SpeedRiding Japan

April 6, 2008, Saw the 1st ever ski launch Speedflying event in Japan "Speed Riding Race in TSUGAIKE" which was held at the Tsugaike highland ski resort, Nagano, Japan.

The event was organized by Tsugaike para-glider school - the homeground of Gin Gliders in Japan.

11 competitors participated.
The competition was Downhill time race of 2 rounds. The faster time was adopted.
The competition course slope was 1.4 km long and had very shallow 24 degrees maximum slope angle.

Results...
1st Tsuchiya,A Nano14 1;04;45
2nd Kasamatsu,S Nano14 1;05;97
3rd Tsuruoka,S Nano14 1;06;09
4th Nomura,T Nano14 1;08;13
5th Shirai,H Nano13 1;06;22 +3s Handicap
6th Hirooka,O Nano12 1;04;12 +6s Handicap
7th Hayashi,K Nano12 1;04;31 +6s Handicap
8th Tasaki,S Nano14 1;10;40
9th Fujino,I GLX114 1;00;08 +10.5s Handicap
10th Utsuno,T Nano14 1;11;70
11th Matsuzaki,M Nano12 1;19;27