VKR2010 Live Ticker

yesterday (Saturday 15th of May)

2010-05-16T09:35:00.001+02:00

All pilots completed a 20th round in medium to strong condition at St
Ferriol. Both groups were flying in sequence on Slope A. Then we had an
interruption to calculate the final team result and the ranking in order
to determine the 20 best pilots to do a fly off of 4 rounds. During this
interruption, a mini contest with the judges and officials has been
organised, with 2 rounds. the pilots wrer judging this time :) !
Marcel Guwang, a Slope director did the best time with a 33.xx

We started the fly off with strong conditions (16 to 20 m/s of wind). It
has been a "rain" of sub 40s, lots of personnal best and a blistering
30,79s for Thibaud Ringenbach (France). IS the ranking didn't change for
the top 3, things moved behind with excellent finish of Lucas Gaubatz
(17 to 9) or Mathieu Mervelet (14 to 8).

Alexis Marechal exploded his Alliaj HM on the ridge (rocks) during the
second round of the fly off. At the 24th round, Thibaud Ringenback had a
2.4 receiver lock for long seconds, but finally recovered despite he got
a zero score plus a penalty for crossing the safety line.

Viking Race finished at 3:30 pm. We all met at St ferriol for the prize
giving and a last drink before to leave.

Viking Race 2010 is over !

Thanks to all the pilots who attended, a huge thanks to the "red"
jackets who did an exceptionnal job during all the week despite
difficult weather conditions.

See you all in 2 years !!!

6 rounds completed today

2010-05-14T21:34:00.000+02:00

We have been able to complete 2+2 rounds on slope A and B. Then slope B
started to be too much crosswind, so we all moved to Slope A and did 2
additionial rounds. We are now at 19 rounds.

The picture gallery section has been updated. Same for the results
section with individual and team results.

Live video now!

2010-05-14T16:49:00.000+02:00

You can access right now live streaming of the slope A. Enjoy.

finally, 4 rounds today

2010-05-13T22:53:00.001+02:00

The rain disturbed a lot the race, but we have been able to complete 4
rounds sometimes in difficult conditions with low wind or crosswind.
Result section is updated, and pictures gallery too.
Tomorrow, pilot briefing is at 8:45 am on the car park.

2 rounds completed

2010-05-13T14:31:00.001+02:00

We completed 2 rounds. 3rd round has been completed on slope A, but
cancelled on slope B, because of the rain. We are currently waiting
for thé sky to clear in order to replay group B round and be at a
total of 12 rounds.

No round today

2010-05-12T19:16:00.000+02:00

The weather forecast announced for all day but finally it was OK.
However we got no wind :(
We waited from 11am to 18am before to close thé day.
Tomorrow should be better with Moreau wind. First flight Will be at 9am.

2 rounds today

2010-05-11T20:55:00.001+02:00

The weather was promising but ....
When we arrived on the slope around 10 am, the wind was here, the sun and blue sky too. But rapidly the wind changed of direction and dropped, which complicated things a lot. We have been able to complete 2 rounds.

There is a protest after round 9. This protest will be examinated by the jury. It could have an impact on round 9, depending of the decision.

Tomorrow forecast is rain. Briefing will be at the HQ in Limoux for the team managers before to take the decision to go or not go to the slope.

No pictures today, sorry.

No Round today :(

2010-05-10T19:59:00.001+02:00

The wind decided to not wake up today, so we ended the day at 5pm with a
briefing. Earlier in the afternoon, we organized a small informal F3F
competition with few Merlin from MPX. Best time was 47 s. Tomorrow, the
wind is switching to St Ferriol. The apointment is 10 am at the parking
identified on the map for St Ferriol slope.

God of slope

2010-05-10T14:46:00.001+02:00

We are preparing the 2011 calendar.... May will be the following........

Monday, 2PM

2010-05-10T14:12:00.001+02:00

Sky is clear, sun is shining. Still little wind so free flight is continuing. We hope to launch one round.

Monday 10th, 11AM STATUS

2010-05-10T11:29:00.001+02:00

This morning, fog at 8am clearing slowly to now offer clear view and some sun. Wind is too low (2m/s) so decision has been made to open free flight. Hopefully we will get some more wind and be able to launch at least the 8th round.

today

2010-05-09T22:41:00.001+02:00

After the rain stopped and the sky cleared a little bit, we started
arount 10:30 to complete the 2 rounds to finish the "set of round" 2+2,
before to compute the results and redo the groups. The target was then
to complete 2+2 rounds but unfortunately, the storm and rain stop the
8th round before the end.

So we are at 7 rounds, with one round to complete before to have and
even number of round, which means same number of round on slope A and B.

Please refer to result section.

We also uploaded new pictures in the picture gallery.

Tomorrow is Laurac again. First flight at 9 AM.

strong wind and rain at laurac

2010-05-09T08:37:00.001+02:00

We arrived on the slope at 8 AM. The wind is strong but the rain and
clouds prevent us to start. According to the forecast, the weather
should clear during the day.

2 rounds completed

2010-05-08T22:00:00.001+02:00

After a long wait for the wind, it finally came around 6pm and we have
been able to fly 2 rounds until 8pm.
Best time on slope A are 52, and 52s, and on slope B, 48s and 43s.
Tomorrow will be windy and probably wet. Wind forecast are for Laurac
again.

We update the picture gallery section with pictures taken today.

Waiting for the wind

2010-05-08T15:12:00.000+02:00

Briefing has been done. Nice weather but no wind. We hope to start
later this afternoon.

Tomorrow: Laurac

2010-05-07T20:28:00.001+02:00

Weather forecasts are for Laurac slope tomorrow, with unfortunately
pretty the same conditions than today.
Program is registration and practise in the morning, and first rounds in
the afternoon if weather permits

Pictures uploaded

2010-05-07T20:26:00.001+02:00

We uploaded few pictures (photo gallery section) taken today on the
slope. Program was registration aand practice. Wind was very light in
the afternoon, going a little bit stronger in the evening.

Tomorrow (Friday) : Laurac Slope !

2010-05-06T20:44:00.001+02:00

Tomorrow (Friday), the wind will be for the Laurac Slope. Please refer to the
slope section of the website to find all the information related to the
location of the slope.

See you tomorrow !

Newsletter 9 available

2010-04-29T07:47:00.001+02:00

We upload the Newsletter N°9 on the corresponding section.

Pilot Information

2010-04-28T21:47:00.001+02:00

We have uploaded a ZIP file containing information for the VKR Pilots.
It can be found in the Newsletter Section.

aufwind

2010-04-27T22:49:00.000+02:00

Andreas Fricke wrote a preview of the coming Viking Race in the latest
issue of Aufwind. You can find this article in the "Press book" section.

Creation of the VKR2010 Live Ticker blog :)

2010-04-23T08:14:00.000+02:00

This blog will allow all F3F pilots over the world to follow the race almost direct live from the slope. Pictures will be uploaded on the picasaweb album dedicated to the VKR2010 at least each evening, but if possible during the day. We have the chance to have a 3G coverage on the 2 slopes :)