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The Remote Control Association of Central
Florida held its annual Tangerine RC Pylon
Race December 1-3, 2006, in Apopka, Florida,
with a total of 79 pilots participating.
This race was also a memorial event held in
honor of beloved fellow racer Cliff Telford.
Cliff was a competitive Pylon racer; he held many
national and world titles. He and his wife
Nancy rarely missed an event; she was
usually working the contest. Cliff was also
extremely involved in AMA's Scholarship
Program; he was an active participant with
the committee until his passing in 2005.
Stephen Vaclav won the Quickie 500 event with his Neme-Q
Plus, which has been his model of choice
since he started racing. Stephen's win
pleased Nancy Telford since Stephen was an
AMA scholarship winner when Cliff was on the
Scholarship Committee.
"Cliff and I both witnessed the growing potential that
Stephen exhibited," she said. "Besides being
an excellent Pylon racer, strongly supported
by his family, he is a fine young man and
successful college student."
"Cliff Telford was a friend, mentor, and played an
instrumental role in my applying for the AMA
scholarship," said Stephen. "To win the 428
event at the Cliff Telford Memorial Race is
an honor I shall always remember."
Stephen is currently a senior at the University of
Central Florida majoring in mechanical
engineering, where he will graduate in May
2007 with a 3.93 grade-point average.
Stephen is also employed at Lockheed Martin
Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando,
Florida.
The AMA scholarship Stephen received in fall 2002
allowed him to focus on his studies without
having to worry about money his freshman
year.
MA
—MA
Staff
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