The 2020 UK X Series will now launch from just outside Castle Cary, Somerset on 19th June but there's still time to put your propellers in the ring. Sign up here.
If you have any doubts about whether you're ready for the X Series, we have the answer. Simon Walker took part as a freshly minted just out of the Skyschool oven rookie sky-warrior. And he nailed it, making him the perfect person to compile a blog on the 8 reasons a newbie should do the Icarus X.
Meet the 2020 UK X Series Racecourse
Flying into Lynton …
The new racecourse for June 2020 now boasts 6 checkpoints, covering some of the Southwests most iconic features and landscape. These compulsory checkpoints form an irregular polygon racecourse that brings together the unsupported Race Division and the open-to-all Adventure Division on the same route.
The carefully selected checkpoints feature ancient monuments, medieval castles and take you through more than 4 separate areas of natural beauty, guaranteeing a stunning race.
All in it's about 195 miles or 315 km. That does somewhat depend on the will of the adventure gods. It'll depend on the weather, unplanned detours, fuel stops, breakdowns, campouts, extracurricular adventures, sneaking to the pub (after flying) and the general unpredictable nature of a proper adventure that invariably extends the mileage.
The new racecourse for the Icarus X Series UK, June 2020
RACE SCHEDULE
Launch: Friday 19th June 16:00
Finish Prizegiving: Saturday 20th June 20:00 *If all pilots returned
Contingency flying day: Sunday 23rd September
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