History of Rally Flying
The Sport of Rally Flying is steeped in a rich history. We would like to collect as much of this history in terms of visuals and pictures to share on the website.
Budget Permitting it is the intention of South African Power Flying Association to produce a hard cover coffee table book to showcase the History of Rally Flying Internationally.
In order to produce this we will require the following input from each country:
- Information + Hi Res Pictures featuring the highlights of Rally Flying from each country.
- Information + Hi Res Pictures highlighting each of the 21 Previous World Rally Flying Championships with participants and Winners.
All info can be emailed to info@wrfc2022.com
Some limited South African History on Rally Flying has been produced as part of the Aero Club’s Centenary Publication – an excerpt link is here (click the picture)
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World Rally Flying Championship – winners |
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Individual |
Team |
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Nr |
Year, place |
I (Gold) |
II (Silver) |
III (Bronze) |
I (Gold) |
II (Silver) |
III (Bronze) |
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1 |
1976 – Grenchen, SWITZERLAND |
R. LE ROUX O. LE ROUX FRANCE |
CONZELMANN KLINK FRG |
DITTES RETTING FRG |
– |
– |
– |
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2 |
1978 – Coventry, UNITED KINGDOM |
Roland HUSEMANN Sturmi WESTERBARKEY FRG |
Witold SWIADEK Andrzej KORZENIOWSKI POLAND |
L. BROST A. BÖTTIGER FRG |
– |
– |
– |
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3 |
1980 – Ascha?enburg, FRG |
Witold SWIADEK Andrzej KORZENIOWSKI POLAND |
Otto HÖFLING Michael AMTMANN FRG |
Alfred LUCKERBAUER O. MESZAROS AUSTRIA |
POLAND |
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |
AUSTRIA |
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4 |
1984 – Parma, ITALY |
Luigi FERRY – ITALY |
Witold SWIADEK Andrzej KORZENIOWSKI POLAND |
David WOOLDRIGE – UNITED KINGDOM |
ITALY |
POLAND |
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |
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5 |
1986 – Castellon de la Plana, SPAIN |
Krzysztof LENARTOWICZ Janusz DAROCHA POLAND |
Carlos EUGUI Jose ANIZONDA SPAIN |
Waclaw NYCZ Marian WIECZOREK POLAND |
POLAND |
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |
SPAIN |
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6 |
1988 – Northampton, UNITED KINGDOM |
Wlodzimierz SKALIK Ryszard MICHALSKI POLAND |
Waclaw NYCZ Marian WIECZOREK POLAND |
Mike PEPPER Chris BARNES UNITED KINGDOM |
POLAND |
UNITED KINGDOM |
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |
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7 |
1991 – Stellenbosch, SOUTH AFRICA |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Wlodzimierz SKALIK Ryszard MICHALSKI POLAND |
Waclaw WIECZOREK Krzysztof WIECZOREK POLAND |
POLAND |
SOUTH AFRICA |
UNITED KINGDOM |
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8 |
1993 – Chillan, CHILE |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Wlodzimierz SKALIK Ryszard MICHALSKI POLAND |
František CIHLAR Peter TOUZYMSKY CZECH REPUBLIC |
POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
SLOVENIA |
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9 |
1995 – Herning, DENMARK |
Wlodzimierz SKALIK Ryszard MICHALSKI POLAND |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Waclaw WIECZOREK Dariusz ZAWLOCKI POLAND |
POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
GERMANY |
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10 |
1997 – Antalya, TURKEY |
Waclaw WIECZOREK Krzysztof WIECZOREK POLAND |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Wlodzimierz SKALIK Ryszard MICHALSKI POLAND |
POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
AUSTRIA |
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11 |
1999 – Ravenna, ITALY |
Waclaw WIECZOREK Krzysztof WIECZOREK POLAND |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Nigel HOPKINS Dale DE KLERK SOUTH AFRICA |
POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
FRANCE |
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12 |
2001 – Cordoba, SPAIN |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Waclaw WIECZOREK Krzysztof WIECZOREK POLAND |
Joel TREMBLET Jose BERTAINER FRANCE |
POLAND |
FRANCE |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
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13 |
2003 – Rustenburg, SOUTH AFRICA |
Nigel HOPKINS Dale DE KLERK SOUTH AFRICA |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Natalie STRUBE Patrick SICARD FRANCE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
FRANCE |
POLAND |
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14 |
2004 – Herning, DENMARK |
Jirí FILIP Michal FILIP CZECH REPUBLIC |
František CIHLAR Miloš FIALA CZECH REPUBLIC |
Krzysztof WIECZOREK Krzysztof SKRETOWICZ POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
POLAND |
FRANCE |
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15 |
2006 – Troyes, FRANCE |
Waclaw WIECZOREK Michal WIECZOREK POLAND |
Jirí FILIP Michal FILIP CZECH REPUBLIC |
Peter OPAT Tomas RAJDL CZECH REPUBLIC |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
POLAND |
FRANCE |
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16 |
2008 – Ried, AUSTRIA |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Julien CHERIOUX David LE GENTIL FRANCE |
Krzysztof WIECZOREK Krzysztof SKRETOWICZ POLAND |
POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
FRANCE |
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17 |
2010 – Dubnica nad Váhom, SLOVAKIA |
Janusz DAROCHA Zbigniew CHRZASZCZ POLAND |
Michal WIECZOREK Michal OSOWSKI POLAND |
Krzysztof WIECZOREK Krzysztof SKRETOWICZ POLAND |
POLAND |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
FRANCE |
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18 |
2012 – Castellon de la Plana, SPAIN |
Julien CHERIOUX David LE GENTIL FRANCE |
Boleslaw RADOMSKI Dariusz LECHOWSKI POLAND |
Michal WIECZOREK Michal OSOWSKI POLAND |
POLAND |
FRANCE |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
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19 |
2014 – Torun, POLAND |
Julien CHERIOUX David LE GENTIL FRANCE – Unlimited |
Boleslaw RADOMSKI Dariusz LECHOWSKI POLAND – Unlimited |
Michal WIECZOREK Marcin WIECZOREK POLAND – Unlimited |
POLAND Unlimited |
FRANCE Unlimited |
CZECH REPUBLIC Unlimited |
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Tomas VALA Ondrej POKORNY CZECH REPUBLIC – Advanced |
Thomas KIRCHNER Alexandra KIRCHNER GERMANY – Advanced |
Robert SOSOVICKA Roman KASAK SLOVAKIA – Advanced |
SLOVAKIA Advanced |
GERMANY Advanced |
SPAIN Advanced |
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20 |
2016 – Santa Cruz, PORTUGAL |
Julien CHERIOUX David LE GENTIL FRANCE – Unlimited |
Michal WIECZOREK Marcin WIECZOREK POLAND – Unlimited |
Olivier RIVIERE J. JIREAU FRANCE – Unlimited |
FRANCE Unlimited |
POLAND Unlimited |
CZECH REPUBLIC Unlimited |
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Petr JONÁŠ Juraj CEKAN CZECH REPUBLIC – Advanced |
Jaroslaw SYSIO Marcin SKALIK POLAND – Advanced |
Michal RANCAK T. DRGOVA CZECH REPUBLIC – Advanced |
GERMANY Advanced |
SOUTH AFRICA Advanced |
RUSSIA Advanced |
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21 |
2018 – Dubnica nad Váhom, SLOVAKIA |
Petr JONÁŠ Marek VELAT CZECH REPUBLIC |
Krzysztof WIECZOREK Kamil WIECZOREK POLAND |
Michal WIECZOREK Marcin WIECZOREK POLAND |
POLAND |
FRANCE |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
Prepared by Marian Wieczorek POLAND