2026 Yorkshire Eurotour F3F
26-28 June 2026
Alvaro Silgado after a run, at Levisham
Yorkshire Eurotour
With London steaming in a heat wave, the five hour drive to Yorkshire came as a relief - plus, there was a competition to look forward to!
It turned out to be a really fun weekend, with 23 pilots in attendance including visitors from Germany, Spain and Holland.
The competition demanded patience and technique. There was some thermal variation and cross winds to deal with, not to mention the usual vagaries of the Levisham slope.
Day 1 (Friday)
We met at 9.30 at the Hole of Horcum car park, only to be greeted by a thunder and lightning. Fortunately the storm soon gave way to sunshine. Bibs were distributed, and after a trudge to the south bowl we were ready to start.
The only problem now was the wind - there was very little, and it seemed to be coming from all directions. The wind did eventually point to the slope... and we were able to commence the competition.
The first round was won by Peter Kowalski, followed by Dieter Perlick and Peter Gunning - rather prescient, as they would finish the competition in precisely the same order! One more round was flown before we retired for some food and rest.
Day 2 (Saturday)
The second day saw a return to the Horcum slope in rather thermic conditions. Ten rounds were flown.
Dieter dropped to 6th after a couple of rounds in poor air, while Les Wood was busy scything his way up the field. So, with 12 rounds flown it was Peter Kowalski in the lead with Les Wood second and Peter Gunning third.
A splendid curry in Whitby made for a perfect end to the day.
Day 3 (Sunday)
With a SW-W wind forecast it was decided to continue at Levisham.
A further six rounds were flown. Dieter made up ground with a string of good scores including a win in round 16. In the end though, Peter Kowalski held on to the lead to take the win with Dieter second and Peter third.
The standard of flying was very high, Peter K and Dieter in particular flying with a precision which was a joy to behold.
Acknowedgements
Many thanks to Mark Treble and Jon Edison for organising the comp, to Les Wood for arranging the curry night, and to our wonderful visitors who make this competition what it is!
Our sponsors
A special mention to our sponsors MKS and T9 HobbySport for their generous prizes of servos and apparel. Thanks guys!
Results
After 18 rounds
1 P Kowalski 14672.14 1000.00 2 D Perlick 14348.28 977.92 3 P Gunning 14159.09 965.03 4 M Treble 14033.10 956.44 5 A Van vark 13934.61 949.73 6 A Hortzitz 13934.38 949.71 7 T Herman 13933.11 949.63 8 G Philips 13798.75 940.47 9 S Bernardy 13794.73 940.19 10 E Heijne 13698.04 933.60 11 A Silgado 13604.95 927.26 12 A Burgoyne 13594.11 926.52 13 M Evans 13581.76 925.68 14 L Wood 13569.72 924.86 15 D Demott 13462.18 917.53 16 W Fourie 13358.49 910.46 17 E Maxwell 13341.47 909.30 18 M Shellim 12876.15 877.59 19 R Ruijsink 12680.76 864.27 20 I Mason 12339.07 840.98 21 M Bleathman 12270.31 836.29 22 T Robertson 8554.31 583.03 23 J Edison 8056.33 549.09
Fastest time: 30.93 by Mike Evans in round 10
Round winners:
Peter Kowalski (3)
Torsten Herman (2)
Mike Evans (2)
Dieter Perlick (2)
Andy Burgoyne (1)
Arjen Van vark (1)
Dave Demott (1)
Erik Heijne (1)
Ewan Maxwell (1)
Les Wood (1)
Mark Treble (1)
Mike Shellim (1)
Stefan Bernardy (1)