Pretekli teden je v kraju Szatymaz na Madžarskem, v bližini Szegeda, potekalo tekmovanje v jadralnem letenju – Alföld Cup 2026 in 1st Central European Gliding Youth Cup.
Naš klub je bil odlično zastopan, saj je nastopilo kar sedem tekmovalcev: Žiga Pristavec, Luka Hojnik, Jernej Lokovšek, Albin Luin, Karel Čeč, Janez Stariha in Boštjan Pristavec, ki so se odlično odrezali.
Posebej izstopajo rezultati v razredu Mix Open, kjer je zmagal domačin Bence Bodis, Jernej Lokovšek je osvojil odlično 2. mesto, Boštjan Pristavec pa 3. mesto.
Posebno priznanje si zasluži tudi Luka Hojnik, ki se je kot debitant na jadralnih dirkah izkazal nadpovprečno. Zadnji tekmovalni dan je dosegel 3. mesto, skupno pa odlično 6. mesto. Luka, iskrene čestitke in veselimo se tvojih nadaljnjih uspehov!
Izpostaviti velja tudi najmlajšega tekmovalca, 16-letnega Žiga Pristavca, ki se je prvič srečal s tekmovalnim letenjem in pokazal velik potencial. V eni izmed dnevnih razvrstitev je dosegel 2. mesto, v skupni razvrstitvi v klubskem razredu pa mu je za uvrstitev na 3. mesto zmanjkalo le 6 točk. Čestitke tudi Žigu!
Tekmovanje je sicer zaznamovala številčna udeležba mladih pilotov, za katere je organizator zelo lepo poskrbel, saj so bili vsak dan po skupnem briefingu deležni tudi posebne priprave na nalogo tistega dne. Med seboj so sicer vsi mladi piloti odlično sodelovali, si izmenjevali izkušnje ter analizirali lete v pravem športnem duhu. To je lep pokazatelj dobrega potenciala mladih na slovenski tekmovalni jadralni sceni, seveda pa si želimo, da bi se celjskim, koroškim in leškim mladincem naslednje leto pridružili tudi mladinci iz drugih slovenskih aeroklubov. Področje okrog letališča Szatymaz je namreč zaradi možnosti varnih izvenletaliških pristankov nadvse primerno za prve korake v tekmovalno jadralno letenje.
Še enkrat iskrene čestitke vsem našim članom in pohvala za dosežene rezultate! Hkrati pa velika zahvala tudi aeroklubu Alföldi in Petru Szabu ter številčni ekipi, ki se je trudila in skrbela za nas na Madžarskem. Vzdušje je bilo enkratno, hrana odlična, celoten dogodek pa je potekal varno, brez incidentov.
Se vidimo naslednje leto! 🙂
Rezultati so dostopni na tej povezavi: Soaring Spot :: Alföld Cup 2026
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English version
Our glider pilots return from the Alföld Cup in Szatymaz with excellent results
Last week, the town of Szatymaz in Hungary, near Szeged, hosted a gliding competition – the Alföld Cup 2026 and the 1st Central European Gliding Youth Cup.
Our club was very well represented, with as many as seven competitors taking part: Žiga Pristavec, Luka Hojnik, Jernej Lokovšek, Albin Luin, Karel Čeč, Janez Stariha, and Boštjan Pristavec, all of whom performed excellently.
Particularly noteworthy are the results in the Mix Open class, where local pilot Bence Bodis took first place, Jernej Lokovšek achieved an excellent 2nd place, and Boštjan Pristavec finished 3rd.
Special recognition also goes to Luka Hojnik, who, as a debutant in gliding competitions, delivered an above-average performance. On the final competition day, he achieved 3rd place and finished an excellent 6th overall. Luka, congratulations, and we look forward to your future successes!
It is also worth highlighting the youngest competitor, 16-year-old Žiga Pristavec, who competed for the first time and showed great potential. In one of the daily rankings, he achieved 2nd place, and in the overall standings in the Club class, he missed out on 3rd place by just 6 points. Congratulations to Žiga as well!
The competition was marked by a strong participation of young pilots, for whom the organizers took excellent care. Each day, in addition to the general briefing, they received a dedicated task briefing tailored specifically for them. All the young pilots collaborated very well, sharing experiences and analyzing flights in a true sporting spirit. This is a great indication of the strong potential among young pilots on the Slovenian competitive gliding scene. At the same time, we hope that next year, young pilots from other Slovenian aeroclubs will join those from Celje, Koroška, and Lesce. The area around Szatymaz airfield is particularly suitable for first steps in competitive gliding due to the availability of safe outlanding options.
Once again, sincere congratulations to all our members and compliments on the achieved results! At the same time, a big thank you to the Alföldi Aeroclub, Peter Szabó, and the entire team who worked hard and took great care of us in Hungary. The atmosphere was fantastic, the food excellent, and the entire event ran safely and without incidents.
See you next year! 🙂
The results are available at the following link: https://www.soaringspot.com/en/alfold-cup-2026-szatymaz-2026/results
