A classic Beechmont day called for an attempt on the site record, currently 250 km to Dalby. The task for the day
was Open Distance, meaning the pilots have to fly as far as they can. Here is a picture of the hang gliders climbing out above
launch.
Canungra Classic 1998
4. Task at 16.10.1998
All Participants
Task: Beechmont-Open Distance
Takeoff Beechmont Launch
Place Name No Glider km Total
1 REBBECHI JOEL 98 Moyes CSX4 136.2 897
2 HOLTKAMP ROHAN 2 Moyes CSX5 132.4 880
3 PRITCHARD PHIL 31 Moyes CSX5 131.9 878
3 COOPER DREW 5 Moyes CSX6 131.9 878
5 SCHWIEGERSHAUSEN CORINNA 9 Moyes XTL3 130.8 869
6 GONSALVES BERNARD 345 Moyes XTL3 129.8 861
7 MacLEOD GLEN 43 Moyes SX5 128.5 849
8 COOMBER KRAIG 3 Moyes CSX5 127.2 835
9 MOYES STEVE 10 Moyes CSX5 124.2 805
10 JACKSON MIKE 20 Moyes SX6 122.0 789
11 DURAND JON SNR 8 Moyes SX6 119.1 770
12 HEANEY GRANT 1 Moyes CSX5 114.3 743
13 BIESKE GORDON 131 Moyes XTL6 95.5 671
14 STAVER DAVE 77 Moyes SX4 93.7 663
15 TUCKER SCOTT 198 Moyes XTL3 90.0 643
15 PETERSEN NEIL 50 Airborne Shark 156 90.0 643
15 KNIGHT TONY 111 Moyes SX6 90.0 643
18 FREEMAN JAMES 35 Moyes CSX5 88.1 626
19 GIAMMICHELE TONY 747 Moyes SX6 84.7 598
20 HEANEY TOVE 6 Moyes CSX4 84.3 595
21 CAUSER TIM 75 Moyes CSX5 83.9 591
22 MERSHAM NEIL 17 Moyes CSX5 77.6 543
23 VAN RAALTE RONALD 37 Moyes CSX4 68.7 505
24 ZWAHLEN BERNARD 47 Airborne Shark 144 67.0 498
25 GEMMELL STEPHEN 69 Moyes XTL6 53.3 439
26 HANSEN BRIAN 41 Moyes SX4 52.7 437
27 GREEN JOSH 96 Moyes SX4 51.3 429
28 DAVIE GARY 33 Enterprise Combat 152 50.2 422
29 CHESTERS STEVEN 46 Moyes XTL3 47.2 399
30 POLIDANO ANDREW 26 Moyes XTL4 40.1 357
30 McLEES PAUL 67 Enterprise Foil 40.1 357
32 LOWREY TONY 23 Airborne Shark 144 39.7 355
33 ONIPER TONY 99 Airborne Shark 144 37.9 343
34 HORCHNER ANDREW 24 Edel Sector TX4 31.6 299
35 WEBB BRIAN 888 Airwave XXX 29.7 290
36 REDMAN DAVE 25 Moyes XTL6 27.3 277
37 WORTH MATT 38 Airborne Sting 154 26.2 270
38 PURCELL TREVOR 4 Moyes XTL6 25.7 266
39 RUNDELL PAUL 56 Moyes Sonic 25.6 265
40 DURAND JON JNR 168 Moyes SX4 25.0 259
41 WEST PETER 133 Enterprise Elite 150 24.7 256
42 WORTH CRAIG 36 Airborne Shark 156 19.6 204
43 WILSON JOHN 34 Moyes XT 165 19.3 200
44 EWING KARL 82 Moyes CSX6 14.5 170
45 GRAY EDDIE 44 Moyes XTL3 13.7 164
46 STRICKLAND JOHN 27 Moyes SX6 11.8 151
46 DILLANE NICK 7 Moyes CSX4 11.8 151
48 HILL KEN 30 Airborne Shark 144 10.8 144
49 MATSUSHITA AKIKO 123 Nova Xyon 22 9.2 129
50 THOMPSON JAMES 32 Freex Spear 6.9 107
51 SMITH GRAEME 55 Moyes SX5 6.7 105
52 BEARD PETER 66 Airborne Shark 144 6.2 100
53 BASTION JOHN JAMES 18 Edel Energy 6.1 99
54 KENNEDY ANDREW 88 Moyes XTL4 6.0 98
54 DEMPSEY MIKE 60 Moyes SX4 6.0 98
56 BARRY PAUL 21 Airborne Shark 156 5.7 93
57 PURSER SHAUNA 84 Airborne Sting XC 154 5.0 83
57 HOPKINS CRAIG 4031 Moyes XT 165 5.0 83
57 GLASSOCK RICHARD 80 Moyes XT 165 5.0 83
57 BOLTON PETER 117 Enterprise Desire 141 5.0 83
61 PLENDERLEITH MARK 40 Edel Saber XL DNF 0
61 LAKE SHIRLEY 64 Airborne Blade 132 DNF 0
61 McGREE COLAN 68 Moyes XTL4 DNS DNS
61 GREEN MICK 90 Moyes XTL6 DNS DNS
61 CUMMINGS D.TIM 65 Moyes XTL3 DNS DNS
Computed by RACE V3.20
(c) 1998 by Achim Mueller