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 Mar 31, 2010 News Flash... New Freedom 170 Hang Glider for first place at Nationals
The Freedom puts the FUN into hang gliding for pilots at all levels. The perfect first or second glider on any rack. Sets up in under 8 minutes, easy to launch, effortless to turn, flys super slow, climbs extra fast, lands on a dime!
We just heard from Kamron Blevins at North Wing and its now official. North Wing Design, www.NorthWing.com and Raven Aviation, have teamed up and donated a large portion of the cost of a brand new Freedom 170 Hang Glider to the Lumby Air Force that will be given away for first prize at the Canadian National Hang Gliding Championships in Lumby June 13-19 2010!!!!
The LAF would like to thank all of the early Canadian National Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors for making this great prize possible. Especially, North Wing Design, Raven Aviation Ltd, White Valley Parks and Recreation, The Royal York Golf Course, Scotia Bank Lumby, The Blue Ox Pub and
Monashee U Brew.
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Press Release
June 21, 2010
Calgarian wins Canadian National Hang Gliding Championship in Lumby BC .
The National Hang Gliding Championships wrapped up June 19, in Lumby BC after five rounds of racing around the Monashee mountain valley. The winner, with 1372 points, was Ross Hunter of Calgary, Alberta who finished nearly 300 points ahead of the second place finisher, David Scott of the United States.
Meet organizers and Lumby Air Force Directors, Randy Rauck and Garth Hemming presented Ross with his Championship prize of a new Freedom 170 Hang Glider manufactured by North Wing Designs of Washington. The prize was made possible thanks to the generous donations of our sponsors including North Wing, Raven Aviation and Lumby Air Force. A complete list of sponsors is available at www.lumbyairforce.com. Event organizers wish to thank all of the volunteers and sponsors for their support of the event.
Eighteen competitors completed the week-long competition hosted by Lumby Air Force, which took place June 13-19, 2010. This is the 10th Canadian championship produced in Lumby since the mid-1970s.
Canadian Hanggliding Nationals 2010 Results
Task |
Date |
Distance |
Scoring |
T1 Day 1, Sunday |
2010-06-13 13:15 |
21,9 km |
Elapsed time |
T2 Day 2, Monday |
2010-06-14 12:00 |
105,8 km |
Elapsed time |
T3 Day 3, Wednesday |
2010-06-16 11:30 |
80,8 km |
Race to Goal with 4 startgate(s) |
T4 Day 4, Thursday |
2010-06-17 15:45 |
50,7 km |
Race to Goal with 3 startgate(s) |
T5 Day 5, Saturday |
2010-06-19 11:15 |
98,6 km |
Race to Goal with 3 startgate(s) |
Championship Open Class
# |
Name |
Nat |
Glider |
T 1 |
T 2 |
T 3 |
T 4 |
T 5 |
Total |
1 |
Ross Hunter |
Alberta |
Moyes Light Speed |
0 |
650 |
167 |
42 |
513 |
1372 |
2 |
David Scott |
USA |
Moyes Light Speed |
21 |
692 |
104 |
52 |
224 |
1093 |
3 |
Eric Thorstenson |
USA |
Lightspeed S5 |
45 |
658 |
84 |
39 |
126 |
952 |
4 |
Patrick Kruse |
USA |
T2 C 144 |
21 |
490 |
134 |
39 |
241 |
925 |
5 |
Milko Angulo |
Ontario |
Wills Wing U2 |
0 |
516 |
84 |
30 |
217 |
847 |
6 |
Steve Thoss |
BC |
Moyes Light Speed |
21 |
679 |
84 |
|
|
784 |
7 |
Jason Dyer |
Alberta |
Wills Wing Sport 2 |
0 |
400 |
84 |
38 |
223 |
745 |
8 |
Jeff Shapiro |
USA |
Wills Wing T2C |
21 |
379 |
170 |
30 |
|
600 |
9 |
Neil Muir |
BC |
Wills Wing U2 |
0 |
402 |
84 |
|
|
486 |
10 |
Jon Orders |
New Zealand |
Airborne Climax |
0 |
184 |
84 |
42 |
126 |
436 |
11 |
David Bacon |
BC |
Seedwings |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
367 |
397 |
12 |
Ken Kinzie |
Ontario |
Wills Wing U2 |
0 |
0 |
91 |
30 |
189 |
310 |
13 |
Garth Hemming |
BC |
North Wing Liberty 160 |
21 |
0 |
84 |
30 |
126 |
261 |
14 |
Rob Clarkson |
Alberta |
Wills Wing T2 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
35 |
126 |
245 |
15 |
Terry Ryan |
Ontario |
Will Wing U2 |
0 |
0 |
84 |
30 |
126 |
240 |
16 |
Rick Hines |
Ontario |
Wills Wing T2 |
0 |
84 |
84 |
|
|
168 |
17 |
Cas Wolan |
Saskatchewan |
Wills Wing |
0 |
0 |
84 |
|
0 |
84 |
18 |
John McClintock |
BC |
A.I.R. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
King Post Class
1st Milko Angulo |
Ontario |
Wills Wing |
U2 |
0 |
516 |
84 |
30 |
217 |
847 |
2nd Jason Dyer |
Alberta |
Wills Wing |
Sport 2 |
0 |
400 |
84 |
38 |
223 |
745 |
3rd Neil Muir |
BC |
Wills Wing |
U2 |
0 |
402 |
84 |
|
|
486 |
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A photo with caption is provided below for republication by media.
For more details, please contact:
Randy Rauck
Lumby Air Force Director 250 307-7553
randy@bebold.com
www.LumbyAirForce.com
Calgarian Ross Hunter (center) is the 2010 Canadian National Hang Gliding Champion.
Meet Director Garth Hemming (left) and Meet Producer Randy Rauck (right) both of the Lumby Air Force present Ross with the Championship prize of a new Freedom 170 Hang Glider manufactured by North Wing Designs of Washington . It was generously donated by North Wing, the Lumby Air Force Raven Aviation and other sponsors of the Championship event held June 13-19 in Lumby BC.
Coopers launch site, overlooking Lumby, is in the background.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
The Lumby Air Force has been producing and hosting flying events and competitions in Lumby since 1976 and would like to thank all the sponsors, volunteers and bands that have supported our 2010 events.
BECOME A SPONSOR click here
GOLD Sponsors $1000.00 or more in Cash or In Kind
SILVER Sponsors $500-$1000
BRONZE Sponsors Under $500.00
For sponsorship, media kits or further information please contact the event producer
Randy Rauck
Lumby Air Force Flying Club
Randy@BeBOLD.com
250 307 7553
WWW.LumbyAirForce.com
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