HPAC Class B
Rat Race
Submitted by Mike Haley on Wed, 01/17/2007 - 01:51.Rat Race
Paragliding Competition
USHPA, FAI Sanctioned
June 17- June 23, 2007
Woodrat Mountain
Ruch, Oregon
Welcome to the fifth year of the annual Rat Race Paragliding Competition held in beautiful Southern Oregon. Rat Race 2007 is a seven day event with an emphasis on education and training in GPS use and competition strategies. The race format is Cross Country/Race to Goal.
Registration opens:
Feb 15, 2007
Registration Ends:
June 17, 2007
130 pilots Max.
Competitor entry requirements:
Current USHPA membership, P 3 or foreign equivalent,
Glider & equipment requirements: Paraglider & Harness, Helmet, Reserve, GPS and Radio capable of receiving and transmitting on all official USHPA frequencies. Subject to inspection by meet/safety director
VIP2 - US PG Nationals
Submitted by Mike Haley on Wed, 01/17/2007 - 01:49.VIP2
Paragliding Competition
USA NATIONALS 2007
USHPA, FAI Sanctioned
June 24-30, 2007
Lakeview, Oregon
VIP2 is a newcomer to MPH Sports competition line-up as well as being the USHPA selection for Paragliding Nationals 2007. Lakeview, Oregon will roll out the red carpet to welcome paraglider pilots for this seven day competition. The race format is Cross Country/Race to Goal.
Registration opens
Feb 15, 2007
Registration Ends
June 24, 2007
130 pilots Max
Competitor entry requirements:
Current USHGA Card, P 4 or P 3 with turbulence & cross country endorsements or foreign equivalent (no exceptions),
Flytec Championships
Submitted by Jamie Shelden on Tue, 01/16/2007 - 19:51.http://flytec.com/Events/2007/Flytec_Championship/Index.htm
Registration opened on Jan 15/07 and was sold out in an hour.
10th FAI Paragliding World Championships - Manilla 2007
Submitted by GoAdmin on Wed, 09/13/2006 - 10:41.World Hang Gliding Championships
Submitted by David Glover on Tue, 09/12/2006 - 15:08.See the FAI site or the Flytec site for more details
This is what we know so far, dates probably 7-18, team size at least 6, I am going for a second team of 6 if there is room, civl will decide, if not second team of 6 I am asking for one team size of 8. Experience same as all the Florida and Texas AT comps. See past rules at flytec.com
David Glover
Race Willi
Submitted by Will Gadd on Mon, 06/05/2006 - 16:12.To run parallel with the Willi (Open Distance meet) - you can enter both and flights count towards both.
Finishes up just in time for the Lakeside Event (Invermere Splashdown) just down the valley.
See the full write-up on Will's site
Lumby Air Races
Submitted by Randy Rauck on Wed, 03/15/2006 - 00:29.Lumby Air Races
June 9,10 and 11 2006 will kick off the first annual "LUMBY AIR RACES" in Lumby BC Canada for Hang Gliders and Paragliders, in conjunction with Lumby Days. Landings will be at The Lumby Air Park two km north of town off of Mabel Lake road.
Entry fee only $25.00 thanks to sponsorship support
$1000.00 Minimum Guaranteed Cash Purse for 1 valid round (Thanks to The Lumby Days Society).
The purse will be expanded to $2000.00 (Thanks to The Lumby Air Force, The Lumby Air Park Inc. and SkyZlimit Production Ltd.) for a valid HPAC points event as determined by the competition committee.
Hedley Fly-In
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/04/2006 - 17:33.The Upper Similkameen Indian Band wishes to invite the world paragliding community to the Hedley Open, and Mountain Festival May3rd-10th,2006 . Tasks will be GAP scored and all include the usual fun GPS tasks such as race to goal via turnpoints over Hedley's excellent terrain. This will be a Canadian , Class B event and FAI CIVL Cat 2 valid for international points. Read more on www.explorex.net , register at http://events.dowsett.ca/2006/hedley/reg
This is a new and exciting Canadian venue with "huge air" potential. Besides paragliding there will be many attractions, mountain films, Salmon BBQ's and multi-sport festivities. For more information, see http://www.explorex.net. The flying venues include soaring above the spectacular Mascot Gold Mine, and amazing new, often unexplored, cross country potential. To register for the competitive part of the event please go to Dowsett Events. The price is $100 and includes free camping. A purse and a variety of prizes, cash and other, will be made available to the top ranking participants. Stay tuned to listed websites for further developments.
Fraser Valley XC Series HG
Submitted by Mark Dowsett on Sat, 02/04/2006 - 16:00.A long standing tradition in the Fraser Valley (Vancouver) area. This will be an HPAC Class B Sanctioned event.
We are trying a bit of a different format - see Turnpoint Accumulation
It will be either a two or three weekend event in an attempt to get four valid rounds.
HG
Week 1: April 29-30
Week 2: May 27-28
Week 3: June 3-4 (tentative)
Rules are simple:
- $15 entry fee
- launch will be decided each morning
- launch at anytime, land by sunset
- multiple launches are OK (no top landings). Only one flight per day will be scored
Fraser Valley XC Series HG Week 3
Submitted by Nicole McLearn on Sat, 02/04/2006 - 15:52.A long standing tradition in the Fraser Valley (Vancouver) area. This will be an HPAC Sanctioned event.
It will be either a two or three weekend event in an attempt to get four valid rounds.
HG
Week 1: April 29-30
Week 2: May 27-28
Week 3: June 3-4 (tentative)
Register at:
http://events.dowsett.ca/2006/fvxc/hg/reg
Contact Jon Orders for more information or see the West Coast Soaring Club's page for more info. These dates could change. See the WCSC site for official dates.
