The JURA CUP is probably the most traditional international control line competition in Europe. It has been organised by the Breitenbach model flying group at the 'Schwalbennest' , the control line flying facility near Büsserach, Switzerland, for 50 years - alternating annually between the acrobatics and speed/team racing categories.

On the weekend of 22/23 June 2024, it was again the turn of Speed/Team Racing. A real spectacle was pre-programmed, as the fastest pilots in Europe were at the start.

This year's JURA CUP was a memorable event - not only because of the top performances on show, but also because of the extremely bad weather on Saturday, which led to constant interruptions and programme adjustments. Fortunately, however, the bad weather did nothing to dampen the good atmosphere at the event.

35 competitors from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Ukraine, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Switzerland travelled to the event to compete in the control line racing categories Speed F2A, Speed F2G and Team Racing F2C. And what was particularly pleasing was that the fastest pilots in Europe took part in all three disciplines.

The speed specialists had three flights to complete over the weekend. The competitors in the F2A (models with combustion engines) and F2G (models with electric motors) categories took off one after the other. The big question was: Which propulsion systems could be used to fly faster? Until recently, models with electric engines were the fastest, but a recent rule change has reduced their speeds. After the three races, it was clear that the combustion engines have the upper hand again at the moment. Luca Grossi from Italy flew to victory in the F2A category at 297.7 km/h. Daniel Rota from Switzerland won the still young F2G category with 287.7 km/h.

The F2G competition was also categorised as the Swiss Championship. Daniel Rota won ahead of Guy Ducas and Toni Borer - all three members of MG Breitenbach.

The heavy rain on Saturday did not make life easy for the team racers and the jury. Hardly a race went off without incident and the jury had to repeatedly consult the video recordings to decide whether to disqualify or reflight. As a result, the team racing races on Saturday dragged on ... and the irony: just in time for the end of the races, the sun appeared for the first time. All the more reason for all the competitors, helpers and guests to enjoy the lovely aperitif riche, which rounded off the turbulent Saturday in style.

Sunday brought the long-awaited improvement in the weather and allowed the races to go ahead as planned. In Speed this meant