New Zealand to host Gliding World Championships
24 Sep 2007
All eyes will be cast skyward as the world's best glider pilots do battle in the skies above New Zealand's spectacular Southern Alps in December.
20 of the sports elite pilots will compete in the FAI World GP Gliding Champs over six days of intense competition which will include high speed aerial battles of strategy, courage and skill.
Since the first event held in Omarama in January last year, pilots have competed in seven other events around the globe, earning a place in the world finals and the right to compete for the title of world champion.
Travelling at speeds of up to 300kph, often just metres above the mountain ridges and hostile terrain, the competitors are sometimes just a wing's breadth apart from each other. Despite the huge distances covered in each race, the finishes can be nail-bitingly close with split second decisions deciding the outcome.
The FAI World GP Gliding Championships will be seen live by viewers around the world using the latest in television and internet technologies on www.airsportslive.com. The coverage will include real-time 3D graphics to explain complex race strategies. Multiple mini-cams placed in cockpits will ensure the viewer is in the middle of dramatic action. Special stabilised helicopter camera systems will provide dramatic air-to-air coverage while teams of expert sports commentators will cover each race.
The FAI World GP Gliding Championship will feature pilots from New Zealand, Australia, Germany, France, Poland, Russia, UK, Slovakia and South Africa. It will take place at Omarama Airfield on 19-24 December, with racing on each day, weather permitting.
For further information, visit www.gpgliding.com
For further media information, please contact:
Victoria Murray-Orr - EveNZ
T: +64 3 443 2700 E: vmo@evenz.co.nz
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