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Ready to Race?
Welcome to the Sports-Class Racing Series, a series of international high-level competitions to crown a Sports-Class Champion at the end of 2026. If you enjoy racing mid-aspect wings, you’ve come to the right place!
The SRS is for pilots who have outgrown fun and national competitions, and are looking to take the next step.
Flying site
Piedrahíta is a flying site located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. It is one of the best place in Europe to make long distance flights.
The flying site is a mixture of mountain and flatland zones.
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Live trackers supplied
The organiser will supply Live trackers to you, for safety and scoring
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Helicopter rescue
The region supports helicopter rescues
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Medic on takeoff
There will be medical rescue services at launch
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Good phone coverage
The region generally has good phone coverage
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Radio coverage
We will be monitoring radios for your safety whilst you fly
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Live trackers mandatory
Live Tracking is MANDATORY in this event to score. The organiser will provide the trackers.
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Launch Transport
There will be vehicles supplied to take you to launch
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Retrieve included
There will be retrieve vehicles available to return pilots to HQ
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Toilets on takeoff
There are toilets at, or near, the launch
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Tracklogs managed
The organisers will download the tracklogs at HQ for scoring
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Airtribune blogging
The organisers are using Airtribune for registration, tracking, blogging and to publish scores
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Ballast on takeoff
There will be ballast water available at launch
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Lunch packs
There will be daily lunch packs for pilots
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Food
There will be a social evening with food
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Party
There will be an organised party during or after the event
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Free gift
You will receive a tshirt or other welcome gift
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Plastic reduction
The organisers support reducing the use of unnecessary plastic at the event. This includes NOT giving disposable water bottles
Prize funds and scoring categories
- OVERALL
- FEMALE
- LIGHTWEIGHT
- MIDWEIGHT
- TEAM
- PRIZE DRAW
Contacts
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SRS Organisation
- Registration Queries
- office@sportsracingseries.org
Event info
Ready to Race?
Welcome to the Sports-Class Racing Series, a series of international high-level competitions to crown a Sports-Class Champion at the end of 2026. If you enjoy racing mid-aspect wings, you’ve come to the right place!
The SRS is for pilots who have outgrown fun and national competitions, and are looking to take the next step. It’s also for experienced EN-B & EN-C pilots who want to finally be able to race on a level playing field. In the SRS, pilots will enjoy all the thrills of high-level racing without needing to fly an EN-D or CCC wing.
In short, it’s paragliding racing for a new generation.
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This is the 4th event of the 2026 series.
For this event, we are going to the Piedrahita, in Spain. One of the oldest competition venues in Europe.
The event will have full 7 racing tasks.
PRIZES
At the end of the event, there will be a prize draw for one lucky pilot to win a prize from one of our Partners.
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You can find out a lot more about the SRS series on the FAQ section of our website:
https://sportsracingseries.org/faq/
Register now to receive more information.
Flying site
Selection and entry fee
The event is a Sports Class only competition. That means no CCC or EN-D gliders. But EN-C's and below are allowed. 2-liner C's are also allowed.
The event is open to all pilots, but those with prior competition experience on Sports wings will have priority.
SELECTION
Selection is based on an algorithm that considers WPRS scored on a Sports wing. The organisers decision is final.
SRS MEMBERSHIP
All participants of the SRS series of events must be a member of the SRS Organisation. You only need to join once per season, regardless of how many SRS events you participate in. The annual cost of membership is 35 euro. You do not need to pay until after your registration is accepted into the first SRS event. Details will be sent when you register and are accepted to this event. The membership fees is used towards the administration costs of linking all the SRS events.
EVENT PAYMENT
♦ Payment will be made by Paypal. Details will be sent by email if your application to participate is accepted.
♦ If you receive a payment offer you should pay immediately, otherwise we will offer your place to another pilot on the waiting list.
♦ Do ensure you have read the cancellation policy before making any payment!
INCLUDED
The payment will get you:
♦ Daily transport to launch for all tasks
♦ Retrieves daily
♦ Daily lunch packs
♦ Trackers, for safety and scoring
♦ Typical tasking/scoring services
♦ T-shirt & other souvenirs as we are able
♦ Discounts for alternative activities in the event of bad weather
♦ Other event benefits, as they are made available
♦ Access to social evenings
♦ Entry to any prize draws
REQUIRED BY YOU
All Pilots must hold the following:
♦ An FAI IPPI 4 licence
♦ An FAI Sporting Licence (Don't confuse this with an IPPI card)
♦ Medical/Travel insurance
♦ Third party liability insurance (usually from your National Organisation)
♦ A mobile phone
♦ A paraglider certified as EN-C or below and with a speed limiterbetween the A & B risers if it is a 2-liner glider
♦ Recently repacked reserve parachute
♦ Helmet, certified for paragliding use
♦ Harness with certified back protection (Check rules for harness and gliders restrictions)
♦ 2M Radio capable of 143.900 Mhz FM and with TOT set to the minimum setting,
♦ You must comply with all SRS Rules, as published in advance of the event
If you do not have ALL of the above you will NOT be permitted to participate.
The Sports Racing Series organisation reserve the right to refuse membership to any pilot without giving reason nor cause.
Documents required at registration
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FAI Sporting Licence
Issued by your local NAC on behalf of the FAI. You cannot normally compete in an FAI event without one. Contact your National Association (NAC)
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FAI IPPI Card
The FAI IPPI card is an International card that states your skill level. It is issued by your National Association and matches the level or your flying Licence
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National Licence
The organiser requires you to present your National flying licence.
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Signed Application form
You will need to sign an applicaton form at the venue. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
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Signed Waiver/Release form
You will need to sign a waiver or release document to show you understand the risks. Usually the organiser will provide it on arrival.
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Experience summary required
The organiser wishes for you to provide a summary of your experience on arrival.
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Identification documents needed
You will need to provide photo ID on arrival. This could be Passport, Driving Licence or National ID, for example.
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Liability Insurance
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your liability (3rd party) insurance documents
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Rescue/Medical Insurance
You must provide the organiser with a copy of your medical, rescue and repatriation insurance. You can purchase Global Rescue cover from Airtribune
Cancellation Policy
Pilots who want to cancel their registration should do it as soon as possible.
♦ A pilot who cancels at least 45 days before the event start can ask for a refund of the entry fee (an administrative fee of €60 will be deducted).
♦ Cancellations received less than 45 days before the event start will be refunded 75% of the entry fee.
♦ Cancellations received less than 10 days before the event start will not be refunded.
Cancellations must be informed by email and the date at which the email is received will be used to calculate your refund, if one is due.
♦ Refunds are not immediate. We have one admin day per month.
♦ Your deposit and/or payment is NOT transferable to another pilot. There is a strict selection process and you cannot bypass this by passing your payment to another pilot.
♦ Please ensure you have adequate holiday travel insurance to cover any losses if you later find you are unable to participate.
CANCELLATION BY US
In the event the organisers deem it necessary to cancel, relocate, or reschedule the competition you will be entitled to a partial refund:
♦ Up to 45 days before the event start : 100% less a 60€ admin charge
♦ Less than 45 days before the event start: 75% refund
♦ Less than 10 days before the event start: A percentage of funds once any costs incurred by the local organiser have been deducted.
♦ After the start of the competition any refunds will be at the sole discretion of the organisers.
The organisers will not be liable for any costs incurred by anyone attending, or intending to attend the event, or any consequential losses arising from the cancellation, relocation, or rescheduling of the event.
Membership fees are not refunded under any circumstances.
Prize fund and scoring categories
♦ Overall - All gliders in the competition
♦ Women - All females
♦ Lightweight class - Pilots 85kg or under
♦ Medium weight class - Pilots between 85kg -100kg
♦ Glider prize*. The winners name to be drawn at random.
There will not be any cash prizes at the event. This is an amateur racing competition.
More info here: https://sportsracingseries.org/trophies/
Constructors Trophy
More about the CONSTRUCTORS TROPHY
♦ Each manufacturer can select up to four pilots per event
♦ The second pilot in goal will score for the team that day
♦ The partner/sponsor with the highest score at the end of the season wins the trophy
See website for more information on entering as a Constructor team pilot.
https://sportsracingseries.org/constructors-trophy/
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*if one of the prizes will be a wing, it is going to be limited to EN-C or below. The wing must be for the pilots own use and be selected based on their abilities. No cash alternatives.
General schedule
09:00 to 18:00 Registration (at HQ)
Saturday May 23
19:00 Mandatory safety and general briefing (at HQ)
From Sunday May 24 to Saturday May 30
08:30 to 9:30 Transport to take-off (leaving from HQ)
10:30 Task Committee and Safety Committee briefing (at take-off)
11:00 Weather briefing and pilots briefing (at take-off)
11:30 to 19:00 Task
20:00 Provisional ranking
Saturday May 30
08:30 to 9:30 Transport to take-off(leaving from HQ)
10:30 Task Committee and Safety Committee briefing (at take-off)
11:00 Weather briefing and pilots briefing (at take-off)
11:30 to 19:00 Task
19:00 Final ranking and prize-giving ceremony
Daily schedule
10:30 Task Committee and Safety Committee briefing (at take-off)
11:00 Weather briefing and pilots briefing (at take-off)
11:30 to 19:00 Task
20:00 Provisional ranking
Schedule may change depending on weather conditions or organizational needs. Any change will be published on the official board at the HQ and on the official social channels.
Accommodation and Activities
https://hostalgranduque.net/
Hostal Gran Duque
https://hostaldegoya.com/
Hostal Goya
https://hotelruralcayetana.com/
Hostal La Cayetana
https://www.casasgredos.com/
Casas Rurales
https://www.alberguesjuveniles.es/Espa%C3%B1a/Piedrah%C3%ADta
Youth Hostel
How to get here
https://jimenezdoradolineasregulares.com/
Piedrahita Spain
Plane
The nearest international airport is Madrid (Barajas) which is 200 km away.
You can get to Madrid center from airport by metro. The metro in Madrid is cheap and efficient, and it takes you pretty much everywhere. There is a subway station inside the bus station and it's name is Mendez Alvaro. From the Airport to Mendez Alvaro will take you about 45 minutes. First take line 8 to Nuevos Ministerios. Once there take line 6 to Mendez Alvaro. At the bus station, go upstairs to get your ticket. The ticket office for Cevesa is at the far end of the hall lookng from the cafe area.
Bus
La empresa de autobuses que da servicio a Piedrahita se llama CEVESA.
Desde Madrid:
Estación de Sur de Autobuses. Méndez Álvaro 83. Madrid 28045.
Teléfono: 91 468 42 00.
e-mail: info@estaciondeautobuses.com
Madrid – Piedrahíta
HORARIOS:
De lunes a sábado
Laborables: 8:15 – 16:10
Viernes: 8:30-15:15—16:10*-20:30
* (Del 1 de Julio al 15 de Septiembre)
Domingos: 8:30-20:30
Desde Ávila:
Estación de Autobuses. Avenida de Madrid, 2.
Teléfono:.920 22 01 54
Ávila – Piedrahíta
HORARIOS:
De lunes a sábado
Laborables: 9:45-13:00-17:30
Domingos: 9:45-21:45
Desde Salamanca:
Estación de autobuses. Avenida Filiberto Villalobos, 71.
Teléfono: 923 23 67 17. Take the metro from the airport to La Estacion Sur de Autobuses – the metro stop is called Mendez Alvaro.
You can get to Piedrahita by coach, which leaves the Estacion Sur de Autobuses in Madrid and brings you to Piedrahita in approximately two hours at the cost of €12.66. The bus company is called Cevesa.
The buses run from Madrid at the following times:
Madrid-Piedrahita: Morning: 8:30am every day. Afternoon: 16:10 every day except Sundays, when it leaves in the evening at 20:30 There is an extra one on Fridays at 20:30
The return trip can be made at these times: Piedrahita-Madrid: 8:15, 8:25, 10:40, 16:25 every day except Sundays when they leave at 17:15 and 20:25
http://www.cevesa.es/
Train
Estación de Atocha. Glorieta Carlos V s/n. 91 328 90 20
Estación de Chamartin. Agustín de Foxa, s/n. 91 323 15 15
Otra posibilidad es el tren para llegar a Piedrahíta.
Los trenes parten desde la estación de Chamartín o Atocha, dependiendo del tren que escojamos tardaremos entre una hora o dos. El viaje termina en la estación Renfe de Ávila.
Tendremos que enlazar nuestro viaje con un autobús directo que nos dejará en Piedrahíta.
Informaciones más completas, directamente en la página de RENFE
The closest train station to Piedrahita is Avila. It is still 58 km away, and the only buses are the same as those coming from Madrid, which are better caught there.
A taxi from Avila to Piedrahita costs around €50. There regular trains from Madrid to Avila, almost every hour in the peak times, and prices vary, depending on the speed of the train. There are several stations in Madrid, but the one that links with Avila is Chamartín. Again, there is a metro stop inside the station (also called Chamartín) we have highlighted it on the metro map above.
For trains information see: Renfe - Timetables and Prices http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/horarios.html
Car
Desde Madrid: Autopista A6 Madrid – Ávila.
ITINERARIO:
• A6 - Majadahonda, Las Rozas de Madrid, Villacastin, 110 Km. 1 h. 8 min.
• N-110. Ávila – Plasencia. 60 km hasta Piedrahíta. 40 min.
By car Piedrahita lies on the National highway N-110, some 50km east of Avila. Hitchhiking in central Spain is uncommon and takes time!
Taxi
To get to the bus station you can get a taxi from the airport, but careful not to be overcharged. The ride shouldn't cost much than €40. If you are charged significantly more, ask for a receipt and take the details of the taxi driver, license number, etc.
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