Anybody else been rejected from Zone?

[Grant_beltcp]

yes it is an international event.

[muscleflex]

maybe you guys are just not good enough?!

[Tom Burgess]

To be fair, Jamie Robertson, as a recent winner of XFC and 3D Masters, was always going to be selected. I personally am really excited to see him on UK soil.

Cheers

Yep I understand that, wasn't a pop, just trying to understand how this thing works.

By the sounds of it, when the competitors list comes out it will be one hell of a line-up.

I guess if you want to be in this one, you need to be at international level.

I just hope it doesn't leave the UK in that case.

[Mark_T]

maybe you guys are just not good enough?!

They were good enough to be in the top 8 last year ...

If that was the deal offered back then, it should be honored.

[rachel]

Zone last year was such a fun and relaxed event totally fresh and everyone loved it.

The has beens, or never will be's like myself, could fly after the event and the spirit of the whole thing was awsome.
I just hope its as good this year bet if I cant get my flying fix after the event I would rather stay home and fly.

Still I guess I could ask the local clubs for a quick fly.

X Rachel

[r4nd0m]

just to understand it and without wanting to step on someones toes here, but I see various people with various sponsors in their signature. from my business perspective, isn't it in the sponsors interest to have their brands represented at such events? therefore I do wonder in particular why the individual pilots tried to get in rather than a sponsor representative/team captains making sure that their pilots get in or at least get considered, for this event and other? especially as I think its also in their interest that the pilot progresses and represents the brand at as many events as possible ... as I believe some will sponsor the event as well ... if this isn't the case in the rc competition game, isn't this probably worth looking into in future ... just guessing from how sponsor relationships in other areas work ...

[Mark_T]

just guessing from how sponsor relationships in other areas work ...

It is a bit different in the heli world.

Most people showing 'sponsored' in their sigs wouldn't be considered as 'sponsored' in most other sports, closer to 'supported' in most cases.

[r4nd0m]

It is a bit different in the heli world.

Most people showing 'sponsored' in their sigs wouldn't be considered as 'sponsored' in most other sports, closer to 'supported' in most cases.

cheers Mark, I'll check the final list when its out just to see if this also applies to the accepted pilots or if that might be an indicator ...

[muscleflex]

They were good enough to be in the top 8 last year ...

If that was the deal offered back then, it should be honored.

I was just joking...
and seriously tho - as mentioned previously, if you guys have proof that those top 8 last year gets in automatically this year, then you should chase it up!
I was going to try and watch it this year but if it's turning out to be a messed up event for uk pilots - then I will stay away to show my support!

[Jamin_00]

Still no official response I see, you can bet they know about it with the friends they know on here.

[squeaky pete]

its cool, im past caring now, i got 3dNI to prepare for and UK 3d champs, maybe afew vids inbetween, thats me done on the matter

[Steve]

Maybe, just maybe, this is a marketing ruse to stir up interest. If it is, then it's been succesful on this forum, and undoubtedly a number of others.

The complete lack of comment so far from the organisers who are also forum members makes me wonder if they have got something up their sleeve?

Like for example, maybe they are going to announce an extra day of competition, or an extra class of competition or something in the near future, a bit like a pop concert that sells out in 90 minutes, and then the organisers mysteriously put on an extra 5 nights of shows? When that happens, you know full well that the organisers already had a contingency plan for the extra dates but were hedging their bets when the tickets first went on sale.

What is the exact wording for those who have been rejected? Is there any interperetation that could be taken to suggest that maybe, you've not got into competition A, but are still in with a chance for competition B?

Maybe, it's been so succesful that they are having to expand and develop the whole format.

I have no idea about, or evidnce for any of this, but have read the whole thread and am just curious.

[ChrisB]

Probably loads of chat on faceshit about it but not a dickie bird on any other forum I can find,kinda puts things into perspective on the bigger picture it's just another tinpot unimportant event.

[chris jones2.4]

Its like they went to get the top pilots and told the lower grade, to bassically get lost, champs hurry up and open

[Steve]

BTW - has anyone actually spoken to either Adie or Stu about this?

Don't they run a UK model shop or something? Should be pretty easy to get hold of I'd have thought.