Registration to the 11 th International GermanCup for hot-air balloons around the Grand Prix dm- Märkte 22 nd - 24 th of September, 2017 PFORZHEIM Launch area Hofgut Buckenberg Organizer: Organization: Competition management: Parkhotel Pforzheim GmbH & Co. KG Wolfgang M. Trautz in collaboration with GT balloon rides, Georg Fröhlich and Tom Steflitsch, Pforzheim Sylvia Meinl (head of management), Mike Meinl, Klaus Hartmann Conditions to take part in the 11 th International GermanCup 2017: Hot-air ballons and special types: Participation nominal money: 430,- Euro (special types are free) The following achievements are included in the nominal money for a crew from up to four people: Up to two double rooms including breakfast in a hotel of the middle class for three nights Welcome evening for the crews (Thursday) Competition catering for all days (lunch, vouchers for dinner in the evening) Official brunch for the team in the CongressCentrum Pforzheim before winner s honor (Sunday) Free gas for everybody after every competition or passenger s flight (first launch with full bottles) Up to four official participant waistcoats Pilot and crew package Maps of the competition area (no ICAO maps) We offer as well: Five competitive flight and evaluation flights around the Grand Prix of the main sponsor dm-markt with winner s honor and attractive prices Mediation of passengers against payment of 100,- Euro per passenger exclusively to commercially pursued balloons for the whole period Meteorological weather forecast and consultation by Mr. Jan Wendel, meteorologist of the institute for technology Karlsruhe (KIT)
Conditions of participation: Every non-commercial balloon team makes available to the organizer one guest place per flight for an assistant, media, VIP, sponsors et cetera. The commercial balloons have to make available passenger places with 100,- Euros taken from the passengers stock exchange. The number of passengers depends on the balloon size and is equally distributed to the commercial balloons. Every commercial balloon has to take at least one passenger from the organizer per flight. The passengers stock exchange is coordinated between the organizers (partners and handling: GT Ballonfahrten). Rides for own passengers against payment is only possible in previous arrangement. Because of some sponsor s contracts balloon covers of banks, chemist s shop markets (for example Rossmann, Müller et cetera) brand of cars (excepted VW, Porsche, AUDI, Skoda), energy enterprises, other markets (for example Kaufland, Marktkauf et cetera) have to be avoided. In particular cases however we will do our best for a possible participation. Balloon Dimension restriction to 150.000 cu ft (bigger volume only in arrangement with the organizer). The following documents have to be presented at the check-in or have to be send before by email (scans): Airworthiness certificate Registration certificate ARC Insurance certificate Pilot At least 100 hours as PIC, identity card, valid pilot s license and Medical have to be presented by the check-in or have to be send before by email (scans). Pilots from countries without SEPA acceptance have to pay the nominal fee in cash directly on site. Model balloons Participation without nominal money Free gas supply Valid liability insurance (documents will be checked at the check-in) Maximum number of participants for the event 20 model balloons Overnight stays after arrangement Catering
Event The event is not a ranking list competition, nevertheless the competition is driven to an official set of rules. The winner of the competition receives the Grand Prix der dm-märkte, the main sponsor of the event (trophy from the world-famous Majolika Karlsruhe designed by the Goldstadt Pforzheim ) The places 1-3 will receive monetary or material prices. All pilots take part in the planned races and are also evaluated or grasped according to point (the special forms are released from taking part in the races): Commercial balloons become listed on account of the passengers (paying passengers from a prospective customer s pool) at the end of the event only out of competition. Winner is the participant with the highest score after five start periods (evaluation: place system) The lot decides by equal point level. On Sunday evening the traditional Key-Grab competition of the Pforzheimer Zeitung still takes place. That means a separate competition with a separate price (winner: 1.000,- Euro, 2 nd place 500,- Euro, 3 rd place 250,- Euro). The crews receive against a security fee of 50 Euros (returning at the end of the event) in each case a logger as well as markers to document the competitive achievements. Program and questions The maximum number of balloons taking part is limited to 50. The complete program of the event is added at the end. Inquiries concerning organization please address to Wolfgang M. Trautz (mobile +49 151 58717034 or wolfgang.trautz@t-online.de ) Special inquiries concerning balloons please address to Georg Fröhlich (+49 7231 140866 or info@gt-ballonfahrten.de ) Registration The registration has to be send by email to the following address info@gt-ballonfahrten.de (headword: Pilot GermanCup ) and has to be confirmed by the organizer. The registration is only valid with the payment entrance of the nominal money on the given account. For the registration we need the following documents and information: Photos of the pilot and the balloon for presentation on the web, for media, news et cetera. If possible a short description about special balloon festival participations, special balloon rides, Grand Prix Participations at the GermansCup or EuropeanCup in Pforzheim since 1986 Information about participation at the Night-Glow on Friday or Saturday or
participation at both days Information about participation at the Key-Grab (Sunday afternoon) Deadline for registration: 20 th of June 2017 We reserve ourselves changes of advertising and registration. Changes will be send by email to the announced pilots. Code of conduct We assume the code with all participants. We count moreover the code of conduct for free balloon leaders, the security code for hot-air balloons, the street code of compressed gas bottles, and the code of honor, that obliges all participants to sporty fairness, comradeship and thoughtfulness for person, animal and environment. Organizer Parkhotel Pforzheim GmbH & Co. KG Deimlingstr. 32-36 75175 Pforzheim Phone: +49 7231 161637 / marketing@pforzheim-parkhotel.de Organization Wolfgang M. Trautz, Robin Trautz, Erna Spahic (marketing Parkhotel Pforzheim) in cooperation with Georg Fröhlich and Tom Steflitsch from GT Ballonfahrten Pforzheim Competition management Sylvia Meinl (head of competition), Mike Meinl, Klaus Hartmann
Thursday, 21 st of September 16:00 Arrival and check-in and issue of the event documents (maps, jackets, identity cards, start numbers and examination of documents) at Gasometer Pforzheim Hohwiesenweg 6 75175 Pforzheim Welcome-Evening at Gasometer Pforzheim (exhibition, tent, bistro or terrace according to weather) Catering (beer, soft drinks, snacks) All days: parking at Vicenza Platz ; gas filling station ( Vicenza Platz, open) open on the arrival day 16:00-20:00 Possibility to visit the Gasometer Pforzheim with the 360 panorama ROM 312 20:00 Official end of the check-in 20:30 GENERAL BRIEFING at Gasometer Pforzheim Returning to the different hotels (Parkhotel Pforzheim, Hotel Residenz or Queens Hotel) Parking of the vehicles + trailers at night: Waisenhausplatz or in front of the Hotel Residenz in Pforzheim or Queens Hotel in Pforzheim-Niefern Friday, 22 nd of September 06:30 Briefing at Gasometer Pforzheim 07:15 1 st start period / sunrise 12:00-14:00 Lunch time for the crews at Gasometer Pforzheim 16:00 Briefing at Gasometer Pforzheim concerning the 2 nd start period and Nightglow-Friday Issue of lunch vouchers for launch area (evening snack) 19:20 Sunset 20:30 Nightglow-Friday (launch area)
Saturday, 23 rd of September 06:30 Briefing at Gasometer Pforzheim 07:15 3 rd start period / sunrise 12:00-14:00 Lunch time for the crews at Gasometer Pforzheim 16:00 Briefing at Gasometer Pforzheim concerning the 4 th start period and Nightglow-Saturday Issue of lunch vouchers for launch area (evening snack) 19:20 Sunset 20:30 Nightglow-Saturday (launch area) Sunday, 24 th of September 06:30 Briefing at Gasometer Pforzheim 07:15 5 th start period / sunrise 12:30 Official team brunch with different program points at Kongresszentrum Pforzheim (CCP), entry middle hall, returning by shuttle to the launch area 15:00 Winner s honor at the launch area 16.30 Briefing Key-Grab competition, launch area 17:30 Key-Grab competition Pforzheimer Zeitung 19:00 Key-Grab winner s honor - Ending of event -