1st World Soaring Grand Prix
DVD-R, Format: NTSC, Duration: 25 minutes, Released in 2005, Director: John Elphinstone

A dramatic half-hour in the sky, as some of the world's best sailplane pilots race for the championship through the magnificent peaks of the high French alps. The Grand Prix racing format is a new type of sailplane racing.  The contest is designed to make soaring competition more interesting for the general public and for those watching the event in real time.  All gliders start at the same time and fly the same course, so the first glider across the finish line is the winner.

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See also these other Sailplane Grand Prix films:

• Gladiators of the Sky (2006 Grand Prix in New Zealand)
• Sailplane Grand Prix in the Andes (2010)