The SPA East Memorial Trophy

The Memorial Trophy Flyoff was created by Founder Mickey Walker and Tom Atkins in the mid-90s to honor the memory of the late Curtis Motes, SPA 3. Over the years, other early member’s names were added to the trophy following their deaths – Dick Austin, R. E. Walker, Jim Jones, and Ben Oliver.

The flyoff is held annually at the end of each season Masters Contest in what is now known as the East District. The rules for this contest are as follows.

  • The seasons two higher points scoring eligible Senior Expert pilots attending the Masters meet in a one flight flyoff.
  • If either pilot is unable to fly any reason, the trophy shall be awarded to the other pilot.
  • The winner’s name and year will be engraved on a small plaque and added to the trophy.
  • The winner will hold the trophy for one year and is responsible for seeing that the trophy gets to the next Masters Contest.
  • A pilot may win the Memorial Trophy only three times and then is no longer eligible to compete.

Below you will find the pilots who have won the trophy.

Bruce Underwood
1998, 1999, 2000
Ed Hartley
2001, 2002, 2004
Keith Watson
2003, 2005
Mickey Walker
2006, 2007
Ray Craig
2008
Russ Chiles
2009, 2011
Julio Arrietta
2010
Bill Dodge
2012
Jeff Owens
2013, 2014, 2017
Jerry Black
2015, 2016, 2020
Dave Phillips
2018, 2019, 2022
Greg Hoke
2023