Race two saw Sroka coming back with a vengeance, winning the race by several minutes. There was a massive tangle between freestyler Alvaro Onieva (Best, Spain) and pre-event favorites Gali and Sebastien Cattelan (Genetrix, South Africa) before the race started but once in sequence, the riders can receive disqualification for infractions. As a result, Onieva was disqualified while Gali and Catalan got a redress. Also with a slight wind shift and a heavily ported biased line, several riders had to tack around and cross the line on port after having to avoid the tangle. Rolf Van Der Vlugt (Airush, Netherlands) took advantage of the tangle and came in second behind Sroka. Coming into the finish line, Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha, Italy) started to slow down and sheeted out his kite to take a rest as he crossed the line but did so too early enabling Sean Farley (North, Mexico) to zip by and sneak into third position while Rondina got fourth place which reminded him to keep his guard
up at all times in kite racing. After two consecutive races, the PKRA officials announced a short break after which the third and final race of the day went underway.
Race three was won by – who else, but Sroka again! This time, Van Der Vlugt came in second place while Gali got third and Rondina was the fourth person to cross the finish line. Farley settled for fifth place because Rondina kept the hammer down and avoided being sneaked by the Mexican rider.
In the women’s racing event, Angela Peral (North, Spain) was the first person to cross the finish line, followed closely by Steph Bridge (North, UK) and Kari Schivebaag (Ozone, Norway) in second and third positions respectively.
Race results:
Men’s Overall:
1. Bruno Sroka (3.5)
2. Sean Farley (15)
3. Sami Gali (15.1)
4. Alberto Rondina (18)
5. Dirk Hanel (22)
Women’s Overall:
1. Angela Peral (4.8)
2. Steph Bridge (8.4)
3. Kari Schivebaag (16pts)
The Fuerteventura PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam 2007 is proudly sponsored by Pro Center René Egli (http://www.rene-egli.com) and supported by La Concejalía de Turismo del Ayuntamiento de Pájara.
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