Tianmen Mountain Grand Prix Finals 2013 - October, 13
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The Phoenix-Fly and TonySuit wingsuits used by all the competitors in the World Wingsuit League Tianmen Mountain Grand Prix were designed and built by two men who also helped create the modern wingsuit era – Croatian Robert Pecnik and Englishman Tony Uragallo.
When in the mid-1990s Patrick “Deug” de Gayardon designed his revolutionary new wingsuit with ram-air-inflated arm and leg wings that actually generated lift like an airplane wing, he went to Tony to put on the finishing touches. Tony also built wingsuits for Deug’s fellow wingsuit pioneer, Adrian Nicholas, before there were any commercial wingsuit manufacturers.
Contact info for press: Sascha Kaderka
Mail: sascha@worldwingsuitleague.com
The german-press is very interested at the moment in the World Wingsuit League. Today we got several newspaper articles. Feel free to contact us for more information.
Every year TIME Magazine publishes its list of the 26 best inventions and in 2012, the World Wingsuit League is among the products that get the accolades. We are extremely proud and in good company since some incredibly innovative items were also named as best. These include Sony DSC-RX100 camera, a self-inflating tire from Goodyear (about US$200) and the Curiosity Mars rover (US$2.5 billion) . Here’s what TIME Magazine said about us:
“Flying humans wearing batlike suits competed in October in the first ever Wingsuit Flying World Championship in China. Participants descended from 5,000-ft. (1,500 m) cliffs, glided through a valley course and eventually parachuted down, covering about 3⁄4 of a mile (more than a kilometer) in about 30 seconds. The winner: South African Julian Boulle—one of just 20 people currently qualified to compete—who finished in 23.41 sec., a world record.”
http://techland.time.com/2012/11/01/best-inventions-of-the-year-2012/slide/wingsuit-racing/
We proudly announce the winner and times of all 8 finalists of the first World Wingsuit League Grand Prix in China:
1. Julian Boulle (ZA) – 23.41s (TonySuit Apache)
2. Espen Fadnes (NOR) – 23.55s (Phoenix Fly Vampire 4)
3. James Boole (UK) – 23.84s (TonySuit Apache Fusion)
4. Jhonathan Florez (COL) – 24.15s (TonySuit Apache X)
5. Jeff Nebelkopf (USA) – 24.25s (TonySuit Apache Rebel)
6. Jon Devore (USA) – 24.56s (TonySuit Apache Rebel)
7. Tony Uragallo (UK) – 24.89s (TonySuit Apache Rebel)
8. Mike Swanson (USA) – 25.13s (TonySuit Apache Rebel)
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Here are the results of the qualifying for the first World Wingsuit League (WWL) Grand Final:
TOP8 in the finals:
1. Julian Boulle
2. Espen Fadnes
3. James Boole
4. Jeff Nebelkopf
5. Tony Uragallo
6. Jon Devore
7. Jhonathan Florez
8. Mike Swanson
PRESS STATEMENT
October 17, 2012
Millions of TV viewers throughout greater China today experienced the thrill of the world’s most daring sport as the World Wingsuit League completed the first round of its Grand Prix wingsuit race at Tianmen Mountain, near Zhangjiajie in Hunan province.
Wingsuit flying is the art and sport of flying the human body through the air using a s
Fifteen wingsuit pilots made two breathtaking flights each in pursuit of a place in tomorrow’s final round of eight, which will be broadcast live at 1 p.m. tomorrow in greater China, Taiwan, Macao and Hong Kong by CCTV, Hunan TV, Jiansu TV and multiple other networks in Asia.
South African Julian Boulle set the fastest time yet recorded on the race course that descends more than 2,600 vertical feet toward the city of Zhangziajie, clocking a 23.10-second time on his second flight. Norwegian Espen Fadnes finished second with a second-flight time of 23.43 seconds, followed by British pilot James Boole with 23.92, also on his second flight.
The remaining five finalists, in order of finish, are:
Jeff Nebelkopf (USA)
Tony Uragallo (UK)
Jon Devore (USA)
Jhonathan Florez (Colombia)
Mike Swanson (USA)
“We are honored to put on this sports spectacle that has captured the imagination of a nation,” said WWL president Iiro Seppanen. “Our pilots were highly motivated to do their best – and they did!”
“I look forward to doing even better tomorrow,” declared Boulle. “Everyone else will be flying for second place.”
“I have him right where I want him,” laughed Fadnes. “Ahead and over-confident!”
PRESS STATEMENT
October 14, 2012
Clouds and rain today again prevented the World Wingsuit League from running its Grand Prix race at Tianmen Mountain with the best 16
wingsuit pilots in the world, causing the event to be postponed until Wednesday, October 17th and Thursday, October 18th.
“It was still too dangerous for our to fly,” said WWL president Iiro Seppanen, “but the forecast for Wednesday and Thursday promises great
weather that will allow us to run the race as originally planned: an elimination round Wednesday with two flights by all 16 pilots, and a
finals round on Thursday with the fastest eight pilots.”
Seppanen said the pilots will stand down until then and enjoy the Zhangjiajie area’s cultural and natural attractions before getting
back to business at mid-week.
“They’re highly motivated and determined professional athletes,” he said, “and they look forward to putting on a great show for the people
of China.”
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