Cocklebarrow SAM 35

摘要

Having just entered the decade of the bus pass I felt it might be appropriate to investigate. I had forgotten (first signs?) about the Cocklebarrow SAM 35 event, but was working just up the road and passed it on the way home. So a quick diversion to introduce myself and take a couple of pictures on the Saturday meant lunch was delayed until about 5.30 p.m. A transgression all modellers are guilty of isn't it? As a result of this I managed to tee myself up for a visit on Sunday to see it all happen. The site is just above the village of Aldsworth set in the heart of the glorious Cotswolds Hills. Mother Nature could have been kinder with the weather and wind but many and varied models managed to cope with the conditions very well. A total of 65 models entered the event and 43 of these flew. Many of these were TomBoys and the irrepressible David Boddington managed to stage an impromptu contest. It was still going on when I left, and involved much checking of stopwatches, climbing high, and getting down as close to a permitted max. time as possible. The Cocklebarrow event is Organised by Paul Howkins, ably assisted by wife Val on the Tx control.