Thanks for the update Adam. Can anyone out there tell me where and when the Multiclass and Club Class (grown up ??) Nationals will be held next season (am planning next summers holiday flying already).
Regards, Grant. On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Adam Woolley <[email protected]>wrote: > 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)!!! > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > -- Grant Hudson PO Box 441, Roseworthy, SA, 5371 (H) (08) 8524 8716 (M) 0407 605 128
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