Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds Forbes 2012: Rohan Holtkamp wins
FAI Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds Forbes 2012 podium. L-R: Scott Barrett (3), Attila Bertok (2), Rohan Holtkamp (1)
Australian Rohan Holtkamp has won the Forbes Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds 2012, which finished on Saturday 14 January.Â
Organisers heralded the ten-day event a huge success, with “hundreds of kilometres flown, many happy pilots, no accidents and just heaps of fun all round”.
The weather was kind, just one day being lost to strong winds.
As well as the Pre-Worlds, an A-Class and a Sports Class were also scored. The A-Class is for pilots that have never been in the top 100 WPRS (CIVL world ranking system), and pilots fly the same elapsed time tasks as the main event. These were between 128 and 217km.
The Sports Class category is for kingposted gliders and less experienced pilots. Tasks for this category were shorter, between 53 and 98km, and the launch window was later.
Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds Forbes 2012 Results
Open Class
1. Rohan Holtkamp, AU, Airborne Rev 13.5, 6,628
2. Attila Bertok, HU, Moyes Litespeed S5, 6,516
3. Scott Barrett, AU, Airborne Rev 13.5, 5,847
Women
1. Corinna Schwiegershausen, DE, Moyes RX3, 4,419
A-Grade
1. Kari Suhonen, FI, Wills Wing T2C 154, 3,818
Sports ClassÂ
1. Stuart  McElroy, AU, 5,095
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