2008 World Hot Air Balloon Championship (Horfkirchen - Àustria). Ultramagic Racer pilots yet again take top 3 positions.
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Position |
Competitor |
Country |
Score |
Balloon |
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1 |
MESSINES, François |
France |
10297 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-77 |
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2 |
MEDVEDSKY, Alexey |
Russia |
10138 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-65 |
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3 |
BOLZE, Stephane |
France |
10077 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-77 |
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4 |
PETREHN, Paul |
USA |
10066 |
|
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5 |
HOWARD, Mike |
Great Britain |
10045 |
|
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6 |
ZVADA, Joe |
USA |
9988 |
|
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7 |
FUJITA, Yudai |
Japan |
9971 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-56 |
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8 |
OLSSON, Peter |
Sweden |
9887 |
|
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9 |
MUIR, Lindsay |
Great Britain |
9851 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-77 |
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10 |
LIMA, Lupercio Barros |
Brasil |
9835 |
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11 |
BROEDERS, Henk |
Netherlands |
9825 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-65 |
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12 |
PETROVIC, Radko |
Slovenia |
9807 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-65 |
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13 |
TIMMERS, Jan |
Belgium |
9498 |
|
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14 |
FUJITA, Masahiko |
Japan |
9449 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-65 |
|
15 |
KOHL, Adolf |
Germany |
9445 |
Ultra Magic Racer MV-65 |
Special mentions also to Yudai Fujita who finished in 7th place, Lindsay Muir in 9th place, Henk Broeders in 11th place, Radko Petrovic in 12th place, Masahiko Fujita in 14th place and Adolf Kohl in 15th place who were all flying Ultramagic Racers! 98 pilots took part in this strongly contested world championship completing 14 tasks. Truly a memorable competition. Well done everybody, but a special congratulations to François, Alexey and Stephan!
Ultramagic racer - The Choice of Champions
* When the results must speak for themselves.
* When only the best will do.
“ The Racer” - the original - only by Ultramagic.
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Congratulations from the worldwide Ultramagic team to François Messine from France on coming first and winning the 2008 World Hot Air Balloon Chamionship held in Horfkirchen Austria between the 13th and 21st September 2008. |
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