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What is RS PARAGLIDING?
The starting point of the project can be summarized in three words:
- SAFETY
- FUN
- SEMPLICITY

RS PARAGLIDING will have the following structure:
a circular circuit , of 20 km or more that pilots must complete multiple times.
The Races will be predetermined before the event allowing pilots to study the competition area comfortably from home.

ADVANTAGES FOR PILOTS:
- Increased safety by flying in a comfortable area
- Predetermined Races
- More fun
- More technical
- More tactical
- Less stress
- More time in thermals
- Less speed
- Less ridge flying
- No lee side thermals
- No lee side passages
- No zone without landing options
- Very fast retrieve

SCORING SYSTEM: PG SCORE
The system follows the scoring of F1 and Moto GP.
It provides a growing bonus for the top 3 positions then decreases by one point per position.
The last 5 positions receive 0 points.
- NO LEADING POINT
- NO TIME POINT
- NO DISTANCE POINT
- NO FTV

SCORING SYSTEM: PG SCORE

80 pilots 40 pilots

1º • 80 points 1º • 40 points
2º • 75 2º • 35
3º • 72 3º • 32
4º • 71 4º • 31
5º • 70 5º • 30
6º • 69 6° • 29
7º • 68 7° • 28
8º • 67 8° • 27
9º • 66 9° • 26
10º • 65 10° • 25
11° • 64 11° • 24
12° • 63 12° • 23
13° • 62 13° •22
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70º • 6 30° • 6
71º • 5 31° • 5
72º • 4 32° • 4
73º • 3 33° • 3
74º • 2 34° • 2
75º • 1 35° • 1
76º • 0 36° • 0
77º • 0 37° • 0
78º • 0 38° • 0
79º • 0 39° • 0
80º • 0 40° • 0

In case of a tie the pilot with the highest position in a single Race wins.
Example:
Pilot A : 1st and 5th =150
Pilot B : 2nd and 2nd =150
Pilot A wins due to the higher position in the first Race

ADVANTAGES:
- Simplicity
- Easy to understand
- Each pilot's result depends only on himself
- System cannot be manipulated
- No incomprehensible algorithms
- Allows strategic and tactical choices

3S RULE: SAFETY-SPACE-SECONDS
To improve safety during the final glide a 3-second time gap will be applied at the Finish Line/Time.
If the time difference between two consecutive pilots is 3 seconds or less the following pilot (s) will be awarded the same time as the first pilot of that group.

TYPE OF RACES:
- Distance
- Time-Limited

FASTEST LAP
Bonus points will be awarded at the completion of every lap of the race.The top three pilots with the fastest lap times of the Race will earn the following:
1st : 5 points
2nd : 3 points
3rd : 1 points
All points ( including those from the warm up ) will be added to the final ranking score.

WARM UP
Pilots can compete for THE FASTEST LAP BONUS during the 3-hour WARM-UP window
1st : 5 points
2nd : 3 points
3rd : 1 points
The WARM UP ranking establishes the take-off order for the Race.
Top ten pilots can take off whenever they want ( priority )
Other follow descending ranking order
Pilots who chooses not to take off go back to the end of the list
All points ( including those from the warm up ) will be added to the final ranking score.

ALLOWED WING:
- 40 Class CCC/D 10 places are allocated to Italian pilots
- 80 Class B/C 20 places are allocated to Italian pilots
If weather conditions are ideal the two classes will compete at different times;
otherwise simultaneously with separated rankings.

As a final consideration the project includes three distinct challenges by requiring three different 'modes' of flying:
• Warm Up : the pilot flies against the clock to find the Fastest Lap.
• Time-Limited Race : the pilot flies against other pilots and against time with a moving finish line.
• Distance Race : the pilot flies against other pilots with a fixed distance.

For the first time in the World six cameraman and four speakers will be split between take off and landing to let us experience the thrills of a paragliding race live which can be streamed on YouTube and Facebook.
A unique opportunity for pilots who can finally show their sponsor under their wings.
And an unmissable opportunity for a brand to make itself know through the king of outdoor sports:paragliding.

'I hope this format can reconnect pilots who have been distance from the world of racing due to a complex system and often dangerous flights.
The initial idea of RS PARAGLIDING to allow pilots to fly safely is a constantly evolving project.
If anyone has ideas and suggestions for improving the format I'm happy to hear from you.'