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MEDIA INFORMATION
Media Contact: Ellie Applen
Ellen.applen@us.redbull.com
310-460-4532
BUST OUT THE SKETCH PADS
RED BULL FLUGTAG IS COMING TO BALTIMORE!!!
THE GUTSY, CREATIVE, AND SLIGHTLY CRAZY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY BY JULY 31
SANTA MONICA, Calif.
April 11, 2006
This October 21, thirty teams of daring individuals will take to the skies above the city's Inner Harbor at Red Bull Flugtag Baltimore. Flugtag, which means flying day in German, challenges the everyday creative genius to build a human-powered flying machine with four close friends, family members, neighbors, or co-workers and pilot it off the end of a 30-foot ramp in hopes of achieving flight or at least entertaining the crowd hey,
there's always the People's Choice Award!
So if you've ever dreamed of flying or know someone you'd like to push off a ramp we want you!
Applications are available online and are being accepted now through July 31, 2006.
A USER'S GUIDE PERHAPS
While there is no limit on creativity, there are a few rules and regulations. First off, all flying
machines must be entirely human-powered (no external energy sources or stored power).
Secondly, all crafts must be less than 30 feet wide. And finally, no matter what they say, size does
matter all crafts must weigh no more than 450 lbs (including the pilot).
Play by the rules and the payoff could be sweet. The first place prize is a pilot's training course
(cash value $7,500), second place gets skydiving lessons (cash value $3,000) and third place can learn
to paraglide (cash value $1,500). There is also a special prize awarded for the Most Creative craft as
well as The People's Choice.
CAPTAIN'S LOG
The first Red Bull Flugtag took place in Vienna, Austria, in 1991. Since then, more than 35 Flugtags
have been held around the world from Ireland to San Francisco attracting up to 300,000
spectators. The record for the farthest flight-to-date currently stands at 195 feet set in 2000 at
Flugtag Austria. The U.S. record stands at 78 feet set in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2004.
Teams are judged on three criteria: distance, creativity and showmanship. What constitutes a craft
is purely up to the imagination of the participating teams. Past Red Bull Flugtag entries have
included a pregnant cow, a diaper-delivering stork, a pimped-out Cadillac, a giant Oompa Loompa,
and yes folks--a lobster named Larry.
For more information, including applications, photos, and video footage from past Red Bull
Flugtag events, visit www.redbullflugtagusa.com. For media inquires, contact Ellie Applen at (310)
460-4532 or ellen.applen@us.redbull.com.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Media Contact: Ellie Applen
Ellen.applen@us.redbull.com
310-460-4532
BUST OUT THE SKETCH PADS
RED BULL FLUGTAG IS COMING TO BALTIMORE!!!
THE GUTSY, CREATIVE, AND SLIGHTLY CRAZY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY BY JULY 31
SANTA MONICA, Calif.
April 11, 2006
This October 21, thirty teams of daring individuals will take to the skies above the city's Inner Harbor at Red Bull Flugtag Baltimore. Flugtag, which means flying day in German, challenges the everyday creative genius to build a human-powered flying machine with four close friends, family members, neighbors, or co-workers and pilot it off the end of a 30-foot ramp in hopes of achieving flight or at least entertaining the crowd hey,
there's always the People's Choice Award!
So if you've ever dreamed of flying or know someone you'd like to push off a ramp we want you!
Applications are available online and are being accepted now through July 31, 2006.
A USER'S GUIDE PERHAPS
While there is no limit on creativity, there are a few rules and regulations. First off, all flying
machines must be entirely human-powered (no external energy sources or stored power).
Secondly, all crafts must be less than 30 feet wide. And finally, no matter what they say, size does
matter all crafts must weigh no more than 450 lbs (including the pilot).
Play by the rules and the payoff could be sweet. The first place prize is a pilot's training course
(cash value $7,500), second place gets skydiving lessons (cash value $3,000) and third place can learn
to paraglide (cash value $1,500). There is also a special prize awarded for the Most Creative craft as
well as The People's Choice.
CAPTAIN'S LOG
The first Red Bull Flugtag took place in Vienna, Austria, in 1991. Since then, more than 35 Flugtags
have been held around the world from Ireland to San Francisco attracting up to 300,000
spectators. The record for the farthest flight-to-date currently stands at 195 feet set in 2000 at
Flugtag Austria. The U.S. record stands at 78 feet set in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2004.
Teams are judged on three criteria: distance, creativity and showmanship. What constitutes a craft
is purely up to the imagination of the participating teams. Past Red Bull Flugtag entries have
included a pregnant cow, a diaper-delivering stork, a pimped-out Cadillac, a giant Oompa Loompa,
and yes folks--a lobster named Larry.
For more information, including applications, photos, and video footage from past Red Bull
Flugtag events, visit www.redbullflugtagusa.com. For media inquires, contact Ellie Applen at (310)
460-4532 or ellen.applen@us.redbull.com.
