Trophy de France was held in Maubeuge in France last weekend.
Steve Roberts from MacGregor got 2nd place!!
Here is a report from him.
The Trophy de France 2010 was held in the town of Maubeuge which was the venue for the European Championships in 2008.
18 pilots had registered for the contest.
Several pilots were flying JR helicopters including;
Steve Roberts (UK), JR Sylphide 90 E & Super Gracy
Roger Mayo(UK), JR Vibe 90
Matt Reuben (UK), JR Airskipper 90 E & Super Gracy
Cees Verplanke (NL), JR Sylphide 90 E
Rob Eikeboon (NL), JR Sylphide 90
5 rounds of pattern 'P' were flown and the final results were as follows,
1/ Ari Holmstrom (FIN) 4000
2/ Steve Roberts (UK) 3823
3/ Pascal Brianchon (FRA) 3792
A 'fun' round of pattern 'D' was also flown for the judges prior to the European championships and the results from that flight were as follows,
1/ Steve Roberts (UK) 1000
2/ Ari Holmstrom (FIN) 990.20
3/ Laurent Lombard (FRA) 958.33
Thank you, Steve!!
