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From: joe wurts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 2:10 AM
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Subject: [RCSE] 2002 F3J WC flyoffsHi all,
Turned out to be a landing contest today, as the air was pretty good. Arend Borst flew very well, and is now the deserving F3J world champion. It came down to a fraction of a second in the end. Arend finally had some good luck in the end, as two pilots mid-aired in the fourth round, so it was reflown. He got a 1000 point flight in the reflight which secured his win, by all of 0.7 of a point! I ended up in second place, and Pasi Vaisanen of Sweden came in third.
As to the juniors, they had to deal with the really tough air in the early morning. Chris Jolly flew very well to get a second place. Toby Lammlein (sp?) of Germany placed first, and Thomas Fischer of Germany placed third. David McCarthy had some difficulties, as did Paul Griebenow, and finished 9th and 10th respectively. The US juniors can hold their heads high, they flew very well in some difficult conditions in the flyoffs.
There has been some discussions on what rules modifications can be made to make the event more of a soaring event, and less of landing contest. I�m not sure what can be done to emphasize the soaring aspect more. The only thing that I can think of offhand is to possibly deemphasize the importance of the landings. Maybe make the landings worth only 10 points as opposed to 100 points. Also, in the flyoffs, why have a throwout? The first round of the flyoffs this time was the only round that showed the thermal skills of the pilots in the scores, at least for the seniors. The rest of the rounds were landing contests. Unfortunately, I fell short of the mark this time. Still, I feel proud to have represented the US, and feel that I flew the best that I could have.
Thanks for all of the support that the US team has received from everyone.
Joe Wurts
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I just wanted to put in my two cents and say that I
thought Joe Wurts comments about the WC's showed some real class. Joe
essentially said that he flew his best but came up short, and got narrowly
defeated by a pilot who deserved to win. It would be so easy for someone who has
been a world champion several times, and who was beaten this time by less than a
point, to say that he had been robbed or that he lost only because of some bad
luck. You are still a champ as far as I am concerned Joe!
