Reg Moore – Modeler of the Year - 1985

TPG newsletters suggest that Reggie (Reg) Moore joined the club in about 1981 and volunteered quickly to serve as Treasurer in 1982, continuing as Treasurer in 1983. In 1983 he began to try his luck with thermal duration contests, specifically for the popular 2-meter class, placing 10th out of 19 in the June contest. By October his luck was improving … he placed 9th out of 20.

In 1984 Reg continued once again as Treasurer. But by this time, he was also entering slope contests in addition to thermal duration, placing 8th of 9 in the March slope race at Torrey. In June 1984 at the club thermal contest, he placed 5th out of 14 in 2-meter, and 6th out of 19 in open. In August he placed third at the monthly TD contest in 2-meter. He finally placed first at the October TD contest in 2-meter and 5th in open. The skills were definitely improving!

Reg Moore – 1985 Modeler of the Year

As the TPG Board meetings were often held at his house, Reg continued as Treasurer again in 1985. This was at a time when people would regularly volunteer for new positions in the club, so to have someone hold an office for four years in a row was considered seriously above and beyond the call of duty. Reg kept flying and doing well at contests – and of course volunteered again in 1986 to serve as Treasurer. (why not?) By now Reg was routinely placing in the top 3 in contests. He’d finished 1985 in third overall in both Open Class TD and 2-meter TD.

In those days the annual award banquet was held in February instead of December to honor the prior year’s awards. So in 1986 the Awards Banquet (for effort in 1985) was held February 15 at the Jolly Roger Restaurant on Clairemont Mesa Blvd between Convoy and 163. Al Doig was the featured speaker, and showed slides of his recent trip flying RC in New Zealand and Australia. Also at the time, votes by the membership were cast for Member of the Year. And the race was tight with Reg Moore, Steven O’Leary, and Hap Merrifield nearly tying. But in the end, Reg won and the Modeler of the Year Award was presented to him given his long-standing service as Treasurer, and because “he has been involved in making many of the club activities successful and he is a heckuva nice guy besides.” His trophy was presented by the previous year’s winner John Menard.

Reg Moore at the December 1986 TPG meeting holding a test section of a wing for the “wing structure contest held at the meeting. Five entrants trying different rib/spar combinations to see which was strongest. The wings were load tested until failure using a “wing crusher” device.

Reg went on to still be Treasurer in 1987, but finally ended his term on the Board in 1988. It’s unclear what became of Reg thereafter but TPG appreciates his efforts to help keep the club financially solvent in the 1980s.