you flew superbly for at least those two. <br>
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Now I got real competition near the bottom. Maybe its time to hang up the
Masters gig. NOT!!!!!!<br>
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I think anyone who competes knows what it's like to win and to lose. There
are few exceptions. My consolation is that I can still beat me of last year.
My competition is getting better. When I think of the difficulty of the
Master class and the quality of my piloting, I can honestly say that I could
have beaten many of the pilots in the F3A World Championships held 10 - 15
years ago. Even so, it is sometimes frustrating to fly as well as you've
ever flown and not beat many people. Then I remember that I am still getting
better and I feel OK again. <br>
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BTW, it really feels good when someone like Matt Kebabjian comes up to you
at a contest and compliments you on the improvement in your flying. <br>
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Ron Van Putte<br>
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