REGISTRATION
The « Speed Flying Pro Les Arcs 2010 » is a competition by invitation. The contest is only open to athletes selected by the organizing team.
At entering for the contest, each rider will present us:
2/ A medical certificate that says you are fit for doing Speed riding/ Speed Flying/ paragliding.
3/ His equipment compliance: ARVA, harness, tether, dorsal protection (airback or Dainese type) , helmet, radio VHF.
4/ A disclaimer that says you know before to make this competition the technic and physic level required. And you assume the risk.
EQUIPMENT
- At any time, the organizer can inspect a competitor and forbid him to fly if it’s necessary for security reasons.
- Each glider must be piloted inside the flight domain defined by the manufacturer or by the control organization that has tested it. Developments dangerous for the other competitors or the public are prohibited.
- If the flight manual for the glider used by the competitor does not say explicitly that the wing can be used to make speed riding, the pilot must obtain authorization from the race director (RD) to participate at the comp.
- The wings used by competitors should have a flat surface between 8 and 14 m2 (85 to 150 square feet).
GLIDER FOR REMPLACEMENT
Glider change during the competition is allowed.
ENCLOSED EQUIPMENTS
- Safety helmets must be worn (helmet to ensure optimal protection for the face is highly recommended).
- The ballast is forbidden for speed riding.
- A dorsal protection is obligatory (air bag or an other system).
- For security reasons, ski suits which fit closely are prohibited (KL or descent type).
- Competitors must be equipped with skis. Other equipments are prohibited (snowboard, monoski …).
- An ARVA is compulsory.
- A radio transceiver is compulsory. The listening safety frequency is announced at the first briefing.
ADVERTISING
Advertising is allowed on wings or competitors’ clothes, in respect of laws in force.
PRESENCE AND SECURITY
Each rider must comply with the program and attend the briefings planned by organization and do reconnaissance requested.
If a competitor decides not to take the start of a round, he must inform the organization.
If a competitor decides to leave the competition, it must inform the organizer who will remove from the registered competitors’ list.
INSURANCE
The organization took a global insurance for all riders. This insurance is compulsory.This to be sure every rider will have an optimum cover.
25 € TTC / person .
RIDERS COMMITTEE
Its main task is to see to respect for safety rules. The RD consults the board, although the final choice is its responsibility.
- Membership of the committee:
3 competitors elected from among the entered competitors.
COMPLAINTS
When the results are temporary, complaints for a round must be submitted to the race director within a period of ONE HALF HOUR after the billposting results. After the time allowed, the results are official.
COMPLAINTS PROCESSING
The Jury’s members (RD and riders committee) consult each other and deliver, as quickly as possible, a final decision.
EVOLUTION’S AREA
A presentation of the evolution’s area was made by the RD. This area is precisely defined.
An A4 visual will be provided to competitors.
AREA FOR INDUVIDUAL PRACTICING, OFF-RACES
Each rider is authorized to practice individually when he doesn’t have to do a round. This obligatory area for individual practicing is demarcated and presented by the RD.
RULES ACCEPTANCE, SANCTIONS
Any competitor whose sporting, verbal or physical behaviour will be judged unfair or excessive by the riders committee or the RD may incur a sanction.
As a result of his commitment, each competitor unconditional subscribes to this regulation.
On the initiative of the RD and the riders committee, a competitor who has infringed the rules will be punished.
In case of a sanction the RD and the riders committee have to consult together and to decide on the sanction.
INFRINGEMENT PUNICHED BY A WARNING:
- Non-compliance with evolution’s areas throughout the event.
- Non-compliance with the round’s closing
- Non-compliance with the time allotted for Freeride’s round
- To fly over the public
- Unauthorized take off
- Loss of control of the sail
- Endangering judges on the race
- Dangerous landing
- Other infringements
PERSON AUTHORIZED TO GIVE SANCTIONS
The RD is responsible for the competitor’s general behaviour. He can give an official warning to a competitor for his attitude outside of the flight or its behaviour during the tests. Race’s penalties are awarded by the RD having received the opinion of the riders committee (jury).
SANCTIONS
When a sanction was given to a competitor, it appears on the results.
In case of repetitive warnings, the RD can take a decision from the relegating of the competitor for the round to the competitor expulsion of the competition.
PENALTIES
Point’s penalty for the Freeride’s rounds: 1 to 10 points
ROUND’S VALIDATION
In the event of weather or air conditions modifying the equal treatment of competitors from the beginning to the end of the round, the riders committee and the RD can decide the cancellation or postponement of the round. In case of vote’s equality, the RD voice is predominant.
The postponement (round’s stop for a moment not limited then round’s re-opening) can be done in a day to the next to allow all competitors to do the race.
The refusal to take the race’s start by one or more competitors is not a cause for round’s cancellation in so far as the RD and the riders committee consider that conditions are here for a continuation of the round.
A round is validated when all the competitors were given the opportunity to take the start.
RESULTS
The final classification for the competition is made from adding the points scored by each competitor during each round validated.
ROUNDS
Several rounds can be run every day.
STARTING ORDER
During the selection or qualifying rounds and during the first official round, the order of takeoff is drawn lots.
During the next rounds, the departure is done in the reverse order of the previous ranking.
MODIFICATION OF STARTING ORDER
A competitor may seek to modify its order in particular in the following situations:
The competitor is appealed by the RD to be available for the media, to produce pictures, to participate in a riders committee… In this case the competitor is positioned so to be available.
FREERIDE TASKS
The briefing preceding the round
The briefing preceding the round
At the pre-race briefing, the RD gives a precise definition of the evolution’s area allowed.
He defines in safety’s terms the evolution’s possibilities in the areas.
The RD also reminds you of dangerous behaviour are penalized. According to the seriousness of the fault, sanctions range from loss of points to the exclusion of the competition.
He presents judgment’s clauses and marking’s criterions.
The starting order will respect the reverse order of the previous rounds.
Logistics
The departure and arrival’s areas will be demarcated.
The evolution’s area will not be demarcated but defined very precisely at the briefing.
The round’s development
Competitors will make a reconnaissance flight in the evolution’s area, prior to the round.
1 person minimum is required to open the round.
At departure, the starter will call competitors.
In case of strong wind permitting the kiting (cf. soaring), the maximum length of the performance of each competitor will be set at 3 min. A radio vhf signal will inform the competitor 60 seconds before the end of time.
If at the end of the allotted time the competitor has not returned to the arrival’s area, he will be penalized (5 points).
Judgment
The judgment is done by 4 judges minimum.
The competitor chooses its evolution’s line according to its technical level.
The end of the course is official when the competitor makes a “touch” in the arrival’s area.
The placing will be done according to the marks awarded.
The scoring will be detailed in marking’s chapter.
MARKING AND PLACING
Scoring of the Freeride’s rounds
Round’s placing is established according to 3 marks based on 100 points attributed by the judges.
Judges attribute a mark on 100 points, according to difficulty and aesthetic of the evolution’s line chosen by the competitor.
It is in relationship with control: of the ski, the glider’s piloting and jumps done. A mark on 100 points is attributed.
Judges attribute a mark on 100 points, according to harmony and fluidity of the flight and the ski.
The final mark of the round is attributed according to the following formula:
Only the third of intermediate’s marks will be retained for the awarding of the final mark (if 5 judges).
(Line mark + (Technical mark x 2) + fluidity mark) : 4 = Final mark
The final mark may be adjusted by possible penalties according to the scale below:
These penalties are attributed by the Jury (RD and riders committee):
- No control of the glider during the race: 1 to 5 pts depending on the piloting fault.
- Dangerous behaviour during the race: 5 pts to elimination of the round.
- Flight or ski outside the area: 10 pts to elimination of the round.
- Behaviour’s fault: 5 pts.
FINAL PLACING OF THE COMPETITION
This final placing of the competition will be made by addition of points attributed on each round done, for each competitor.
Results will be displayed in accordance with the following table:
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Pts R2
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Pts R3
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Caption: Pts R1: points attributed for round n° 1
COMPETITION’S JURY
FORMATION
The jury is made up of the race director and the riders comitee.
JURY’S FUNCTIONING
The jury intervenes for the awarding of penalties on speed riding’s rounds.
The jury also intervenes to investigate competitors’ official’s complaints. The jury gives a ruling on these complaints.
In case of equal votes, the RD one is predominant.
JUDGES’ ORGANIZATION
Freeride judges
Minimum 4 judges. They see the hole place and judge on difined criterias.
Starter
He takes care of the starting list at race’s start and checks starts’ validity.
He announces the name of the competitor who is at the start.
Arrival’s judge
He checks that the competitor validates his « touch » and crosses the arrival’s line.
He is assisted by a person for results’ captures.
The race director
He is appointed by the organizer for his perfect knowledge of the tests and rules.
He co-ordinates the action of all the judges and volunteers.
PRIZE MONEY
1st : 3000 €
2nd : 1500 €
3rd : 500 €
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