Performances and Record
In 1984 Harold Zimmer (Germany) flew 57.8 metres to claim the top prize, which then stood at £10,000. By 1990 the record was 71 metres, the prize distance had been increased to 100 metres and the prize money was £25,000. The prize money now stands at £30,000 for successfully reaching 100m.
The current record of 99.86 metres (327.6 ft) was set in Worthing by Steve Elkins in 2009, beating the previous record of 89.2 metres (293 ft) set by Dave Bradshaw in 1992. There was controversy as to whether he should have been awarded the prize as Elkins claimed he had reached 100m.
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