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Red Bull Flugtag - Leeds

Location: Leeds, UK (Map this address )
Start: JUL 17, 2011 at 12:00 AM
End: JUL 17, 2011 at 11:59 PM
About: Red Bull Flugtag challenges teams of everyday people to build homemade, human-powered flying machines and pilot them off a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight! They are judged not only on their flight's distance, but creativity and showmanship as well. 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. London set the record attendance with over 250,000 spectators. The record for the farthest flight-to-date currently stands at 195 feet set in 2000 at Flugtag Austria. Follow the madness, or if you don't mind getting wet, then join in for Red Bull Flugtag's 2010 events.

Back in the UK Leeds will attempt to give London a run for its money as it aims to be the biggest and best Flugtag yet. Expect plenty of good natured north/south rivalry as well as heroics and idiocay.