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2008 EMRR Challenge

[Star] Rocket Give-Away Winner[Star]
(March 15, 2007)
Geoffrey Kerbel
Estes Candian Arrow
(sponsored by Guest: Chan Stevens)

(Go to previous winners)

2008 rules and ways to get entered, here's how:

  • Must be on the Announcement eList to be eligible (Note: This is not a discussion list, so there is low usage. It will not fill your in-box! It is used by EMRR to announce updates and special information only.)
  • 8 entries - Submit a Review on any KIT on the EMRR Hit List using the format guidelines (+1 with a good picture)
  • 4 entries - Submit a Review on any kit or M.O.P.S. not already in the archive, using the format guidelines (+1 with a good picture)
  • 2 entries - Submit a Review on any kit or M.O.P.S. already in the archive, using the format guidelines (+1 with a good picture)
  • 8 entries - Submit a Featured Tip article with relevant pictures
  • 4 entries - Submit a Rocket Specific Tip using the submission form
  • 4 entries - Submit a Story using the submission form
  • 1 entry - Use the Review Feedback form to provide a meaningful feedback

The winner agrees to write a kit review using the format guidelines included in EMRR's site. Previous winners are eligible for future Rocket Give-Away. EMRR assumes no responsibility for the kit once it leaves our location. EMRR is not liable for any damages or injury caused by the assembly or use of the kit.

Date Reason Winner Rocket Product Sponsor
3/15/2008 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Geoffrey Kerbel Estes Canadian Arrow Guest
3/15/2008 Special - Super Hit List Jon Chrisman $114 Shopping Spree EMRR
12/23/2008 "Uniquely Finished" Photo Contest      
  1st Todd Mullin Madcow Momba Madcow Rockets
  2nd Tom Krawczyk SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  3rd Beth Zastempowski Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  4th Geoffrey Kerbel Red River Rocket Preditor Red River Rockets
  5th Joy Sills Model Minutes XFLR-7 EMRR
12/15/2007 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Joy Sills Heavenly Hobbies Back Draft EMRR
9/15/2007 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Peter Davidson Model Minutes Luduc 22 & G-75 EMRR
    Peter Davidson Squirrel Works Tuber EMRR
8/14/2007 Special - Super Hit List Ron Wirth $114 Shopping Spree EMRR
9/11/2007 Rocket Video Contest #1      
  1st Steve Kristal Booster Vision GearCam Booster Vision
  2nd Cliff Oliver Aerotech Mustang Aerotech
  3rd Ron Wirth Sirius Interrogator Sirius Rocketry
  4th Jeff Lane MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  5th Kyle Cornelius SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  6th Greg Lane 50 Yr Space Exploration DVD EMRR
  7th Ian Cinnamon Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  8th Clair Mills Rockets LDRS Video EMRR
  9th Matt Gillard Quest Nike-Terrior & Shuttle Intrepid Quest Aerospace
7/25/2007 Virtual Rocket Contest #13      
  1st Chan Stevens Squirrel Works Cloud Warrior Squirrel Works
    Chan Stevens PML Callisto Public Missiles
  2nd Todd Mullin ASP WAC Corporal ASP
    Todd Mullin Binder Spike Binder Designs
  3rd Andy Peart Quest Nike-Terrior & Shuttle Intrepid Quest Aerospace
    Andy Peart LOC Graduator LOC
  4th Ron Wirth FlisKits Cheetah FlisKits
    Ron Wirth Aerotech Initiator Aerotech
  5th Dave Austerberry Apogee SmartSim Apogee Components
    Dave Austerberry Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  6th Ian Cinnamon SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
6/15/2007 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Chan Stevens USR Rear-Ejection EMRR
4/15/2007 Virtual Rocket Contest #12      
  1st Bruce Levison Semroc SLS Hustler Guest
  2nd Todd Mullin Sunward Liberator Guest
  3rd Andy Peart Sunward SU47 Guest
  4th Ben Levison BoRockets X-Factor BoRockets
  5th Jacob Gold Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  6th Chris Halinaty RocketHead RHR 2003 BRS Hobbies
  7th Ron Wirth SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  Bonus Jacob Gold FlisKits Flea FlisKits
3/15/2007 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Dave Brunsting USR Long Tall Sally EMRR
1/1/2007 2006 EMRR Challenge      
  Gold Kyle Yawn $300 Shopping Spree Countdown Hobbies
  Silver Matt Gillard $150 Vintage Shopping Spree Model Rocket Shop
  Bronze Geof Givens Qmodeling ANDROMEDA QModeling
  Bonus Jeff Lane ARC 1318 PSR ARC
  Bonus Todd Mullin Qmodeling SI & Rocket Stands QModeling
  Met Goal Drake Damerau Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Clive Davis Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Geof Givens Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Matt Gillard Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Bob Harrington Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Geoffrey Kerbel Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Todd Mullin Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Peter Stanley Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Chan Stevens Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Scott Turnbull Model Minutes Spider EMRR
  Met Goal Kyle Yawn Model Minutes Spider EMRR
12/15/2006 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away James Gartrell 2007 EMRR Calendar EMRR
11/15/2006 Design this Spaceship Contest #1      
  1st Drake Damerau Sirius Refit U.S.S. Atlantis Sirius Rocketry
  2nd Geoffrey Kerbel Qmodeling SNOOPER QModeling
  3rd John Thompson Thrustline Starship Electra Thrustline
  4th Peter Stanley PML Little Lunar Express Public Missiles
  5th Todd Mullin $50 Gift Certificate Guest
  6th David Hoffmeier Aerotech Cheetah Aerotech
  7th Chan Stevens Peter Always Saturn JonRockets.com
  8th Scott Turnbull SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  9th Kathy Miller Model Minutes 6-Pack EMRR
  10th Andrew Skinner Squirrel Works Interstellar Probe Squirrel Works
  11th Clive Davis Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
9/15/2006 Virtual Rocket Contest #11      
  1st Bob Cox $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  2nd Bruce Levison SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  3rd Todd Mullin MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  4th David Allen DMB Launch Controller Cowboy Rocketry
  5th Aaron Head Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  6th Dave Austerberry $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  7th Joe Allen Rocket T-Shirt T & M Embroidary
  8th Andy Peart Skill Level 2 Model Rockets Apogee Components
9/15/2006 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Thomas Rackers Model Minutes G-200 Carrier EMRR
7/1/2006 Special - BRS Promotional Keith Hamel Estes Jayhawk (Classic OOP) BRS Hobbies
6/15/2006 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Kyle Yawn Estes Sissor Wing & Semroc cc:SpacePlane EMRR
5/15/2006 Virtual Rocket Contest #10      
  1st Bob Cox Sirius Decal Set Sirius Rocketry
  2nd David Allen $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  3rd Chan Stevens Pemberton 3FNC Pemberton Technology
  4th Andy Peart Semroc Hydra VII Guest
  5th Todd Mullin Semroc Squire Guest
  6th Ben Levison Estes Exo-Skell & Nike-K Guest
  7th Phil Handley Always Scale-Bash Book Guest
  8th Bill Cooke SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  9th Dave Austerberry $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  10th Douglas Gardei Shockcord Set Shockcords.com
4/15/2006 "Pets and Rockets" Photo Contest      
  1st Geof Givens Qmodeling MRS-HAWKEYE QModeling
  2nd Art Applewhite SpaceCAD Software SpaceCAD
  3rd Roy Lappalainen MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  4th Lise Marshall DG&A Mini Sonik-Blast DG&A Rocketry
  5th Dick Stafford Xavien XSSET01 G-Switch Xavien
  6th Peter Carvajal no response to eList none
  7th Kyle Yawn $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  8th Mike Schneider 2x Rocket T-Shirts T & M Embroidary
  9th Clive Davis FlisKits MicroMaxx Kit Set FlisKits
  10th Bob Cox $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  11th Bob Harrington Thrustline Black Shadow Thrustline
3/15/2006 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Geof Givens Estes Outlander EMRR
1/23/2006 Virtual Rocket Contest #9      
  1st Bob Cox Qmodeling MRS-BULLPUP QModeling
  2nd David Allen $20 Gift Certificate FlisKits
  3rd Bruce Levison $10 Gift Certificate ASP
  4th Claude Paquin $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  5th Michael Pontikos Semroc Hydra VII Guest
  6th Todd Mullin Model Minutes G-200 Carrier EMRR
  7th Bill Cooke Skill Level 2 Model Rockets Apogee Components
12/16/2005 2005 EMRR Challenge      
  Gold Drake Damerau $300 Discount Rocketry Shopping Spree Discount Rocketry
    Drake Damerau $300 Discount Rocketry Shopping Spree EMRR
  Silver Geoffrey Kerbel $150 Semroc Shopping Spree Semroc
    Geoffrey Kerbel $150 Semroc Shopping Spree Guest
  Bronze Michael Mangieri Cosmodrome Black Brant II EMRR
  Bonus Bob Harrington Full Set of Art Applewhite Saucers Art Applewhite
  Met Goal Lance Alligood EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Steve Carr EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Drake Damerau EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Clive Davis EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Bill Eichelberger EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Bob Harrington EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Geoffrey Kerbel EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Jeff Lane EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Michael Mangieri EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Layne Pemberton EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Joe Policy EMRR on CD EMRR
  Met Goal Chan Stevens EMRR on CD EMRR
12/15/2005 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Greg Lane FlisKits Long Overdue & Proconsul EMRR
12/1/2005 "Nekkid" Photo Contest      
  9th Bill Eichelberger Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  8th Dave Landry Squirrel Works X-RV Squirrel Works
  7th Vincent Szabo USR Scout U.S. Rockets
  6th Steve Carr Model Minutes G-200 Carrier EMRR
  5th Lance Alligood $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  4th Dick Stafford Turned Mercury Capsule NC Guest
  3rd Todd Mullin $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  2nd Michael Wilkins $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  1st Mark Thompson Qmodeling MRS-Viper QModeling
9/15/2005 Virtual Rocket Contest #8      
  1st Chan Stevens Qmodeling MRS-VIPER QModeling
  2nd Dave Austerberry Aerotech Mustang Aerotech
  3rd Steve Naquin Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  4th Douglas Gardei Estes Sissor Wing Guest
  5th Andy Peart 2x Edmonds Cici Guest
  6th Jeff Lane Estes Exo-Skell Guest
  7th Brandon Harrison MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  8th Chris Coffin $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  9th Jim Myers Building Skill Level 1 CD Apogee Components
9/15/2005 Quarterly Rocket Give-Away Matthew McFarland USR Micro-Interroc U.S. Rockets
    Matthew McFarland Model Minutes Space Racer EMRR
9/1/2005 "NASROC" Photo Contest      
  1st Dick Stafford Spaceship Handbook ARA Press
  2nd Todd Mullin Scratch Builders Assort Red Arrow Hobbies
  3rd Art Applewhite Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  4th Adam Palmer FlisKits Starload Guest
  5th Geoffrey Kerbel 2x Rowes Retainers Rowes Retainers
  6th Bill Eichelberger Qmodeling MRS-ROGUE QModeling
  7th Jerry Malondy Peter Always Astrobee 1500 JonRockets.com
  8th Kyle Cornelius USR MiniRoc 1.2 U.S. Rockets
  9th Layne Pemberton USR Scout U.S. Rockets
  10th Michael Nipper Model Minutes Space Racer EMRR
7/1/2005 Special - BRS Promotional Keith Hamel DynaStar Snarky BRS Hobbies
6/15/2005 Quarterly Give-Away Peter Reed Model Minutes M.O.M. EMRR
    Peter Reed USR Fire & Forget U.S. Rockets
5/15/2005 Caption Photo Contest - Redux      
  1st Art Applewhite SN#1 Interceptor MicroClassics
  2nd Chris Guidry Black Brant II Red Arrow Hobbies
  3rd Dick Stafford MRS-STILETTO QModeling
  4th Steve Kristal Model Minutes G-200 EMRR
  5th David Marshall $40 Gift Certificate Fat Cat Rockets
  6th Dennis McClain-Furmanski $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  7th Greg Elder $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  8th Tim Breland $25 Gift Certificate Rockethead
  9th Jon Revelle MicRoc U.S. Rockets
  10th Steve Carr Scout U.S. Rockets
  11th Jake Alexander Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
5/1/2005 Virtual Rocket Contest #7      
  1st Nick Esselman XROC Prototype Cycline3
  2nd Chan Stevens Mini-Sonik Blast DG&A Rocketry
  3rd Bob Cox Apogee RS8 Upgrade Apogee Components
  4th Claude Paquin Machfever Rocketman Ent.
  5th Bruce Levison Estes Hi-Flier, Semroc Swift, Flistkits Over Drive EMRR
  6th Jeff Lane MiniRoc 1.2 U.S. Rockets
  7th Dave Austerberry Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  8th Steve Naquin Fire & Forget U.S. Rockets
3/15/2005 Quarterly Give-Away Rick Chartres Model Minutes G-200 Carrier & Quest X-15 Space Plane EMRR
3/4/2005 Virtual Rocket Contest #6      
  1st Bob Cox USR Tall Tail 10 U.S. Rockets
  2nd Claude Paquin FlisKits Richter Recker FlisKits
  3rd Dave Austerberry ASP Tall Boy BRS Hobbies
  4th Chris Coffin Estes Mean Machine Guest
  5th Chan Stevens CFX-SIX FOOTER Sunward Aerospace
1/31/2005 BRS Design Contest      
  1st Geoffrey Kerbel $75.00 Gift Certificate BRS Hobbies
  2nd Michael K. Nipper $50.00 Gift Certificate BRS Hobbies
  3rd Charles Delaney $30.00 Gift Certificate BRS Hobbies
  4th Brock Freeman $15.00 Gift Certificate BRS Hobbies
  5th Robert Davis $ 5.00 Gift Certificate BRS Hobbies
1/28/2005 "On Display" Photo Contest      
  1st Jeremy Silas Aerotech Warthog Aerotech
  2nd R.S. Barker $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  3rd Scott Goebel MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  4th Christopher Mancuso MRS-STILETTO QModeling
  5th Chris Coffin $40 Gift Certificate Fat Cat Rockets
  6th Michael Wilkins $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  7th David Marshall US Rockets Aero-Roc U.S. Rockets
  8th Jeff Lane $15 Gift Certificate RocketGuts
  9th Kathy Miller Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  10th Dick Stafford $15 Gift Certificate RocketGuts
12/15/2004 Quarterly Give-Away Steve Ramberg Model Minutes Space Racer, "EMRR on CD" EMRR
    Steve Ramberg Quest Aerobee-Hi Guest
11/15/2004 Virtual Rocket Contest #5      
  1st Dave Austerberry Apogee RockSim V8 Upgrade Apogee Components
  2nd Doug Gardei $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  3rd Jeff Caldwell $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  4th Jim Myers MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  5th Bruce Levison Estes Black Brant II Guest
  6th Chan Stevens Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  7th Todd Mullin $10 Gift Certificate RocketGuts
9/15/2004 Quarterly Give-Away Dennis McClain-Furmanski Quest M2Q2 Lifting Body and Super Cruiser Guest
9/14/2004 Rocket Proverbs Contest      
  Overall 1st Edward Shihadeh MRS-STILETTO QModeling
  Top Choice 1st Peter Valenteen SpaceCAD 3.0 SpaceCAD
  Top Choice 2nd Jim Myers MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  Top Choice 3rd Bruce Levison Quest Harpoon AGM Guest
  Funniest 1st James Gartrell Aerotech Cheetah Aerotech
  Funniest 2nd Scott Turnbull Cycline3 Silver Streak Cycline3
  Funniest 3rd Stuart Lenz Blink Family + Parachutes Rockethead
  Most True 1st Mike Mistele $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  Most True 2nd Scott Simka JX-1 Kit Squirrel Works
  Most True 3rd Jeff Short $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
9/1/2004 Company Logo Contest      
  Winner Alan Tuskes EAT Triatomic EMRR
  Winner Jim Myers FlisKits Deuce's Wild UnderDog Rockets
  Winner Alan Tuskes FlisKits Freedom Forge Rebar Rockets
  Winner Bill Krosney Estes Guardian Total Thrust
7/18/2004 "Show Me the Blue" Photo Contest      
  1st Frank Ross Spaceship Handbook ARA Press
  2nd Scott Turnbull Aerotech Initiator Aerotech
  3rd David Marshall QuickBurst $20 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  4th Jacques Beausejour SpaceCAD 3.0 SpaceCAD
  5th Dirk Heun (no EMRR eList reply) none
  6th David Stout $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  7th Donald Ball Cycline3 Silver Streak Cycline3
  8th Michael Dennis USRockets Fire&Forget U.S. Rockets
  9th Jacob Dennis Fat Boy Enhancement Kit Thrustline
  10th Niall Oswald RHR 2003 + Parachute Rockethead
7/4/2004 Virtual Rocket Contest #4      
  1st Bill Krosney EAT Triatomic EMRR
  2nd Bob Cox $20 Gift Certificate JonRockets.com
  3rd Bruce Levison Battle Axe Kit + Parachutes Rockethead
  4th Scott Messina Apogee RockSim Guest
  5th Frank Ross MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  6th Todd Mullin Camera Controller Xavien
  7th Joe Policy USRockets Fire&Forget U.S. Rockets
  8th Neil Thompson Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  9th Chan Stevens Apogee CD-ROM Apogee Components
  10th Clive Davis Thrustline Black Shadow Thrustline
  11th Bill Toner Quest Kit EMRR
6/15/2004 Quarterly Give-Away Eric Maher EAT Triatomic EMRR
12/19/2003 MEB Story Contest      
  1st Bob Cox QModeling MRS WACC & Rocket Stand QModeling
  2nd Nick Esselman QuickBurst $10 Gift Certificate QuickBurst
  3rd Dick Stafford WST's Space & Rocketry Resource CD Western Space Technology
  4th Drake Damerau MagnaLite Kit & Wires RocketFlite
  5th Jay Goemmer Art Applewhite UFO Kit Art Applewhite
  6th Scott Simka Blink Family Rocket & Parachute Set Rockethead
  7th Bill Krosney Cluster Engine Mount Kits FlisKits
  8th Michael Shultz WST The Rocket Files CD Western Space Technology
  9th Stuart Lenz USRockets Fire&Forget U.S. Rockets
3/15/2004 Quarterly Give-Away Chris Tarpley Art Applewhite 18mm Cone Rocket EMRR
    Chris Tarpley USR Fire & Forget U.S. Rockets
12/19/2003 Virtual Rocket Contest #3      
  1st Bob Cox Spaceship Handbook ARA Press
  2nd Drake Damerau $40 Gift Certificate Fat Cat Rockets
  3rd Chan Stevens Neubauer D Region Tomahawk Discount Rocketry
  4th Michael Mangieri EMRR 2004 Calendar + "EMRR on CD" + FlisKits Deuces Wild EMRR
  5th Claude Paquin Art Applewhite UFO Kits Art Applewhite
  6th Jim Myers Sunward Desert Storm Sunward Aerospace
  7th Bruce Levison Art Applewhite UFO Kits Art Applewhite
  8th Doug Gardei Neubauer Super Tube Discount Rocketry
  9th Morgan Lee Sunward Moondance Sunward Aerospace
  10th Bill Krosney Apogee CD-ROM Apogee Components
9/15/2003 Quarterly Give-Away Dave Stout Quest Aerobee-Hi & Harpoon AGM EMRR
10/5/2003 "The Launcher" Photo Contest      
  1st Scott Sager