DATE & EVENT LOCATION
>> JULY 12th, 13th, 14th & 15th 2018
>> 1st Chinese Coupe Icare – Qilian, Qilian County, Haibei Tibetan,Qinghai Province, CHINA

Going into the 8th year of Parabatix Sky Racers for the first time the event is held in Asia, it’s clear that the planet’s most prestigious paramotor event should kick off in one of the world’s most far out all-natural locations that up until now had never seen foreign people from the rest of the world let alone pilots.
Held in the beautiful mountain ranges of Qilian in north China here is what went down!

The Coupe Icare China provided an amazing place for this amazing race.
Day one warming up and getting used to the local flying conditions and area.

This is the first time a Parabatix Sky Race had been performed at such a high altitude (3000 meters).

Sky Race director Jerome Pommier and Parabatix founder Pascal Campbell-Jones had plans for a new race track. Using the rolling hills to add an element of 3D and further push the skills of the pilots who would have to race around pylons but also ride the elevation of each rock formation and hill tump busting tight moves and wingovers in mid turn around pylons just to keep their track times fast!

Giving some of the aspiring younger Sky Racers the chance to battle against the stars of the sport and make a name for themselves on new grounds!

With an electrified crowd who had never seen people from the west in their province before let alone pilots who fly race and swoop around a fast-paced pylon course at just a few meters above the ground.
After four intense days, four amazing shows, three full-on sky races (one that had to be canceled due to technical difficulties) it was clear that we had ourselves a winner. A sky racers who had never won a Parabatix Sky Racers event before and it was Dimitris Koliakos from Greece!

We would like to thank our sponsors and partners for this outstanding event

Coupe Icare China for the amazing welcome, hospitality and pioneering plans for the aviation in China

The orginal REFLEX WING innovators coming back at you with a new brand and new future for paramotor wing technology

Here are the daily video recaps of each day during our event in China.

DAY 1

DAY 2/3

FINAL DAY