Competition Successes Down Under
AS Pilots become Australian champions in three classes
John Buchanan
While the competition season in Germany is long over, task speed averages exceeded 140km/hr during the 2015 Australian championships.
ASG 29 pilot John Buchanan became Australian Sports class champion by winning the last day’s task of 425 km at an average speed of 142 km/hr.
Mike Young
This was only topped by guest pilot Mike Young of Great Britain, who finished in top spot at the end of the competition, also with an ASG 29. His five daily wins and an average speed of 143 km/hr on the 10th day were certainly remarkable achievements.
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Bruce Taylor
Bruce Taylor became the new Australian champion In the Standard class. He had a total of four daily wins with his ASW 24 E and even achieved an average speed of 136 km/hr on the last day.
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Peter and Lisa Trotter
Peter Trotter was able to win the Australian title in the Club class in his ASW 20. With consistently high daily results he finished right at the top of the podium at the end.
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