This is
not the official page for Bowling Ball Loft records. You
can find that at the AHPRA
site here .
The record page
at AHPRA doesn't get updated often. The goal for this page is to be more
up-to-date and hopefully include a little extra information which may be useful
to anyone else looking to set or break a record...
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Altitude Competition
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Heavy - 16 pound ball
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| Motor Range |
Alt. in feet 1 |
Motor |
Set by |
Rocket Name |
Location |
Date |
| Unlimited |
25,200 |
P10000
6 x AMW
N4000 |
Gates Brothers |
Porthos II |
Balls 2002 |
9/21/2002 |
| J |
2,547 |
AT J800 |
Geoff Elder |
KH One |
Mallets Bay, VT (launch
from frozen Lake Champlain) |
3/15/2003
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| K |
6,416 |
AT K1050 |
Geoff Elder |
KH
One |
LDRS 22, Argonia, KS |
7/19/2003 |
| L |
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| M |
8,486 |
AMW M1850 |
Geoff Elder |
Lightning Strike |
LDRS 22, Argonia, KS |
7/18/2003 |
| N |
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| O |
12,111 3 |
N2000
4 x M1315W |
Gates Brothers |
Sumo |
LDRS 21, Amarillo, TX |
7/13/2002 |
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Lite - 8 pound ball
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| Motor Range |
Alt. in feet 1 |
Motor |
Set by |
Rocket Name |
Location |
Date |
| Unlimited |
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| I |
2,755
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CTI I540 |
Geoff Elder |
Ed, Edd n' Eddy |
LDRS 23, Geneseo, NY |
7/2/2004 |
| J |
5,885 |
AT J415 |
Geoff Elder |
Scooby Doo |
LDRS 21, Amarillo, TX |
7/13/2002 |
| K |
7,142
9,604 2 |
AT K550
AT K250 |
Geoff Elder
The Correll Brothers |
Scooby Doo
Bald is
Beautiful |
LDRS 21, Amarillo, TX
LDRS 20,
Lucerne, CA |
7/13/2002
7/22/2001 |
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| O |
12,111 3 |
N2000
4 x M1315W |
Gates Brothers |
Sumo |
LDRS 21, Amarillo, TX |
7/13/2002 |
Previous
Records |
| 16 Pound Unlimited |
17,423 |
P |
Tripoli Las Vegas |
Cherokee (another link
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2000? |
8 Pound I
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1,981
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AT I284
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Geoff Elder
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Stripes
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Mallets Bay, VT (launch from frozen Lake Champlain)
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3/8/2003
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8 Pound I
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1,933
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AT I284
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Geoff Elder
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Stripes
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Cobleskill, NY ( CTRA-NARCONN)
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9/7/2002
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Notes:
1. Altitude
must be sensed by barometric altimeter
2. At the
Bowling Ball Lite competition at LDRS 20 the Correll Brothers won with a
very light rocket called Bald is Beautiful. The altitude was measured by an
accelerometer but there were some issues because the rocket had a spiral path.
Since 2001 accelerometers can no longer be used for reporting altitudes in
this competition. Perhaps it wasn't this high, but it was still very high!
Personally, I don't think either record will stay long, altitudes above 10,000
feet are quite possible with the right rocket and a K motor.
3. 'Sumo'
was launched with both an 8 and a 16 pound bowling ball!
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Parachute Duration
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Heavy - 16 pound ball
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| Motor Range |
Duration |
Motor |
Set By |
Rocket Name |
Location |
Date |
| Unlimited |
22 Min |
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Mark Clark |
Thunderball |
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2000? |
| K |
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Lite - 8 pound ball
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| Motor Range |
Duration |
Motor |
Set By |
Rocket Name |
Location |
Date |
| Unlimited |
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I
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4 Min 10 sec
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CTI I540
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Geoff Elder
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Ed, Edd n' Eddy
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LDRS 23,
Geneseo, NY
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7/2/2004
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