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mark leavesley · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:01 am Post subject: MANILLA PARAGLIDING WORLDS 2007

Opening day of the worlds was a great day starting with all the teams walking the streets of MANILLA with thousands of screaming people.everyone walked to the local show ground were there was a air show with auto gyros/microlights/and F A 18 jets.Then following that a live band then a fire work display.A massive thank you must go to godfrey for a very spectacular start to the world paragliding champs 2007.Here are some pics.

CHRIGAL LOOKING HARD!

WAGGA WATTS!

STEVE COX THE WORLD CHAMPION

THE ROLLING STONES!!

mark leavesley · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:43 am Post subject:

Day 1,CANCELLED DUE TO BAD LOOKING WEATHER,Good call i say it looked crap and within 5 mins of myself and adrian thomas saying "this looks shit" godfrey shouted "TASK CANNED" Here are some pics anyway.

UK,s ADRIAN THOMAS.

BRIEFING.

BRUCE "AIRWAVE" GOLDSMITH.

CHARLES FROM GIN GLIDERS.

THE REASON FOR TASK 1 TO BE CANCELED.

ERIC CHILLING.

EVA "frost bite"wiesnierska.

PARK FROM GIN GLIDERS TEAM.

West launch.

Russ "brad pitt look alike ogden,yeah right ugly moron!

jules · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:13 am Post subject:

...tell jamon eggs to cheer up it makes the otherwise happy brits look miserable...from me!
jules
PS why was weather bad cb or wind?

mark leavesley · Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:23 pm Post subject:

I will tell him now buddy.It was CB City again buddy.

mark leavesley · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 12:09 am Post subject:

He said he does smile somtimes and will from now on just for you mate!

mark leavesley · Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:38 pm Post subject:

Day 2 CANCELLED DUE TO BAD WEATHER.
DAY 3 Today and we just been told re-brief at 12:30pm but looks like rain coming in "AGAIN TODAY"

PAUL · Joined: 17 Feb 2007 Posts: 2

hi mark more pic's like that pls Laughing

gr8 pins get her tel-num for me

well done mark gr8 result

see you on the mynd.

paul.

mark leavesley · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:13 am Post subject:

hi paul,i will try they are the official RED BULL GIRLS giving out drinks all day.

mark leavesley · Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:56 am Post subject:

Day 3 and at last a taskable day.I was asked by godfrey to fly for the camera man thats making the dvd for the worlds,we had a fantastic flight and got some great footage.We waited at goal while the pack came in,one chap for some reason stalled 50 meters before goal line and crashed right in front of me,God that boy hit the deck hard!!Dont know how he is but the ambulance was already there incase of anything happening??All the brit team made goal appart from LOU mrs happy burnham!"NOT"Anyway here are the pics.

Adrian thomas going over the goal line.

ANDY HEDIGNER OF RED BULL.

BRIEFING

busy glider parking

GAGGLE

HARNESS LOGO

NEW SKYLINE HARNESS????LOOKS LIKE A BIN LINER!

Russ ogden

JIMMY PACHER FROM GIN GLIDERS TEAM.

Martin orlik from AXIS PARA

Just found out the chap broke his pelvis,"NOT GOOD HEAH"

NICKY MOSS IN GOAL

mark leavesley · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:05 am Post subject:

Run report from Adrian Thomas:

We had team orders in place for this task, because we weren't sure what was going to develop cloud-wise. Louise was ordered to go off as early as possible, which she did, climbing out magnificently while the rest of us shuffled from one launch to the other. Once we got to base she set off, and reported that it was working but weak. Then we sent Bruce and me off, then Russ and Wagga ten minutes later, and Steve 10 minutes after that. We'd been chatting at base, and realised the peak of the day had passed, so we were on course by 3pm. The main gaggle hung around at launch until 4.30pm - a serious tactical error, because by then we were on final glide, and the day was finishing. Bruce and I caught the lead gaggle at the second climb, then Bruce stayed with the gaggle and I led out - there were a few brave lone soles down track, marking good climbs (2-3m/s) under small Cu. Russ and Mark raced along trying to catch us (fast, those boys). I got the turnpoint about 7k ahead of Bruce and the rest of the gaggle, but was slow finding the climb to get me to the glide-slope. Eventually I met up with Steve Ham as he was on the way out, and he showed me the core. Then it was how-much-bar do you dare down a 7:1 glide slope from 12k out. I arrived with about 300m having seen a lot of hideous sink giving 4:1 between thermals and 100:1+ in the lifty bits. Bruce had a better run in and caught back up by 3k, and Russ did better still. Mark nailed it, but got caught in hideous sink 5k out and only just squeaked in. Nicky cruised elegantly to goal not far behind, Lou pushed on hard but landed a couple of k short. Russ 4th, Adrian 7th, Bruce 11th, Steve Ham 30, Mark 38? Nicky 40s, Lou early 50s. Possibly the best ever UK task result overall.

Cheers,
Adrian

marktrigg · Joined: 18 Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Location: u.k. - derbyshire

hi mark,

brilliant results yesterday ..... brought all the more to life by the pics and [especially] through adrian's 'insider' report. it is fascinating reading about the team tactics approach that was adopted : - seems to have worked pretty effectively.

good luck to all in the rest of the comp. shall look forward to reading more as the competition unfolds.

once again .... brilliant result Very Happy

best wishes,

mark
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mark leavesley · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:31 pm Post subject:

DAY4:RAINED OFF.
DAY5:ITS RAINING LIKE A COW PEEING ON A FLAT ROCK!!Re brief at 12:30 But not looking good.

zefrenchy · Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 24 Location: Manchester ish

I bet the farmers bringing you breakfast in bed AND buying the BEERS......... Laughing

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austrianarena · Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Mayrhofen

Oi Leavesley you slack arse, any news munjumbo?
All very quiet on blogs and forums, have you been swept away in the biblical floods?
K

mark leavesley · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject:

HEAH KELLY,Its getting back to manilla conditions now and we flew a task yesyerday,I made goal but im only a AIR MARSHAL! Bruce made goal too but the others missed it.pics coming in a bit.