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LARKS World Championship F3D/F5D Pylon Race USA Time Trials:

The best in the USA competing for a coveted position on the USA FAI F3D and F5D team!

Every two years, teams from around the world meet to compete to determine the top country. For F3D (glow) and F5D (electric) FAI pylon, that will be in the Netherlands in 2023. To determine who will represent Team USA, we will be holding the Time Trials at the LARKS field in Tavares, FL this November! With speeds exceeding 205 mph, they race 10 laps around the pylons against the clock for one of 3 positions on Team USA!

Event Schedule

World Championship F3D/F5D Pylon Race USA Time Trials was last hosted by LARKS on November 5th - 6th, 2022

Event Results

Congratulations to the top 3 U.S. competitors - TEAM USA for the 2023 World Championship!!

Here are the final race results:

F3D class - 2022 USA Time Trials

10 participants registered.

Name	Total Time	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12
Gino Del Ponte	514.95	57.98	57.39	58.38	56.8	62.14	57.74	56.14	58.52	58.16	62.41	56.57	55.79
Randy Bridge	527.49	62.78	57.8	63.6	57.29	57.92	58.7	58.91	57.36	71.75	64.22	59.21	57.52
Anthony Hemken	527.52	57.73	57.44	60.35	200	65.34	58.99	58.81	61.44	59.28	58.04	58.64	58.24
Carlo Perella	544.03	63.71	58.35	62.72	57.76	63.9	200	60.73	65.78	58.86	59.56	65.56	58.44
Gary Freeman Jr.	544.99	61.18	200	60.35	61.44	60.25	61.97	65.36	60.89	59.96	200	59.4	59.55
Matt Fehling	545.93	63.99	200	56.84	200	62.67	61.44	58.99	200	64.33	56.91	57.77	62.99
Eddie Melville	585.45	67.79	200	61.87	68.95	63.39	76.01	62.06	68.04	200	69.7	63.16	60.49
Gabriel Tahhan	685.89	63.71	59.52	59.24	200	200	200	200	64.84	59.84	59.47	59.72	59.55
Leo Nordell	716.78	60.25	200	66.33	60.96	59.85	67.74	71.2	62.04	200	68.41	200	200
Dennis Cranfill	1388.67	200	60.68	200	200	68.15	59.84	200	200	200	200	200	200

Legend: Red = DQ Penalty / Yellow = 10% Infringement Penalty Added / Black = Dropped Score
Results as of 2023-11-28 02:03:23pm

F3D Pilots Lap Data - 2022 USA Time Trials
Pilot	Link
Randy Bridge	View Lap Details
Dennis Cranfill	View Lap Details
Gino Del Ponte	View Lap Details
Matt Fehling	View Lap Details
Gary Freeman Jr.	View Lap Details
Anthony Hemken	View Lap Details
Eddie Melville	View Lap Details
Leo Nordell	View Lap Details
Carlo Perella	View Lap Details
Gabriel Tahhan	View Lap Details

F3D Heats - 2022 USA Time Trials

R.H

Lane 1

1.1

Leo Nordell 60.25

1.2

Gary Freeman Jr. 61.18

1.3

Gino Del Ponte 57.98

1.4

Anthony Hemken 57.73

1.5

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

1.6

Matt Fehling 58.17
Infring

1.7

Randy Bridge 57.07
Infring

1.8

Gabriel Tahhan 57.92
Infring

1.9

Eddie Melville 67.79

1.10

Carlo Perella 57.92
Infring

2.1

Gary Freeman Jr. Disqual

2.2

Gino Del Ponte 57.39

2.3

Anthony Hemken 57.44

2.4

Dennis Cranfill 60.68

2.5

Matt Fehling Disqual

2.6

Randy Bridge 57.8

2.7

Gabriel Tahhan 59.52

2.8

Eddie Melville Disqual

2.9

Carlo Perecca 58.35

2.10

Leo Nordell Disqual

3.1

Gino Del Ponte 58.38

3.2

Anthony Hemken 60.35

3.3

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

3.4

Matt Fehling 56.84

3.5

Randy Bridge 57.82
Infring

3.6

Gabriel Tahhan 59.24

3.7

Eddie Melville 61.87

3.8

Carlo Perecca 57.02
Infring

3.9

Leo Nordell 60.3
Infring

3.10

Gary Freeman Jr. 60.35

4.1

Anthony Hemken Disqual

4.2

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

4.3

Matt Fehling Disqual

4.4

Randy Bridge 57.29

4.5

Gabriel Tahhan Disqual

4.6

Eddie Melville 62.68
Infring

4.7

Carlo Perecca 57.76

4.8

Leo Nordell 60.96

4.9

Gary Freeman Jr. 61.44

4.10

Gino Del Ponte 56.8

5.1

Dennis Cranfill 61.95
Infring

5.2

Matt Fehling 56.97
Infring

5.3

Randy Bridge 57.92

5.4

Gabriel Tahhan Disqual

5.5

Eddie Melville 63.39

5.6

Carlo Perecca 58.09
Infring

5.7

Leo Nordell 59.85

5.8

Gary Freeman Jr. 60.25

5.9

Gino Del Ponte 56.49
Infring

5.10

Anthony Hemken 59.4
Infring

6.1

Matt Fehling 61.44

6.2

Randy Bridge 58.7

6.3

Gabriel Tahhan Disqual

6.4

Eddie Melville 76.01

6.5

Carlo Perecca Disqual

6.6

Leo Nordell 61.58
Infring

6.7

Gary Freeman Jr. 61.97

6.8

Gino Del Ponte 57.74

6.9

Anthony Hemken 58.99

6.10

Dennis Cranfill 59.84

7.1

Randy Bridge 58.91

7.2

Gabriel Tahhan Disqual

7.3

Eddie Melville 62.06

7.4

Carlo Perecca 60.73

7.5

Leo Nordell 64.73
Infring

7.6

Gary Freeman Jr. 59.42
Infring

7.7

Gino Del Ponte 56.14

7.8

Anthony Hemken 58.81

7.9

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

7.10

Matt Fehling 58.99

8.1

Gabriel Tahhan 64.84

8.2

Eddie Melville 61.85
Infring

8.3

Carlo Perecca 59.8
Infring

8.4

Leo Nordell 62.04

8.5

Gary Freeman Jr. 60.89

8.6

Gino Del Ponte 58.52

8.7

Anthony Hemken 61.44

8.8

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

8.9

Matt Fehling Disqual

8.10

Randy Bridge 57.36

9.1

Eddie Melville Disqual

9.2

Carlo Perecca 58.86

9.3

Leo Nordell Disqual

9.4

Gary Freeman Jr. 59.96

9.5

Gino Del Ponte 58.16

9.6

Anthony Hemken 59.28

9.7

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

9.8

Matt Fehling 58.48
Infring

9.9

Randy Bridge 65.23
Infring

9.10

Gabriel Tahhan 59.84

10.1

Carlo Perecca 59.56

10.2

Leo Nordell 62.19
Infring

10.3

Gary Freeman Jr. Disqual

10.4

Gino Del Ponte 56.74
Infring

10.5

Anthony Hemken 58.04

10.6

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

10.7

Matt Fehling 56.91

10.8

Randy Bridge 58.38
Infring

10.9

Gabriel Tahhan 59.47

100

10.10

Eddie Melville 63.36
Infring

101

11.1

Leo Nordell Disqual

102

11.2

Gary Freeman Jr. 59.4

103

11.3

Gino Del Ponte 56.57

104

11.4

Anthony Hemken 58.64

105

11.5

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

106

11.6

Matt Fehling 57.77

107

11.7

Randy Bridge 59.21

108

11.8

Gabriel Tahhan 59.72

109

11.9

Eddie Melville 63.16

110

11.10

Carlo Perecca 59.6
Infring

111

12.1

Gary Freeman Jr. 59.55

112

12.2

Gino Del Ponte 55.79

113

12.3

Anthony Hemken 58.24

114

12.4

Dennis Cranfill Disqual

115

12.5

Matt Fehling 57.26
Infring

116

12.6

Randy Bridge 57.52

117

12.7

Gabriel Tahhan 59.55

118

12.8

Eddie Melville 60.49

119

12.9

Carlo Perecca 58.44

120

12.10

Leo Nordell Disqual

F3D Pilots - 2022 USA Time Trials
Pilot	Lane	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12
Bridge, Randy	1	7	16	25	34	43	52	61	80	89	98	107	116
Cranfill, Dennis	1	5	14	23	32	41	60	69	78	87	96	105	114
Del Ponte, Gino	1	3	12	21	40	49	58	67	76	85	94	103	112
Fehling, Matt	1	6	15	24	33	42	51	70	79	88	97	106	115
Freeman Jr., Gary	1	2	11	30	39	48	57	66	75	84	93	102	111
Hemken, Anthony	1	4	13	22	31	50	59	68	77	86	95	104	113
Melville, Eddie	1	9	18	27	36	45	54	63	72	81	100	109	118
Nordell, Leo	1	1	20	29	38	47	56	65	74	83	92	101	120
Perella, Carlo	1	10	19	28	37	46	55	64	73	82	91	110	119
Tahhan, Gabriel	1	8	17	26	35	44	53	62	71	90	99	108	117

F3E class - 2022 USA Time Trials

4 participants registered.

Name	Total Time	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12
Bruce Brown	579.74	66.01	65.12	62.68	65.26	62.97	64.41	64.92	63.93	65.59	64.86	200	200
Brody Freeman	736.34	85.72	82.41	82.09	81.56	79.77	84.84	81.98	200	77.26	84.05	82.38	200
Otto Dieffenbach	927.01	90.5	200	99.73	81.94	77.95	200	102.54	99.45	90.95	83.95	200	200
Trey Witte	1128.98	65.47	64.33	68.86	64.2	200	66.12	200	200	200	200	200	200

Legend: Red = DQ Penalty / Yellow = 10% Infringement Penalty Added / Black = Dropped Score
Results as of 2023-11-28 02:03:23pm

F3E Pilots Lap Data - 2022 USA Time Trials
Pilot	Link
Bruce Brown	View Lap Details
Otto Dieffenbach	View Lap Details
Brody Freeman	View Lap Details
Trey Witte	View Lap Details

F3E Heats - 2022 USA Time Trials

R.H

Lane 1

1.1

Otto Dieffenbach 90.5

1.2

Bruce Brown 66.01

1.3

Trey Witte 65.47

1.4

Brody Freeman 85.72

2.1

Bruce Brown 65.12

2.2

Trey Witte 64.33

2.3

Brody Freeman 82.41

2.4

Otto Dieffenbach Disqual

3.1

Trey Witte 68.86

3.2

Brody Freeman 82.09

3.3

Otto Dieffenbach 90.66
Infring

3.4

Bruce Brown 62.68

4.1

Brody Freeman 81.56

4.2

Otto Dieffenbach 81.94

4.3

Bruce Brown 65.26

4.4

Trey Witte 64.2

5.1

Otto Dieffenbach 77.95

5.2

Bruce Brown 62.97

5.3

Trey Witte Disqual

5.4

Brody Freeman 79.77

6.1

Bruce Brown 64.41

6.2

Trey Witte 66.12

6.3

Brody Freeman 84.84

6.4

Otto Dieffenbach Disqual

7.1

Trey Witte Disqual

7.2

Brody Freeman 81.98

7.3

Otto Dieffenbach 93.22
Infring

7.4

Bruce Brown 64.92

8.1

Brody Freeman Disqual

8.2

Otto Dieffenbach 99.45

8.3

Bruce Brown 63.93

8.4

Trey Witte Disqual

9.1

Otto Dieffenbach 90.95

9.2

Bruce Brown 65.59

9.3

Trey Witte Disqual

9.4

Brody Freeman 77.26

10.1

Bruce Brown 64.86

10.2

Trey Witte Disqual

10.3

Brody Freeman 76.41
Infring

10.4

Otto Dieffenbach 83.95

11.1

Trey Witte Disqual

11.2

Brody Freeman 74.89
Infring

11.3

Otto Dieffenbach Disqual

11.4

Bruce Brown Disqual

12.1

Brody Freeman Disqual

12.2

Otto Dieffenbach Disqual

12.3

Bruce Brown Disqual

12.4

Trey Witte Disqual

F3E Pilots - 2022 USA Time Trials
Pilot	Lane	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12
Brown, Bruce	1	2	5	12	15	18	21	28	31	34	37	44	47
Dieffenbach, Otto	1	1	8	11	14	17	24	27	30	33	40	43	46
Freeman, Brody	1	4	7	10	13	20	23	26	29	36	39	42	45
Witte, Trey	1	3	6	9	16	19	22	25	32	35	38	41	48

Event Details

A three day event, with registration, practice, and inspections on Friday, and Time Trials on Saturday and Sunday.
Come see the 'best of the best' from across the US compete! LARKS member Randy Bridge is the current F3D World Record holder!

Have questions or need more information about this event, contact us via email at: pylon@larksrcclub.com or call: Scotty Smithwick at 352-989-4169 or Greg Cardillo at 248-431-2851.

Please note: Lake County mandates no open flame or smoking on property. Thank you for your cooperation!

Competition

AMA Pylon rulebook events F3D and F5D: AMA Pylon Racing Rules
AMA Membership required, Functional Fail-Safe required. Aircraft inspections on Friday.
Rich's Brew fuel DONATED for contestants (Thank You!).

Registration Information:

Participant Registration for the World Championship F3D/F5D Pylon Race USA Time Trials is handled by Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). Pre-registration with AMA is required.

Maps and Directions

LARKS Field, 13251 Frankies Road, Tavares, FL 32778

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Our flying field is located in the Lake County Landfill on Frankies Road in Tavares off CR 561 - .75 miles south of CR 448 or 3.2 miles north of CR 48 in Astatula.

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Lodging Information

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Hotel Accomodations:

Inn on the Green Florida
700 East Burleigh Boulevard, Tavares, FL 32778 (6 miles away)
Phone: (877) 220-2687 / (352) 343-6373