TEAM U.S.A. WINS AWAC GOLD!!! 

 

 

 The US team had strong flights and easily won the team gold.  Rob Holland (76.1%), Todd Whitmer (72.64%) and Hector Ramirez (72.57%) contributed to the U.S. team win. 

 

The entire team had very strong flights controlling five of the top ten positions, – we would have also won the Silver but they only give out one trophy per team!  South Africa ultimately took silver and Great Britain the bronze medals.

 

 

Rob Holland stepped it up a couple of notches and took first place medal in the freestyle, also winning the first unknown sequence.  I finished with a second place silver in the freestyle and Norm with the bronze in that flight.  Alex finished second in first unknown and Craig third.  Todd flew a great second unknown sequence finishing third.  Results can be found at:

 

http://www.civa-results.com/2008/AWAC08/indexpage.htm

 

The weather was a significant factor with constantly changing, hard winds and density altitudes around mid to high 4,000 ft.  There were a lot of outs and struggling at the bottom of the box.  Penalty points played a huge part of the contest with fairly radical changes in pilot standings with each sequence.

 

It was a great, extremely well organized and run contest.  The entire U.S. team is very thankful for the huge effort made by the organizers, CD staff, judges and selfless volunteers.  Volunteers contributed greatly at their own expense to make the event happen.  I personally want to thank Chris Rudd for his perseverance and endurance as boundary judge for the entire contest – and I know there were many more like Chris -THANK ALL OF YOU VERY MUCH !!!! 

 

 

TEAM U. S. A.

 

 

 

 

 

Closing ceremonies are tonight.  Another AWAC down.  See you at Nationals. 

…Hector

8/9/08

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