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Old November 12th 12, 05:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Galloway[_1_]
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Default Is this the future of our sport?

That NZ GP was indeed great to watch but even better was
the Chilean world GP final which I watched in its entirety.
The tracking gave the watcher a 3D display (similar to
SeeYou) of the competitors rock polishing in the Andes +
live audio commentary overlaid. Highlights for me were
Sebastian Kawa pretty much every day and Tilo Holighaus's
amazing lead out and run on the last 2 legs of (IIRC) the
final day.

JPG

At 16:43 12 November 2012,
wrote:
Short answer is YES!!!!!

I remember watching NZ GP on a middle of the night.

Last day Uli Schwenck
g=
ot in front, but low. If he got home first he won. I was

almost ****ing my
=
pants of the excitement. Honestly it was the best

sporting event by far,
th=
at I have witnessed at home. Spectaculary produced, real

excitement.

People gotta realize that gliding is dangerous. Pilots who

participate,
wil=
l take that calculated risk. It's not for every one, but nor

is F1. Truth
i=
s, more dangerous it is, more people it draws.