bvacher 0 #51 February 12, 2005 Final Results: Open 1st Jonathan Tagle (USA) 2nd Jay Moledski (CAN) 3rd Shannon Pilcher (USA) 4th JC (USA) 5th Clint Clawson (USA) 6th Drew Lipinski (Australia) 7th Jim Slaton (USA) 8th Bruno Brokken (Belgium) 9th John Zuliani (CAN) 10th Cisco Neri (VEN) 11th Andy Farrington (USA) 12th Brian Vacher (UK) 13th Luis Cani (Brazil) 14th Ian Bobo (USA) 15th Fabio Brandt (Brazil) 16th Paul Rademacher (CAN) 17th Clint Macbeth (CAN) 18th Robbie Macmillan (Australia) 19th Michael Vaughan (Australia) 20th Jason Eames (USA) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hkf 0 #52 February 12, 2005 Well done Brian, you've made a lot of people in the UK very proud. Also well done for such a great job training Pablo! Graet job Chris for getting to semis and for doing so well in the distance rounds, especially as you probably have less than 100 swoops in the last 6 months. Only 6 months till the next one, hopefully we'll have some good weather. James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
conor 0 #53 February 13, 2005 Well done Brian. You'll surely be in the top 10 at the next meet. And great news about Pablo! Please pass on my congratulations :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucia 0 #54 February 13, 2005 Congrats Brian! Thank you very much for the updates, give nadie a big kiss for also writing back. I cant be happier than what I am. Today is sunday and Pablo is not getting here untill tuesday morning, time is just moving so slowly!! there are going to be a few of us in the airport with signs making noise! Everybody here is so excited about Pablo(I couldnt hold my tears when he called 2 oclock in the morning singing "we are the champions"from Queen)everybody just keeps calling me to know when you guys are going to be back. Im going to spend the whole next week at the dropzone, we have to celebrate this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you everybody for writting and keeping me informed. Now what we have to do is partyyyy!! Nadine are you coming to visit us soon?? Bruno!! Congratulations! Conor are you the super swooper that visited us for the christmas boogie? Im lucia the blond girl in the manifest.When r u coming back? Loads of congrats to all the people that participate , you guys really do something for the sport.Lucy in the Sky http:\\www.skydivelillo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucia 0 #55 February 13, 2005 Nadine!! Thank god its you the one packing... Does anybody know if there is going to be an official video about the comp???? THANK YOU.Lucy in the Sky http:\\www.skydivelillo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raymod2 1 #56 February 14, 2005 QuoteBruno was the first to break the record; 20 minutes later the 2 Pd boys went a few meters further. THREE people broke the world record at the same location over the span of 20 minutes? Anyone care to offer a theory to explain this statistical anomaly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivegirl 0 #57 February 14, 2005 Quotelast month in Eloy, he was flying a Velocity then so I don't know where this talk of a Xaos has come from. Will From someone who was at Lake Wales and watched him jump it. Pink Mafia Sis #26 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brokky 4 #58 February 15, 2005 QuoteQuoteBruno was the first to break the record; 20 minutes later the 2 Pd boys went a few meters further. THREE people broke the world record at the same location over the span of 20 minutes? Anyone care to offer a theory to explain this statistical anomaly? Maybe because of the perfect wind conditions( 3/4 m/s downwind push (6-8 knots) ),maybe because of the white sand at the end of the pond that was giving some lift ,maybe because there was a world cup going on and everybody was going for it,...then again ..maybe.... Brunowuk?? http://www.brunobrokken.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #59 February 15, 2005 I believe that guy was just trying to figure out how, exactly, you three guys all broke the record in such quick succession, Bruno. The answer is that Bruno was on one load and broke the record. Both Shannon and Jonathan were on the next load and broke the record one after the other. Fabulous job by the way, Bruno! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #60 February 15, 2005 As canopy pilots, we are always looking for ways to improve our techniques and better our skills. The reason that canopy piloting has gotten to the place it is now is because people are continually trying new things to get the most out of this discipline. Over the last few years especially, there have been some major changes in what people thought were the best canopy sizes and wingloadings for certain events. I would say that 3 people breaking the World Record distance at the same meet merits some looking into. I would only hope that this type of information would be passed down to the people who are wanting to learn. We are all just trying to better ourselves and learn from performances like these. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJonLanger 0 #61 February 16, 2005 And of course a little controversy with a judging error and also the ranking/scoring system having a very big impact on placings in the top 10. Lets hope they fix the ranking system before the next World Cup in Austria in August. But the best man definitely won, congratulations Jonathon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstu 0 #62 February 17, 2005 I heard that this competition had some pretty good carnage going along with it, including broken bones and some pretty hard skips, some even by factory pilots loading their canopies way up there. this just reiterates the point and puts into perspective that even when you're one of the best you can't always be right. so be careful out there eh.Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
