Overall, there were 48 pilots flying in the Pacific Coast IMAC and Freestyle contest. In no particular order they were: Michael Verzwyvelt, Bill Burgad, Jeff Merritt, Chris Elliott, Matt Strasbourg, Jim Spurlock, Azhar Osmanbhoy, Dale Bush, Steve Coleman, Michael Williams, Dan Lurvey, David Easley, Robert Hoover, Ron Ash, Keith Bodeau, Kevin L. Miller, Jeff Jarvis, Harv Diman, Eric Kees, Cheri Kuhn, Warren Wilson, Henry Piorun, Vince Girolami, Michael Raines, Steve Aslund, Daren Kuhn, Bill Goldspink, Darin Miller, Paul Chapman, Ben Gurau, Mark Tobin, James Robb, John Eells, Geoffrey Dryer, Nick Bowling, Dan Arrington, Garrett Hanson, Michael Holman, Justin Lloyd, Ste Coleman, Chrs Elliott, Pete Johnson, Brian Webb, Kyle Woyshnis, Bob Knudsen, Alex Stephens, Brandon Woyshnis and Mike Carreiro. These pilots flew a grand total of 654 judged sequences.
This contest was flown according to modified rules.
Michael Holman won the Basic class. There were 9 pilots in Basic. The winning order was: (1) Michael Holman, (2) Chris Elliott, (3) Steve Coleman, (4) Cheri Kuhn, (5) Justin Lloyd, (6) Garrett Hanson, (7) Eric Kees, (8) Dan Arrington and (9) Paul Chapman. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds). The scores ranged from a low of 2,505 to a high of 4,000 (a range of 1,495 points).
Michael Williams won the Sportsman class. There were 15 pilots in Sportsman. The winning order was: (1) Michael Williams, (2) Azhar Osmanbhoy, (3) Ron Ash, (4) Jeff Merritt, (5) Steve Aslund, (6) Dale Bush, (7) Dan Lurvey, (8) Ste Coleman, (9) David Easley, (10) Nick Bowling, (11) Geoffrey Dryer, (12) Chrs Elliott, (13) Brandon Woyshnis, (14) Bill Goldspink and (15) James Robb. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 3,937.1 to a high of 4,992.5 (a range of 1,055.4 points).
Brian Webb won the Intermediate class. There were 10 pilots in Intermediate. The winning order was: (1) Brian Webb, (2) John Eells, (3) Ben Gurau, (4) Matt Strasbourg, (5) Jim Spurlock, (6) Robert Hoover, (7) Vince Girolami, (8) Pete Johnson, (9) Michael Raines and (10) Warren Wilson. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,273.9 to a high of 4,956.2 (a range of 682.3 points).
Harv Diman won the Advanced class. There were 8 pilots in Advanced. The winning order was: (1) Harv Diman, (2) Michael Verzwyvelt, (3) Mark Tobin, (4) Henry Piorun, (5) Alex Stephens, (6) Bill Burgad, (7) Jeff Jarvis and (8) Bob Knudsen. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 2,887.6 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 2,112.4 points).
Kevin L. Miller won the Unlimited class. There were 6 pilots in Unlimited. The winning order was: (1) Kevin L. Miller, (2) Kyle Woyshnis, (3) Daren Kuhn, (4) Keith Bodeau, (5) Mike Carreiro and (6) Darin Miller. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 4,229 to a high of 5,000 (a range of 771 points).
In addition to the standard classes, there was 1 special class: Seniors.
Jim Spurlock won the Seniors class. There were 12 pilots in Seniors. The winning order was: (1) Jim Spurlock, (2) Ron Ash, (3) Dale Bush, (4) Dan Lurvey, (5) David Easley, (6) Michael Raines, (7) Nick Bowling, (8) Warren Wilson, (9) Bill Goldspink, (10) Bill Burgad, (11) James Robb and (12) Bob Knudsen. They flew 6 known sequences (3 rounds) and 1 unknown round. The scores ranged from a low of 0.442 to a high of 0.776 (a range of 0.334 points).
The tightest competition was for 2nd place in the Sportsman class, with only 0.575 points difference between Azhar Osmanbhoy and Ron Ash.