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speed weekend melbourne

Organised by Stephen Green to re-create the Cobram Air Races and honour my Father's contribution to competition flying , this event was scheduled for June at VMAA State Field Melbourne. To comply with the Area Approval, right hand circuits were initiated to increase safety and remain within the property boundaries. This was published in the rules six months earlier along with an inflight video flying around the new course 

One month out a number of competitors refused to enter unless the circuit direction was changed. Event handed over to Large Scale Racing Club.  Which cancelled due to an unfavourable weather forecast. Conditions proved to be quite okay  

Event Budget $5,000 -  Sponsored by Futaba Pro Shop

(Pic Michael Lynch's superb DA 85 Mew Gull now aloft at Dutton Garage Richmond with this gorgeous Miles Hawk

RCM News editorial support for public events

Sandown F1 Air Race

Organised by Stephen Green

Radio controlled flying off the racetrack was the headline event from 2015 to 2019 at Melbourne's Home of Horsepower

Event budget $35,000 

( Pic The first class job by Scott Matthews on his Seagull Cassutt racer helped secure $2000 air race prize money from Betta Home Living) 

Sponsored by RCM News advertising and exhibitor space sales and  supported by MAAA for two years but was not supported by VMAA. Advertsing and Publications Co-Operative picked it up as part of the Train and Hobby Show for another five years. Two biggest Melbourne Hobby retailers refused to support it

2011 - 2012

Cobram Air Races

Organised by Bryan Harper and Stephen Green. Two days of radio controlled air racing competition and airshow. Two air racing competition weekend paid for the club's annual overheads, new LPG two door fridge, shade areas and concrete hardstand 

Event budget $10,000. Paid by entry fees, gate takings and food sales  with advertising support from Mora Shire

2011 - nett profit to Moira Model Aircraft Club - $7,000 

2012 - nett profit to Moira Model Aircraft Club - $10,000 

2013 - Instead of waiting for the event to pay for a 240 volt generator, club members, who no longer wanted to pay for their own petrol recharging their big LiPo batteries, knifed the President, purchased the generator and the event was lost

2010

Grand Southern Cross Rally

Organised by Peter and Elaine Coles in conjunction with Rotary at Luskintyre Park Airfield NSW

Event budget $30,000 - Paid for life changing surgery for two children

Due to unreasonable last minute changes to MAAA Display Permit conditions,  2011 event did not proceed. It also resulted in formation of Australian Miniature Aircraft Society (AMAS)

2007

sth pacific scale masters

Organised by Brian and Stephen Green. RCM News advertising covered the cost to fly out UK's Pete McDermott and his world champs F4C Sopwith Snipe. Categories included F4C, Builder, Team Scale and ARF

Event budget $15,000 - Sponsored in full by RCM News advertising

Event boycotted by Victorian Flying Scale Aircraft Association

1997

Yarra Valley Air Races 

Organised by Brian and Stephen Green. Sponsored by RCM News & Flight Deck Models

Introduced all personell to stand outside the course and racehorse  start dive to the startline

Event budget $10,000 - Takings $11,000 

Event knobbled due to commercial actions by two specialist RC importers 

1997

adelaide golden era air race

Inagural event that kick started large scale air racing

Tardy and at times inapproriate application of the rules caused top competitors to give it a miss and the event slowly died

1991

fai world championships

Combined F3A Aerobatics, F3C Helicopter and F3D Pylon Racing at Wangaratta Airport

Contest Director - Brian Green

Special mention to Eddie Lo - Kraft Systems Australia whose generous sponsorship made this event a reality