Worldwide Personal Best F3F Times

 Updated 07/15/07

   

The following is a list of F3F pilots Personal Best times, organized by club/region.
The intent of this list is for inspiration.  It is not intended to serve as record of Official Times or scores.
**These times are not verified by ASRO and are subject to the scrutiny of
the F3F society under the honor system's rules of etiquette.**
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Remember to update this list throughout the contest season, should you be fortunate!

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* All entries with an Asterisk indicate Non-FAI standard runs and are not considered eligible for "World Record" claims

Sub 40 Club - Worldwide Listings 
  Pilot Time Plane Location Date Comments
  Tim Bigley 27.79* Skorpion F3F Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 Fastest Personal Best in the world
Stefan Holbfer 27.91 NYX F3F Donovaly, CZ 02/09/03 Downhill style, but dammed fast regardless!
  Carlos Cantero 29.45 Viking Mickey´s Slope Wales 09/25/05 Fastest time in the world under 2006 FAI rules!
Alexis Maréchal 30.80 Miraj
(modified)		 Florac, France 3/16/02 Read more about it here
  Kyle Paulson 30.83* Nyx F3F Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06 Set world wide DS Speed record in same season!
  Warren Day 31.49* Sting Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 Awesome day, 7 of 8 in the 30's. Overall comp winner
  Chris Behm (Target) 31.61 Trinity F3F Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 Fastest time in the USA under 2006 FAI rules!
  Tim Neja 31.73 Viking Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07 Flown from hand launch
Craig Toutolmin 31.75 Stratos SR Sierra Rd, NorCal 11/11/01 (previous) USA F3F Record
Gerhard Flixeder 31.7x Ellipse 2V Stuhleck, Austria 06/07/98 You can read more about this record in AUFWIND 1/99
  Rey Harju 31.84* Skorpian Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07  
  Shane Biddlecombe 32.25 Pike WR Extreme Bwlch , South Wales 12/27/05  
Alan Liberatore 32.35 NYX F3F Vincent, CA 07/08/07 New slope record!
John McCurdy 32.44 Ellipse 2V Bwlch (Mickey's Slope) 06/11/00 Last 3 legs with a broken V-Tail!
(seems to be the secret Kevin :-)
Bill DelHagen 32.52 Pike WR Vincent, CA 07/12/03  
Kevin Newton 32.70 Pike WR Bwlch (Mickey's Slope) 2000? Smaller of the 2 V tail bolts snapped half way through leg 10
Charlie MacMurray 32.80 Wizard II Sierra Rd, NorCal 11/11/01
  Philipp Stary 32.80* Sting Hohe Wand 10/09/06 Downhill style
  Bob Breaux 32.90* Trinty F3F Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06  
Jan Hansen 32.97 Ellipse 2V Bwlch (Mickey's Slope) Viking Race 1998 I will remember this flight for ever, also because i was able to win the contest at last
Klaus Kowalski 33.03 Spark 4 Lords Seat, Buxton 10/06/90 The first flight at this speed known
  Mark Southall 33.23 Tragi Bwlch
(VR slope)		 07/03/04 Flew eight sub 40's that day
Pierre Rondel 33.24 Cobra Calypso Wales Viking Race 1998 Before this run, I asked Simon Thorton how to ballast and he told me to use only 2/3, but I didn't listen to him and put full ballast (1.2 kg) !!
  Doug Turner 33.26 Tragi 702 Vincent, CA 06/23/01
  Joe Wurts 33.29* Icon F3J Vincent, CA 06/23/01 Homebrew F3J plane (with lead)
  Darrell Zaballos 33.36 Crossfire the Slot, CA 06/11/06 8 solid laps of thermal. All up weight 103 oz
  Dan Field 33.36 Skorpion Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06  
Peter Kowalski 33.41 Spark 4 Lords Seat, Buxton 10/06/90 At Viking Race 1990, an unbelievable time these days
Ron Russel 33.41 Ellipse 1T Bishop Hill, Scotland 1998 Same model as flown in the VR94. Still going strong. Will be selling it this year.
Angel Lopez 33.49 Sting 2.8 Campa Torres, Spain 05/24/03 Wind 15m/s, stormy, good lift, 6 round down 42 seconds, won the event.
Andreas Fricke 33.56 Miraj Valdrome(France) 9/-/01
  Nick Strong 33.76 Rockit Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07 A fine day of racing with the SCSR guy's at Parker Mtn.
  Gary Legerton

33.78

 Aris Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06  
Greg Dakin 33.78 Cito 3 Wrecker Not Stated Massive slope, massive air and a poorly flown course. Felt more like kicking than congratulating myself!
  Carlos M. Rivero 33.95 Sting 2.8 LasAguilas, Venezuela 08/14/05 winds up to 30kph, 102m course
Mickey Crawley 33.98 Hurricane II Shell Ridge, CA 04/04/04  
  Mike Evans 34.16 Elita Bwlch (Mickey's Slope) 12/11/06 The tail end of a big thermal that had seen a 33.79 then a 36.66
  Brandon Monte 34.32 Pike Brio-x Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 What a day!
  Olivier Bordes 34.39 Mirag Valdrome (France) 08/2003 thanks crrcsim !
  Doug Reel 34.41* Opus Vincent, CA 08/27/00 74.5" wingspan!
  Mark Passingham 34.47 Master-Baiter Bwlch (The Crest) Jan 2001 HQ wing on a Cito Fuselage.
  David Reese 34.49 Y2K Vincent, CA 06/11/05 Big thanks to the thermal Gods! Course was set to 101 meters.
Tim Cone 34.50 Wizard II Sierra Rd, NorCal 11/11/01
  Paul Garnett 34.52 V Ultra Pico Wrecker, Wales Unknown Just nailed it, one of them times you wish for more ballast..
  Dave Bates 34.52* NYX Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07
  Nathan Woods 34.76* Acacia II Mammoth Mtn, CA 07/29/06  
  Colin Craft 34.84* Acacia I Vincent, CA 08/27/00  
Ade Law 35.02 Acacia I Ice Cream Slope, Bwlch, S. Wales 02/09/03 New Slope Record
  Alex Neigher 35.05 Acacia II Vincent, CA 10/05/05 Age 15 still plenty of room for improvement :)
Espen Torp 35.05 Ellispe 1T Bishop Hill, Scotland 06/18/96 20 seconds after 5 laps, imagine the rest!
(Possibly 1994 VR instead of '96?)
Tom Copp 35.12 Acacia 1 Vincent, CA 06/23/01 Should have been a 32! (cut)
Gerald Zauner 35.24 Own Design (RG12) Bishop Hill, Scotland Viking Race 1994 Second fastest time of the comp
(after Espen's 35.05)
  Peter Schiess 35.45 Acacia II Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 What a day!
  Kurt Planitzer 35.47 Wizard II Bwlch VR98 10/07/98  
Andrew Freeman 35.64 NYX F3F Bwlch, S. Wales, 03/07/04 10 seconds off my previous PB, and my first sub forty to boot!
  Mark Abbotts 35.64* Aris Wrecker, Wales 02/26/06 57 mph winds!
Bob Bingham 35.87 DS Acacia Vincent, CA 07/12/03  
Rudolf Masny 35.90 Acacia II Donovaly 08/20/00
  Tom Macpherson 35.98 Pike WR-T Mickeys Slope - Wales 01/14/07 Not bad for the grand dad of the English league
  Krebs Arnaud 36.08 Elita Valdrome (France) 08/26/06  
  Mark Redsell 36.09 Race M Horcum bowl 11/05/05
  Ray Kuntz 36.34* Homebrew Vincent, CA 09/09/00  
Andy Ellison 36.44 Acacia II Mickeys Slope - Wales 09/19/04  
  Doug Cook 36.46 Aris Vincent, CA 10/08/05 Left a few seconds out there, due to 1 poor turn, full ballast and good air, I'm addicted now.
Marcel Guwang 36.69 Miraj Sederon
(France)		 5/-/01
  Tom Rambo 36.74 Trinity F3F Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07  
  José Luis Alvarez 36.78 Sting 2.8 La Muela, Spain 10/02/05  
  Pierre Platon 36.82 X-21 Valdrome (France) 08/27/06  
Jose Luis Valverde 36.87 Pike La Muela, Spain 04/13/01
  Woody Rackliffe 36.90* Nyx F3F Grass Mtn, CA 09/05/05  
  Lombardo Laurent 37.06 Big Mach Quillan, France 03/10/07  
  Jorge Infante 37.08 Calypso COBRA La Muela, Spain 04/14/06  
  James Osborn 37.09 NYX F3F Mammoth, CA 07/30/05 Big thermal at an alpine site. Some diving involved too.
  Jerry Craft 37.22* Acacia Vincent, CA 08/27/00  
  Jose Costa 37.37 NYX F3F La Muela, Spain 04/14/06  
Brad Willoughby 37.38 Pike WR Vincent, CA 06/14/03 Everything felt great on this flight - I can still see the all-glass Pike wings flexing on the turns.
  Alvaro Silgado 37.66 Pike Brio APSIA, Portugal 07/23/05 2 seconds under previous slope (and National) record.
See the video here
  Andrzej Tabero 37.66 Elito Mickeys Slope -Wales 07/30/06 Ken Phillips Trophy - 20 rounds 18 were won with sub 40 second runs.
  Troy Peterson 37.66* AldiJ Vincent, CA 07/09/00  
Andy Ellison 37.72 New Sting Wrecker rump, Wales 07/03/03 I had the 'Don't F*** it up'
conversation on about leg 5!
  Rafn Thorarensen 37.73 Tragi 603V Bwlch VR98 10/07/98 Viking Race 98 6th round. Icelandic record. Great Race.
Dag Skoglund 37.81 Pike WR Haugheia Lofoten Norway 07/04/03 New Norwegian Record, read more about www.lofotuka.no
  Jon Edison 37.83 Sting Hole of Horcum 03/03/07 Winter League Round 5 at Levisham
  Graham Reed 37.84 X21 Mickeys Slope - Wales 01/14/07 this was my second outing with the X 21 & I only started summer 2006
  Fernando del Barrio 37.88 Tempus La Muela, Spain 04/13/01
  Mike Sheridan 38.03 Acacia II Pt. Fermin, CA 10/02/04 Wind was 20-25 mph straight in. Slope record. AUW 104oz.
  Inaki Elizondo 38.18   La Muela, Spain 2005 Open International Event: www.lamuelaf3f3.com
  Alberto Portella 38.33 Sting La Muela, Spain 04/06/07  
  Oscar Alonso 38.41 60"Minij with Prodij wings La Muela (Spain) 10/02/05 Second-hand Minij with Prodij wings (60"), 120 gr of ballast, balsa tail, first time on a F3F competition See video: http://tinyurl.com/aawus
Barry Baskin 38.45 Tragi 702 Sierra Rd, NorCal 11/11/01
  Carles Aymat 38.46 Caracho 3000 La Muela, Spain 04/15/06  
Brian Buass 38.54* El Camino F3B Vincent, CA 07/22/00
  Rich Bago 38.56 Skorpion Levisham, Horcum 03/03/07 First Sub 40!!!! at last!!!  Details online here
  Mike Young 38.61 Viking Hole of Horcum 10/30/05 My first sub 40 :-)
  Jorge Medina Herrero 38.61 Vector F3F La Muela, Spain 10/02/05 Flown with a plane from tecnoepoxi planes: the evo vector F3F
  Joe Zwart 38.84 Cohen F3F Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 What a day!
  
Jose Antonio Orviz
 38.95 Sting 2.8 La Muela, Spain 10/02/05  
  Helge Borchert 38.95 Elita V Rügen, GER 10/14/04 Viking Race 2004 in Rügen Germany
Luis Alberto Robledo 39.04 Cohen F3F Juan Cojo, Antioquia 10/13/2002 SOAR: Sociedad Antioqueńa de Radioplaneadores
Gavin Baskin 39.16 Hades Sierra Rd, NorCal 11/11/01
  Dieter Perlick 39.16 Caldera Rügen SE, Germany 10/14/04 Viking Race 2004 in Rügen Germany
  Angus Lee 39.21 Aris Mickeys Slope - Wales 09/25/05 Wales Open 2005
  Richard Jerome 39.49 Trinity F3F Horcum bow 10/30/05 No ballast. Flew it safe, and still over-pulled last turn. Doh!
  Stuart Naylor 39.50 Calypso Contest Mickey's Slope S Wales VR 98  
  Martin Falarski 39.67 Trinity F3B the Slot, CA 06/11/06 There where 5 PB's that day.
  Matthieu Mervelet 39.68   La Muela, Spain 2005 Open International Event: www.lamuelaf3f3.com
  Arthur Frenslich (Thuro) 39.7 Skorpion Mammoth, CA 07/30/05 Good lift, Course 100m, 10 legs.
My first sub 40 ...... My own plane design
  Robert Mietzner 39.73* Acacia II Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 SCSR race at Parker winds blowing 45+
  Keith Wood 39.94 New Sting Mickeys Slope - Wales 09/19/04
   

 
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 All entries with an Asterisk indicate that Non-FAI starts were used and are not considered eligible for World Record claims

SCSR - Southern California Slope Racers
  Pilot Time Plane Location Date Comments
  Kyle Paulson 30.83* Nyx F3F Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06 Set world wide DS Speed record in same season!
  Warren Day 31.49* Sting Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 Awesome day, 7 of 8 in the 30's. Overall comp winner
  Chris Behm (Target) 31.61 Trinity F3F Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 Fastest time in the USA under 2006 FAI rules!
  Tim Neja 31.73 Viking Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07 Flown from hand launch
  Rey Harju 31.84* Skorpian Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07  
Alan Liberatore 32.35 NYX F3F Vincent, CA 07/08/07 New slope record!
  Bill DelHagen 32.52 Pike WR Vincent, CA 07/12/03  
  Bob Breaux 32.90* Trinty F3F Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06
  Doug Turner 33.26 Tragi 702 Vincent, CA 06/23/01
  Joe Wurts 33.29* Icon F3J Vincent, CA 06/23/01 Homebrew F3J plane (with lead)
  Dan Field 33.36 Skorpion Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06  
  Gary Legerton

33.78

 Aris Parker Mtn, CA 02/12/06  
  Brandon Monte 34.32 Pike Brio-x Parker Mtn, CA 01/21/07 What a day!
  Doug Reel 34.41* Opus Vincent, CA 08/27/00 74.5" wingspan!
  Dave Bates 34.52* NYX Parker Mtn, CA 02/17/07