13th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
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13th FAI
World Rally Flying Championship took place between July 26 - August 3, 2003 in Rustenburg in South Africa
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There were 51 crews from 14 countries: South Africa
(7), Poland
(4), France
(4), Czech Republic
(4), Austria
(6), United Kingdom
(6), Germany
(6), Russia
(3), Spain
(3), Chile
(3), Greece
(2), Hungary
(1), Cyprus
(1), Portugal
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Second navigation competition:
Third navigation competition:
in 1986, not won by the Poles.
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World Rally Flying Championship took place between July 26 - August 3, 2003 in Rustenburg in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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There were 51 crews from 14 countries: South Africa
South Africa
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(7), Poland
Poland
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(4), France
France
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(4), Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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(4), Austria
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(6), United Kingdom
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(6), Germany
Germany
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(6), Russia
Russia
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(3), Spain
Spain
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(3), Chile
Chile
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(3), Greece
Greece
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(2), Hungary
Hungary
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(1), Cyprus
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(1), Portugal
Portugal
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Contest
First navigation competition:- Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk
South Africa - 324 penal points - Philippe Odeon / Philippe Muller
France - 344 pts - Krzysztof Wieczorek / Wacław Wieczorek
Poland - 418 pts
Second navigation competition:
- Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk South Africa - 166 pts
- Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard France - 538 pts
- M. Lifshits / Dmitri Sukharev
Russia - 576 pts
Third navigation competition:
- Jiří Filip / Michal Filip
Czech Republic - 168 pts - Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew Chrząszcz Poland - 188 pts
- Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman South Africa - 188 pts
Individual
Pilot / navigator; country; penal points for observation + navigation + landings| 1. | Nigel Hopkins / Dale de Klerk | South Africa |
350 + 192 + 210 = 752 |
| 2. | Janusz Darocha / Zbigniew Chrząszcz | Poland |
575 + 580 + 250 = 1405 |
| 3. | Nathalie Strube / Patrick Sicard | France |
900 + 356 + 200 = 1456 |
| 4. | Joël Tremblet / Jose Bertanier | France |
550 + 738 + 360 = 1648 |
| 5. | Jiří Filip / Michal Filip | Czech Republic |
650 + 806 + 210 = 1666 |
| 6. | Petr Opat / Václav Pojer | Czech Republic |
1200 + 416 + 150 = 1766 |
| 7. | Hubert Huber / Johannes Cserveny |  Austria |
800 + 788 + 200 = 1788 |
| 8. | Michał Bartler / Michał Wieczorek | Poland |
775 + 856 + 180 = 1811 |
| 9. | Adrian Pilling / Renier Moolman | South Africa |
1050 + 672 + 120 = 1842 |
| 10. | Michel Frere / Frédérick Saquet | France |
850 + 868 + 240 = 1958 |
Team
Counted two best crews (amount of penal points):- South Africa - 2594
- France - 3104
- Poland - 3216
- Czech Republic - 3432
- Austria - 5466
United Kingdom - 5954
Spain - 6244
Germany - 6706
Chile - 8791- Russia - 11097
Greece - 20414
Trivia
It was the first FAI World Rally Flying Championship since the 5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship
5th FAI World Rally Flying Championship took place between May 29 - June 1, 1986 in Castellón de la Plana in Spain.There were 57 crews from 18 countries: Spain , West Germany , South Africa , Italy , Sweden , United Kingdom , Argentina , Poland , Luxembourg , France , the Netherlands , Chile ,...
in 1986, not won by the Poles.