BMFA F3F League 2013 End of Season Report
By Martin_N, in Contest Reports,
Out of the possible 12 events BMFA or UK Euro tours, only 4 one day events were cancelled and unfortunately the Welsh open did not complete the required 4 rounds.
With this is mind we have still had a very memorable season. I have seen many new pilots from last year improve and new faces join the exiting world of F3F.
The year began with an explosion in Wales with 16 sub thirties and many new PB’s claimed for a number of pilots and more from other contests. It truly was an incredible 7 rounds in sub zero conditions, I can’t remember the wind chill but I believe it was around -14degrees.
Scotland proved a great success again this year, being well supported from not just the local pilots, but from all corners of the country.
Having flown in many places in Europe again this year, the standard in the UK is improving year on year, a true credit to everyone, participating in our very friendly hobby on the slopes. This year Simon Thornton flew to an incredible 2 place in the FAI World cup. Simon only completed 3 counting events, against others who had flown more World Cup events to gain better scores. Amazing result and it shows the standard he is flying against in the UK has helped a long way towards this result.
There has however been one pilot that has again excelled and been close on more than one occasion to winning the league over the years. I think anyone who has had the opportunity to fly with or against him would agree he is a very worthy champion.
This year that honour goes to Mark Redsell. Just to note at the incredible Welsh league event, out of the 7 rounds we flew, he had 6 sub thirties, truly amazing. The other pilots to join Mark on that day, were Joel West, Rich Bago, Paul Garnett and Martin Newnham. I must mention Mark Abbotts who was the FIRST British pilot to go under the 30 seconds in an earlier event in Wales this year.
Well done Mark
Finally this year has witnessed the birth of Great Britain Slope Racing Association, which is great news for the future of F3F. Jon Edison, John Phillips and Peter Gunning have joined the team and are working hard to get everything up and running. I must thank these guys for all the support they have given me to bring this together. Website will be available soon.
So to the overall results please see below and enjoy, I hope you feel you have all improved on last year’s results and I am already looking 2014:
1 Mark Redsell 100
2 Martin Newnham 98.00333333
3 John Phillips 94.38933333
4 Simon Thornton 94.03033333
5 Peter Gunning 93.71966667
6 Paul Upton 93.14666667
7 Rich Bago 92.78566667
8 Mark Abotts 91.27766667
9 Mark Treble 90.98466667
10 Mike Mccracken 90.75
11 Mick Walsh 90.14433333
12 Mike Evans 88.524
13 Tom Foreman 88.341
14 Ronnie Lampe 87.52233333
15 Frank Hulton 87.311
16 Keith Wood 85.8636666
17 John Treble 83.14233333
18 Tony Livingston 82.126
19 Martin Drewett 80.06566667
20 Graeme Mohoney 73.70766667
21 John Tideswell 73.34966667
22 Joel West 65.85733333
23 Greg Dakin 64.36866667
24 Kevin Newton 63.75766667
25 Paul Garnett 62.459
26 Jonathan Wells 59.193
27 Andy Burgoyne 58.631
28 Jon Edison 57.922
29 Tom Macpherson 56.81133333
30 Dave Watson 55.51
31 George Young 55.16033333
32 Mike Shellim 54.109
33 PhilTaylor 53.42166667
34 Ian Web 51.93633333
35 Gonzalo Garcia-Atance 48.07266667
36 David Reid 31.07133333
37 Mike Shellim 30.04266667
38 Ewan Maxwel 29.63133333
39 Tony Robertson 29.594
40 Ian Falconer 28.277
41 Scott Ravenscroft 28.19466667
42 Stuart Wallace 25.49966667
43 Egon Lewin 24.84766667
44 Craig Maxwell 24.685
45 Pete Burgess 24.04533333
46 Roger Groves 21.41766667
47 John Bennett 21.322
48 Ron Boughton 16.07866667
49 Ian Mason 14.75433333
50 Les Wood 7.306333333
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