Fractured Axel

2008's most popular DI competition

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 2:41 am

AKA Nationals attracted 27 fliers in 4 classes...
TricksParty Germany drew 21 all season...
EuroCup had 12...

Virtual Freestyle 10 chimed in with 29.



I'm just saying.

Mike.

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:21 am

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." L daVinci

Re: 2008's most popular DI competition

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 8:10 am

Zippy8 wrote:

EuroCup had 12...

Eurocup was restricted to 12.

Re: 2008's most popular DI competition

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:14 pm

Keithgrif wrote:

Eurocup was restricted to 12.

That's hardly my problem

If it had been derestricted (even more than it was) do you reckon it might have reached.... 14 ?

Mike.

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:37 pm

How many entries would you have got if the entry fee was ~€50 and there was no prize

It has been suggested to me that STACK should not pursue a more commercial footing (ie prizes worth winning) because it will destroy the feel of the competition, VF shows that is hogwash (at least amongst the subset of fliers that take part)

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:57 pm

Keithgrif wrote:

How many entries would you have got if the entry fee was ~€50 and there was no prize

None. Which is probably why it wasn't like that. I'm under no illusions that the attraction of the format is one thing, the attraction of nice prizes is quite another.

It has been suggested to me that STACK should not pursue a more commercial footing (ie prizes worth winning) because it will destroy the feel of the competition

In my experience, such as it is, all you can really do is try things that you hope will encourage people to take part and leave it at that. You will not be able to work out some magic formula that will suddenly have them queueing by the judges' tent 'cos it doesn't exist. And people tend to... misrepresent... what it would take to get them to enter anyway.

However.... until I hear differently; Virtual Freestyle - the world's favourite stunt kite competition.

Mike.

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Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:09 pm

Zippy8 wrote:

Virtual Freestyle - the world's favourite stunt kite competition.

I'm sure that some ad exec could do something with that

Nice job on 10 Mike - Might get a try at flying in 11 myself