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2020 Central Florida Classic Final Standings

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The results from the 2020 Central Florida Classic are in! All of the results are available at this download, or simple results are below. The Official results are:

Heavy Touring

PosPilot / Aircraft TypeWinning TakeoffWinning LandingOverall Score
1Warren Grobbelaar
180		187.75215.5403.25
2William Gilstrap
182		189.5304.5494
3Jimmy Gist
180K		284.5313597.5
4Jeff Stanford
182		193.66437630.66
5Sheldon Heatherington
182J		479.08199.58678.66
Notables: The shortest overall takeoff was 187.75 feet by Warren Grobbelaar and the shortest landing was 199.58 by Sheldon Heatherington.

Light Touring

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeWinning TakeoffWinning LandingOverall Score
1Jeff Pohl
170B		134.08185.08319.16
2Jughead Counsell
170B		190.91222.41413.32
3Joel Dopson
172		294.75211.16505.91
4Matthew Petersen
172		310.5320.41630.91
Notables: Jeff Pohl & Jughead Counsell were flying the same aircraft, Jeff’s 170B. Jeff had the shortest takeoff in the class at 134.08 and was 4 inches shorter than his qualifying score of 319’6′. The shortest landing was 185.08 feet, also by Jeff Pohl. Joel Dopson had the second shortest landing in the class at 211.16 feet.

Bush

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeWinning TakeoffWinning LandingOverall Score
1Austin Clemens
Husky A-1C		149.5117.41266.91
2Gary Ward
PA-18-150		133.66183.16316.82
3Chuck Kinberger
NX Cub		93.41246.5339.91
4Ryan Moran
PA-18-150		225.33246.5471.83
5Sam Barth
Husky A-1C		195.16332.08527.24
6Doug Smith
Husky A-1C		213.91343.41557.32
Notables: Austin Clemens (17 year old, STOL Competition Rookie) won the class with the shortest landing of the class at 117.41 feet using Aviat Husky A-1C. Second Place, Gary Ward, was also a rookie STOL competitor. Chuck Kinberger had the shortest and most consistent takeoffs at 93.41 ft and 94.5 feet.

Experimental

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeWinning TakeoffWinning LandingOverall Score
1Jay Stanford
JS Super Cub		68.16152.16220.32
2John Wisdom
AL18 MOAC		125.58158.5284.08
3Jan Eggenfellner
Zenith 750 Super		102.16184.66286.82
4Luke Spoor
AL18 MOAC		152.41183.91336.32
5Amir Bayani
Piper Vagabond Replica		160.66198.58359.24
6Greg Simmons
FX-2		172324.25496.25
Notables: Jan Eggenfellner had remarkably consistent runs with both runs only having a difference of .17 feet (2 inches) total. Jay Stanford’s first time in our competition, with the lowest takeoff distance of 87.5 feet. Jay also had the shortest landing distance at 152.16 feet. This is John Wisdom’s second consecutive 2nd place finish. He also placed 2nd in Lonestar STOL. Amir Bayani was also extremely consistent with landings at 198.58 feet and 197.08 feet.

Light Sport / Light Experimental

PosPilot/Aircraft TypeWinning TakeoffWinning LandingOverall Score
1Steve Henry
Highlander		43.1686.66129.82
2Connor Simmons
Cubcrafters CC11-160		96.7591.91188.66
3Cameron Simmons
Cubcrafters CC11-160		95134.16229.16
4Jon Humberd
Zenith 701		88142.58230.58
5Jim Crane
Carbon Cub SS		122.58197.91320.49
6Ted Bloemker
JA30 SuperSTOL		167167.5334.5
Notables: Steve Henry had the shortest takeoff in the class at 43.16 feet. The shortest landing was also Steve Henry at 86.66 feet. Landings were considerably more competitive, with Connor Simmons’ shortest landing at 91.91 feet. Tony Armour’s Takeoff and Landing distance were almost identical at 167 and 167.5 feet. Cameron and Connor Simmons are brothers with different Cubcrafters CC11s, but are remarkably close in the contest. Jon Humberd’s Round 2 landing distance was the max score because he opted not to stop.
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Central Florida Classic Qualifying

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Watch the full length qualifying above, the 3rd round of the day is fully produced, while rounds 1 and 2 are limited to individual cameras.

All scores on qualifying are in “Feet & Inches” As an example: 456.5 = 456, 5 inches.

The entire qualifying scores can be downloaded here:Download

Heavy Touring – Overall Qualifying Scores (Top 6 advance to finals)

Warren Grobbelaar456.5
William Gilstrap460.9
Jimmy Gist518.6
Jeff Stanford629.9
Sheldon Heatherington689

Light Touring – Overall Qualifying Scores (Top 6 advance to finals)

Jeff Pohl319.6
Jon “Jughead” Counsell398.2
Joel Dopson551.2
Matthew Peterson604.2

Bush – Overall Qualifying Scores (Top 6 advance to finals)

Chuck Kinberger283.8
Austin Clemens292.5
Gary Ward310.1
Sam Barth403.8
Ryan Moran468.5
Doug Smith531.9
John Young543
Barron Oglesby659

Experimental – Overall Qualifying Scores (Top 6 advance to finals)

Jay Stanford182.6
John Wisdom300.9
Jan Eggenfellner306.8
Amir Bayani345.9
Greg Simmons389.4
Luke Spoor408

Light Experimental – Overall Qualifying Scores (Top 6 advance to finals)

Steve Henry138.8
Connor Simmons180.7
Jon Humberd202.1
Cameron Simmons280.4
Jim Crane293.7
Tony Armour309.2
Gary Schmitt318.3
Jaden Newman320.7
Kristian Griewahn396
Tony Zorn411.2
Nicholas Poucher431.2
Daryl Hickman443.7
Cole Harris460.9
Hal Stockman585.2
Frank Mann588
Sean Stoltz588.1
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