Two new world records
I've been under embargo for a couple of months on this story and
I'm still not able to release the whole story until next week, working in
conjunction with communications at Red Bull, the sponsors. But I'll be sending
in the record claims today to the HGFA and the FAI. Here's the nub of it: 100 km out and return record: Performance: 90.41 km/h
Date: 2014-01-28
Course/Location: Nullarbor National Park (Australia)
Claimant: Jonny Durand Jr (AUS)
Hang glider: Moyes Delta Gliders Litespeed RX 3.5 300 km out and return record: Performance: 71.28 km/h
Date: 2014-01-28
Course/Location: Nullarbor National Park (Australia)
Claimant: Jonny Durand Jr (AUS)
Hang glider: Moyes Delta Gliders Litespeed RX 3.5 Previous 100 km out and return speed record:
http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=5264 Performance: 75.73 km/h
Date: 1998-01-09
Course/Location: Eucla (Australia)
Claimant Tomas Suchanek (CZE)
Hang glider: Moyes Delta Gliders CSX-5 Previous 300 km out and return record:
http://www.fai.org/fai-record-file/?recordId=5288 Performance: 56.59 km/h
Date: 1998-02-12
Course/Location: Eucla (Australia)
Claimant Rohan Holtkamp (AUS)
Hang glider: Moyes Delta Gliders CSX-5
http://OzReport.com/1390955338
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