REDBULL SPEED RUN 2000

[snakedike]

Speed gliding is the funnest thing I've ever done in a hang glider by far. The reason it never made it as a spectator sport is due to the sensitivity on conditions. You need good visibiltiy and calm air to fly 4 feet of the ground with your bar stuffed. Fog, wind, and thermals will shut it down. And crowds, volunteers, and sponsors get frustrated quick when the meet is stalled for hours or canceled due to mother nature.

[CraigRidley1]

this is a way better spectator sport than most of the big ones, its retarded that this isnt huge.

[me2me23]

guess its not fast enough for any1 to notice. :-(

[ogdemigod]

I take it this form of the sport didn't make it much past 2000? never hear of this EVER..

[mikehoppett]

@ogdemigod

yea it did carry on ....but never went HUGE with major sponsorship etc....

[ogdemigod]

@mikehoppett

what a shame as I'm sure its pure deadly if you make a mistake, it is beyond thrilling to imagine being one of those guys.If I could afford the lessons and gear I would love to start HG.I live in Arizona which I think is good for that!

[mikehoppett]

@ogdemigod

Well I started my HG training in the UK back in 1994 aged 35? I spent approx $1500 training over a year including used beginners wing and kit which is not a lot to fly your own aircraft.....my advice?...life is too short not to HG....... ;-)

[Dmanmay07]

@ogdemigod If you haven't yet gone to Mingus Mountain for a big weekend, do it :) Meet the right people and go from there. it can be much cheaper than you'd think

[ogdemigod]

@Dmanmay07

one day one day :D

[armandin2048]

@mikehoppett Last time I spoke to Murray Rose (about 6 years ago) he had dreams of doing something bigger with it, guess it didn't happen

[mikehoppett]

@armandin2048

Wel I have the 2001 speed run video too...but no facilties to transfer to digital to upload so watch this space..gonna attempt a HD video of the TV playing tape back.......fingers crossed eh? HaHa..

[mikehoppett]

@armandin2048 hmmm Bigger eh?? yes.... well......HG really really is a minority sport. ( I guess less than several hundred 'active' HG pilots in Uk ) .even more so nowadays........

but part of me likes that ..Exclusivity........ would I be keen that HG was as easy and accessible as MTBs?? (which I enjoy too) Hell no! ;-)

[armandin2048]

@mikehoppett He now lives in the Pyrenees, I do not think he was ever thinking of the UK, it would be a bloody short run!!

[armandin2048]

John Smith - he had such a high wing loading he could hardly launch and only a genius could have landed it in that configuration!!

[ogdemigod]

@armandin2048

lol had me grabbing my chair that guy is nuts,at least he won! lol

[CraigRidley1]

why isent this sport absolutly massive? its gotta be the best sport on the planet period.

[tyroleanScrat]

These men are real men!

No fear just speed... :)

[beefVSchicken]

nice! i always wanted to learn how to hang glide! i wanna feel that adreniline when flying those. cool song on 7:42 whats the name of it?

[83Bach]

Hoffentlich gibts diesen Wettbewerb bald wieder!!?

[1774andres]

muy bueno mucha adrenalina

[1774andres]

Buen video el mejor de muchos que he visto

[sheepb0y]

check out N.Zs own hero @ 6:36 and check out those results @ 7:37, epic events bring back speed gliding, mega skills

[gangstaindahoodxDD]

looks very sexy, of course .. but because of vids like this my stepfather thinks that everyone who is flyiing, is doing crazy stuff like this ... doesnt helps me to look like the perfekt guy for his daughter :)

[unodospizza]

HAHAHA!!!! Hilarious!

[manwhore100]

very cool man!

[JetPilott]

Incredible flying ! Great Video, how fast were they going ?

[MikeyMonkeyNaNa]

70mph plus on the fast bits I think

[Buddha2707]

This video is so insprational! We need more videos like this. It just makes you want to fly more!

[Pinoleroloco]

that looks magnificent

[Buddha2707]

This video is the best!!! Bring back speed gliding!!!

[GREYMANTIS7]

Manny is the shit, 90mph is good for me, Manny runs a clip about 126mph, I'm sure he's broke 130. Thanks Mike,nice vid, nice day for speed ~V~

[GREYMANTIS7]

My lite Speed is a perfect Performance Wing, no jerkoffs up here, their all on the ground below me:)they think i'm insane, but I know the truth is insane people are all on the ground:)

[soaringlover]

get a life ross seriously!!!!

[damunchiman]

Rock 'n Roll! Awesome. Great Video, Great Skills.

[83Bach]

Des ist genau das, was ich auch machen will!!!

[fabinhopicodogaviao]

The best video!

[lotnia]

Great video with lots of cool effects. Love the music too. Can you tell me who plays this song?

Regards.

Henry Stefanski

[mikehoppett]

opening track is Limp Bizkit.... Mission Impossible theme

[lti12]

03:10 that guy is insane

[STIIKYS]

nice one man , , just finished my training and is my goal to fly like this some day , thanks dude , ,

[willmrx]

This is the best Hang gliding video ever!

[mikehoppett]

Yea I was hoping the original production team

(cloud hoppers HG club) would have put a high quality upload on youtube by now...till then this will have to do....