Hang Gliding and Paragliding Volume 44 / Issue 1: January 2014 | Page 50

DOMINATION
The end result was a total of 24 pilots, with a mixed array
of 12 teams. Among them was one Sport Class team and
one with pilots fairly new to competition. The teams were:

BP
An uncomplicated name for Bruce Barmakian and Pete
Lehmann’s team. This comp was a great way of ending an
interesting week for Bruce, who was returning to the flex
world after several years of competing with his rigid wing.
He definitely was in great company to do so.

Cocaleros
Brazilian Eduardo “Dudu” Oliveira teamed up with
James “Jamo” Stinnett. They had been talking about the
Cocaleros movement in relation to Brazilian president Evo
Morales’s visit to Americus. This team flew quite well: fifth
place on task 1 and fourth on task 2, which allowed them
to place fourth overall, just 12 points behind the team
coming in third, almost stepping up to the podium.

Domination
The team name of Zac Majors and Dustin Martin. As you
may infer from this name, these two were all set to put up
a good fight and win the prize. However, as great as they
both are, something did not work out as planned, because
being sixth on task 1 and tenth on task 2 did not average as

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well as expected.

Felicione Team
Pedro García and Tullio Gervasoni. Silly story behind the
name: Back in 2012, at the Monte Cucco Open in Italy,
during dinners at their favorite spot, they shared leftovers
with a stray cat clever enough to always show up on time.
By the end of the week the cat had a bigger belly and a
name: “Felicione.” You could see his happy (felice) face after
dinner with Tullio and Pedro. They were a strong team that
had an excellent first task and, despite the hardships on the
second one, were able to stay within the top five teams.

God Save the Queen
US meets Great Britain, when the British pilot Richard
Lovelace teams up with Davis Straub. For sure, a noble
attempt; sadly, as hard as they tried, no God was able to
save no Queen. On task 1 they came in seventh, but after
ending up eleventh on task 2, they could not climb the
ladder. They finished tenth in the overall results.

Italian Dream Team
Italy has been at the top of the list of national rankings for
a long time, having won all major comps lately. Without
a doubt, they are the strongest team nowadays, having a
250-point advantage over the next nation when, among the