D, I agree.
But,,,,,,,, The World Soaring Masters was not meant to be a World "Championship". The use of "World" in the name is meant to make it an invitation to the world's soaring pilots to come and compete. We do have many pilots from around the world that will be coming to compete against everyone. Making a world championship team is as you know probably the most challenging thing one could ever hope to do. If I lived in one of those 20+ countries that competes for world titles I would never get the chance to compete against the likes of you, JW, LJ, Mr. Kiesling, Mr. Smith and all the other guy's here in the US. But I happen to be in the US and have learned so much from watching/talking to you guy's that it has made me a MUCH better pilot then just a year ago. This is a chance for them to come and compete with you guys and see where their skills are at. Also a chance for those of us in the US to compete against some of the best International pilots around. Look at what Jojo did at the Nat's last year. Not bad for a guy from Norway! Jim McCarthy will have to confirm, but I think Phillip Kolb and many of the other top F3J pilots from Europe will be coming to compete at the Soaring Masters, so this will be a "World" event. Just my thoughts on the subject. BTW, Goldsmith came up with the name - blame the Aussie!!! 8^) -----Original Message----- From: Daryl Perkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:58 AM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] "World" Championships - We Americans must be the best... Is it just me? Probably is... I hear I'm quite the pain in the ass... but why do Americans feel compelled to call their contests, or games, or races... the "World Championships?" We have the World Series, where we crown the winners the "World Champion." We have the Superbowl... once again crowning the winners the "World Champions." Is there any other country represented???? 1 other at least???? I think Canada is represented by one or two teams in baseball... there's a sports powerhouse ... ;-) JK Sorry Arend... But... "World Soaring Masters?" Let's not minimize the efforts and the accomplishments of those individuals who qualify to attend US team selects, scratch and claw to make the top 3, then travel around the world representing the United States of America. They compete against the top fliers of 20-25 other countries, who have undergone the same type of effort and hardships just for the opportunity to compete in a truly "World" event. This Soaring Masters is a neat idea, and will be a fun contest I'm sure... but maybe it should be titled "The US Open of Soaring".. since there's not much qualifying required to attend... Sorry... off my soapbox... but this has been a pet peave of mine for quite some time... probably ever since I attended my first World Championships... held in Holland... against 23 (I think) other countries... Oh... but the most important part of my email... TK... I lost my voucher... can you forward another one please??? Thx, D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
