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Last Post 02/08/2023 09:34 AM by Orange Crush. 19 Replies.
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79pmooney

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02/07/2023 09:12 PM
Posted By Dale Dale on 02/07/2023 08:33 PM
Re the drone footage- simple amazing. You could get a better idea of the speed those guys ride when the drone followed right behind.

Some smart aleck called the drone Pitcock because all it did was follow the two of them.

How did Pitcock do?  I couldn't find him in the results.
Orange Crush

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02/07/2023 09:18 PM
Pidcock declined to start. I think Nieuwsblad and Bianci are early objectives that are coming up fast.
79pmooney

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02/07/2023 09:29 PM
Posted By Orange Crush on 02/07/2023 09:11 PM
The drone tops out at 30kph. Coming out of forest it kept having to take a shortcut to keep up.

Funny.  That reminds me of going out in a Boston Whaler to video an Australian 18 sailboat.  Seattle.  Puget Sound on a windy day.  So rough we could not run full throttle upwind and do any filming.  So we cheated and went straight upwind while they tacked.  Downwind the 18 flattened out the water and we could almost keep up.

Pretty funny, being in a powerboat once thought of as pretty sporty and not being able to keep up with an 18' sailboat.  Aussie 18 - 18' max length, one hull (no catamarans) and not many other rules.  Mast and sail area are whatever you want to put on.  (Boats typically have two or three masts and sets of sails and use the appropriate for the day.  Ridiculously fast.  We watched them run from the Golden Gate to Angel Island in minutes, early '80s when I raced much more pedestrian boats there.  Easily 25 miles per hour.  The one we chased in Seattle was a more modern, faster boat though in less wind and practicing, not competing.  (That crew went to Australia, was given a brand new boat and won the pro series.)

So I know what it's like, being that hapless and slow drone.   Only we were so wet we couldn't have flown.
Cosmic Kid

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02/07/2023 10:41 PM
Some smart aleck called the drone Pitcock because all it did was follow the two of them.


Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Orange Crush

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02/08/2023 09:34 AM
And what about 17 year Andrew August. Crashed at start completely ripping his outfit and trashing his bike. Lost 1:38 in that process. Finished 1:41 behind the ultimate winner so was effectively racing at same pace. Impressive.

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