LOG BOOK APOLOGIES In Issue 31, we wrongly credited Lionel Page as the author of the story on the West Coast run. Actually, the story was penned by Ian O’Keefe. We are sorry for the mix-up.
OUR CAPTION COMPETITION FROM LAST ISSUE
World Standard and Club Class Championship, Argentina Sebastian Kawa, popular Polish pilot, is once again World Champion in the Standard Class, fl ying a Discus 2a. The championship was held in three classes, World, Club and Standard. There were no New Zealanders competing in this competition, but the next best thing, the Australian team, did very well, with Tobias Geiger, fl ying an LS4, coming second in the Club Class. We will have a report on the contest from the Aussie team in the next issue. Results Champions
Your editor thought of a crude one, and then came up with – Blow the man down. Way! Hey! Blow the man down. We have had two other suggestions: Prostrated competition pilots collectively sought divine assistance and prayed to the sky gods for a boomer day. – Tony Collins And: Fred's homebrew was just too much for these guys at the South Island Regionals. – Fred McKee.
World class 1 Sebastian Riera ARG 2 Jorge Tartara ARG 3 Jedrzej Sklodowski POL
3505 3492 3424
Club class 1 Santiago Berca 2 Tobias Geiger 3 Roman Mracek
ARG AUS CZE
6415 6316 6300
Standard class 1 Sebastian Kawa 2 Mario Kiessling 3 Felipe Levin
POL GER GER
6102 6038 5955
Sebastian Kawa sent us these photos from Poland. They have nothing to do with the contest, or Sebastian’s new book. Sebastian just wanted to share the beauty of his country with New Zealand readers.
TASMAN TROPHIES, BOTH WON BY NEW ZEALAND Matamata pilot Tim Bromhead, flying at the Australian Nationals at Benalla, Victoria, has successfully claimed the Tasman Trophy for New Zealand. We will run Tim’s story next issue. Congratulations Tim. Meanwhile, in December, Nick Oakley won the junior Tasman Trophy, competing at JoeyGlide (see article page 34). This is a fantastic result. Tauranga's Cub BKJ tows KM over the Mount.
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