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World BASE Race Results

The 2011 World BASE Race has come to a close with  Frode Johannessen once again claiming the top spot in wing suits. He is followed by Tom Erik Heimen and Ronny Risvik.

In the women’s race, Livia Dickie snatched the top spot over competitor  Kjersti Eide.

The Tracking event seen Martin Plassen, Thomas Ferger and Neil Amonson round out the top spots.

When asked about the safety of the event, founder Paul Fortun explained,  “We had only one treelanding, and one steering line broken this year.  I have to consider issues in the tracking race and how to resolve those issues for next year. It is easy to make safe distance tracking, but safe racing is another issue. Glad everyone is good and the event was a success.”

For more information on the race, please visit their site at: World BASE Race

After midnight the moon set and I was alone with the stars. I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty, and I need no other flight to convince me that the reason flyers fly, whether they know it or not, is the esthetic appeal of flying.~Amelia Earhart

The World BASE Race Event: Featuring Brendan Nicholson

Two jumpers in gear at the back of the exit ramps,

The starter will ask…

“Jumper A ready?” – confirm,

“Jumper B ready?” – confirm

Jumpers take your starting position at the edge.

The starter begins countdown, “5 – 4”

A single signal is repeated 3 times, bip, bip, bip

Welcome to the World BASE Race

Envision two men standing on wooden platforms at the edge of a mountain cliff. Each man is dressed in what appears to be a flying squirrel suit. At the signal, they jump and race head-on to the finish line, deploying their parachutes and gliding to a safe landing. Mind blowing? Extraordinary? A testament to man’s intestinal fortitude? Innovative genius? A sporting event unlike any other in the world? If you answered yes to all of the above, then let me introduce you to an event that P.T. Barnum would have billed as part of “The Greatest Show on Earth”.

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