Re: Re: World Champs stats

From: Brett Sanborn <brett.d.sanborn_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:26:38 -0400

Ian's data isn't currently online. The FAI website people are supposedly
incorporating all the results into the calendar. They have everything
online and ready to go, but simply haven't restored access. I had to email
Ian to get the results.

I'll work on adding the team results tonight. I don't know why I didn't do
that originally.

Brett

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Yuan Kang Lee <ykleetx_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Good job, Brett. Where is Ian's data online? A year ago, I remember
> finding all of the WC results and looking through them, but I haven't been
> able to find them recently.
>
> -Kang
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Brett Sanborn
> <brett.d.sanborn_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > Inspired by Kang (though I don't have a record of every single F1D flight
> > ever made) I went through Ian Kaynes' compilation of results of past
> world
> > champs and found some interesting facts about the past F1D world
> > championships that everyone may not be aware of.
> >
> > The first world champs was in 1961.
> > 1964 was the only year the world champs was canceled.
> > Since 1974, the average number of contestants is 34.
> > Since 1974, the average number of competing countries is 13.
> > The maximum number of contestants was in 51 in 1986, held in Cardington,
> > GBR.
> > Richmond has won 8 times, and achieved 13 podium finishes out of 15 WCs
> > attended.
> > Since the first world champs in 1961, the US has had 17 individual world
> > champions.
> > Since the first world champs in 1961, the US has had 13 2nd, places and
> 10
> > 3rds.
> > Cezar Banks got second 6 times.
> > The US has had an individual podium finish at every single world champs.
> > There were three podium sweeps by the US, in 1984, 1990, and 1994.
> > Three people have ever been world champ more than once: Richmond, Brown,
> > and Treger.
> >
> > Brett Sanborn
> >
>
>
>
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