F3J World championship South Africa 2012

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Še malo pa se bo začelo svetovno prvenstvo F3J v Južni Afriki. Tukaj je nekaj besed in napovedi Sydneya Lenssna, več pa ko naš team v postavi Primož Rižner, Bojan Gergič, Gorazd Glavič (seniorji), Tine Glavič (junior), Gregor Stanovnik, Branko Mithans (pomočnika) in Pavel Prhavc (team maneger) prispe v Afriko.

Dear All

In a fit of madness this morning, I thought I would sit at the
keyboard and make my guesses for next week. I hope the effort makes
for some amusement. May I wish you all a happy and successful trip
to South Africa next week, and lots of good luck if that makes any
difference.
I only wish I was there to cheer you all on!

Best wishes Sydney

Austin and others - if you want to use it on the website please feel free.





F3J world championships in South Africa
Uncle Sydney's Mini Gossip column
25 July 2012

Approaching the eighth FAI F3J World Championships in South Africa I
began to itch with gossip. Two years ago after France I decided to
give up gossiping, perhaps a sign of old age, certainly it was getting
harder to plough through my disorganised F3J documents for names,
results and the dramas which paved the way since 1998 in Upton.

But the urge to tap the keyboard is still strong, the excitement of
the forthcoming championships is real, and for the first time sadly, I
shall not be there to witness this trial of the best thermal soaring
pilots and their teams in the world. London's Olympics - forget them -
just look out for Michelle's big contest!

And I know after last year's Eurochamps in Bovec from the number of
friends who bemoaned the demise of Uncle Sydney, that the popular read
was the betting on who will make the flyoffs. That should be easier
this time because we only need the recent form of 58 senior pilots and
21 juniors.

What a pity that for some teams the expense of travelling to what so
many people reckon is the most beautiful country in the world has been
too much. But the pilot I shall miss most is Philip Kolb, not in the
German team for once, and now that he has made Turkey his home, he is
not yet in the Turkish team. At least he and his presence will be
there.

Trying to pick the winners made me realise just what a pack of tried
and proven past winners will be vying for the flyoffs. I ticked of 20
pilots, any of whom could take the contest, never mind the last
twelve. Of course it might not be twelve, the contest director might
add or take off one or two. But how to narrow the list to twelve!

Carl Strautins from Australia retains his bubbling enthusiasm, and
David Hobby will be eager to come back after his sad problems in
France. Arend Borst from Canada has not won since Lappeenranta and is
the only pilot I know who will take off his servo cases to save a gram
or two.

Arijan Hucaljuk from Croatia who startled us all with his mighty one
second preliminary round launches by his father and won in Bovec last
year to become Eurochamp, is a strong contender even if the team has
only two pilots. Germany has Benedikt Feigl, Turkey's 2008 winner, and
Tobias Lammlein, junior world champ in Finland and rarely off the
podium anywhere.

Italy and particularly the Gallazia family have established F3J
successes for many years and Giovanni Gallazia will not have studies
in the US to distract him this year. Can New Zealand repeat the
triumphs they have achieved since Joe Wurts changed countries just a
few years ago? You can't keep him down in F3J or F3K.

Jo Grini and his son Fredrik will be in the Norwegian team with Aril
Rosvik, and I hope that Jo will have no quarrels with the rules or
timing this year and concentrate on making the final rounds. Poland
were strong in Bovec last year and Wojciech Byrski's models and his
piloting skills will make him a favourite. Jan Littva, the younger,
from Slovakia will be competing with his father, also Jan Littva, but
I do not see any conflict of interest except when it comes to the
scores.

Primoz Rizner from Slovenia has a consistent knack of sticking with
the leaders and their team is strong. Missing name from the South
African team is Craig Goodrum and I guess that his omission stems from
the support he is giving to chief organiser Michelle and the whole
event. Turkey will be more determined than ever to keep their team
triumph in Bovec and you could pick out any one of the team for the
final rounds. I go for Eser Kismir.

I wish the UK team all the best, and from the forecast weather
conditions, the South African flying experience could be far closer to
UK conditions than is usual in FAI chamionships. On their day any one
of the three could make it, but with four or five days to fly, they
will need a little luck or some of the London 2012 fervour from home.

The United States of America have probably got the largest team on the
sod farm, with defending champions Daryl Perkins and Brendon
Beardsley, junior but now senior pilot, added to their official team
of three pilots. Glad to see that Jim Monaco has come back into the
fold as team manager.

That still does not reduce to twelve. My guess list is: Carl
Strautins, Arend Borst, Arijan Hucaljuk, Tobi Lammlein, Giovanni
Gallazia, Joe Wurts, Joe Grini, Wojciech Byrski, Primoz Rizner, Eser
Kismir, Cody Remington and Daryl Perkins. The 2012 champion to be: my
bet would be that Arijan will become the first pilot to win both Euro
and World championships in consecutive years.

My biggest wish is that everyone taking part has a wonderful sporting
championships.
Sydney Lenssen

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V Južni Afriki je že vroče, čeprav naj bi bila tam sedaj zima, začelo se je s predtekmo, ki je namenjena spoznavanju terena in pogojev letenja. Tekmovalo je 105 tekmovalcev, Primož se je kot deveti uvrstil v današnji finale, Tine je končal na 24 mestu kot najboljši junior, Gorazd je 18, Bojan pa 42.

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Še rezultati

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No znani so tudi rezultati fly offa, ki se je letel včeraj že ob 8.30 pri vetru 3,5m/s. Primož je zasedel odlično 6 mesto, čestitke tudi ostalim našim tekmovalcem.

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Po zaključenem predtekmovanju, pa je bila tudi uradna otvoritev svetovnega prvenstva F3J v Južni Afriki.

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[kos]

zaenkrat bravo nasi..
je pa Kolb dobro natreniral turke, šerefe

[huligan]

Danes tekmovalcem nagaja močan veter, ki odnaša zemljo in modele. A kljub močnemu vetru se ne dajo kot mi sporočajo Bojan leti odlično.

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Po dveh turnusih je Bojan kljub vetru na odličnem četrtem mestu, Primož in Gorazd pa sta že zapravila vsak svojega jolyja, toda do zadnjega dvanajstega turnusa je še dolga in se marsikaj lahko spremeni.

[huligan]

Pogoji v Afriki še vedno zelo spremenljivi in zelo težki, močan veter nizke temperature in tudi snežni meteži. Trenutno so seniorji odleteli 8 turnusov juniorji pa 9, če bo vreme naklonjeno bodo danes zakljušili s predtekmovalnimi leti. V priponki pa še trenutni rezultati.

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[kos]

zaenkrat bravo nasi, zelim mnogo uspeha...cakamo razplet fly - offa
tezki pogoji, baje najvecje visine dosegajo top fajf : Maxa, Prestige, Icon2, Egida in Pike Perfection.

[huligan]

Rezultatov končanega predtekmovanja še, ni ko pa bodo jih takoj objavim, je pa prišla vest, da je Tine Glavič uspel priti v fly off BRAVO Tine, držimo pesti še naprej.

[huligan]

Po prvem turnusu fly offa Tine v odličnem izhodišču za naprej

[kos]

zanimivost:
pri seniorjih v fly off 5 pilotov z Airtronics/Sanwa SD10g oddajniki

[huligan]

Tine po treh turnusih še vedno blizu stopničk.

[huligan]

Pa smo prišli do konca, Tine je zaključil na devetem mestu, kar je odlično za njegovo prvo svetovno prvenstvo, med seniorji pa je prvo mesto zasedel Benedikt Feigel z EXPLORERJEM. Čestitke vsem.

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Še rezultati ekipno in nekaj slik.

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