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IJSBA is pleased to give a brief report from Day 1 of the 2015 Inka World Jet Raid Championship.

Fog and some cold weather did nothing to slow down the enthusiasm of nearly thirty teams who came to challenge the multi-day race along Peru's coastline.  The following pilots were part of this year's competition:

Name NUM CAT country
KRISTIAN ICHAZO 2 F1 USA
MANUEL CALDERON 3 F1 PERU
TINHO GONCALVES 4 F2 PORTUGAL
OLIVIER VIDAL 4 F2 FRANCE
OLYA ANTONYUK 4 F1 RUSIA
RAFAEL SOTO 6 F1 PERU
VINCENT THOMAS 7 F1 GUADALOUPE
JB PASTORELLO 8 F1 FRANCE
AKIS MALOUCHOS 9 F2 GRECIA
KIKO CHIA 10 F3 PERU
RAFAEL DAVILA 10 F3 PERU
ERIC FRANCIS 10 F3 PERU
JUAN ESPINOZA 12 F1 PERU
JUAN CARLOS GONZALEZ 14 F1 PERU
MOSHE ESPINOZA 15 F1 PERU
WILLI GUTIERREZ 16 F1 PERU
EMILIO LOZANO 17 F1 PERU
JULIO PEREZ 18 F1 URUGUAY
MENDOZA BELTRAN 20 F1 PERU
FEDERICO EBARLIN 21 F2 ARGENTINA
JUAN VAZQUEZ 21 F2 PERU
QUIQUE GENZELIS 21 F3 ARGENTINA
MARTIN DIAZ 22 F2 URUGUAY
GASTON DIAZ 22 F2 URUGUAY
STEPHANE BRETON 24 F1 FRANCE
ALAIN MARTIN 55 F1 FRANCE
MANU CHERICHI 56 F1 FRANCE
ANIBAL ALIAGA 69 F3 PERU
JUANFA SAN MARTIN 69 F3 URUGUAY
ISRAEL PEREIRA 69 F3 BRAZIL
PALOMA NOCEDA 75 F2 PERU
CARLOS TORRES 75 F2 PERU
ANTHONY RADETIC 153 F1 USA
NULEK NINNOPPARAT 351 F1 THAI

 

Winners of the two heats, today, were France's Jean Bruno Pastorello and Martain Diaz.  Complete results from day one can be downloaded here:  2015 jetraid day 1 results

Here are some pictures to share with you some scenes from today's portion of the competition:

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Arriving in the Lima, Peru, airport is always a warm and friendly experience.

 

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A giant pit tent was custom built just for the first to days of the Jet Raid

 

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Some administrators sipped matte, a popular South American drink, to help provide energy through a long work day.

 

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The opening ceremony consisted of Latin American guitar.....

 

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as well as traditional Peruvian dancing.

 

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The Peruvian Naval Band played Peru's national anthem

 

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A riders meeting briefed pilots on instructions for the first day's two heats.

 

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A helicopter corralled competitors for the start of the Endurance portion of the first day.

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Competitors make their way through the gate of the ten lap oval, the second portion of the event's first day.

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A rapidly rising tide took some participants by surprise as PWC were removed from the beach.

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Fortunately, other competitors came to the rescue.

 

That's it for today, more tomorrow!