Fwd: RED BULL X-ALPS ATHLETES FLY OVER SALZBURG

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From: "Nick Warren" <nick.warren@zooom.at>
Date: July 16, 2009 6:04:53 PM GMT+02:00
To: davehanning@yahoo.com
Subject: RED BULL X-ALPS ATHLETES FLY OVER SALZBURG
Reply-To: "Nick Warren" <nick.warren@zooom.at>

JULY 16, 2009: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RED BULL X-ALPS ATHLETES FLY OVER SALZBURG

This morning, July 16, 2009, a squadron of six Red Bull X-Alps athletes flew a test flight directly over the city centre of Salzburg, Austria.

The flight was part of preparations leading up to the world's most spectacular adventure race, the Red Bull X-Alps which begins at 11:30 on July 19 in Salzburg.

The athletes will compete in the 818km event, where competitors must hike and fly through the Alps and negotiate seven turnpoints before reaching the goal in Monaco. Every competitor will have a GPS device which tracks their exact position and displays it on a Live Tracking map on the official event website.

Air traffic at busy Salzburg airport was diverted temporarily to allow the athletes to fly directly over the dramatic Festung Hohensalzburg castle. It's the first time permission has ever been granted from the control tower for such a stunning flight.

Heli Eichholzer (AUT1), Christian Amon (AUT2), Alex Hofer (SUI1), Martin Müller (SUI2), Christian Maurer (SUI3) and Michael Gebert (GER) launched from the Gaisberg mountain, glided across Salzburg's Old Town, circled the Castle overlooking the city and landed in the Henkerswiese just south of the world-famous fortress.

To download the full press release, (English and German text), with high and low resolution images click here:

http://media.z3om.net/RBX/RBX09_09.zip

All text and images are free for editorial usage. Visit www.redbull-photofiles.com for more high-resolution images from the Red Bull X-Alps. Please send a voucher copy or link to the published article to Nick Warren at the address below.

Photocredits: ©Red Bull Photofiles.

For all media enquiries, contact:
Nick Warren (zooom productions)
Felderstrasse 12
5330 Fuschl am See
Austria
nick.warren@zooom.at
Mobile: +43 664 544 9241

Intermountain League Races!

Found this posting on the pgforum! Don't miss out on these races!

The Intermountain League Meet xc races are going again this summer.

The idea is to keep the Meet races unsanctioned, informal and low cost, adding gps-based scoring so the results are legit. We will try to have a website up soon where pilots can sign up, see who is coming, and follow the scores. Most of all, the idea is to go racing with our buddies and do some great flights.

Schedule:
Jackson Hole: June 19, 20 and 21. This will coincide with the Jackson Hole Aerofest.
Salt Lake: July 9, 10, 11 and12. The site will be Inspo, where the US Nationals will be held the following month.
Sun Valley: Sept. 4, 5, 6 and 7. The Baldy chairlift will be open for Labor Day weekend.

Cost and Other Details:
$12 per pilot per day, which will go toward scoring, retrieve gas and beer. Anything left over will be returned to the pilots as prize money. All pilots will also need to buy a temporary membership to support the local club. An USHPA release will also be required for every pilot. Scoring and web hosting will be provided by Jugdeep Aggarwal, with support from USHPA.

More details and a website link will be posted here soon.
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-Cliff

http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=25210

DUNLAP US Nats

I am off to Dunlap for the US NATIONALS. Flying fun with my friends in sunny warm CA. Racing via gps this event is offering live tracking using SPOT devices. Check out the action on their website,

http://www.santacruzparagliding.com/natshome.html

Blue Skies!
DH

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