The Great Debate: Style vs. Distance
If ‘Flugtag’ is German for ‘flying day’, you’d think that this competition was all about getting the most flight distance, right? Well…no. Red Bull wants to put on an entertaining show first and foremost, which means that they want a variety of flying machines in the competition.
When we met the other B.C. Flugtag teams a couple of weeks ago at a Red Bull sponsored meet-and-greet and saw that out of 20 proposals, approximately 15 were plane-like aircraft, while 5 were ‘funny objects’, we were enlighted. Since a giant piece of sushi probably wouldn’t get much distance, Team Sushi Gone Wild has concluded that we are in the show for the entertainment value.
That didn’t stop our team from heavily debating whether or not we should try hard for distance. The idea of a giant foam wing was floated but defeated because it would’ve been such a departure from the original theme.
So, The Wild Sushi will fly as far as a giant sushi can go – but mostly, it will fly in style.
Team Sushi Gone Wild
What type of person possesses the mindset to want to compete in a zany competition like Flugtag? Try these 5 persons: Adrienne, Elizabeth, Jenny & Leonard.
We are team Sushi Gone Wild, crew of The Wild Sushi. (The theme of our aircraft is sushi – or was that obvious?). We’ve got the guts and we’re going for glory.
Here’s a closer look into the lives of the crew…
Adrienne
Bio: Born in Vancouver, a UBC grad, collects stuffies and hearts kittens!
Likes: Really, really big objects that are shaped like food
Claim to fame: Creator of the Red Bull Sake cocktail
Elizabeth
Bio: Born in Vancouver, the youngest of the group, team’s PILOT!
Hobby: Downloading many, many MP3s and sending them to Jenny
Little known fact: Aspires to be a sushi sous-chef
Jenny
Bio: Born in Vancouver, piano-playing extraordinaire
Occupation: Undercover Edamame Bean Counter
Spare Time: Getting into the golf thang, arts & crafts
Leonard
Bio: Born in Vancouver, only male on the team, tallest team member
Weekend Work: Underground Udon Dealer
Shameless self-promotion: Leonard’s company’s website
Katherine
Bio: Goes to university in Ontario, hurdling experience!
Enjoys: Snowboarding
Hobby: Entering Sushi-Eating competitions
There you have it – the five semi-delusional people who are seeking Flugtag fame! Did the bios say anything particularly revealing about us? Probably not. But what did you expect? We have to maintain a certain mystique before the big event.