Contest Board News (June 2025)

2025-26 NRC Events

For the 2025-26 Contest year, the following NRC events have been chosen...

1/2 A PD FAI

1/2 A SD FAI

1/2 A HD FAI

A RG FAI

C Egg Loft Altitude

A Altitude

This slate of events was chosen to support the increased participation of FAI contestants, especially juniors, in NRC and NARAM.

These events were also chosen to integrate NRC championship with US Team selection which will be held during NARAM-67.

The 2024-25 NRC closes 10 days before the official start of NARAM-66.  The last day of flying for 2024-25 NRC events is Friday June 13th, and results must be submitted within 7 days of the completion of the NRC sanctioned launch.  Results must be submitted by Friday June 20th.

The first day of flying NRC events for the 2025-26 contest year is Sunday June 29th.

Mentoring and Outreach

In conjunction with the increased selection of FAI events for NRC and NARAM, the contest board is actively trying to recruit, provide resources to and help train contestants to build and fly FAI models.

I am putting together a mentoring list so that anyone who needs some competition help can get in contact with someone who is willing to help.  Please add your name and contact info to the following spreadsheet if you would like to be contacted by those in need of competition help.

If you would like to get help with competition, then send me an email and I will see what we can do to help.

NAR Competition Mentor List

Competition Zoom Meeting

I will be hosting a monthly zoom for members who would like to talk about competition.

This is an open meeting for any NAR member who wants to see what is going on in competition.

Join in and meet with competitors from across the country. The next meeting will be held on Saturday June 14th at 9pm (ET). If there is a topic you would like to include, please send me an email.

 

Please register for the meeting using the following link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsceGgqT4rG90eSqEj2Za0TAcGNxykF9Ug

NRC Scoreboard

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Al de la Iglesia

NAR Contest Board Chair

narcbchair@nar.org

aiglesia@gmail.com

Contest Rocketry News (May 2025)

NARAM 66 Updates

NARAM 66 will have an evening swap shop available for NAR members to buy, sell and/or trade rocket stuff. NARAM 66 will have a sport range running separate from the contest range. The NARAM hotel has been chosen and a full schedule is online. Please visit the NARAM 66 webpage for more information and registration. Would you be interested in the availability of golf carts for use during NARAM 66? If so, please let me know by sending a message to aiglesia@gmail.com

2024-2025 USMRSC Rules Change Process

The voting window is now open for members to vote on the current RCP proposals that have been submitted. Go to the NAR website members only forum to read and comment on the proposals. Remember that all NAR members may participate in the RCP process.

Mentoring and Outreach

I am putting together a mentoring list so that anyone who needs some competition help can get in contact with someone who is willing to help.  Please add your name and contact info to the following spreadsheet if you would like to be contacted by those in need of competition help. If you would like to get help with competition, then send me an email and I will see what we can do to help.

NAR Competition Mentor List

Competition Zoom Meeting

I will be hosting a monthly zoom for members who would like to talk about competition. This is an open meeting for any NAR member who wants to see what is going on in competition.The next meeting will be held on Saturday May 10th at 9pm (ET). If there is a topic you would like to include, please send me an email. Join in and meet with competitors from across the country.Please register by using this link.

NRC Scoreboard

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Al de la Iglesia

NAR Contest Board Chair

narcbchair@nar.org

aiglesia@gmail.com

Contest Rocketry News (April 2025)

NARAM-66 Updates

NARAM-66 will now have a sport range running separate from the contest range. The NARAM hotel has been chosen and a full schedule is online. Please visit the NARAM 66 webpage for more information and registration.

2024-2025 USMRSC Rules Change Process

The comment window is now open for members to review and comment on the current RCP proposals that have been submitted. Go to the NAR website members only forum to read and comment on the proposals. Voting on the changes will happen soon and the schedule has been posted. Remember that all NAR members may participate in the RCP process.

Mentoring and Outreach

I am putting together a mentoring list so that anyone who needs some competition help can get in contact with someone who is willing to help.  Please add your name and contact info to the following spreadsheet if you would like to be contacted by those in need of competition help. If you would like to get help with competition, then send me an email and I will see what we can do to help.

NAR Competition Mentor List

Competition Zoom Meeting

I will be hosting a monthly zoom for members who would like to talk about competition. This is an open meeting for any NAR member who wants to see what is going on in competition. The next meeting will be held on Saturday April 12th at 9pm (ET). If there is a topic you would like to include, please send me an email. Join in and meet with competitors from across the country. Please register for the meeting using the following link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsceGgqT4rG90eSqEj2Za0TAcGNxykF9Ug

NRC Scoreboard

Get on the NRC scoreboard!

Al de la Iglesia

NAR Contest Board Chair

narcbchair@nar.org

aiglesia@gmail.com

Contest Rocketry News (March 2025)

2024-2025 USMRSC Rules Change Process

The comment window is now open for members to review and comment on the current RCP proposals that have been submitted. Go to the NAR website members only forum to read and comments on the proposals. The RCPs are located under the Competition Rocketry tab. Remember that all NAR members may participate in the RCP process.
 

Contest Rocketry News (February 2025)

2024-2025 USMRSC Rules Change Process

The comment window is now open for members to review and comment on the current RCP proposals that have been submitted. Go to the NAR website members only forum to read and comments on the proposals. The RCPs are located under the Competition tab. Remember that all NAR members may participate int the RCP process.

Mentoring and Outreach

I am putting together a mentoring list so that anyone who needs some competition help can get in contact with someone who is willing to help.  Please add your name and contact info to the following spreadsheet if you would like to be contacted by those in need of competition help. If you would like to get help with competition, then send me an email and I will see what we can to to help.

NAR Competition Mentor List

Competition Zoom Meeting

I will be hosting a monthly zoom for members who would like to talk about competition. This is an open meeting for any NAR member who wants to see what is going on in competition. The next meeting will be held on Saturday February 8th at 9pm (ET). If there is a topic you would like to include, please send me an email. Join in and meet with competitors from across the country. Please register by using this link.

NRC Scoreboard

Get on the NRC scoreboard!

Al de la Iglesia

NAR Contest Board Chair

Contest Board News (January 2025)

Mentoring and Outreach

I am putting together a mentoring list so that anyone who needs some competition help can get in contact with someone who is willing to help.  Please add your name and contact info to the following spreadsheet if you would like to be contacted by those in need of competition help.

NAR Competition Mentor List

Competition Zoom Meeting

I will be hosting a monthly zoom for members who would like to talk about competition. This is an open meeting for any NAR member who wants to see what is going on in competition. The next meeting will be held on Saturday January 11th at 9pm (ET). If there is a topic you would like to include, please send me an email. Join in and meet with competitors from across the country. Please register by using this link.

NRC Scoreboard

Get on the NRC Scoreboard!

Al de la Iglesia

NAR Contest Board Chair

Contest Board News (December 2024)

NARAM 66 Update

As reported on the NAR Forum by Steve Foster, NARAM 66 CD…

The new dates for NARAM 66 and CanAm Cup are now JUNE 23-29, 2025 (Monday to Sunday).  Along with a change in the area where we will be flying; we will be near SITE #4 (south west area of the AMA flying facilities).

Working with Matt Steele, CD of the CanAm Cup we have come up with the basic schedule for the field events. (Subject to change);

CanAm Cup / FAI flyers:

Monday -  S4 and S9

Tuesday - S2P, S8P, and S6 - (In rounds for FAI flyers)

Wednesday - S7 and S3 (In rounds in conjunction with NARAM contestants)

NARAM 66 flyers:

Wednesday - S6 (1/2A FAI SD) (NRC event no rounds, fly 2 flights anytime during day), S3 (1/2A FAI PD) (In rounds flown with FAI flyers)

Thursday - B RG, 1/2A Alt. and A Payload Altitude

Friday - B HD and D ELA

Saturday - Classic model and 1/4A FW

Sunday - Travel day, possible flying of next year's NRC flights if available?

As you can see there will be two separate events for S6 (1/2A FAI SD), this is due to rules for flying NRC events that currently do not allow multi-round events at NARAM.  For those who plan to fly in both the CanAm Cup and NARAM you will be flying each event separately (5 total flights, plus any fly off round).

S3 (1/2A FAI PD) will be flown as one event for all contestants.  This will be done in rounds, the rounds will not be consecutive so it will allow time for recovery and prep for the next round(s).  Flights will conform with FAI piston rules (no part of the launcher shall lose contact with the launcher assembly).

Mentoring and Outreach

I am putting together a mentoring list so that anyone who needs some competition help can get in contact with someone who is willing to help.  Please add your name and contact info to the following spreadsheet if you would like to be contacted by those in need of competition help.

NAR Competition Mentor List

Competition Zoom Meeting

I will be hosting a monthly zoom for members who would like to talk about competition. This is an open meeting for any NAR member who wants to see what is going on in competition. The next meeting will be held on Saturday December 14th at 9pm (ET). If there is a topic you would like to include, please send me an email. Join in and meet with competitors from across the country. Please register for the meeting using the following link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsceGgqT4rG90eSqEj2Za0TAcGNxykF9Ug

Upcoming FAI events

Arizona Cup Tucson, AZ 2/28 - 3/2

CanAm Cup Muncie, IN 6/23 - 6/25 @ NARAM-66

North Coast Cup Geneseo, NY 7/25 - 7/27

WSMC Zrenjanin, Serbia  8/21 - 8/28

Al de la Iglesia

NAR Contest Board Chair

narcbchair@nar.org

aiglesia@gmail.com