 They were a competitive open class corps, but in 1979 and 1985 had to go inactive for a year when financial expenditures caught up with them.Resurfacing in 1986 as an A-60 corps, EK sought as much to entertain as compete.The 1986 year was clearly a rebuilding year (scoring 19th at the DCI A-60 prelims), but by 1987 the corps had won the DCM A-60 title and was becoming popular especially for their excellent drum line.