Sunday, July 27, 2014

Unrealized Expectations, but Goal Achieved

The final flight was tough on Team USA with most of the pilots taking a hit in the standings.  Though most Team USA Pilots would probably say they did not do as well as they expected, Team USA appears to have achieve the goal of getting the maximum slots possible for the 2016 Worlds by placing 7 pilots in the top 30.  Final standings for Team USA:  Joe Heartsill 8th, Rhett Heartsill, 10th, Andy Baird 12th, Paul Petrehn 13th, Todd Isley 16th, Johnny Petrehn 22nd, Herald Cliver 26th, Brandon Heavin 32nd, Mark Sullivan 44th, Gary Heavin 45th, and Andrew Petrehn 46th. 


Congratulations goes out to Yudai FUJITA of Japan, the 2014 World Hot Air Balloon Champion!

Entire Standings are here:  World Final Results

Pictures and final thoughts will be up by tomorrow.  Sorry for the delay:  traveling and cell battery issues

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