The Triple Crown will be hosted by England for the 2026 competition at the Bedford site.
There will be four teams competing:
- England
- Scotland
- Ireland
- International
More details will be announced soon.
The England team and two international pilots will be revealed shortly. 😊
Triple Crown 11 th & 12th July 2026England | Scotland | Ireland | International |
James Fallowfield | Malcolm Balfour | Niall O'Sullivan | Steve Simm (England) |
Garry Peacock | Tom Laird | Gordon James | Brian Hoare (England) |
Peter Madden | David Balfour | Paul Houlihan | Eugene Anker (England) |
| Dave Matthias | Malcolm Harris | Dave King | Peter Jenkins (England) |
Calibration Flight PilotTBCJudgesRoss Donovan (ENG), Graham Gooch (ENG), Steve Burgess (SCT), Dave Foley (IRL)CDRoss Donovan (mobile 07715 641396)Site Location:What3words:///Hobbyists.shakes.eventsGoogle Maps:Southall Rd, Bedford MK44 3TANotes:· The flying site will be available for practice flights on Friday 10th. However, this will be a normal BDAC club day and some members may be flying. Please contact the CD if you want to fly on the Friday.· The field will be open from 8:00 on the 11th and 12th.· Pilots briefing will be at 8:45 on Saturday.· Calibration flight (for judges) 9:00, Saturday only.· Hot food and drinks will be available on both days.· Toilet facilities will be available.· A hog roast is planned on the Saturday night at Old Warden Village Hall (Bedford Rd, Old Warden, Biggleswade SG18 9HQ) starting at 7:30.
Hotels in Surrounding Area.
The Black Horse
Ireland, Shefford, SG17 5QL 3.1 miles from site
The Green Man
Southill Road, Stanford near Biggleswade, SG18 9JD 5 miles from site
The Airman Hotel
16 Hitchin Road, Shefford, SG17 5JF 7 miles from site
The Stratton House Hotel
London Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8ED 6.6 miles from site
The Crown Hotel Wetherspoon
23 High Street, Biggleswade, SG18 0JE 6.6 miles from site
Stratton Cottage Guesthouse
4a London Road, Biggleswade, SG18 8EB 6.6 miles from site
Moggerhanger Park
Moggerhanger, Park Road, Sandy, MK44 3RW 7 miles from site
Holiday Inn Express Bedford
Elstow Interchange A6/A421 Bedford Bypass Junction, Bedford, MK42 9BF 5.9 miles from site
Has anyone contacted Dan Workman about flying for the England team at the TC ?
On behalf of Ross, please see the flight order for the forthcoming Triple Crown this weekend.
Pilot numbers will be drawn by each of the Team Managers following the pilot briefing and each individual number remains with that pilot for the whole weekend.
To assist with reviewing scores, here is a list of names versus Pilot Numbers:-
501 David Balfour
502 Malcom Harris
503 Peter Jenkins
504 Gordon James
505 Stephen Simm
506 Malcolm Balfour
507 Eugene Anker
508 Paul Houlihan
509 Tom Laird
510 Dave King
511 Jim Fallowfield
512 Dave Matthias
513 Brian Hoare
514 Niall O'Sullivan
515 Peter Madden
516 Garry Peacock
On behalf of the Committee and the UKF3A Association as a whole, I would like to extend a sincere thank you to Ross Donovan who not only took on the role of Contest Director but also as a Company Director of Asgard Biomass who generously acted as a major Sponsor of this years Triple Crown.
Without this type and level of support, it would have cost the Association a lot more to host this years Triple Crown.
I would also like to extend the Associations thanks to all the helpers and unsung hero's in the background who without such support events like these wouldn't take place or wouldn't go anywhere near as smoothly as this one went.
Additionally, I take my hat off (figuratively speaking) to the all Pilots who did exceptionally well to cope with the gusty conditions.
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Ross,
Many thanks for your / your company's generosity.
Peter
Great weekend at the Triple Crown. Thanks Ross and all those involved in making it happen.
Apologies for the delay in uploading this spreadsheet but those who were at the Triple Crown will know the reasons why.
If you require any further figures, please message me via the WhatsApp chat thread.
Here are the revised Team Positions dropping the lowest Pilot score per round.
It does appear to change the rankings slightly.
Here is a link to the gallery and photographs from the event
1 | UKF3A Photo Gallery (https://ukf3a.com/gallery/picture.php?/14507/category/414)