Ivan
MacKenzie
places 3rd at
2006 World Championships,
Spain, in F2D Combat
This is the highest any
Canadian
has ever placed since the World's started.
This is a team event and all the Combat lads
should be congratulated for a great effort !!!
F2A Speed: Paul Gibeault - 25th
F2B Stunt: Kim Doherty - 56th,
Bill Konduros - 66th
F2D
Combat: Ivan MacKenzie 3rd,
Pat Mackenzie 19th and Dave Lovgren 19th
Here is a Picture of Ivan's Medal
and Certificate. There was
an unfortunate SNAFU at the World's this time, and our guys were
not notified that the awards presentation happened 2 hours after
the last contest was finished, at the flying site. Traditionally
the
awards are given at the banquet at most World Championships.
When the lads arrived at the banquet hall no one had brought
the awards for them, so Ivan had to wait for just about 2 months
to receive his medal in the mail.
The Spanish organization claimed that this was the procedure that
they had followed for several European Championships previously
hosted and assumed that everyone was in the loop on this detail.
Ivan is not one to sweat over these details and is still
elated about his 3rd placing, and is happy that his medal
has finally come to Papa!!!
Dave Lovgren, Pat MacKenzie, Ivan
macKenzie and Team Manager
Brad Lapointe prepare for a well deserved banquet.
Stunt Stu's Beavers report:
2006 FAI F2D Combat in Valladolid
Here is the official
Spanish site with results
for all the countries involved
http://www.safa-grial.com/wc2006/Index.html
Go to the section that says: PAGINA DEL MUNDIAL
Here is a site with an
exhaustive collection of Stunt plane photo's
from the 2006 World Champs, great action photography by Claudia Kehnen
http://www.vicstunt.com/Aerobatics/World/World.htm