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SPEED
RALLY

Then the teams prepared their aircraft while the organisers got
the papers ready.
Each team received an envelope with a map, turn point photos, a

minute marker and a GPS logger to record their track. Aircraft were then

also scrutinized for all portable electronic devices that were sealed up
in bags. For this event Mark and Shane from Century Avionics were on

hand to also block off / seal Aircraft GPS and autopilot systems.

Scrutinizers Chareen, Lizelle and Sean were also on to seal up all

portable GPS capable devices; handing out papers at the allotted time

and checking the fuel tanks were full. Chief marshal Adrian Cronje and
starter Mark Clulow set up at the starting line adjacent the threshold of

Runway 29 where each aircraft was released at their allotted time slot. Johan Botha and Frikkie van Heerden

The envelopes were handed out with their loggers at 20 minutes near their Sling 2 ZU-KIE

prior take-off time and taxied to the starting line within 10 minutes
of brake release. First take-off was at 10h10 for the slowest aircraft

and last take-off at 10h40, with planned arrival at 11h30.

With all the competitors off towards the North west, the route had

a mix of easy and challenging turn points. In general the competitors

found the course easy enough this time round with the photographs

now in larger format to identify the ground features more promi-
nently. The results showed many had a clear round in their tracks.
At just before 11h30, the first aircraft over the line was a little

early and this was followed by at least three quarters of the field

within one minute, with tail enders after that.
After all had returned, the scoring team got to work to analyse

the results and the individual scores were , completed by 13:30. Jandre and Hendrik Loots (father & son) – Sling 2 ZU-IHK
Prize giving began at 14:00. van Staden and Manaf Mubarak in their Sling ZU-IBH and in third
MC Jonty Esser thanked everybody for their contributions and Rob place Leon Joubert and Sandi Goddard in their Lancair ZU-LNC.

Jonkers then presented some of the more interesting tracks that were The first 13 placing were the only crews who managed a clean

completed in the day. Trophies were handed out to the host club, their penalty free round.

club house now sporting three of these trophies. The most interesting The winners in the accuracy category were again father and son

track that was flown went to Hilton Wolff and Rob Osner. The prize for Hendrik and Jandre Loots in their Sling ZU-IHK, in second place
the best crew spirit went to Lourence Matthee and Christo Erasmus. also father and son Johan Whiteman and Quintin Kruger in their

The winners in the handicap category were father and son Hen- Cherokee 235 ZS-FVV and in third place Phil Wakeley and Mary de
drik and Jandre Loots in their Sling ZU-IHK, in second place Eugene Klerk in their C210 ZS-CNY. Q

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