G’day Race Fans!
After another successful junior nationals – thanks to Angus ‘Gus’ Stewart (CD),
‘Super John’ Hudson and his hard working team at the Waikerie Gliding Club. I
thought I had better get started early to try and top another great event!
Lead by a positive junior pilots meeting in December 2010, it was my job to put
it all into action. What was said at this meeting? That JoeyGlide was to be
held in Queensland for the first time since the event began in 2004, and the
rest was up to the juniors to decide: Dates and configuration of the gliders.
So after two months of ringing around, writing e-mails, and generally gathering
the thoughts and views of the juniors for their preferences – it’s with my
pleasure that I can announce that the 8th Australian Junior Gliding Nationals
will be held at the Kingaroy airfield! Particular thanks of course must go to
the members at the Kingaroy Soaring Club (www.kingaroysoaring.com.au) for their
support and enthusiasm! I’d also like to thank Ross McLean, Anita Taylor and
their positive sports committee for Australian Gliding. They’ve both been of
great help to ensure that our competition is held at the best time for us all,
at the chosen site and not at conflicting times to the other senior nationals.
So please join in thanking these key people to make our competition an amazing
event!
I’ve started the organisation early so to help the juniors plan well ahead, set
goals, save money, etc. JG every year is a success, regardless of numbers.
Why? It’s the amazing culture that it brings, everyone is there to have a good
time. As John Hudson described from the JG10 comp, “It’s a senior nationals
really, great people but all without the ego’s!”. The juniors are an extremely
safety conscious lot of pilots, as they seem to be really concerned how they’re
looked upon by their senior peers – I guarantee you’ll all be very impressed of
you’re able to make it to JoeyGlide for a look!
The juicy stuff!
*WHEN: 11-17th December, 2011 – with the practice day on the 10th.
*WHERE: Kingaroy Gliding Club (www.kingaroysoaring.com.au), Queensland.
*WHO (Competing): Juniors of 30 years of age or less at the start of the
competition. However, to be declared the National champion and to be able to
gain selection, you must be 25 years of age or less at the start of the
competition.
*WHO (Coaching): Juniors from solo standard, through to 30 years of age or less
at the start of the competition.
*WHAT (Competing Class): Sports class gliders limited to 15m wingspan.
*WHAT (Competing Configuration): JoeyGlide will be a water ballasted
competition using the lightly adjusted handicaps from the German Aero Club
(read: OLC) – as used successfully at JoeyGlide 2007.
*WHAT (Coaching): In gliders from DUO-Discus performance to IS-28’s, with local
and national coaches. More information to come on this great opportunity as it
comes to hand!
*WHY: Because we can!
We’re all looking forward to sharing this great event with you. So please check
out the Soaring Australia magazine for more information, the March issue has
the first of NINE articles in relation to JoeyGlide!
Best Regards,
Adam Woolley
Contest Director
0438784688
P.s. Are you a junior that I’m not aware about? If so, check out
www.joeyglide.com.au and join up to our own mailing list. A lot of the
information to JoeyGlide is also found at the facebook group ‘JoeyGlide 2011’ –
where we now have 115 members (this group is also open to all National
Coaches)!!!
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