SkymonkeyONE 4 #76 August 7, 2006 From another duplicate thread started by a duplicate screen name of CPC inc. : Posted from CPC Newsletter: It's time again for the Canopy Piloting Circuit Championships at the Mile Hi Swoop Park in Longmont, Colorado. We have another exciting event planned this year and look forward to seeing all the top amateurs perform. This CPC newsletter is a follow up to the first and includes confirmations and clarifications... The CPC Championships will take place August 18-20, 2006. The Accuracy, Distance and Speed events will be set up and scored exactly like last year. Thursday Aug 17th Registration & official practice Friday Aug 18th Speed competition 9:00am Saturday Aug 19th Accuracy & Distance competition 9:00am Sunday Aug 20th Weather day SPEED COURSE CONFUSION! Like last year the 2006 Championships will include three rounds of Speed, Accuracy and Distance. There has been some confusion on the internet about the speed competition at this event. Many thought that the speed event would be a straight course that required competitors to drag the water. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. The PST does have an event like this called "Ultimate Speed" which was just used at the last PST Air Festival in Longmont, Colorado. The CPC had announced that it was going to use a straight speed course for this year's championships but will stick to the normal carving speed course. Just to be clear, the 2006 CPC Championships will have the normal carving speed course just like last year's championships. The CPC was considering a straight course over the carving for many, many reasons. First off, the carving course presents a problem with the handicap system which was not used during last year's event. For those "Advanced" amateurs using the handicap system these competitors must swoop five foot entry gates instead of ten foot like the "rookie" amateurs. Since the five foot and ten foot gates are set up at the same time the dilemma is this: One of the many reasons that the CPC uses ten foot vertical markers is to teach canopy pilots better canopy disposition which forces them to be aware of their flight path through the course. If the pilot is low to the surface at the entry gate they must take an outside line through the course or risk catching an inside marker. Contact with one of the vertical markers at high speed during the turn may result in a penalty to the pilot's score and body (Like slinging the pilot into the ground which happened at last year's championships). For this reason pilots must carefully plan their approach and stay higher at the entry gate while staying to the outside. Advanced amateurs that must make a five foot entry gate are forced closer to the ground and must deal with ten foot markers during the turn. This was the reason the CPC was going to use a straight course....SAFETY. Straight speed courses have been used in competition for years including the IPC Canopy Piloting World Cup. The CPC realizes that most districts organizers have used only the carving speed course this year and this is what the pilots have been practicing. For this reason the CPC will use the standard carving speed course at the 2006 Championships and have the inside ten foot markers pulled down prior to any of the"advanced" competitor's competition runs. However, just like last year, competitors will be required to drag the surface of the water during the Accuracy event and the accuracy event only. THE SPEED, ACCURACY AND DISTANCE EVENT WILL BE SET UP AND SCORED EXACTLY LIKE LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT. One of the CPC sponsors "Liquid Sky Sports" will give a certificate for a new pair of custom swoop shorts to the top three finishers at this year's event! Check out their new swoop shorts and products over at www.liquidskysports.com In addition, the CPC will give away $5,000 in cash and Pro Swooping Tour "pro" cards to the top ten finishers at this year's championships! Canopy Piloting Circuit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dellswoop105 0 #77 August 7, 2006 is the carving speed still 220 or what distance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #78 August 7, 2006 Quoteis the carving speed still 220 or what distance? If the rules for this year's championships are the same as last year, then the speed carving course (for most competitors) should be 200 feet. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #79 August 7, 2006 Quoteis the carving speed still 220 or what distance? Carving Speed for the old "Advanced" Class of PST, then the original CPC leagues were 180 foot 30 degree carves with ten foot gates. Pro Carving Speed was 220 feet with five foot gates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pope 0 #80 August 9, 2006 QuoteIs jam synching anything like log jammin'? not the way you like your log jammin'... pope . . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
