The 2018 Big Spring Nationals wrapped up last week and although there were only three tasks it was a fun, safe and fair competition. Attila Bertok took first place with Davis Straub and Rudy Gotes in second and third respectively for the Open Class.
Open Class Top 10
| 1 | Attila Bertok | HUN | Moyes RX 5 Pro | Moyes | 933 | 902 | 967 | 2802 | ||
| 2 | Davis Straub | USA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | The Oz Report | 704 | 775 | 848 | 2327 | ||
| 3 | Rodolfo Gotes | MEX | Wills Wing T2C 144 | Vuelolibre.mx Wills wing Erick | 680 | 973 | 666 | 2319 | ||
| 4 | Robin Hamilton | USA | Aeros Combat 13 | 846 | 812 | 658 | 2316 | |||
| 5 | Larry Bunner | USA | Wills Wing T2C144 | Dangerous Toys, WW | 906 | 722 | 677 | 2305 | ||
| 6 | Erick Salgado | MEX | Moyes LSS 4 | yo | 560 | 859 | 839 | 2258 | ||
| 7 | John Simon | USA | Aeros Combat C 12.7 | US Aeros, Quest Air | 369 | 937 | 864 | 2170 | ||
| 8 | Derreck Turner | USA | Moyes RX 5 | Florida Ridge air park | 457 | 769 | 908 | 2134 | ||
| 9 | Zac Majors | USA | Wills Wing T2C 144 | Wills Wing, Flytec | 978 | 151 | 945 | 2074 | ||
| 10 | Kevin Carter | USA | Wills Wing T2C | Wills Wing, Flytec | 379 | 920 | 724 | 2023 |
Matt Pruett took first place in the Sport class with three solid performances on his U2 145. Zach Hazen and Pete Wall in second and third.
Sport Class Top 10
| 1 | Matt Pruett | USA | WW U2 145 | 976 | 994 | 876 | 2846 | |||
| 2 | Zachary Hazen | USA | Moyes Gecko 170 | Hazen Aerospace | 511 | 751 | 976 | 2238 | ||
| 3 | Pete Wall | CAN | Wills Wing U2C 160 | 133 | 811 | 819 | 1763 | |||
| 4 | Dan Lukaszewicz | USA | Wills Wing U2 c 160 | Blue Sky | 475 | 676 | 526 | 1677 | ||
| 5 | Charles Cozean | USA | Wills Wing U2 144 | 510 | 273 | 791 | 1574 | |||
| 6 | Adam Smith | USA | Wills Wing U2 145 | 507 | 655 | 403 | 1565 | |||
| 7 | Sara Weaver | USA | Wills Wing Sport2 135 | Wills Wing | 970 | 446 | 127 | 1543 | ||
| 8 | Tim Delaney | USA | Wills Wing Sport 2 135 | 649 | 269 | 615 | 1533 | |||
| 9 | Mitch Sorby | USA | Wills Wing UltraSport 147 | 577 | 887 | 48 | 1512 | |||
| 10 | Jose Sandoval | GUA | U2 160 | Asociacion de Vuelo Libre de Guatemala | 67 | 913 | 528 | 1508 |
Check out Dave Aldrich and Kendrick Stallard’s 5 part web series coverage of the Sport Class: