Christian Posted April 13, 2003 Share Posted April 13, 2003 03-030 - Columbus Cup, Guatemala - SHOT Show, Orlando - Hall of Champions Welcome to the latest edition of IPSC Newsletter. You received this issue because you have subscribed to the IPSC Newsletter mailing list. If at any time you wish to unsubscribe, please go to http://www.ipsc.org or directly to http://www.ipsc.org/mlmaint.htm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ COLUMBUS CUP "Guatemala, Land of Eternal Spring" ------------------------------------------------- A couple of thousand years ago the Mayans in Guatemala created the calendar, used herbal medicines, discovered astrology, and advanced mathematics... but today everyone is only talking about Oscar Hernandez and the outstanding team that put on the first "ever" Columbus Cup. Here is just a sample: "All in all, our trip cost less than we spent when we shot the Florida Open. Airfare was the most expensive $450 round trip from San Antonio. We flew through Houston, and from there it was only a two and a half hour flight. Once you arrive, you can live on a few dollars a day. Our best meals were only a couple of dollars. We arrived at the airport, and as we had been instructed by email, we walked past all the lines of people waiting for customs, went to the far right where we saw a sign advertising the Columbus Cup, and told them we were competitors. After checking our passports, we were waived through like royalty. No search, no fuss, no wait. That's pretty much how we were treated throughout our trip honored, revered guests. It was quite an experience." -Don Hardy, USA The concept of the Columbus Cup (3 days, 16 stages, 200+ competitors) began last year when the Regional Directors of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Ecuador envisioned a prestigious sight-seeing, fun-in-the-sun annual shooting event. Columbus Cup regions would be Aruba - Barbados - Colombia - Costa Rica - Dominican Republic - Ecuador - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Jamaica - Mexico - Netherlands Antilles - Nicaragua - Panama - Puerto Rico - Venezuela and, of course, extra slots would be made available for international competitors. Next year, the 2004 Columbus Cup will be held in Costa Rica and 2005 in Nicaragua. And speaking of Costa Rica, check out the Tropical Cup coming this May 31, a classification match with 220+ rounds and 12 stages. Stop and think. Here's a chance to shoot a classification match and to visit some of Costa Rica's natural wonders with tours starting right from your hotel door. The match has arranged special fun tours of Costa Rica with a 15% discount for Tropical Cup participants. Check it out! Visit: http://www.tropicalcup.com/tc/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHOT SHOW, Orlando "Mickey or Slots?" ---------------------- The SHOT Show itself seemed a bit blah this year... I'm not sure whether it was the uncertainties of the pending war or just that most people preferred the excitement of the "Strip" over "Mickey Mouse". At any rate, SHOT tends to kick off the shooting year and traditionally IPSC schedules a Council meeting in conjunction and this year it was a big one! The meetings mostly consisted of the various rules committees headed up by Rules Committee Chairman, Michael Voigt. The overall project had been structured into four committees with the end result to present to the General Assembly a perfectly integrated set of four rule books: Handgun, Shotgun, Rifle, and Tournament rules. Let me say that it was a pleasure watching the very talented and dedicated committee members tackle this formidable task. My hat goes off to these gentlemen: Coordinating Committee Chairman: Bob Chittleborough (GBR) Secretary: Martyn Spence (GBR) John Amidon (USA) Dino Evangelinos (CAN) Handgun Rules Committee Chairman: Vince Pinto (HKG) Bruce Gary (USA) Yvan Vogels (BEL) Kees Guichelaar (NED) Johnny Gildenhuys (RSA) Shotgun Rules Committee Chairman: Neil Beverley (GBR) Arnie Christianson (USA) Myro Lopez (PHI) Rifle Rules Committee Chairman: Tim Andersen (DEN) Troy McManus (USA) Geir Owe (NOR) Observers Fritz Gepperth (GER) Juergen Tegge (GER) Denise Minor (USA) Joel Dix (USA) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HALL OF CHAMPIONS "Our IPSC History" ------------------------- You may have already noticed this new feature on the IPSC web site. Hall of Champions will serve as a historic repository of our national, continental, and world champions. You can browse champions by country, year, Division, match level or any combination. We need to preserve our champions and our history. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PREVIEW "Coming next..." ----------------------- - European Shotgun Championship - Pan-American Championship - Class Medals - On-line match registration - and much more You're in the loop... Keep the faith, DVC Nick Copyright 2003 International Practical Shooting Confederation. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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