Redbull Flugtag 2008

a perfect weekend with my bro and a few friends...and a really wacky yet entertaining event with perfect weather and sights of the city...here are a few pics of the redbull Flugtag event. we didn't get to stay the whole time, but it was fun none-the-less! (Feel free to click on the pics to make them bigger and easier to see)

a gorgeous view of the city from the pier on North Ave beach...boats were beginning to congregate for the event...
this is the north side of the pier at North Ave beach...Castaways is in the back sort of on the left...
And this was the contraption that the flying objects were going to 'fly' off of within an hour of our arrival. the life guard was looking over us all and performing his duties well...

First up was the plane from the Cubs....the people in blue were wearing huge baseballs on their heads.their plane didn't fly far at all...
Next were the smurfs...
their 'plane' didn't go Anywhere...
then there were some guys from Iowa who's slogan was 'go schuck yourself'... i don't know how the driver was still alive, he landed just after the plane hit the water and he crashed right into it...
next was some group that had a hotdog plane. it was bottom heavy and died the second it left the runway...
these guys actually caught some air and i think got nearly 120 feet...
this was essentially a handglider...
overall, a fabulous and very entertaining time...!!