USA F-Open in South Africa at the Worlds

[dbramley]

Last but not least. 50+ guys trying to check in 50+ rifles, for a flight that was cancelled, then reinstated after we were rebooked. So I had to cancel the flight I was rebooked to, back to the flight I was originally booked on, only to find out they couldn’t find me, then when they found me they could not assign me a seat!!!! Managed to make it onto the plane by the skin on my teeth!!!

 

[Warren Dean]

Last but not least. 50+ guys trying to check in 50+ rifles, for a flight that was cancelled, then reinstated after we were rebooked. So I had to cancel the flight I was rebooked to, back to the flight I was originally booked on, only to find out they couldn’t find me, then when they found me they could not assign me a seat!!!! Managed to make it onto the plane by the skin on my teeth!!!

Fun and games for the jet set.

 

[Sandstorm]

Living on the edge them hero's of ours...lol

 

[dbramley]

Last post for me on this thread. After the craziness of last night, almost all got on the flight. A few decided to make alternative plans. The last real hurdle was getting our rifles back into the states. We wore the customs agents out with all the rifles. We all parted company and headed our own ways. A bitter sweet moment from my point of view. Most of the time I was happy to be in charge of such a good group of guys. There were moments of pure and utter frustration that typically comes with the proverbial hearing of the cats. But in the end, after it was all said and done, I can’t express how proud I am of this group. Everybody, including spouses, children, etc made great sacrifices to be part of this group. It appears to all be worth it when you can bring home the Gold.

 

[Acyr]

Great job Dan, good to see you back home.

 

[Elwood]

Congratulations USA, a fine performance indeed beating the South Africans. I think most of us thought they were unbeatable on home soil.
It was nice to finally put some faces to names , keith, Peter, Dale etc.

Ian.

 

[Ned Ludd]

Thanks Dan, for keeping us informed and entertained with the US F-Class Teams' tribulations and successes! We really appreciate you taking the time to allow the rest of us to feel a little more involved in the event.

 

[F Class John]

This is insane

 

[Sandstorm]

Time to sleep for a week id bet....
Im exhausted after watching that video.
What a trip.

 

[Shiraz]

This is insane

Great video by Erik! I knew that the airport would be a total cluster with so many rifles and shooters going through and glad that I got the hell out of Dodge the day before. I wasn't spared the connecting flights being missed though. Great job Team USA!!! Glad to have been part of a fantastic win.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

If I read this right:

FCWC 2023 Individuals Finals:
F-TR : Champion: H. Rolfes; 2nd : JD Cilliers; 3rd: DR Labuschagne

https://2021fcwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MATCH-14-FTR-CHAMPIONSHPS.pdf

F-Open: Champion: BJ Englebrecht; 2nd: JHC Louw; 3rd: R Davies; 4th: Bill Kolodziej

https://2021fcwc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MATCH-14-F-OPEN-CHAMPIONSHIPS.pdf

Congratulations to the winners.

3rd place DR Labuschagne is also a forum member from SA and friend of mine.

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Local guys made us proud!

Congrats team USA, as a proud SA boy we loved having all of you over here. You beat a very very good SA team. I know allot of them personally and those boys can shoot. Well done!

Ps Erik, thats biltong not jerkey