The South African National Gliding Championships

Dust Devil 2006

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S.A. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2006

Held at Bloemfontein 28th Dec.’06  – 6th Jan’07 inc.

TROPHIES PRESENTED

 

COMBINED OPEN CLASS:

 

Wolf Hirth

(1st – all nationalities)

Attie Jonker  (Potch)

Pidsley

(1st – S.African resident)

Attie Jonker  (Potch)

Boet Dommisse

(2nd – all nationalities)

Uys Jonker  (Potch)

Sunday Times

(3rd – all nationalities)

Pieter Nouwens (GGC)

Johnnie Andrews

(most improved Open Class pilot as voted for by the Open class pilots)

Pieter Nouwens (GGC)

 

18M. CLASS

Roelf van Tonder

(1st – all nationalities)

Attie Jonker  (Potch)

 

 

15M. CLASS:

Tim Biggs Memorial

(1st – all nationalities)

John Coutts (MGC)

Ted Williamson Painting (1st – S.African resident)

Laurens Goudriaan (GGC)

 

Comair

(2nd – all nationalities)

Laurens Goudriaan (GGC)

Argus

(3rd  – all nationalities)

Dolf Pretorius ( Cape GC )

Kevin Bottomley

(fastest 300 km. in 15m)

J. Coutts (MGC) @ 139.9 kph/359 km. day 5

Annandale

(fastest 500 km. in 15m)

L. Goudriaan (GGC) @140.2 kph/506.6 km. Day 7

 

 

STANDARD CLASS:

Junkers

(1st – all nationalities)

Dolf Pretorius (CGC)

Heini v. Michaelis painting (1st – S.African)

Dolf Pretorius (CGC)

 

Heini Heiriss

(2nd – all nationalities)

Rose Johnson ( UK )

Jack Hartley

(3rd – all nationalities)

Erazem Polutnik ( Slovenia )

Helli Lasch

(longest goal flight)

D. Pretorius (CGC) @ 133.2 kph/506.6 km. Day 7

 

SPORTS CLASS:

George Ward

(1st – all nationalities)

Andrew Bester (E.Prov. GC)

Wingspan

(2nd – all nationalities)

Bobby Clifford (MGC)

- no trophy - (3rd place) Bennie du Plessis (GGC)

Changed to Sports Class trophy for Nats. 04:

Chic Brydges

(fastest speed)

B. Clifford (MGC) @ 127.8 kph/282.9 km. Day 5

 

OTHER AWARDS:

*Director’s Trophy

(up & coming pilot)

Andrew Bester (E.Prov GC)

*Jenny Hooper

(high airmanship – Sports class)

 Jennifer Bradley (MGC)

Kimberley Cup

(fastest 300 km. – all classes)

P. Nouwens (GGC) @ 161.5 kph/320.2 km. Day 9

Koln Cup

(longest flight of no return – all classes) B. Beesten ( Germany ) 450.1 km. Day 8

 

Bottcher

(fastest 500 km. triangle of champs. – all classes)

L.Goudriaan (GGC) @140.2 kph/506.6 km. Day 7

Pilots’ Award

(most improved pilot, as voted for by the competing pilots)

Andrew Bester (E.Prov GC)

Kraut Cup

trophy missing

 

*Dennis Jankelow

(airmanship & Safety)

Sven Olivier ( Cape GC )

John Attwell ’s bottle of Scotch

closest to time for assigned area task

Erazem Polutnik – unfortunately Erazem had already left so did not receive it!

 

(* as selected by the Contest Director)