PacNW RC Tanker Battle Days in May

The Northwest Diivision Pacific Armor Corps (NORDPAC) will be conducting battles, demonstrations, and exhibitions on the following dates at the listed locations. Non-members welcome, loaner tanks available, special protocols apply to air-soft combatants. See the NORDPAC web site on Yahoo Groups, or the web site of the sponsoring organiztion for details.

5/18: at "Living History Day" at Camp Withycombe, Clackamas, OR, in cooperation with the Oregon Military Museum, and the Military Vehicle Collectors Club of Oregon. Set-up 0800, battles commence 1000, stand down 1500. As this is a secure facility of the ORNG a valid ID document will be required for entry onto the post.

5/25 & 26: at "Warbirds Weekend" in cooperation with the Keizer Radio Control Association, on the Keizer Brigade battlefield at the KRCA airstrip at 6763 Hwy 99E, Keizer, OR. Set-up 0800 1st day, battles commence 1000 daily, stand down 1500 daily.

5/27: at "Tank Fest Northwest 2013" in cooperation with the Flying Heritage Collection museum at Paine Field, Everett, WA. On display and operating will be the museum's Hetzer and a newly acquired M4 Sherman, and there will be firing demonstrations of one of their Flak 88s. Set-up 0700, battles commence 1000, stand down 1500. Participating NORDPAC members admitted free.

Stu N
NORDPAC XO

Do you have any events planned closer to Grants Pass?

Perhaps will be down that way in late June but would need a hosting organization with a useable site, even a public park would do, and an ability for the host to attract an audience or participants. Then we could ask for commitments from NORDPAC members to attend. We have been as far south as Coos Bay last year to support the stand up of a brigade (our term for chapter) under the auspices of a local RC air club. There is a brigade being organized now in Bend-La Pine.

Stu N
NORDPAC XO

Stu - There is a Father's Day festival in Pottsville every year that would be a good fit and place for a tank exhibition.  Golden Child knows more about that because he's been there with the local RC airplane club "Rogue Flyers".  Maybe he can chime in on this.

Checked the calendar for that event and it looks like 15 & 16 June are the dates involved. Unfortunately I have personal commitments that weekend (wedding anniversary, son's scouting event, daughter's soccer playoff games) but if there is a POC here perhaps details can be worked out sufficient enough to solicit participation by other NORDPAC members.

Thanks for the heads up.

Stu N
NORDPAC XO