10 years ago
Last weekend the swiss championships and a synchro APWC took place for the second time in Brienz, Switzerland. After two rainy days the competition started with rested and dry pilots on saturday with two solo and a synchro task in between. On sunday the finals in both categories took place. Thus Jeremy Peclard is the new swiss champion and Spälti Acro Team with Adrian Hachen & Michael Maurer won the synchro competition.
Unlike last year Jeremy Peclard did not have to attack from behind and took the lead right away, followed by Lionel Hercod and Fred Montet. The first synchro run was less clear; Spälti Acro Team took the lead, tightly followed by the SAT Acro Team and Team Alongi was third. In the second solo task the penalties for repeating maneuvers came into play and Chrigel Maurer -- obviously becoming more and more comfortable under an acro glider with each run -- performed the highest rated run, proofing that he has not forgotten how to fly acro while hurrying from Salzburg to Monaco.
Jeremy won the solo final on sunday morning again. Regrettably some warnings had to be imposed during this run and consecutively not all maneuvers were rated, which lead to some more changes in the ranking. Chrigel finished second and Lionel third overall. In the final of the synchro competition the Spälti Acro Team extended its lead with Molinettis to Heli-Rodeo along the quai full of spectators and won the world cup, followed by the SAT Team and the SOL Acro Team.
Top 5 solo pilots:
1. Jeremy Peclard SUI Niviuk N-Gravity 3 32.778
2. Chrigel Maurer SUI Ozone Trickster 30.583
3. Lionel Hercod SUI Niviuk N-Gravity 3 30.478
4. Adrian Hachen SUI Gin Gliders Rage 29.078
5. Morane Montavon SUI Ozone Trickster 28.765
Download Solo results.
Top 3 synchro AWPC and Swiss Championships:
1. Spälti Acro Team
Michael Maurer SUI Gin Gliders Rage 20.064
Adrian Hachen SUI Gin Gliders Rage
2. SAT Acro Team
Felix Rodriguez ESP Ozone Trickster 18.739
Horacio Llorens ESP RR Radix 2
3. SOL Acro Team
Hernan Pitocco ARG Sol Supersonic 18.574
Rafael Goberna BRA Sol Supersonic
5. CAT Acro Team
Jeremy Peclard SUI N-Gravity 3, 17.489
David Geiser Niviuk SUI N-Gravity 3
7. Les pioufous
Lionel Hercod SUI Niviuk N-Gravity 3 16.986
Karim Bruchez SUI Niviuk N-Gravity 3
Download Synchro results.
Meanwhile the pilots and the raft are at Krippenstein for the Acrojam.
All photos by Kaspar Zeindler