Le Grand Prix final à Sisteron 2014 a fait époque: 8 jours de compétition sont pas mal pour une compétition Européenne?! La tension deviendrait de plus en plus grande, jour par jour.
The exciting Grand Prix Final of 2014 in Sisteron is not just history, it is historic: 8 days of soaring weather – maybe not all of them perfect. But still this is quite a sensation for European conditions! The excitement became bigger and bigger after every contest day, and when last morning had broken six…
What a great day again! Sometimes a bit scary, then exciting, then just unbelievable … how do they do it? Ingredients today: fast pilots losing in the end because they did not take good lift in between, police to help Bruce get away from the farmers land he landed in, pilots “written off” but returning to the lead! Here is the day for you if you had no time to follow it live. Enjoy!
What an amazing and exciting flight it was yesterday between Bruce and Nicolas. A farmer from the East Coast of Australia (NSW), used to flying over flat country, and an instructor from St Auban in France, used to the mountains and blessed with the skills to fly them. Loved it. They truly deserved the 10 and 8 points and showed how spectacular our sport can be.
I admired Bruce yesterday. As you have read in my blog, he flew most of the short, difficult and slow race alone. Here is his story…
HELLO, from Alphen where it is wet, gray and windy—more autumn than spring.
Splendid weather to follow the GP-ACTION on my laptop in my warm study, though I must admit that I miss the action at a field, the interaction with the pilots, crews, organizers and locals and just a shout “Hi Ritz!”
After such a cold winter, I’d like to share with you the warm memories I have from last year’s soaring season. For me, it took place in the South of France, alternating between Saint-Remy-de-Provence and Saint-Auban. The collection gathers a few shots taken during a training week in April 2010 in Saint-Remy, other taken during…
